Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Yo! Congress!
| I feel I must release the following statement, based on recent events up in Washington, DC, and Brian's latest blog/video: Add to My Profile | More Videos At no time during my 17 year run of Krystal Thursdays and subsequent induction into the Krystal Lover's Hall of Fame did I ever, knowingly, take any form of performance enhancing drugs. I did not take HGH, steroids, or testosterone. Anyone claiming they injected me with anything other than a flu shot (or one tetanus shot around 1990) is lying. Hopefully this will clear up any confusion that Congress may have with my performance over the past decade and a half. I would offer the following advice for major league baseball and all sports, though. Many years ago, Saturday Night Live did a skit on the All Drug Olympics. (Go quick, as NBC shuts down videos of their skits quick due to copyrights!) The gist of the skit is that participants are allowed and encouraged to use any and all drugs they want to. While I do not condone drug use, I think there's a solution when it comes to sports. We can have one "Clean" league and one "All Drug" league. They will use the same rules, but have separate record books. There will be no hall of fame for the "All Drug League," but perhaps a hall of shame. Players can pick which league they want to be in, however, once you have played in the All Drug League you can NEVER play in the clean league again. It's a one way thing. If you are busted doing drugs in the clean league you are also banned from BOTH leagues forever. While it may appear that the All Drug Leagues would promote drugs and make kids want to do drugs to get freakishly strong, the players in that league must disclose everything they use. These will be displayed on the TV screen and the matrix boards whenever the player is on screen. Then over the years we can all watch as their reproductive organs fall off, their head swells to 3 times normal size, and they bloat up like the Michelin man and can't put their arms down by their sides anymore. I suspect that alone will be warning enough to kids not to do drugs. Watching a guy throw a 150 mph fastball would be impressive. Knowing he'll be dead before he's 25 sort of puts a new perspective on it. The drug companies will certainly buy advertising on the All Drug games, and hopefully shy away from the clean league. Thus I won't have to see Bob and his wife the dirty dirty whore, or hear commercials that spend more time telling you the bad things the drug will do to you than the benefits you'll get. We can run all sorts of PSA ads about drug addiction and prevention. The profits fro the All Drug games can be used to fund rehab and treatment centers for those who cannot afford it themselves. This may or may not be the best solution out there but it's better than what we have now. I welcome your ideas. But here's the real issue. Why are my Congressmen wasting their time and my tax money on this? I fail to see anywhere in the Constitution that Congress should be governing how major league sports are run. If the drugs are not outright illegal then why is Congress involved? If the drugs ARE illegal it seems to me that's the area of law enforcement and the judicial system, not Congress. Of course we know why Congress is doing this. Ever since Congress went against the wishes of 80% of the voting public and tried to give us horrible immigration legislation their approval rating has gone in the toilet. Teens and single digits and no signs of improving. So they decide to hunt down pro athletes who may or may not have taken legal drugs, claiming all the while it is for "the children." Anyone see any kids in the hearings? The only kids who might be home to see it are too young to know what they're talking about, and the kids most at risk are in school and missed the whole thing anyway. Since that is clearly not working Congress has now decided to give us back some of our money. Which is of course they hope will make us forget how worthless they have all been once we step in the election booth this year. It's election insurance for the incumbents. Keep in mind the check they are sending you is your money, not theirs. They are attempting to buy your vote with your own money. Think about that this April 15th. I think Brian is absolutely correct when he says Major League Baseball did nothing about the drugs simply to boost attendance. (We call it BITS: Buts In The Seats.) So now Congress is trying to drug us (with money) to help keep their butts in their seats. Yo! Congress! If you want better approval numbers why not actually fix a current problem or two instead of trying to find or invent new ones? Perhaps wrap up one or two of the various wars we're involved in. Maybe fix health care. Make sure there will be social security when I turn 65. Pass immigration legislation that fixes the problem instead of encouraging it. As my father is fond of saying: Why not make yourself useful, for a change?  |
Labels: KLHOF
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Guest Bloggers?
| No, the writer's strike has not impacted Krystal Adventures. This is, of course, a "Reality Blog" and the Reality Garbage on TV is one of the Writer's Unions' biggest problems. Apparently someone doesn't think there are "writers" on "reality shows." If you believe that then you obviously haven't seen any reality shows. Most "reality shows" these days are as "real" as a soap opera. Not just any soap opera, I mean that soap opera with the spell casting midget. Yes, there was one. No I didn't watch it. The cable company in Wilmington has "Soap Net" and there's soaps on all the time. Come to think of it, Soap Net may be the portal to Hades. Oops, slipped off topic. If you zip down a post or two, you'll find that Brian has commented up an idea for "guest hosting" of Krystal Adventure. An interesting idea, I may steal for my very own. Up front I must say that I am not out of Krystal ideas, and I am not bored or tired of this blog. I am however, worried that you, the readers, may tired of endless non-Krystal posts now that I have officially called an end to Krystal Thursdays while I am banished to Burgatory. I have decided to open the floor so to speak. However there must be rules. My Blog. My Rules. I would dearly love for you (yes, you!) to email me "The Story Of My First Krystal." Sadly, I do not remember my first Krystal In fact I am not 100% sure when it was. The date on my Krystal Box is a rough guess after consulting with my parents. This is not a route to try to get into the Krystal Lover's Hall of Fame. I don't get any votes on the Hall of Fame. Though it has been documented that some of the folks up at Krystal HQ read this blog and THEY get votes on the KLHOF. As a side note, I have not seen any rules yet on if steroid or human growth hormones will keep you out of the Krystal Lover's Hall of Fame like Barry Bonds will be kept out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. So please take a moment or two, think back to the first time you can remember that steamy goodness. Then, tell me about it. (In an Email, of course.) Please try and follow these rules:
