BURKARD'S BLOG
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7 OCT 03: PIZZA YOUR MIND
"IT'S GUYS' NIGHT OUT," screamed the TV commercial for Coors above me as I ate dinner Monday night. I saw the beer bottles and the partying men -- and wondered what in the world I was doing at a pizza buffet, drinking Diet Coke.
I had a coupon to eat dinner at Stevie B's Pizza near Airport Thruway for $2.99. It's a great value if you don't mind a crowd of people, children running around once in awhile -- and pizza slices with less meat than some Double Cheese Krystals.
Stevie B's Pizza has a wide range of pizza choices. Monday night's buffet included potato pizza, a "taco salad" pizza loaded with shredded lettuce and a dessert pizza which appeared to be raspberry-flavored. So why were my only options for watching television GPTV and ESPN?
(Which leads me to ask an unrelated question: What's the point of ESPN's "NFL Monday Countdown?" They spend 90 minutes hyping, promoting and previewing a game which isn't even on their network. I don't see WRBL doing that about "Coffee Break" on NBC-38.)
There must be a spirited rivalry between Stevie B's and Cici's for the discount pizza business. Have you noticed the commercials for Cici's "customer appreciation days" -- and how that sale has lasted more than a year?
Cici's Pizza has gained one unusual edge over Stevie B's - at school. The Friday lunch menu at Our Lady of Lourdes specifically names Cici's several times this month. Some of us can remember when this battle would have been between Gorton's and Mrs. Paul's.
Now some other points to ponder, as a vacation on the Florida coast approaches:
+ Why is there a sign on 14th Street in Phenix City offering a pound of "fresh cashews" - outside Discount Auto Parts? [True!] Are you supposed to use cashew shells, if the lugnuts fall off your tires?
+ Why are no civil rights groups challenging the license renewal of WDAK-AM so far? Do these groups secretly WANT Rush Limbaugh to keep putting his foot in his mouth?
+ Did I hear it right about Smiths Station Primary School - that parents have to donate soap for the restrooms? It's a wonder they don't cut budgets further, and send all the children home for a one-hour lunch break.
+ Why is Pacelli High School's football team playing two home games at Fort Benning's Doughboy Stadium? Isn't this inviting Father Roy Bourgeois to stage a sit-down protest?
(And while we're thinking about it: Why doesn't Fort Benning make some extra money, and sell the name of Doughboy Stadium to Pillsbury?)
BREAKING NEWS! We pick up the first big batch of our music albums Wednesday. We'll be offering them on sale online before long, so watch this blog for details. But before you ask - no, the Burkard bobblehead dolls are still a long way off.
BLOGGER'S NOTE: Because of a fall vacation, this may be our last posting for a couple of weeks. We hope to resume regular blogging when we return, around October 20....