HAIL, HAIL KOOL- AID MAN!

Sharkleberry Fin returns as newer flavors first arrive. 

Am I For Reals? You're Damn Right I Am!

You read it here first, Kool-Aid is back and its good as it ever was! New on the shelves is the return of Sharkleberry Fin. In case you don't know Sharkleberry Fin is a fruit flavor, kind of like strawberry a little bit and according to the package has bananas and oranges that was so popular with kids, teens and tweens in the 1990's that by mid-last decade college kids looking to recapture their youth all looked to store shelves crying out as one "what the hell, man?!" As in no Sharkleberry Fin? So thats what it is.

  Sharkleberry Fin: The coolest 

  guy in pink thats not feline. 

                                                          
Kool-Aid Flavors Both New And Old

So Kool-Aid has apparently been around since at least the atomic era when we'd won the war and we blasted those Nazis back to Berlin with Hitler's mustache between their legs. Now long ago they had flavors like [Root] Beer and all that by today's standards we'd look at like I'm [not] really sure I should drink that but then by the 1970's or so they'd primarily decided to stick to fruit flavors like your primaries your Lemonades, your Cherry, Grape, Orange, Strawberry, Lime... but then someone said why not throw them together and have Tropical Punch? So that to me is probably where it began. Next thing you know they started becoming more exotic like Raspberry, Black Cherry, Berry Blue which back then had a different recipe than today. Back then it was Blueberries and Lemon whereas today its Blueberries and Strawberries. Apparently, when Sharkleberry Fin was first popularized that Blueberry and Strawberry flavor had another name that changed color when you made it called The Great Bluedini. Now Great Bluedini was an Octopus Magician. Methinks the corporate think tank at Kool Aid must've been sniffing more than what they're drinking. Yeah, you get my joke on that. I know you, readers! Tweekers. Haha, so anyways yes the Octopus Magician and then too they had Purplesaurus Rex whom despite the name was a purple Brontosaurus with red spots like he had pimples not a T-Rex, especially not a T-Rex like Marc Bolan, and  Rock-A-Dile Red who was a guitar playing red dinosaur. Thankfully neither never sang that he loved anyone, let alone Kool-Aid Man because that'd have been too much on top of too much already to deal with. Just look at what I'm talking about! 

                      Rock - A - Dile Red: 

                      Kool-Aid's Bill Clinton.

At least Sharkleberry Fin just had the Kool-Aid Man riding a shark. No, don't worry PTA activists thats not blood in the water thats just Kool-Aid Man riding Jaws. Never fear! So after that the flavors kind of went away as all the kids then grew up but then guess what? Now they're having kids. Crazy idea, right? So they've brought back Sharkleberry Fin, yes I know I've said that alot but just bare with me and now they've also added in some new flavors too. Like Green Apple, Mango Peach, Watermelon... these are flavors they didn't have when I was little but I do wish they did. Watermelon is downright tasty and I might even cover it in a posting someday. 

Who Cares? I Do And So Should You! 

Now for all of those that say it doesn't matter and it just might go away again. This is true. If we don't go out there and buy some to make Kool-Aid stand up and take notice that there is really a market for this stuff. Hey, its full of vitamin c and its cheaper for inner city school children than orange juice. If you can afford juice and not Kool-Aid and it doesn't just say juice drink on there, or just say orange or purple and thats it then you're pretty much a high roller. You'd better watch your food stamps if thats the case. I'm only being honest here saying that. Someone might stick you up for it and say give me all your orange juice. And forget if you have limeade. If you have lime trees in Mexico then you probably too have a mansion made of pure gold. That being said, Kool-Aid is probably the safer bet. Its cheap, its chock full of vitamin c and its got enough variety to make a hyperactive stockbroker pound his chest thinking of the next flavor to sell the public on. 

In Summary 

Sharkleberry Fin is great. I like it and I hope to see more like it reemerge. Hey, if this works out then maybe we'll see a return of Root Beer or those other far out flavors from the early childhoods of Kool-Aid Man and retired morning talk show hosts. I'm all for that, man! And you can take that money to the bank me saying it. At 20 cents as packet you cannot and should not look to beat the price. 