Add to My Profile | More Videos So watch the video, go grab some Krystals, think back on the good old days, and tell me about it. Send pictures if ya like! It's open to anyone who want to take the time to tell how much they love Krystals. Deep down I know there are some amazing stories submitted to Krystal for the KLHOF that don't quite meet the high standards of the hall of fame. Sadly we never get to hear those great stories. I don't have standards as you've probably figured out. So here is your opportunity to share the story of your first time. With Krystals, I mean. I'll post em as I get em! |
Labels: KLHOF, Wilmington
Friday, July 20, 2007
Just Chillin'
| It is good to know that the Krystal Lovin' goes both ways. We all know there's millions of Krystal Lovers out there, and currently 60 are in the Hall of Fame. Because the folks at Krystal know what's what, they are taking advantage of their most valuable resource when it comes to new ideas. Last week they put up on the Krystal Lovers' Lounge a poll about thier new MilkQuakes. You'll recall that there are currently 3 flavors of MilkQuakes: Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry. Within a week of their being released chain wide, I had already discovered the beauty of dunking a hot apple pie in the vanilla MilkQuake. Yummy! It seems Krystal is looking to expand and get creative as well. The poll they put up was asking the Krystal Lovers what should be the next flavor MilkQuake. You can use the link above, then go to the Krystal Lovers' Lounge and register your vote. I believe you also get a coupon for a free MilkQuake for voting. Here's how things stand right now:
The MilkQuakes use real ice cream. The cups (that you get to keep!) come to the store with the flavor ice cream already on the bottom. That way they only have to add the milk and blend to make a MilkQuake. My idea is to take the vanilla ice cream cup, blend it one quick shot to break it up slightly, then pour Coke on it. It's quick, easy, and they really don't need anything to get started. If I still lived near a Krystal, I'd try to get them to make me one. If I actually drank Coke Floats, that is. (Yucky!) Apparently Krystal already had frozen Coke products in mind. This evening I got another email from Krystal. They're trying to name their Frozen Coke products and again have turned to their biggest fans for assistance. They've had the frozen Coke products for quite a while. The biggest problem is the flavors rotate and I haven't seen a true frozen Coke in a long time. My Krystal had Blue Raspberry and Cherry for the longest time. In fact you can see where I mixed them together in this post from back in May. The list of choices for the new name is:
My first thought was to go with "Kristal" as a direct rip off of the (once popular among rap artists) Cristal Champagne but then figured they'd have to spend too much time explaining the different between the Kristal and the Krystal. So it was back to the drawing board. Then it hit me: Coca Cola. Add in an extra O for "Oh my gosh that's good." and you get "Coola". And to "Krystalize" the name you get: Of course I know that Coca Cola, who is a close long time supporter of Krystal might object to someone tweaking the spelling of their name. In fact it reminds me a bit of a funny story from many years ago: While in high school my family went on a summer trip to the beach (which we did often) and on that trip my brother and I got air brushed t-shirts. At that time, "Coca Cola" clothing was very popular, so my brother decide to take things up (or down) a notch. Being the top Spanish student in our high school he had the artist arebrush "Coma Caca" on the shirt to LOOK like "Coca Cola." We wandered the boardwalk as the artists did his thing and when we returned he asked my brother what it meant. I'll give you the Babelfish translation, which is much cleaner than the real one: "Eat Poop" (Try "coma la caca" on Babelfish.) Since 95% of our high school would probably never know what it meant he wore it to school. Sadly, among the 5% of people who COULD read it was his Spanish teacher, who requested he never ever wear it to school again. Getting back to the frozen beverages, if Krystal doesn't want to raise the ire of Coca Cola Inc., they can simply go with "Krystal Koola" or just rip all the fun out of it and go with "Krystal Kooler." When it's all said and done, though, I could really go for one right now. Would someone please bring me one?  |
Labels: KLHOF
Monday, June 25, 2007
And what of the Blog?
| Since my upcoming move will take me into the fringes of Burgatory, my Krystal Thursday tradition may be in jeapordy. I am going to do my best to keep it going, but no promises. Of more importance to you, though, is the fate of this blog. In reality, that fate is something I leave up to you, the readers. I have thought long an hard on this and have no solid answer. This blog was originally to document my attempt to get into the Krystal Lover's Hall of Fame. That has long since passed, and in fact the new class has been inducted. If you go to Krystal.com and click on the trophy in the upper right, you'll go to the HOF. My "class" of 2006 is now in the "Archive" in the book to the left side. They have also corrected the spelling of my last name (Thanks Tiffany and the Krystal.com web wizards!) You can read all the great stories of the new inductees by clicking on the trophy in the center. And should you desire, you can nominate yourself or others with the ballot box to the right. My reason for mentioning this is that in the future, people will come to my blog expecting lots of Krystal related Kontent. Since my access to Krystals will soon be limited, this blog will have less of that tasty Krystal Flavor. Options I have contemplated include the following: Let the blog "die." Stop updating and let it just sit as a historic record. Keep the blog alive, but only post on the rare occasions to document my occasional Krystal Adventures (perhaps once a month). Continue to post Jason-related content when there is no Krystal Kontent. Frankly that feels like I am pulling a bait and switch. Lure people in with the promises of Krystals and then they are faced with stories of me and my life. I also thought of sort of opening this up to you, so you can share your own Krystal Adventures. I would love to believe that I have inspired people to go above and beyond and get a bit Krazy when it comes to the beloved burger. Maybe instead of this being only about MY Krystal Adventures, it could instead be the central location on the web for EVERYONE'S Krystal Adventures. I am fairly certain my new job will eat into my free time. With grading homework, makign tests, and prepping for classes, I'll have less blogging time. This is not a complaint. With the exception of grading homework, I love all of the aspects of teaching. But some things will have to suffer, and I suspect this blog may be one of them. As you can see, no decisions have been made. I am still quite conficted and confused. I am open to your suggestions and input. In fact I really want and need it to help decide where to go from here. But let there be no doubt, when Krystal arrives in Wilmington (hint hint!) I will be there, nose pressed to the glass, foaming at the mouth, tail wagging, and eager like no one has ever seen. Once I can get my own fresh hot steamers minutes from home, I assure you this blog will be back in all its glory once again! I promise that! |
Labels: KLHOF, Wilmington
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Sad + Happy = Sappy?
