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Flavor for Free...well almost.

  • Aug. 27th, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Brian1
My good friend James who works at Whole Foods had told me about this FlavorFest this past weekend in Jonquil Park.
A couple of highlights were two 80s bands that were playing there. Naked Eyes, famous for ‘Promises, Promises’ and ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’. And Flock of Seagulls, which most of us know of their ‘I Ran’ song. And also there were all the FREE samples. So I could have not picked a better person to accompany me for FREE samples other than [info]nullslashvoid. We had thought it would all be free. But we each had to give a $5 dollar donation first. James, you SO owe me $10!
It was an enjoyable afternoon. The weather was perfect. It was a bit crowded, since Jonquil Park is not really that big at all. Mostly it was a baseball field. Then you throw in a thousand or two people on that field and it gets to be a little too close for comfort.
It was great to sample all the healthy alternatives out there. Juices, cereals, power bars, power drinks, chocolate (of course, it’s healthy!) and yogurts. We had so many different yogurts that day. Drinkable, in a tube and of course in a cup. I think we both met our yogurt quota for the week!
We walked around with James for awhile. He was there to actually work one of the Whole Foods booths. [info]nullslashvoidand I ventured around the different booths to check things out. Listen to part of a Naked Eyes song and then we were out of there. It was getting very crowded and very warm. But it was a very enjoyable afternoon and evening together.

Comments

[info]oceanlux wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:25 pm (UTC)
Wow, I have never heard of Jonquil Park. Where is it? And I am all for free food samples!
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 01:31 am (UTC)
I never really heard of it either. It is pretty small. At the corner of Lincoln, Sheffield and Wrightwood I believe.
[info]joeyimel wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:37 pm (UTC)
but doesn't "donation" mean you don't _hafta_ pay?!
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 01:32 am (UTC)
They were not giving us that choice to pay. They just said $5 please. UGH
[info]djzack67 wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:40 pm (UTC)
Naked Eyes and Flock of Seagulls......You know i would have been there. Maybe next time.
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 01:33 am (UTC)
It was okay. Like I said, we just stayed for just a half of song. I twas very crowded and very warm. Flock of Seagulls was on 2 hours later after we were there. We were not waiting around for that.
[info]didiseven wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:43 pm (UTC)
Sure tell me after the fact. You know how much I love FoS! Pictures?
[info]joeyimel wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:46 pm (UTC)
& mabbe if u stalked em u coulda walked away with autographed setlist!

"we're happy to be playing for you at the 7-Eleven carpark"
[info]djzack67 wrote:
Aug. 27th, 2007 11:59 pm (UTC)
That was Human League.........Dah.....
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 01:35 am (UTC)
I did not bring my camera. BUT I will have to tell you about something we DID see there. I was told I could not share on here. :)
[info]oceanlux wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 02:43 am (UTC)
Ok....must be a secret "inside" joke ;-)
[info]caseypaul wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 12:31 am (UTC)
Naked Eyes???? DAMN!!! Wish I had heard about it, would have been there!
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 01:38 am (UTC)
We just did not stay very long to hear them play. Was getting way crowded and pretty warm. This park is way too small for this event.
[info]nomorescience wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 03:38 am (UTC)
Do the Flock of Seagulls still have their trademark 80's hair or are they bald now?

Sounds like a fun afternoon. Free yogurt in tubes? Nothing's better than that! I have to eat my yogurt out of a cup like regular people. Wish I had a yogurt tube.

:D
[info]bearistab67 wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 10:28 am (UTC)
Well, we did not get a chance to stick around to see them, but I know in recent pics that yes, they are going bald. No cool new wave doos anymore.
We tried a peach yogurt with green tea in it. It was actually pretty good. But by the end of the day, we had our yogurt fill. But it was a fun day together.
[info]nomorescience wrote:
Aug. 28th, 2007 03:26 pm (UTC)
I'm not a fan of green tea. Yeah, I know. Bad me.

I like black tea and white tea, though. And passion tea from Starbucks!