Friday, October 14, 2005

Get your Bang!!!

One of my favorite things to do when I was in college was to go to the Union Building, get myself a large Orange Bang and sit near a window to study. I used to LOVE Orange Bang, but found that it became harder and harder to find as the years went by. I had heard that there was some legal thing with beverage companies, but what does that matter to me? I WANT ORANGE BANG! It was frothy and whipped and orangey and refreshing. Oh, how I missed it!
Yesterday, I stopped by a convenience store just down the street from my old stomping grounds and-can you believe it-ORANGE BANG! I sounding like such an idiot squeaking out in a high, excited voice "Orange Bang! It's Orange Bang! Do you know how long it's been since I've had Orange Bang?!? They don't have Orange Bang where I live now! I used to love Orange Bang!" Grab a cup, fill it, take a sip--"I still love Orange Bang! It's been years since I've had Orange Bang! I can't believe it--Orange Bang this close to where I used to enjoy it every day! ORANGE BANG!!"
My sister tells me that at the gas station just down from her house they have Orange Bang and Peach Bang on tap. Peach Bang? I'm usually a bit of a purist, but I say get a Bang whenever and however you can, Baby!!
So now I think I'll begin a quest for other drinks I've been unable to find. There is a soda usually sold in natural food stores made by a company called Natural Brew. A few years back they made a seasonal flavor of their "Brew" called Winter Brew. It was spicy like ginger ale, but had clove and vanilla in it. So delish! And I have been unable to find it, even in the proper season and stores, for a few years now. I'll have to find out who the parent company is and write a letter. In the meantime, I'm planning to guzzle Orange Bang until I can't Bang anymore.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Orange Bang? Where was I when you were chugging Orange Bang? I don't even remember Orange Bang!

Anonymous said...

Mel--
I was a Ute while you were a Cougar. I was in SLC chugging my Orange Bang.

Anonymous said...

Have you tried strawberry bang? Not as good as the original orange, but nice for a change, especially if you go for a bit of a mix- strawberry and orange. Oh Baby!