| Big news around here at Krystal Adventures. bear with me... This week, Ed Grisamore the write for the Macon Telegraph that interviewed me about the KLHOF this time last year, announced he was ending his Blogging stint after 1 year. During our interview, he asked me about blogging since I had been doing it for a while, and we discussed the pros and cons. Shortly after that he jumped in. in his last blog post, he basically attributed the end of his blog to a lack of time, and other pressures. I sort of saw that coming. When you write for a living, perhaps a blog isn't the best hobby to pick up. I have found the best bloggers have one or more of the following:
The reason I point this out is that over the past 4-6 months I have started second guessing keeping this blog going. When it started it was just to give play by play of an attempt at Krystal Hall Of Fame Induction. That happened a year ago.I have been setting "milestones" at which point I would end the blog: end of 2006, 1 year after I was inducted, when the new HOF class was announced. But I keep going. There's never been a lack of Krystal Kontent, so I keep going. Who knows how long? In a prior article on his blog, Ed talks about moving and how much work it can be. Packing and relocating and such can be such a headache. Once again, I am in tune with Ed. You see, folks, I am fixing to move. It's a big move. It's been in the works for a while, but it is now final. Today I gave my 2 weeks notice at work. I am moving on or about July 14th. And I am moving to Wilmington, NC. I know this all comes as a shock to a lot of people. Some folks have known for a few weeks, but not many. I am sorry I had to keep it hush hush. I did really want to blog my job-search adventures. The first blog I ever really started reading was a guy blogging on his extended job search. I found it quite entertaining and can certainly relate. If you look at the calendar you will see I have roughly 3 1/2 weeks til I move. I use the word "roughly" because this move is going to be rough as well. I have 12+ years of "crap" to sort and pack then move and unpack. Some has made it to Ebay already (I somehow made $100 on 20 comic books I bought in 1985. Perhaps the Comics market isn't dead after all?) Goodwill has already gotten my old 1987 era stereo (when CD players were uncommon, but Record Players were not and no one ever thought of a remote control). I know you probably have plenty of questions. I have heard them all at least once so far. Over the next week or two I'll try and answer them. Lets me tackle the ones you're dying to know: There is no Krystal in Wilmington, the closest in Murrell's Inlet, 2 hours south. I went there back in March if you want to dig it out of the Archives. I contacted Krystal HQ the day I made my decision to move and asked when they'd be in Wilmington. Outlook is grim. I do not know if Krystal Thursdays can survive. I'll see what I can do. I am unsure of the future of this blog. I'll have to see what happens. Bernida at my Krystal is sad but very understanding and she wants to throw me a going away party. Details will be posted here when I know them. My Conyers friends are throwing me a party this weekend featuring North Carolina Style Barbecue (and that's why I have the best friends ever!) Bottom line is, I need a change in my life. The past 4 or 5 years I have become stagnant. Occupationally, emotionally, physically, socially. I believe this is what they call a "rut." I welcome all comments, emails etc. As I said I'll answer the questions I know you'll have right here over the next few days. I don't promise to have all the answers or even have "good" answers, but I'll try. But for now, I am physically and emotionally drained. That sounds like bed time to me. Peace, Love, and Krystals(And lots of each!) |
Labels: Conyers, KLHOF, Macon, Wilmington
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Hot links and cold dogs
| According to Krystal Lover blog all of the 2007 KLHOF inductions have been completed. While I have not seen a complete list I have read of several inductions on various web sites, blogs, and newspaper articles. I have also seen several happy new faces on windows and hanging signs at Krystal this week. Welcome, fellow Krystal Lovers! Now that the inductions are done, Tiffany has cut loose on the blog again, with several posts this past week. Yesterday I even got another plug when she mentioned I was one of the leading Krystal Lovers on the web. She even links back to this blog from there. If you pay close attention you'll notice a few sentences where every word is a link to a different web site. I'd call Tiffany Sir Links-A-Lot, but my military upbringing does not permit me to call a lady "Sir" and frankly "Ma'am Links-A-Lot" doesn't have the same ring to it. But do explore those links, you'll find amazing stuff out there on the web! If you are new to my blog and have followed Tiffany's link to here, I welcome you. As the heading says, I was inducted into the Krystal lovers Hall of fame in April 2006. I am inductee #22. And while this blog started out as 100% Krystal Hall of Fame content it has grown (mutated?) since then. To read the full KLHOF story and details, <----follow that first link to the left to find the posts in the archives. In Tiffany's post she mentions another KLHOF member who also has a Krystal pizza recipe. When I first read that I was concerned. I myself have A Krystal Pizza Recipe and felt maybe there would be some conflict. All of those worries were put to rest when i read his recipe. Let me just say: Good Lord!!! I can hear my stomach screaming and my arteries harden just reading about it. That did remind me, though. I do have quite a few recipes I need to put up here soon. Perhaps this weekend and next week I'll get them posted. But while I am speaking of new and tasty things to eat, I have a question:   MilkQuake!! Krystal Slush!!The second picture is the frozen slushies Krystal has had for a while. Why does mine look so strange? Cause I decided to mix it up. That's Blue Raspberry and Wild Cherry in one cup. was it good? Yes. Was it cold? YES. Did it give me brain freeze? Absolutely. So now your mission is clear: Summer is coming and what better way to beat the heat? Go get some hot steamy Krystals and cool it down with a Slushy or a MilkQuake (or both?) |
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Hot Cold, Baby!
| The new KLHOF Inductees are rolling in. Some are gettign announced at Krystal Lovers Blog some are being sent out via the Krystal Lover's Lounge over at www.krystal.com and some you just have to know where to look (like the email Jennifer sent me last week). Well we now have another KLHOF member in the Macon-Warner Robins area: The article is once again by the excellent Macon Telegraph writer, Ed Grisamore. And he mentions me as well as Johnny Solomon, the rest of the Macon area Hall of Famers. (If you follow the link right quick and scroll down he mentions Bill Buckley, who helped Ed write a book titled "Once Upon a Whoopee" about the first macon hockey team in the early 70's. Great book, good stories.) I also got an email yesterday fro Michael in Augusta whos son, Bailey (age 7) was inducted recently. Bailey is inductee #43 and loves Krystal's french fries! (I can't argue with that, Bailey!) Michael found me thru this web site. He also sent along a few nice pictures from his son's induction. Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Bailey!  And that leads me right into my main purpose of today's post. It's all about temperature. I know Krystal always leans on their small hot steamy burgers and buns. But some times, cold is good, too. Here's my example:  Now the main thing to pay attention to in the picture is...(yes it has been a long lead up, and I hope it's worth it) The Ketchup. You'll notice packets of ketchup from Krystal, as well as my big bottle of ketchup from the fridge. If you're paying attention you'll know the Krystals do not have ketchup (that would be in an orange "special" box. See my Krystal Box collection web page, linked to the left.) The way I see it, if you want ketchup in your Krystal, you have 3 choices:
My friend Brian goes with the "dunk" method. He empties a bunch of packets on his tray then dunks his Krystals. I have done that on occasion, too. It gives you maximum control over the ketchup koverage, but tends to leave a mess behind. Once I found out Krystals would add ketchup for you, I went "all the way" for years. It's just easier like that. Though on one occasion someone interpreted "All the way" to mean "Mayo." That scarred me for life. I never said "All the way" again. The down side of "all the way" is that if you don't eat them soon, the ketchup gets warm and not so tasty. When my Krystal Box came out, it had to be a cheese Krystal, so no more "add ketchup." It was once again "packet time." These days I have them add ketchup sometimes or I grab my own packets. I never put much thought into it anymore. When I first started working on the base way back in 2002, my co-worker Jarrett and I discovered the wonder that is: Kold Ketchup. We had Jarrett's big fridge (that you may have seen back in Sept. as I returned it to him in Florida) in the office and it was convenient to keep a bottle of ketchup in it. We were delighting in our chilled ketchupy goodness. On our fries, on our burgers, on ice cream sandwiches. Ok, well maybe not the ice cream. But there was cold ketchup everywhere. This past week, when I saw the new boxes at Krystal, I decided to forgo the "add ketchup" so I could get the new KLHOF boxes. I picked up my packs of ketchup as usual. But then once I arrived home, it hit me. I had a big frosty bottle of ketchup in the fridge. And oh what a good night it was. Hot steamy Krystals, cold delicious ketchup. Heaven. Absolute heaven. Now hopefully you will have the opportunity to apply my hot/cold technology to your next batch of Krystals (or Chiks) and you'll understand what I mean. I don't advise bringing your own cold bottle of ketchup to Krystal, however. Not that they would kick you out. No, other patrons will be trying to mooch some kold ketchup off of you and you'll have nothing left to enjoy on your hot apple pie. If you like it that way, I mean. |
Labels: Cheese, Chiks, Hockey, KLHOF, Macon, Warner Robins
Monday, April 16, 2007
This just in...
