This Passes for Memoir

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On the town!

Brookdale Soda then and now

Or thanks to The Record columnist Bill Ervolino for contacting us about our favorite childhood beverage, Brookdale soda.

We talked his ear off at the mention of Brookdale soda.

We are mentioned in his story Then and now: Memories of Brookdale soda still fizz within its fans.

The newspaper also used one of Anthony's photos, with permission, of course.

The column referred to our Brookdale soda blog.

No mention was made of our classic story Memories of Brookdale soda. It appears in A Father's Place and Greetings From Belleville, New Jersey.

Re-Fizz: New Jersey’s Brookdale Soda

From Anthony Buccino, Nutley, New Jersey. He has been called “New Jersey’s ‘Garrison Keillor.’ ” You can read more about his writing at his website http://www.anthonysworld.com/     We would like to thank http://www.baristanet.com/ where this reminiscence first appeared. Baristanet was born in May 2004 and soon after emerged as a leader in both hyperlocal blogging and the online citizen journalism movement.

Every significant event in my life growing up in New Jersey was accentuated by Brookdale soda. 
Others relished the Thanksgiving turkey or the Easter ham, but as for me, give me my Brookdale orange soda. At a repast at someone’s home between viewings at Grandpa’s wake, I was first in line for the Brookdale Kola.

Drop the easy fly ball and lose the big game: it was all okay when I consoled my soul with that bright green lemon-lime Brookdale Soda.

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Sometimes I Swear In Italian - in print

Anthony Buccino's collection Sometimes I Swear In Italian about growing up  Italian American in New Jersey and discovering the roots of his ancestors is now available in print. Buy it through this link.