1990 was the year my soda nerdom first surfaced. I really should have prepared myself for all that was to come, but at the time, I was oblivious. All I knew was that I must collect all of the Pepsi Cool Cans. It was my mission, my burden, my legacy. I lived within [...]

The debate rages on! Growing up, I always called pop…pop.  But the name largely varies based on where you live. Now, there’s been (semi) official research done! PopVsSoda.com is an ongiong project to plot where in the US various names for cola are most prevelant. Here’s one of the maps:

You’ll probably need to click it [...]

If you haven’t read my other post about Ok Soda, click here to catch up.
I found even more cool OK soda info. OK was the unofficial drink of the “alternative” generation that was test marketed in the md 90’s but was discontinued before a national roll-out. Unless otherwise noted, the information and graphics are from [...]

I just received my FULL can of OK Soda in the mail from an E-by auction I won, so I thought I’d share with you a little of the fabled soda’s short, strange history.
On April 20th, 1994, Coca-Cola announced the launch of OK to combat the sluggish sales that  Coke and Pepsi were experiencing. This [...]