A delicious, not-overly-sweet throne of yummy lies. With Pepsi as its jester.
Dr. Pepper is the right answer though.
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Yeah, he was DEAN til almost the end, when he switched.
There is a really cool Signature DimeSlime Bass for sale on Reverb at Essex Music Studio in England that he gifted to BeefCake of Gwar, that was used in a Gwar Video and tour. There were three or 6 made. I think he gave one to Marilyn Manson’s bass player and I can’t think of the other person, maybe Fieldy of Korn…
You can watch the video on YouTube or reverb.
Well, here is the Reverb listing.
Yeah, one went to Twiggy Rameriz of Marilyn Manson, and the other to Beefcake, id doesn’t say in the listing who the other went to, I think it may have said somebody else in the video, but I have not watched it in a while.
It is at the end of the pictures.
If money was not object, I would own this.
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Coke is made in the Jungle hills of Columbia and Brazil and Peru and Argentina, etc…
Organic.
And it sits on a throne of money and blood.
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that is why I said at the time XD this was before he went back to Dean MLs.
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Yeah, I fully understood what you were saying.
And the ESSEX listing is Washburn
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You mean in the caffeine department, @howard ? 
Cheers
Joe
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Taste!
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I thought I had a “caffeine” chart somewhere in my gazillions of computer files. I found a saved .html of a 1994 post to multiple newsgroups (alt.drugs.caffeine, alt.coffee, rec.food.drink.coffee, alt.answers, rec.answers, news.answers), titled “All you wanted to know about caffeinated beverages,” which contained a list, based on data from the National Soft Drink Association.
Then I checked online, and found this more recent list, with sources of the National Soft Drink Association, US Food and Drug Administration, Bunker and McWilliams, Pepsi, Slim-Fast.
Interestingly (to me, at least), here are the stats for mgs. of caffeine in 12 oz. cans for the drinks discussed so far in this topic:
Soft Drink. . . . . 1994. . . . . Now
Coca-Cola. . . . . . 45.6 . . . . .34.0 (Classic, but all varieties were about the same)
Pepsi Cola . . . . . 37.2 . . . . . 37.5 (varieties were about the same)
Dr. Pepper. . . . . .39.6. . . . . .41.0 (showed Diet with same amount, no other varieties)
Note the turnaround for Coke and Dr. Pepper over the years. Pepsi has pretty much stayed with the same amount of caffeine, and Coke has made the biggest change.
I rarely indulge in soft drinks these days, and find it hard when I do at a take-out place (for example) to find my preference of Dr. Pepper as a choice, either fountain or in bottles. Instead, Mr. Pibb is offered (40.8 mg. in 1994, 40.0 now). I do not tolerate caffeine well, and never have, so I’m also not a big coffee drinker.
I always thought Dr. P. had more caffeine than Coke & Pepsi, which is now the case, but wasn’t back then.
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Pepsi Max (which is amazing) is up there with Mt.Dew. Just below the “energy drink” range.
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I’ll just inject that the word for soda in parts of the south is coke.
Waitress: what would you like to drink?
Me: I’d like a coke
Waitress: what kind?
Me: orange
And you get an orange soda.
I just revisited this thread, only to discover the debate about Pepsi vs Coke vs Dr Pepper rages on. I didn’t realize this was such an important bass question. 
Here’s my opinion on that subject: It’s all sugar water that will rot your teeth, give you kidney stones, and possibly a stomach ulcer.
There’s a reason why trucks that carry the syrup are required to display the hazmat, “corrosive” placard.
However, since Sara prefers Pepsi over Coke, and @John_E works for PepsiCo, I’ll vote for Pepsi as far as soft drinks go. Beer is my first choice though. 
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Since I lost part of my stomach I am off soda mostly. it’s a bit caustic for my new plumbing.
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In the lists I referenced, “Jolt” was 100 mg. for 12 oz. in 1994, now shows as 160 for 16 oz. Neither has Pepsi Max at this time, but they do have others.
I remember not liking it when Sunkist Orange started adding caffeine, as it hadn’t had it before, and it was one option if one wanted a decaffeinated soft drink (apparently Minute Maid Orange still does not have caffeine). I think most of the fruit flavors (grape, orange, lemon-lime as in 7up or Sprite) you used to be able to count on to not contain caffeine. But, all things must change.
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Thus, my comment right above yours…
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This will be my last contribution for the Coke/Pepsi/Dr. Pepper subject:
What Do You Call Soft Drinks? (map by county in the U.S.)
I’m from the northeast, and it was always “soda.” My husband is from the midwest where it is still “pop.” I also have called it “soda pop,” or “soft drink,” but those aren’t terms they surveyed for.
Just to stay on the bass topic,
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That’s why I was asking @howard by what he meant above . . .
Thanks, @Never2Late
All in all, Coke has the lowest caffeine, then.
Cheers
Joe
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I’m from Chicago and we called it Pop or Soda Pop when I was growing up. Now after having lived in a dozen different cities and a few regions of the country, I just refer to it as soda or soft drink.
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I respectfully think as in most things the answer is moderation. If you occasionally drink a sugary drink that’s fine.
Drink a lot of it and it should come as no surprise that there are increased health risks associated ie diabetes, heart disease. This is not news.
You have one body and one go round the track. YMMV. I’m more conscious of this as I age 
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You da best!!!
PS - I don’t touch the stuff!
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Neither does Crush
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