| Jennifer in Orlando sends this news clip in: Burger Fan Flies 150 Miles For A Bite You know, as I read the stories of the new ranks of inductees, one things is clear to me. After years of people telling me I was nuts with my whole "Krystal Thing" and on occasion believing them, I am comforted to see that there are others like me. Those who have a passion for Krystals and are willing to go above and beyond for the things they love. I use the word "passion" and "Krystals" in the same sentence and I do it quite often. Sadly, in today's society, the word "passion" has been corrupted by bad movies and even worse novels. I subscribe to the classic definition of the word "passion." No I don't mean the Christ/crucifixion definition. I mean passion in terms of great desire for something. I often wonder if those who try to insult my passion do so simply because they lack passion in their own lives. I have known a few people who appeared to lack any passion in their lives. I can't help but feel sorry for them. While being passionate about one thing is good, the more things you can be passionate about, the better. I try to live my life filled with passion. Krystals, computers, math, hockey, cooking, travel. They all make my nerves tingle, my eyes dance, and my tail wag. If you feel your life lacks a bit of that feeling, perhaps you should try and find something to be passionate. While I would never suggest it must be Krystals, would that really be such a bad thing? The new Krystal Lover's HOF boxes should be hitting the streets soon. You can see brief stories on the newest inductees as they're inducted, over at Krystal-Lovers Blog |
Labels: KLHOF
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
KLHOF Induction NOW!
| Just got word that there is a Krystal Lovers Hall of Fame induction starting at 6:30. That's NOW. You can catch it on the Krystal Web Cam. Technically you should go thru the Krystal Lover's Lounge on the Krystal.com web site. Then go to your own profile and click on the web cam icon. However, you may be able to access it directly from This link. If it doesn't work, don't blame me. Here's the email I got with details on the inductees: Krystal will be holding its first 2007 Krystal Lover Hall of Fame Induction in Chattanooga, TN tonight. The Induction is at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcasted live via our webcam. Just click on the webcam icon located on your profile page and enjoy the festivities.You'll be able to see on the web just how all out the folks at Krystal HQ go for their hall of famers. Tableclothes and balloons at Krystal. I just saw Kenny walk past the web cam in his coat and tie. All very spiffy and very very cool. Congrats to all the new inductees, my fellow Hall of Famers! |
Labels: KLHOF
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Oops!
Last night while watching the news, I came to a startling conclusion. Yes, it is time for me to step forward and take responsability.I may be the father of Anna Nicole's child
Let me just address that point. First of all, maybe I'm just really good. Second of all, it wouldn't take a very good lawyer to get that kind of evidence thrown out or at least tied up in court. After all, look at what the fruit cake lawyers have been able to do so far. Lets face it, she's been dead for a week and I am closer to being buried than she is, all because the lawyers want to prove a point. Now here's the twist. I happen to know a LOT of lawyers. My father was a paralegal at one point so he knows a lot of lawyers. With Mercer having a Law School, I have many fraternity brothers who are also lawyers. They range from a JAG officer to the "I wrecked my car, now someone better pay me $300,000!" type of lawyers. I am sure between them we could make a good case, especially when the lawyer gets a tasty cut of that $400M. For those who will say that Anna Nicole isn't "my type" I do have to point out that I was under the influence of the Bahamas. I didn't know it until recently, but I was in desperate need of a Bahamavention so it is likely I was delusional for much of the trip. I know the odds of me being the father are pretty slim. After all, more people have been on Anna Nicole than have been on Myspace. The odds are still better than playing the Georgia Lottery and the payout is much bigger. Plus you don't have to buy a ticket, just give a little DNA. Something no one else seems to want to do. So once the court finds for me, how will I spend my winnings? Well obviously I will build a Krystal a block from my parents house. Partly so my father can cure his Krystal Kravings, but also so I can visit without feeling "stranded." Second, I will fund a "Krystal Kid Kombo." I don't know exactly what would be in that combo meal, but I like the sound of it: "Welcome to Krystal, may I take your order please?" "Yeah, gimme what the Krystal Kid is having." Third, I would fund the construction of the Krystal Lovers Hall Of Fame. It would be a huge interactive multimedia extraveganza to rival the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. All of the current inductees would be flown in for the dedication ceremony. Every year there would be a huge party as we induct the new "cohort" of members. And we'll eat Krystals and party all night long, because we can! Oh, and I suppose I should probably use some of the money to take care of the baby. Sad how everyone keeps forgetting about the baby in the whole mess, isn't it? |
Monday, January 29, 2007
Travelin' Music
| As most of you are probably aware, singer Crystal Gayle got her stage name from Krystal hamburgers. This was a suggestion from her sister, Loretta Lynn, who loves the small sqare steamy ones. I've known this for a while, but oddly enough it popped up on Krystal Lover's Blog a few weeks back on Crystal's birthday. (Ok so her having a birthday isn't odd, the odd part is coming up.) Last week it was announced that Loretta Lynn would be having a concert here in Macon in early March. Oddly enough the same day Loretta's concert was being announced, her sister's tour bus was being stolen and driven to Florida by a convict on the run. Now there's so many connections here I'm not even sure where to begin. First off, while Loretta Lynn is in Macon I'd love to meet her for some Krystals. The store on Spring Street is the closest to where her show is. While Loretta's music does tend more towards my father's taste in music, she recently teamed up with Jack White of the White Stripes for her most recent album. I'm a huge Jack White & White Stripes fan. He's also a member of the Raconteurs, who also rock (steady as she goes). If you think I am crazy for thinking Loretta would go for some Krystals you need to think again. Recently over on Krystal-Lovers, Tiffany related that one Hall of Fame hopeful had included in their application pictures of The Judds eating at Krystal after a concert in Murfeesboro, TN. (I may have eaten at the same place last April, by the way). So if anyone is in touch with Loretta, let her know I'm buying. I'd also buy some for Crystal Gayle, but I think I'd have to deliver them, since her vehicle may be in the