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To: raccoonradio

more from the anti-Rock Star/Russ Weiner page:
“Rock Star is a family business. Michael helped formulate the drink, drawing on his long-time background as as a botanist and herbalist. Wife and mother, Janet Weiner handles Rock Stars finances. Russell has toured with his father, helping to promote his father’s extreme beliefs. By all accounts, he seems to share these beliefs enthusiastically. Consider the following excerpt from a Salon article. The article covers a performance last spring at the local Concord Pavilian.

America’s laziest fascist
Salon, May 20, 2004
http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2004/05/20/savage/print.html

“Savage’s son, Russ Weiner, kicked off the show. With his spiky, dyed-orange hair and calculated scruffiness, he was reminiscent of Dr. Evil’s son Scott from the Austin Powers movies. The resemblance was confirmed when Weiner proclaimed, “I’m proud to be the son of Savage!” The 30-something Weiner is the founder of RockStar, an energy drink that he developed with his dad, drawing on Savage’s previous career as a Marin County herbalist and ethnobotanist named Michael Weiner. RockStar’s herbal liver-cleansing formula is supposed to enable drinkers to “party like a rock star,” which presumably means drinking and doping. Generous free samples had been passed out to the crowd on the way in. It lived up to its hype: The antifreeze-colored, cough-syrup-flavored beverage can only be enjoyed if you’re taking drugs.”


3 posted on 07/02/2007 5:03:33 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
enable drinkers to “party like a rock star,” which presumably means drinking and doping.

Most of us did just fine without the "enabling". :-)
8 posted on 07/02/2007 5:12:08 AM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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To: raccoonradio

That is actually a pretty good drink. I avoid the stuff with sugar but the diet drink has plenty of B vitamins in it.


19 posted on 07/02/2007 5:49:35 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: raccoonradio
Is Salon still around?

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23 posted on 07/02/2007 5:57:43 AM PDT by weegee (If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
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To: raccoonradio
"The antifreeze-colored, cough-syrup-flavored beverage can only be enjoyed if you’re taking drugs."

Now THAT is funny!
26 posted on 07/02/2007 6:09:22 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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