Their Park Slope Blend features a Mommy pushing a giant-wheeled SUV stroller, while their Williamsburg Blend stars a hipster and a Hasidic man (striking a "whaddya gonna do?" kind of pose).
In another era, Union Market might have put a mohawked punk on the East Village Blend coffee bag, but in that era there would not have been such a blend, nor even the idea of such a blend, nor an upscale grocer on Avenue A. So, in 2011, who is the iconic East Villager? Let Union Market know who you want to see on their East Village Blend:
A. Puking frat boy (in polo shirt with popped collar)
B. Screaming bachelorette wielding giant inflatable penis
C. Slumming heiress (not really slumming)
D. A horde of zombies walking and texting on iPhones
or
E. ___________________________?
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Pictures of the riots on Tompkin Sq. Park. Or do we suddenly forget our past?
How about a Chase bank? Or an artist being kicked out by a trust fund baby? Or a bunch of shiny new condos? Or a poser on his cell phone while tapping on his iPad trampling an artist?
I think you should send your suggestions to them!
E. A hipster screaming that he's not a hipster.
E. A B-List celebrity shopping for a condo.
An aging punk rocker with a cane.
I suggest a just-built glass condo tower with a homeless person in front.
E. All of the above.
A limo with A and be being chased by D.
Three young girls in sky-high heels walking arm in arm on a narrow sidewalk.
Since the EV is so compact, I think all the above suggestions should be represented.
The depth and width of the decadent ridiculousness of this whole transformation of our city just never stops.
The gift that just keeps on giving.
A dollar sign
e. nyu kid[s] in an nyu/jersey/shirt/gym apparel
f. wall street financiers in their ivy league regalia
g. wisconsinites in packers jerseys
h. scary sadshaws in their manolos and mini-skirts with cupcakes or fro-yo in hand
i. trust fund hipsters in jeggings, or american apparel tights wearing them as pants
j. slow-walking tourists, camera hanging at their necks with fanny packs
k. ev lambo
l. the east village is dead mural outside mars bar
c.5 slumming heiresses (neither slumming nor an heiress, just pretending to be one, aka the kardashians)
d(redux). simply, just zombies
all wonderful suggestions. keep those concepts coming, i am sure the people at Union Market will appreciate the creative assistance.
E: A steaming bowl of ramen.
The Pitbull in the pink sweater on the package.
They could have a special Christmas edition with three hundred Santas throwing up on each other outside of The 13th Step.
How about some blogger saying that the coffee used to taste better in the early 80's when some street artist made it with heroin?
A seventy something smoking a cigarette outside the Blarney Cove---at 7 AM! Now that would really be EV cool.
This gives me worry for the future of the Essex Street Market. I was just walking this neighborhood today, went to the Market. It'd be a real shame to see that market go.
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