police impound lot as evidence. Although delivery to Nashville might not be totally out of the question, since I feel a road trip looming (aka Cabin Fever). I had requested the weekend of the 8th and 9th of February off, as I was thinking of going to Huntsville, Alabama for a pair of Huntsville Havoc hockey games. I love Huntsville, the city not the hockey team. Though I do know two of the players, Nick Neidert and Bill Monkman, both previous Macon players. The thing is, I haven't yet made it up to the new Krystal just outside of Chattanooga yet. So now I am caught in a tug of war between a road trip to the new Krystal with the fascinating menu items, or a trip to Huntsville for hockey. In all honesty, I am tending towards the Krystal road trip, since I plan to get a 3 game hockey road trip in the first weekend of March and a long hockey/concert road trip the last weekend of March. I think once I have survived the Superbowl weekend, I'll have a better idea of which way I am leaning for the following weekend. Good hockey or great food. Always such a tough decision. Thats why I spent many evenings in the parking lot of the Macon Centreplex stuffing down Krystals prior to a Macon Whoopee or Macon Trax hockey game. Good times... good times... |
Friday, December 01, 2006
Krystal Pizza (and "Krystini")
| Well ladies and gentlemen, here it is. My second major Krystal Recipe Kreation. As I announced yesterday, I have been thinkin about a Krystal-based pizza recipe for year, but never really put much effort into perfecting the recipe til the past month or so. I finally worked out all the kinks and I am prepared to release it to the world. OK, one of the hardest parts of the recipe was figuring out what to do with the tops of the buns. Well I watch Food Network all the time and all of the shows at one time or another make Crostini. Basically you take crusty french bread, slice it thin, sprinkle with olive oil, bake it, rub it with garlic and serve it up. Or at least that's one of a billion different varieties. I am also fond of "bread sticks" you get at many pizza places. We have a local place that serves "garlic knots" and they ROCK! So suddenly I had a side dish, an appetizer, and a use for the bun tops, all at once! Now as I said yesterday the pizza is square because a Krystal is square. Certainly you could make a 3x4 rectangle pizza, but that's not really in the spirit of Krystal. However, if 3x3 (9 slices) isn't enough, you can upgrade to 4x4 (16) or 5x5 (25). If you need sizes above that just email me and I'll be happy to get you up to a size that will no longer fit in your oven. (Heck I gotta find some way to use this math major!) Originally, I had planned to add more toppings to the pizza. I happen to love pepperoni and mushrooms. However, you'll find that with all of the chopped up hamburger topping, you dont have much room left for anything else. So, like with my stuffing recipe, I advise you to just make it the first time, as listed, before you start getting crazy. However, once you've found something new, please e-mail me and let me know what you tried! As for how to organize things, you can probably toast the Krystini the same time you toast up the bun bottom pizza crust, even though they are at different temperatures and times. I find that the bottoms tend to be quite a bit more moist and thus need longer to crisp up than the tops. Or if you have hungry animals runnin loose in your kitchen, you could probably toast the Krystini while the oven pre-heats for the pizza crust. Or if you prefer to have your Krystini with the pizza they could all go in the oven at about the same time. I just like the idea of serving an appetizer while you finish baking the pizza. It's more classy like that! Lastly, I wanted to dedicate this recipe to my good friend Jimmy, who is the only person I know who will order a hamburger pizza. Yes, just hamburger, no pepperoni, mushrooms, sausage, just beef. And then stand in line and wait while they cook it. Hey man, you're dedicated and I respect that. As soon as they start a Hamburger Pizza Lovers Hall of Fame, I'm nominating you! Coincidentally Jimmy's also from the land of the Albino Fortress AND the self proclaimed home of the best pizza on Earth (Chicago) so it's an added ironic twist that I make his favorite Pizza with Krystals! (So, take THAT!!)  |
Sunday, November 26, 2006
When good Krystals go bad
| Over at Krystal.com, they now have a "community" with message boards and other such good stuff. If you haven't seen it you should give it a try. Anyway, with the recent announcement that they've opened the floor for Hall of Fame nominations again, and with the new "video submission" route, there's been some activity on the boards. A few gentlemen are actively campaigning and one had actually started a "hunger strike" of sorts. Thankfully, Tiffany and the rest of the caring people at Krystal HQ averted disaster with a well-placed bribe. In several cases, though, people live in deepest darkest Burgatory, and must make major road trips to get their hands on Krystals. For the most part I do not have that problem, with about seven Krystals in a 10 mile radius and twelve Krystals in 20 mile radius. I do sympathize, however, as there are many occasions where I must venture into Burgatory, in particular to visit family, who all live in eastern and northeastern Burgatory. Of course, you'll also remember my cruise to Burgatory Island back in September. One of the questions that has popped up recently is about Krystal storage and reclamation. Now, Krystals rarely last more than a few hours at my house. Overnight storage is not necessary. Freezing a Krystal is unheard of, and cruel to the Krystal. However, these fellow Krystal Komrads are in need of assistance. The Krystal Kid can’t just ride off into the sunset without trying to help. Recently, in addition to my usual Krystal Combo for dinner, I purchased two "sacrificial" Krystals. I needed to find the best way to do a "Han Solo" on a Krystal. Here is what I found: Storage: The plastic bag your order comes in will not work. It is strictly meant for transportation, not preservation. Normally, I suggest removing the Krystal from their boxes as soon as possible, as the box "locks in" the steam, which can result is soggy Krystals. Steamy Krystals are good. Soggy Krystals are bad. In the case of longer-term storage, we need to capture as much of the inherent Krystal Steamy Goodness (KSG) as possible. In other words, leave them in the boxes. Cheese doesn’t survive the process, so it is best to go with the Original Krystal. Place the boxed burgers in Zip Lock sandwich bags, one burger per bag. Finally place the bagged burgers in the fridge. Reclamation: Krystals are "born" in a steamy world, so it is only right that they be "reborn" in the same manner: steamy. In years gone by I have experimented with steaming hot dog buns for extra doggie goodness (EDG). I learned quickly what does and does not work. The most common practice I have seen involved a large pan with a small amount of water in it, over high heat to produce steam. Then a small metal rack (like a cooling rack) is