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Found an Indo-Pak grocery store kinda close to my house.  Grabbed a small handful of stuff I had never tried before, including this tasty little gem.

Has anyone tried these? I just had the ginger one today and was really underwhelmed by it. It boasted "More Ginger! Less Sweet!" annnnnd it just tasted like watered down unsweetened ginger ale. I have three more bottles, so maybe it'll get better.

Been hearing about these for awhile now.  I'm always skeptical whenever people try to market sodas as being something that's not bad for you.

Which records?  I bumped "So Long Astoria" in the car a couple weeks ago.

Nate did some art for an old, old demo I made when I was a teenager.  Looked great! 

Yeah!  I've heard nothing but good things about Sam.  Maybe it's one of those things that I'll need to see live / meet the person before I can really get into it.

Hoping I can make that Birmingham date!

Hey kw, have you had DANG! Butterscotch RB before?  It's pretty readily available in the States, and is quite tasty.

Man, I just haven't been able to get into Radiator Hospital.

Not having a computer for awhile made me miss out on a big ol' chunk of music.  When I finally got one, I felt like all of my friends had new favorite bands that I didn't really care for...

Been rockin' a lot of Street Eaters lately.  Blood:Muscles:Bones is one of the best records to come out this year.

The game on the Fourth was great.  Braves won.  I think it was their 8th win in a row?  They hit a rock patch a few weeks ago, but hopefully things will be smooth sailing up through the All-Star Break.  Our next two series are against the Mets and the Cubs, which should hypothetically be pretty easy victories.

Chris might still have a ton of those Left Out CDs.  I know he was selling 'em for 2 bucks then just giving them away for free for awhile.  Might be worth an email?

Name: Dakota

Username Meaning: It's my first and last names with no space in between!

Location: Atlanta, GA

Age: 24

Gender/Pronouns: he / him

What You Do: student, soda-connoisseur, do a solo thing, play in a band called The Wild, puppy daddy, teacher

Favorite Music: PIX stuff mainly

Likes: soda, Sodapup, night driving, cooking for bands

Pet Peeves: poor grammar, people who abuse booking privileges / take advantage of DIY spaces, hearing the same question over and over again

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/dakotafloyd
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Keep me posted on that RB zine, bee.  Super interested!  I'm assuming you've tried the Virgil's Special Edition RB w/ Bavarian Nutmeg?  It's seldom seen for under 3 bucks, but is totally worth it.

Starbucks has a new (well, they've been in the South for awhile for test marketing) line of sodas, so if anyone on here goes there, they might be worth your time.  So far I've able to try the Cane Cola and the Spice Root Beer flavors.  The CC was tasty, but the RB was pretty bland.  Definitely not worth the $2+, but if you have a gift card or something like I did what do you have to lose?

shame that the root beer was bland, I want to try the cane cola. I'm looking forward to trying the special edition, I'm ordering a bottle Wednesday. I've been meaning to ask, do you prefer root beer with or without sassafras?

With!

Also, they might not have them in your region, but you should look for Live Soda Kombucha's Revive Root Beer.  It's exactly what it sounds like.  Pretty darn tasty!

Keep me posted on that RB zine, bee.  Super interested!  I'm assuming you've tried the Virgil's Special Edition RB w/ Bavarian Nutmeg?  It's seldom seen for under 3 bucks, but is totally worth it.

Starbucks has a new (well, they've been in the South for awhile for test marketing) line of sodas, so if anyone on here goes there, they might be worth your time.  So far I've able to try the Cane Cola and the Spice Root Beer flavors.  The CC was tasty, but the RB was pretty bland.  Definitely not worth the $2+, but if you have a gift card or something like I did what do you have to lose?

I've got a Dr Pepper tattoo.

Stoked that you omitted the period after Dr.  Most folks don't know that it hasn't been in the official spelling / formatting of the name since the 50s.

Daaaannnng!  Welp, there's always next year!

Definitely had some glass bottle Rock N Rye last time I was in Flint.

For an incomplete photo documentation of sodas I've had: https://www.facebook.com/dakotafloyd/media_set?set=a.10151819643427723.1073741828.671157722&type=3

I tried to exclude the big name sodas that most everyone has had (Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, and RC products), but trust that I've had nearly all of them.

Send me one of those Cuba Colas!

I love Soda.  I've tried nearly 400 different brands.

All-time favorite: Red Rock Cola.  It's generally kinda tough to find outside of Georgia, but if you're a cola fan and see it, I'd definitely recommend picking one up.  Mr. Cola is also really great and is a little easier to find.  Fentiman's Curiosity Cola is phenomenal, and Virgil's Special Edition Bavarian Nutmeg Root Beer is outstanding if you're willing to shell out between $3-5 for a nice, swivel top soda.

I'm not drinking a soda at this very second, but the last one I had was Pure Sodaworks Strawberry Jalepeno soda.  The flavors were pretty weak, which is surprising for a PS soda.  Their Cafe Cola is probably the best thing they make, though.

What doesn't go well with soda?

Soda drinking has in a really weird way contributed to my identity.  Multiple people at PIXfest brought me gifts of soda (thanks!!!), and I routinely get picture messages of weird sodas people are drinking.  It's pretty cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc&feature=kp

I lived in Greenville, SC for about nine months, but have since moved back to Atlanta.  I'm in a pretty intensive graduate program right now to get my Masters in Teaching, specifically Language Arts and Social Studies for middle grades.  I have a dog that is awesome.  I still play in The Wild and still have a solo thing with no recordings after all these years.

I live with two people that are weirdly obsessed with pro wrestling.  I can hear it in the background for approximately 15 hours a day.  Absurd.

Me 'n Brownie


Defiance, Ohio


Delay

What a great weekend!  Thanks to everyone who brought me sodas, asked about my dog, watched my band play, or hung out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsUKVKfLxUk

- So so so busy with school stuff all the time.
+ Plan-It-X Fest was great.  Lots of fun shows have happened since I got back.
- Tired.
+ Going to a baseball game on the Fourth of July.

Hah!  I was standing right outside Turner Field when that happened.  The (mostly-empty) stadium went wild!

I'm spending my Fourth of July seeing the Braves play the Diamondbacks.  Got a student discount on the tickets so they were only 12 bucks each!