Scranton Insider on “Initiation”
As always, Dave gives us the view as a Scranton Insider:
Just a quickie this week, folks. Believe it or not, our Scranton reference in “The Initiation” comes from the Stamford branch! Take a look at the above shot of Jim’s desk. He’s drinking a Crystal Cola! As you may remember, Crystal is a Scranton-based beverage company. Several cans of Crystal have show up at the Scranton branch (their vending machine dispenses it), and now it’s in Connecticut as well. Does Jim find it locally, or is he having it shipped from Scranton? Can anyone in Stamford confirm if Crystal is in the stores out there?
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October 21st, 2006 04:54
So, Axelrod Ltd. is not a Scranton thing?
October 21st, 2006 05:06
Dave O. Good question. As far as I know, it’s not. I haven’t heard of it, at least, but I’m not in the paper business :).
Seriously, though, there is no Axelrod, Ltd. in Scranton.
October 21st, 2006 08:01
Dave,
Thanks. I love your posts. I used to live in NEPA (went to college there), and it is nice to have some sort of connection to your posts. I am actually pondering going to the St. Patty’s Day parade this year, with the big plans and all…
October 21st, 2006 13:22
I live in CT (not the Stanford area), but have never seen or heard of Crystal Cola until now.
October 21st, 2006 14:35
My niece recently moved from Scranton to Stamford. She reports no sightings of Crystal Club Soda in Connecticut.
October 21st, 2006 16:36
you can’t even get crystal club in wilkes-barre!
October 22nd, 2006 05:06
Allright, then, we must assume that Jim so loves his Crystal Cola that he stockpiled massive amounts of it in his car before leaving Scranton . How much did he grab…one case? Two? THREE?!? Now that’s love.
October 22nd, 2006 05:07
…more importantly, will he share with Karen (if you know what I mean)?
October 22nd, 2006 15:40
Going back to last week, when Creed was describing how Ed Truck had died, he mentioned that Ed was flying down Route 6, drunk as a skunk. This, as you know, is the Scranton Expressway, leading to (or from) the mall. If he was indeed travelling “down” Route 6, he would have been coming toward Scranton. “Up” would have been toward “Da Eynon”.
Not the strongest of Scranton references, but any manner of route numbers could have been picked, and they chose 6.
Also, open burning is illegal in Scranton.
October 22nd, 2006 20:02
Someone actually was recently decapitated while driving down Route 6 ‘drunk as a skunk’. Doubt theres any tie-in, but it’s interesting.
October 25th, 2006 17:58
Hi,
I live in Chicago and wanted to try Crystal Club Soda, but I havent been able to find a webpage for them, does anybody know the webpage?
thanks,
Adam
October 25th, 2006 20:42
Adam, you and me both. I looked online to order a case but couldn’t find it anywhere.
October 26th, 2006 00:21
Crystal Soda Product Information:
Here you go: Crystal Soda 100 N Poplar St Scranton Pa
Marketing Manager Dan Thomas. Phone 1 570 3475661 FAX 570 347 9788 Good Luck
October 26th, 2006 08:39
Does Jim’s family live in NEPA? Because if you move away and family’s still there, the first order of business is to make sure you get your hands on all the local specialties whenever they visit you (or you visit them). How else are you supposed to get your Middlesworth potato chip fix when you live 300 miles away?
So my theory is Mrs. Halpert puts a case of the Crystal Cola in the trunk whenever she visits Jim.
October 26th, 2006 10:38
So true…my brother moved to Wisconsin for a teaching gig, first thing he did when he came home for a visit….stop and get a big bag of Middlesworth Bar B Que chips….
Now me on the other hand, first thing I stop and get at the store is Crystal Clubs Birchola…sort of a cross between draft birch beer and cola..awesome stuff!
October 26th, 2006 20:56
Suprised no one is repin’ Crystal Creme or Chrokee Red…50/50 is also a tasty treat.
October 31st, 2006 19:07
In re stockpiling Crystal Club. I now live near Phily, and previously lived in DC and Pittsburgh. But everytime I made it “home” ( even heard Joe Biden call it “home” on an interview on MSNBC, and he hasn’t lived there in at least 4 decades) to Scranton, I’d pick up a case or 2 of Birchola. Even got a resident hooked on 50/50. It really is good stuff!!!
If I can do it, I see no reason why Jim can’t.
October 31st, 2006 19:10
..oh one more thing, One day eating dinner in the then godawful cafeteria at the Washington VA on Irving street in the late 80’s, when I notice everyone, patients, staff, everyone is drinking Crystal Cola ( sort of like RC in taste..not my fave.) And I think… God Bless Joe McDade.
November 10th, 2006 15:23
HEY GUYS,
I AM SURE I AM LATE TO THIS SITE BUT I AM VERY CONNECTED TO THE FAMILY THAT STARTED AND TO THIS DAY CONTINUES TO RUN THE IMFAMOUS CRYSTAL SODA WATER CO. A.K.A. “CRYSTAL CLUB” AS SEEN ON THE SHOW “THE OFFICE”
FYI - CHRIS, CRYSTAL CLUB IS ALL OVER WILKES-BARRE
CONTACT:
THE CRYSTAL SODA WATER CO.
425 FRANKLIN AVE.
SCRANTON, PA 18501
570-346-5661
1-800-235-9055 (PA ONLY)
DAN THOMAS MARKETING MANAGER
November 10th, 2006 16:16
Corey, that’s awesome. Do they send out deliveries nationwide?
November 11th, 2006 17:53
Brian,
As long as your cool with shipping costs, we can ship it UPS anywhere.
If you’d like you can shoot me an email to:
corey.kahanowitz@gmail.com
With the Subject: Crystal Club
and I’ll be more than happy to hook you up!!
Thanks for your interest.
Corey
November 13th, 2006 09:20
Corey,
You got the phone number wrong for Crystal Soda buddy…its 570-347-5661 not 346!
I thought you were connected!
November 13th, 2006 09:23
Just a little typo I’m sure.
November 14th, 2006 07:32
Live “Office” chat Friday at noon
This was on the Scranton Times Website (http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?brd=2185&nr=1&nostat=1) this morning, if anyone’s interested: Feel like spouting off on NBC’s ‘The Office’?
Staff writer Josh McAuliffe will answer reader questions about the Scranton-set NBC sitcom “The Office” online Friday, noon to 1 p.m. Fans of the show will have an opportunity to ask questions and share opinions about the Dunder Mifflin crew at www.thetimes-tribune.com. Questions may be submitted after 8 a.m. Friday.
September 24th, 2007 15:13
hahahaha!!! i lived in scranton my whole life and didn’t even like crystal club soda. no that i moved to south carolina a few months ago i miss it.
November 9th, 2007 11:58
Crystal Club soda machine was prominently displayed in last night’s Survivor Man episode…so wanted a Swiss Creme!
June 15th, 2008 13:47
my gramma lives in meriden, Conn, and we go up there a lot. ive had crystal club before, its up there. its all like big y and stop and shop and all those new england grocery stores