placed in the pan over the water, the buns placed on the rack, and the lid placed on the pan to trap the steam. Let me assure you, this does not work very well. It takes too long and there is simply too much heat and steam, and the buns turn to goop. plus water condenses on the lid and drips down on the buns. ICK! We need less water, steam, and heat. Krystal Steamy Goodness (KSG) comes from loving and careful attention, not from brutally trying to incinerate them. The solution is our friend the microwave. (Oh, how I love to put things in the microwave!) Leave the burger in the box, in the zip lock bag, and keep the bag sealed. The bag and box will become a "mini-steamer" for the Krystal. If you ever tried microwaving a Krystal sitting unprotected in the microwave, you know it gets dry and hard in seconds. The bag and the box will prevent this. The box will keep the bag from touching the burger. As soon as the steam-filled bag hit the cooler air outside the microwave, the steam will condense on the inside of the zip lock bag. If the bag touches your burger, then the poor Krystal will be waterlogged. Place the whole lot in the center of your microwave. A turntable in a good idea but this wont last long so it's not required. Do to the differences in microwaves I suggest you practice. I have found that 30 seconds on full power is usually good enough. Within 10-15 seconds the bag should start to puff up with steam. This is good. Let it continue to steam for a little while. Unless you are using very low quality bags, it won't burst. This will allow your Krystal to have a quick refreshing steam bath. I tried repeatedly to get a good picture of this, but none of the pictures through the microwave door turned out and I am not putting my camera in the microwave with it turned on. When the microwave is done cooking, you need to quickly get the burger out of the microwave, out of the bag, and then out of the box, as the steam that was once vital to your Krystal's rebirth if now deadly, as it could waterlog your Krystal. Just be careful as the Krystal is bound to be blazin hot! But then, some of us like it that way. No, I do not yet have a solution for reheating frozen Krystals. I cannot bring myself to willingly freeze a Krystal. I know in the past there were Frozen Krystals you could buy at the grocery store. I havent seen them in years and I don't even know if they still make them. It hurt my heart to see the poor little guys sitting in the freezers at the store, waiting for Luke Skywalker to come save them.  |
Monday, November 20, 2006
New Boxes Are Up
| A promised, I now have scans of the new Krystal boxes uploaded to my Krystal Box Collection. I need to sort them at some point, but for now, just scroll WAY down to the bottom and you'll see them just after the Square off boxes. As I said last time the new boxes are 2 sided, and there are different variations. To see what I mean just roll you mouse over the picture to "flip" the boxes over and see the other side. I don't know if I have all the variations or not. I am also fairly certain that at some point there will be more variations coming out, so I may have my work cut out for me to try and keep up with them. And as has already been pointed out, I don't have any of the other KLHOF boxes up. I guess I will just have to forget about those. Speaking of the KLHOF, according to the message boards on Krystal.com they are starting the search for the next "class" of HOF inductees. You can nominate yourself or someone else online. You can even submit a video online and have others vote for you to be inducted. I am glad I got in when I did, because I doubt I'd be able to get "voted" in. Perhaps bribery like the US Olympic Committee (Salt Lake) but I don't know that I can get my hands on that kind of cash and gifts. And speaking of Gifts, if you weren't able to get a PS3 or a Wii due to the mass hysteria this past weekend, fear not. Krystal is always there for you. For those who want to shop from home, you can get the Krystal Gift Carks on the Krystal.com website. Please note you can only get them in $20, $30, $40, and $50 amounts, and with a maximum of 999 of each, you cannot order more than $139,860. Of course you could place 2 orders... For those who are in need of "instant gratification" don't forget, Krystals come already gift wrapped in a pretty "Christmas Red" box. Perfectly size for the little ones. And for those with loved ones with larger appetites, the Krystal Steamer is an excellent choice. How lovely it would look under the tree! But be careful as a Steamer would probably cause someone to "lose" the gift tag and claim it for their own. And of course there's always the Krystal gear you can buy on Krystal.com. T-shirts, cool hats, and lots of other cool stuff. And why leave milk and cookies for Santa? Everyone else is doing that. Santa's a big man and he's sure to want tasty hot food. How about a #1 combo for Santa? With a bribe like that you're sure to get that PS3 or Wii. Krystals: the cure for regifting(Please note, that Krystals are also Festivus approved.) |
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Thursday, September 07, 2006
Emergency Cup & Box update
| Haven't posted in a week. Other than the convention (that I barely survived) work has been a mad house. You'll understand tomorrow when I post more details. I did want to get this post out quickly though, for those still searching for boxes and cups. If you do not yet have one of my boxes or cups you may now be SOL (severely out of luck). As you might recall, I pointed out in the Square Off pictures on the web, there were new cups and boxes. I figured they were special for the contest, but discovered with my #2 combo tonight that they are everywhere.  (Click for big picture) Here why this may be a problem for you. While they were fixing my order I got a good look behind the counter. All of the cups are these new ones. All of the boxes (cheese and regular) are these new boxes. In other words, no more Jason Cups and no more Jason boxes. Now, once the Square Off ends, perhaps my boxes and cups will return. The problem with that is, the contest will run into late October. The first class of Hall of Famers were announced last year around late October. My HOF class was announced in early April. So if they continue at the 6 month pace, the 3rd class will be announced around the time the Square Off is ending. This means their boxes and cups will likely be appearing to replace the Square Off cups and boxes. I fear that we have now seen the end of The Krystal Kid Cups and Boxes. I hope you got one (some) while you could! If not, I did give detailed instructions on how to build you own box a while back. Have at it! I will (obviously) keep going to Krystal and if I see my boxes or cups re-appear, I will certainly let you know. Also if anyone else sees them re-appear please let me know. The Where's Jason page will come in handy once again. I do have 3 more updates to put on it and will hopefully get to that this weekend. Good luck and happy hunting! |
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Now all I need is a mantle.
