Theater Undergoes Freeze
Several weeks ago we spied representatives from Ben & Jerry's, the hippie-dippy ice-cream company, taking notes and plans for the Daryl Roth Theatre on Union Square Park. They told us a Ben & Jerry's was opening, but the theater people treated our inquiries aas if we were insane.
Well, who's insane now? As evidenced from the photo, Ben & Jerry's has indeed converted the theater, albeit only temporarily, into an ice-cream house of worship. According to a Ben & Jerry's press release, from tomorrow through Aug. 27, "Guests can enjoy complimentary milkshakes while experiencing a total sensory immersion within each of the different flavors."
The Cherry Garcia Lounge allows guests to relax in a funky setting featuring hip furniture, shag-covered walls, lava lamps and a masseuse offering chair massages. The neighboring Chunky Monkey Oasis whisks visitors out of New York City's summer heat to the tropics with rope swings, banana trees and driftwood benches. A few steps away, guests find themselves enveloped in the Chocolate Fudge Brownie Zone, a chocolate-lover's paradise, featuring plush furniture in decadent fabrics to beckon weary travelers. Sweet sights and smells complete the chocolate wonderland and the indulgent Ben & Jerry's MilkShake Experience before visitors head back into the real, unfortunately less chocolate-filled world.We're still waiting for an apology from the Daryl Roth Theatre management. Our e-mail is to the right. -Matthew Grace
This event is nothing more than a badly disguised political junket. B&J's new flavor, "American Pie" is nothing more than a political tool. According to the B&J website "By creating an all-American apple pie ice cream that's as rich as our nation, we're hoping we've also provided some flavorful food for thought about how our nations wealth is shared. The pie chart on this pint's lid represents the Federal Discretionary Budget. While about $30 billion dollars is spent on nuclear weapons programs, just $2 billion could provide health care to one million of the uninsured children in America. Our kids deserve a bigger piece of the pie."
As always, what the left misses is the fact that this is not a socialist nation and it is not the job of the government to provide for everybody as evidenced in an article int he New York Post a few weeks back which reported that those who left New Orleans on their own are currentl fairing much better than those who stayed around and waited for government assistance.
That's because this government doesn't really care about the people in New Orleans, which precisely proves Ben & Jerry's point. Yay for Ben & Jerry!