Emboldened by beer and camaraderie, last Saturday night Asheville bloggers crawled out from behind their monitors and partied at the annual Extravablogiversapaloozathon, held at a not-so-secret West Asheville location. The celebration reached a fever pitch with the announcement of the BlogAsheville Awards.
Hunt’s, the well-known producer of ketchup and other tomato products, has picked up the song “Tomatoes,” by local stalwart songwriters Ménage for a national television advertising campaign. Sarah McDonald, who wrote the playful tune, said she recently caught the 15-second version on daytime television. “I saw it during a soap opera,” she says, offering up the caveat that she was tuned in because, “I’ve been glued to the TV trying to see it.”