| Once I heard I was going to have my face on the Krystal box I knew I was going to have to find a creative way to display it. Thankfully, Krystal already took care of making me a large plaque to hang on the wall with my box mounted in the frame with a letter. I'll post close ups of the letter and stuff someday. But really, I felt I could do better. Whenever anyone gets into any other hall of fame I think they get a trophy. Something to place on the book case or mantle over the fire place. Something to show the whole world "I am better than you!" I am not one to proclaim world domination. After all my claim to fame is that I like Krystals. Seriously, who doesn't? But I just knew I wanted some kind of trophy or case to display my box. Oh, of course there was the joke about getting it bronzed. (think about it.... THERE it is!) I looked into various sized display cases but nothing fit. I had seen the clear baseball display cubes, but a quick measurement of the Krystal box showed it was just a tiny bit too wide for a baseball case. So then I thought about a Softball case. While the box would fit perfectly in one direction, it was not "deep" enough and would just look strange. I gave up on that and started looking into custom made display boxes. Two words on that topic: Bring Money! It's just a plastic box, sheesh! I decided to go to some trophy stores and investigate. The first store I went to I picked for one reason: their utterly annoying TV commercials. It's one of those local stores who feels that if you put a dog in the commercial that somehow qualifies you as the best in the industry. I do have to admit, though, that I did remember them when I needed a trophy. I made my way to their store and explained my problem to them. Six or seven measurements, three parts catalogs, and 45 minutes later, they had come up with the same solutions I had: a softball case that was too deep, or hand make one for an astronomical cost. I thanked them, took their card, and took my leave of the establishment. Since it happened to be Thursday (you knew that was coming, didn't ya?) I made my way towards my favorite Krystal on Vineville. On this particular day traffic was heavy on Vineville and as I rounded the curve I happened to notice that across the street from Krystal was a trophy store. I'd seen it a million times before and knew it was there all along. I actually knew the guy who used to own a golf club repair and supply business at the same location years ago. Since I am a firm believe in the power of a Krystal, I turned left instead of right and went in. They were very busy at the time (I learned later that is was softball trophy season and they were swamped). I then met Kim who works for Award Authority. (Their web site sorta stinks but they're good people.) I brought my box in and explained the situation. Kim called every single person (including customers) to see the box and hear the story. She even had me pointing across the street to where you could see my plaque hanging on the wall at Krystal. Then we got down to business. Kim also measured the box in all dimensions and pulled catalogs of display cases. When I then explained to her the softball case was too "deep" she then drew on paper the exact dimensions of the softball case and I sat my box down on it to demonstrate my point. At that moment I had a revelation courtesy of Kim. She simply reached over and turned the box 45 degrees and said "How about this?" I know there's at least 4 or 5 different "morals" to this story: "Not everyone sees things from the same angle." "If it seems impossible it probably means you're not looking at it right." "Rather than trying to think outside the box all the time, maybe you just need to adjust the box." I could go on and on and on. I am sure you get the point. I also realized, once again, why I struggle with the artistic thing. As my dear friend Nancy (who happens to be a phenominal artist) once pointed out a long time ago when she tried to teach me to paint: I think in straight lines and 90 degree angles all the time. Art doesn't do that. So now that Kim had demonstrated her complete mastery of all things artistic and beyond my grasp, I told her to go for it. She would order the parts and call me when they were ready to get started just to let me come see their "mock up." We also decided it would look much cooler on a base of some sort so we picked out a nice wooden one with a name plate. While waiting for the trophy, I got to work on what I wanted the name plate to say. I had a list of about 6 things I felt needed to be on there, but obviously didn't have room. So I decided to keep the things that were not already displayed on the box. The day and date of my induction, making sure to point out it was on a Thursday. So to wrap up this incredibly long post, and an even longer wait, here it is:  Oh, and don't tell my parents about this. I got them one, too, but it's a secret! |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
One of these things is not like the other
One of these things is not like the others. Can you tell which one?
I was fairly certain I was not on the regular Krystal Box but decided to follow up. I went to my local Krystal and asked if they'd seen me on a red box and the general opinion was that they hadn't. So then I offered a bounty of $1 per box. Everyone behind the counter ran to the back and started digging through boxes, eventually returning to tell me they were unable to locate me. Then I offered a $5 bounty for the first person to get me one, at which point one of them told me they'd cut my picture off a cheese box and glue it on a regular box and they'd be right back. I appreciate the creativity but that's cheating. I then decided to go to the officials, and asked Kenny about it. Oddly enough I got roughly the same reply: 'Unfortunately you won't be able to find any regular Krystal boxes with your face one them, just the Cheese boxes. Of course if your bounty is high enough I could print one for you.' Again, I admire the creativity, and the eagerness of the Krystal folks to serve the customer, but again that would be cheating. So now that you know what to order, that still will not assure success. Not every box has my face on it. In fact not every box has a hall of famer on it. Only every other box is a KLHOF box, and with 20 different inductees out right now you can see it's tricky. I have also noticed they tend to come in 'clusters' so you will usually get 2 or 3 of the same person, not a good mixture. Now don't get all down and sad little campers, I am here to help. First off, as I have shown, bribery can often get them to dig through boxes for you. The term bribery sounds unappealing though, so I suggest you use one of the following terms instead: bounty, tip, finders fee, or reward. Now for those who enjoy the real challenge of social engineering, here is the alternative approach. It takes time, so be patient. First, you must get to know the people at your local Krystal, by name if possible. This isn't too hard since they wear name tags. In particular get to know the Manager because they can work magic for you, and also the person running the grill who is also the one who stuffs your burgers in the boxes, and has easy access to the box selection. Once you are on good terms with the folks at Krystal (and that may take a few trips so be patient) you are ready to bring up the KLHOF. Use the signs hanging overhead as a 'leader' and bring up that you happen to know someone in the HOF. Chances are they either won't believe you or will find it funny and be very curious. Once your have their interest it is time to put your plan into action. Casually ask them if they have one of my boxes around. Refer to it either as 'Jason's Box' or 'Number 22' that shows a level of familiarity, assuring them you are not crazy. Once they have dug out one of my boxes, then offer to buy a Krystal to go into that one. And if they happen to find a few more, you'll buy those as well. Using this plan, they feel good in that they have served their customers and gotten a good story as well. You feel good because you have some of my boxes and a tummy full of cheese Krystals. Once you do land some of my boxes, be sure to let me know when and where so I can add you to my Where's Jason? page also linked on the left. So now armed with this information, go forth and gobble up some Krystals! Later this week I will have one more alternative for getting one of my boxes. That's the one for people who live in Burgatory (the land without Krystals). I have not forgotten about you, my friends. Hang in there! |
Friday, May 19, 2006
Where's Jason?
