Talk:Cherry Garcia
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[edit] Deletion proposal
Only made by one company, does not assert notability, potential vanity. Perhaps a "list of B&J ice cream flavors" should exist.
Plenty of product articles are single company/source (i.e. WindowsXP). Notability: cultural reference to Jerry Garcia and (if substantiated) claim of "most popular" flavor would likely lead to a finding of fame and conclusion of notability. Vanity page: the way it is now (lacking citations, needing cleanup) certain phrases could be viewed in that light but for perspective take a look at another B&J flavor Phish Food. A flavor list doesn't necessarily have to be an exclusive proposal. I wouldn't have (prod), maybe suggest a (mergeto) 71.135.185.240 12:40, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
The famous story behind the name "Cherry Garcia" is notable. From the Ben and Jerry's UK homepage http://www.benjerry.co.uk/ouricecream/cherry_garcia.php:
The first ice cream flavour named after a rock legend, Cherry Garcia ice cream was first released in 1987; however, it was first suggested over 3 years before by 2 self-proclaimed fans of Ben & Jerry's & the Grateful Dead, who thought we ought to make a flavour named Cherry Garcia, in honour of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. Their suggestion was written on a postcard with a Portland, Maine, postmark, but no name or return address. After considerable research and development to find the perfect ingredients, the final recipe included fresh bing cherries & specially formulated chocolate flakes in a rich cherry cream. After making similarly considerable efforts to search for & identify the DeadHead who wrote the postcard, we finally found Jane Williamson. To thank her & to officially recognise her as the original creator of the flavour name, we invited Jane to our 1987 Annual Stockholders' Meeting, where Ben & Jerry presented her (& a friend) with a giant Cherry Garcia pint lid, as well as a year's supply of ice cream. We later upgraded Jane's ice cream award winning status; to this day she's still a card-carrying member of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream For Life Club.
