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scram Member Posts: 2 |
posted 01-31-2006 08:21 PM
 
We, the undersigned, as consumers with an abiding fondness for the striking, historic and uniquely Californian blue and orange ball-shaped Union 76 logo, be it on tall metal poles or car antennae (since 1967), hereby call on ConocoPhillips to reconsider their alteration of the 115-year-old brand, to cease replacing spherical blue and orange 76 balls at gas stations with flattened blue and red disks, and to restore the beloved spheres to the poles where they belong. If ConocoPhillips does not demonstrate greater respect for the the history and goodwill associated with the blue and orange 76 ball, we will be taking our business to other gas sellers. This petition is being launched on January 31, six days after ConocoPhillips posted fourth quarterly earnings of $3.7 Billion, and we call for a sincere response to our concerns before the announcement of their next second quarterly earnings. To sign the petition, visit the link below: http://www.petitiononline.com/76ball/petition.html IP: Logged |
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BBQ Chicken Active Member Posts: 335 |
posted 01-31-2006 09:05 PM
Yeah !!! Amen !!! a Nascar track don't look the same either!!! Save the balls!!!!!! 76 forever !!!!!!! IP: Logged |
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Dick Bennett Active Member Posts: 6015 |
posted 01-31-2006 10:19 PM
Did someone find what MORGAN LOST while playing with a TASER/STUN GUN ? LOL IP: Logged |
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scram Member Posts: 2 |
posted 02-12-2006 07:49 AM
The Save the 76 Ball campaign has its own website now: http://www.savethe76ball.com Check in to meet Ray Pedersen, the ball's designer, who wants us to help SAVE HIS BALLS! and has shared some fantastic vintage photos from his personal collection. IP: Logged |
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Morgan Active Member Posts: 759 |
posted 02-12-2006 09:02 AM
Dick, keep an eye out buddy. There's a reward! IP: Logged |
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theunions Active Member Posts: 47 |
posted 02-18-2006 12:36 PM
As I type this, scram and her petition partner are preparing for a phone interview with the BBC. That's right, a national radio company from a country (never mind CONTINENT) which has never seen a 76 station in operation, let alone a 76 sphere, is legitimately interested in this story. Then it's MY turn... IP: Logged |
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theunions Active Member Posts: 47 |
posted 03-10-2006 02:47 AM
Scram appears on KTLA TV (WB affiliate) in LA the morning of March 9. Result: 100+ new signatures, all from SoCal, within the first few hours of broadcast. Now that's more like it! Streaming video: http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/video/ Lok under "news videos" - which one is self-explanatory. My 4,500 word CTO! feature article for the May issue goes in first thing in the morning... IP: Logged |
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theunions Active Member Posts: 47 |
posted 05-13-2006 07:16 PM
I'm told a feature article for which I was interviewed will run on the front page of tomorrow's Sunday L.A. Times. Stay tuned... IP: Logged |
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theunions Active Member Posts: 47 |
posted 05-14-2006 04:12 AM
And to my surprise, I got 86'ed, too: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-unocal14may14,0,6417885.story?coll=la-home-local IP: Logged |
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