Ok, hands up, who remember that cartoon from years ago 'Where's Waldo?'  'So where is this going, Jason?' I am sure you're asking. Well here it is. My Krystal Boxes have been in stores for a month now, people have been frantically(?) searching for them. Back around Easter I suggested instead of an Easter Egg hunt, you could search for Jason boxes. I have gotten a few responses. So now I feel it is finally time to unveil a project of mine that's been in the works for about 2 weeks: Where's Jason?" The first sighting was by Val and Al in Byron, GA. Yesterday, Kenny Hammontree emailed me to let me know I had been seen in Nashville and Knoxville, TN. Kenney even sent me a picture to document the event! Nice touch taking the picture by a Knoxville newspaper stand to verify the location, Kenny! Kenny works for Krystal HQ so he may have an inside line. (See the earlier post for info on where you can see the blog run by Kenny, Tiffany, and Jennifer) So feel free to prowl the site, teach your kids some geography, survey the expanse of Krystal Kountry, and see where I've been. But even better, join in yourself! When you go by a Krystal, go BUY a Krystal, and see if my ugly mug is on the box. It might work better if you buy more than one! If you find me, email me and let me know when and where. A picture (of you or the box or both) would be cool too. I'll be happy to post any pictures I get, so put chose Camera phones to good use! I haven't included where I have found myself, as I have an unfair advantage: I see myself everywhere anyway. This is the audience participation part of this blog. Wanna tell your "How I found Jason" story? I'll put that up too. When the cups hit the streets I'll find a way to work them in as well. Warning! Extreme Geek Content Follows! The Jason Locator in addition to being fun (and funny) has allowed me to sharpen my HTML and JavaScript skills which have deteriorated severely over the past 3 or 4 years. And for those who work with Image Maps on web pages, I am sure you agree, coding the US as an image map by hand stinks. Why can't all states be squares and all rivers and coastlines be straight? Sheesh! Just more incentive for Krystal to conquer Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. |
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
I spy...
| So tonight as I went for dinner at (of course) Krystal, who should I see at Krystal as if they'd been waiting all day for me? Sadly, no, it wasn't Brian, as I had eluded to earlier this week. It was ME!!! Now how on Earth could I have seen myself at Krystal, you ask? Was it in a mirror? No! Was it a Wanted Poster? No! Was it on a Krystal Box? Sadly, no! Perhaps on a Krystal Cup? Again, no. I was nailed to the wall! Yes, they have finally hung my KLHOF plaque on the wall at Krystal on Vineville. So if you can't get by while I am there in person you can still sit "with" me and have a Krystal. I may not be the best at conversation, but you'll probably think I'm a good listener! I am going to try and get back by perhaps this weekend and I'll snap off a few pictures of my plaque. I have an excellent location. A great view of the dining room and Vineville Ave. and the budy railroad across the street. Railroads run in my family, my grandfather was a railroad conductor in NC. So it's fitting that my picture can smell the Krystals and see the trains. Sadly, I didn't see Bernida's picture up. As you may recall, Bernida is the Super-Manager of my Krystal. She's no longer working weekday shifts, I think she's rotated to weekends, so I'll try and get back this weekend and ask where her Manager of the Year award is. I know, I know. You're sad now, that I don't have anything for you. Well, don't give up now, lil campers! I do have something for you. You recall I mentioned Krystal was looking into doing a special cup about me and my Turkey stuffing? Well the cups for the Hall of Famers are already in stores. My cup is not out yet, I don't think, but other HOF inductees are. And unlike the boxes, where it's like playing the lottery to get a box, all you have to do to get a cup is upsize. Since I love you all so very much, I upsized my combo tonight to show you what's in store. Well, ok, that's a bit of a fib. I upsized, cause I was hungry and thirsty, but you still benefit from it!
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Blog-A-Palooza!
| You may recall back when I took my road trip to Krystal Mecca, Krystal HQ, in Chattanooga, I met with lots of folks who keep our favorite dining establishment afloat. While I was there, my blog (this blog) was a topic of conversation. They mentioned there was discussion of setting of a "Krystal Blog" of some sort, but it was just a hatchling of an idea. Well yesterday, I received an email from my friend Kenny Hammontree, one of the Knights of the Square and Steamy table: Jason, I just wanted to let you know that a few of us in the Krystal marketing department started our own blog krystal-lover.blogspot.com. It's a behind the scenes look at the magic of Krystal Marketing. Of course we couldn't start a Krystal blog without talking about you & your blog. Check it out when you have a chance. Kenny Well my friends, the Krystal blog is GO! Check it out. I'll be putting a link to it over on the left side of my site. Once you go there you'll see they have linked to my blog as well. Somehow I think that since they link to my blog, when I link back to their blog it may rip a hole in the space-time fabric of the web. That'll be cool! Don't fall off the web, now, ya hear? Now once you get to their site you'll see it's being kept by three folks in the office, Kenny, Jennifer, and Tiffany. These are the wonderful folks I met last April in Chattanooga, who welcomed me to KHQ. Welcome to the blogisphere, my friends! You will also notice the beautiful picture of Kenny's desk, which they claim is a mess. Well here's my desk at work last December.  Lastly, I know some will claim 'they' stole my blog idea, and want to encourage some sort of hostility or competition. I think we've addressed this before, people. It's the Krystal LOVERS Hall of Fame. That kind of attitude will cause you to wake up one day, face down in the gutter, head in a Krystal Steamer box, with chili and mustard stains on your shirt, wondering where your pants went. Ease up, let go, and enjoy the ride! Besides, Kenny and the gang gave me due credit and even used me as the topic of their first real post. As much as I would love to think I am a Krystal Insider, I'm not. They will have all the hot and tasty tidbits from the source, and if you watch close you'll learn some awesome stuff. I will continue to give my "Kid on the Street" reports, updates, and other good things. There's plenty of room on the web for us all. Heck, I also wanna see what's up at KHQ! Lets face it, we can't all go to Krystal HQ in Chattanooga, so this gives them a chance to bring it to you/us. (I am trying to work out a plan to return to Chattanooga again later this year, but work is trying to get in the way.) Tomorrow is Thursday, and we all know what that means, right? I knew you would. Repeat after me: Number One With Cheese And A Coke, Please. |
Labels: Cheese, Chili, KLHOF, Pups
