Capping the New Coke Bottle at Turner Field

You may have recently read our post about the gigantic Coca-cola contour bottle at Turner Field in Atlanta that is making way for a new high tech bottle to be unveiled on July 16th. We were able to get a sneak peek at the construction of the new 49-foot tall Coca-Cola Sky Field Bottle that is replacing the bottle that stood for 12 years in left field. The new bottle is traced with 15 vertical ribs comprised of 9,000 single LED lights, each capable of producing up to 16.7 million different colors. The bottle's label is comprised of a high-resolution, changeable screen that's made up of 96,000 pixels, and best of all - the bottle will still have the capability to shoot fireworks after every Braves home run. Be sure to watch out for the unveiling of this bottle on July 16th, and in the meantime, check out this fast-motion video of the construction crew putting the cap on the bottle - literally!

Recipes for Your Summer Barbeque

Like many of you, I really enjoy cooking outdoors during the Summer, and I am always looking for new recipes to try. Over the last few weeks, I have found some interesting posts that use Coca-Cola as a key ingredient. The first recipe is for BBQ ribs on a site called Laura's Best Recipes. I think you will agree that she has a winner here.

http://laurasbestrecipes.com/2009/05/29/coca-cola-bbq-ribs/#comment-472

The next recipe comes from the Kitsap(Washington) Sun newspaper for a brisket of beef using our favorite beverage.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/07/ann-vogel-brisket-of-beef-a-la-coca-cola/

Finally, renowned British chef and journalist Nigella Lawson posted a story about using Coke with ham on the National Public Radio website. Take a look, and more importantly, try it yourself.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104803510

Let me know about your rating of these recipes, or share some of your own with us.

Dispatches From Denver - Local News Coverage

During the swap meet, Heidi McGuire, a reporter from the local Denver NBC affiliate 9News, spent an hour interviewing me and a number of the collectors to find out why they collect and what material was available.  If you have never attended a Collectors Club meeting, her report will give you a good idea of the variety of items available at the Swap Meet. First, click here to watch the video.

If you have ever wondered what went on during an interview with the media, here is a chance to find out. While Heidi interviewed me we recorded and want to share just a minute of the 8+ minute interview showing you the other side of the camera (and lights and reporter and microphone.)

Dispatches From Denver - Coca-Cola Trivia

For the past ten years, Randy Schaeffer and Bill Bateman have presented one of the favorite events at the Coca-Cola Collectors Club Annual Meeting - Coca-Cola Jeopardy. This year in Denver was no exception. As the game goes on for almost an hour, I only video taped the portion of the program where they introduce the categories, but I think you will enjoy both the humor and the audience participation.

Dispatches from Denver - Small Collectibles

Roger Robinson and Dale Wohlgemuth gave a fascinating presentation about small collectibles.  I always enjoying learning something new from collectors who specialize in an area and love what they collect.  In this case, we all learned about the wide variety of pencils, pens, openers and buttons.

We took a few minutes after the presentation to speak with Roger about his favorite pencils.

Dispatches from the Coca-Cola Collectors Club Meeting

My next few post will all be done from Denver where I am attending the 35th Coca-Cola Collectors Club Annual Meeting.  I will be posting photos and videos of interesting artifacts, collectors or stories I see here.

I hope you enjoy this first video which features the Coca-Cola Trayders, Randy Schaeffer and Bill Bateman, two college professors who bring their thirst for knowledge to the collecting field.  Bill and Randy do a presentation where they select a few Coca-Cola artifacts and give a detailed overview of the item and its historical context.

We shot the videos with a little handheld camera, so please excuse the amateur quality.

Coca-Cola Inspired Fashion

I recently received a comment in the blog mailbox from Doris Treptow, Professor of Fashion at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), bringing the work of one of her students to our attention.  We reached out to the student, Hannah Long to see if she would let us showcase her design.  Hannah agreed and gave the following information about her project:

"I am thrilled that you chose my InspriRED dress for a blog feature. Below are some more details about the dress. I was inspired to make the dress out of Coke cans because of the bold, red logo of Coca-Cola Classic. The dress contains approximately 50 recycled cans. After experimenting with different placements, I found that it is most striking as a shawl. The shattered mirror pieces were strategically placed to mimic the easily recognizable image of the Coca-Cola logo. I used the Classic elegance of the Coca-Cola Script combined with the fun theme "Enjoy Coca-Cola" to  create the atmosphere in the photo shoot. The dress was put on display in the InspiRED exhibition at SCAD in May.

Coca-Cola is always adapting to the ever-changing culture of our society. Fashion has a way of linking generations and different cultures in a similar way.  The fusion of Coca-Cola and the fashion industry has historically been and will continue to be an agent of change."

Designer - Hannah Long 
Photographer- Mathias Hungler
Model- Nikki De Luca

Long is a sophomore studying fashion at SCAD-Savannah. For more information, visit www.scad.edu.

Coca-Cola Archives In The Digital World

I wanted to make you aware of some other ways that you can connect to learn more in the digital world about the heritage of The Coca-Cola Company and its brands.

We have now launched a facebook page and Twitter feed which will feature different content that you might find interesting.

If you are a facebook member, search and become a fan of Coca-Cola Archives.

If you are on Twitter, you can follow us @Coke_Archives.