Thank you and until next time, I'm Mysterwright and this is me getting the jump on telling you what new is out there to look at. Peace!  

The Next Batmobile: Which Will It Be?

New concept Batmobiles vie for creators' attention like its fashion week. 


Its A Mystery

Nobody knows what the next Batmobile is going to look like. Lets get that out in the open right now. Nobody knows and WB is keeping a tight, tight lip on what they're saying. Though that hasn't stopped the fans from coming up with their own concepts. Ideas ranging from [modified] Nolan's Tumbler to an evolved form of the 60's Batmobile and even Tim Burton's Batmobile have been springing up throughout the internet and on Google search results like wildfire. Lets take a look at some of these beauties I've personally cherry picked from the Google image results for Batman V Superman Batmobile.

 

Concept Batmobiles:

Cool Contingencies?

The Donkey And Carrot Pivot 

Now me, I think that any of these would suffice. They're a bunch of awesome looking ideas. To me. Now I'm not going to speak for anyone else but as this is my blog then for here and now I like it and thats it. Do I know if they're gonna be "the one" or not? Heck no! I just put it out there because the mystery is cool. That it could be one of these. Maybe they won't work for this one but the next movie? The next one after that? We don't know! Though these will set the bar for more to come. And the fans are some of the most creative people because its a hobby. Thats it. They're not looking to make a career out of designing these things. Maybe some already do that as a career. We don't know.

An Icon You Can Believe In

Its just the idea of these maybe one day becoming the [ed. Batmobile], the feeling that suffices and gets us through. Thats whats up right there. It gives us hope to wake up and find out tomorrow or two days from now if these will fly because they're worth believing in. Why? If anything else because they're not part of the problem in appearing stupid. They're part of the solution in potentially being options. Does the other guy have anything better to throw on up here? If so then bring it on. If not, then it still beats what they don't got too. You're welcome. 

Getting The Jump

Get The Jump 

The other guy has nothing on me. Now by that you're wondering "what the..." and probably with good reason. You see, I've been around since old candy now was new back in the day. And sodas, comic books, magazines, movies... you name it! So I'm thinking by that someone contemporary has to be the barometer of whats to come. Maybe I'm misguided, perhaps I'll have a point or the next person here but either way? Its food for thought. And that food for thought is something you won't see anywhere else. Thats getting the jump. 

The Premise of Getting Your Attention 

You see, we're not about destroying the competition. Entirely. Our crew here, and there shall be many contributors, like to be that shot in the arm others are looking for. We're like the guy, and gal, that first thought of selling cartoons to kids. We don't tell you what isn't good for you here. If anything, what we tear down is the sentiment that good never triumphs over evil. Here in our real world, the singing duo always gets what they want because its actually for sale. 

Why We Differ 

What you won't find here is any sanctimony. We're not in the business of seeming legit for the sake of argument in regards to momentarily marginalizing for two weeks out and thats it. If it was initially cool on MTV in the 80's or developed a following on home video then really its never stopped having cult or blockbuster status. The same goes for candy bar collectors, guys that trade action figures at comic book conventions... those are all our bread and butter milieu. We'd haggle with a parody musician or neurotic comedian over the price of an old soda bottle until we're sweatily in each others faces arguing like two old school wrestlers cutting a promo. 

How You Should Care 

Consider this your one-stop shop for being in for a treat. We don't just entertain. We'll feed you, clothe you perhaps, offer suggestions on new fragrances and give our reviews on new things to read or go see. When you get the jump you don't just have leads. We want to be the whole experience. The whole shebang of knowing whats out there anywhere. You'll come back craving more. We go out of our way in seeming over our heads to take you over the top. The whole idea is you know to take nothing for granted because someone else cares too. Want to walk in from the cold somewhere? Step right in and stay awhile. We're all just making our own fun.  


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