ILoveTaB.com

Hello fellow TaB drinkers!

ILovaTaB.com recently passed the 10,000 hit mark! Keep sending people to the site, we need work our way to the the top of a Google search for “tab cola.”

At Wide Awake Coffee and Tea they are offering a great deal–around $22/case plus around $6 FLAT RATE shipping! It is a miracle. Normally the cost of shipping TaB is more than the TaB itself! Looks like they are shipping to US only (minus Alaska and Hawaii)
http://store.wideawakecoffee3.com/tabdietcola2.html

A bunch of licensed TaB merchanidise has been popping up lately such as tshirt, jewlery, etc. Please check out this link to the latest TaB products.
http://www.ilovetab.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=191

Tell people to write to Glamour magazine to complain about the misinformation they are spreading about TaB!! Arg.
http://www.ilovetab.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=197

We have a new Save TaB Petition — please sign it!
http://www.ilovetab.com/guestbook/

We have added a bunch of other fun features, so please explore the site.

In addition to our ILoveTaB.com chat group on Google, message boards are now set up on the ILoveTaB.com Facebook page:

message boards on the ILoveTaB Facebook page

See you there!

I just realized there are over 90 TaB groups focused on TaB! Lots of fun, but a bit confusing.

The *OFFICIAL* ILoveTaB.com Facebook page is here:

ILoveTaB. com on Facebook

When you search for “TaB cola” on Facebook, the first result looks like an ILoveTaB.com group, but is is not. They have copied/stolen our logo and photos. I have requested that they take this information down ASAP. If they do not, I will report the group to Facebook.

Please join the real ILoveTaB.com Facebook group – the more members we have, the better!

ILoveTaB. com on Facebook

I will send out an ILoveTaB.com newsletter this week with this information as well.

Nightowl – can you please post a link to your Facebook group? Since there are 90+ results, I can’t figure out which group is yours…

Cheers,
Natalie

Hello everyone!

We have started a new chat group for TaB addicts that will replace the QuickTopic board, which has been
unfortunately attacked by spammers as of late.

This new chat group has more security features, and is easy to use — we hope everyone joins in!

To visit and join the new ILoveTaB Chat Group, click here

Here are more details about the chat group:

You can join the group by clicking the following URL:

Join ILoveTaB Chat

Access to the group on the web requires a Google Account. If you don’t have a Google Account set up yet, you’ll first need to create an account before you
can access the group. You can create an account at:

Create a Google account

Cheers,
Natalie & Chris
info@ilovetab.com

http://www.ilovetab.com

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To unsubscribe from QuickTopic (and to hopefully reduce the amount of junk email you receive, go to the following link:
http://www.quicktopic.com/7/X/GeZaK8kAmfx

Unfortunately due to tons of spam-bots, we have had to add some additional security to ILoveTaB.com. In addition to temporarily restricting new user registration, we have closed the message boards until we can come up with a fix.

If you would like to register, or have any questions, please contact us at:
info@ilovetab.com.

Thanks for all your patience!

Cheers,
Natalie & Chris

ILoveTaB.com member Jennifer, aka Miss Pop Rocks, recently mentioned ILoveTaB.com on her blog (September 24, 2007).

Please click here to read the article.

“My name is Miss Pop Rocks, and I’m a Tab addict. I just wanted you to know that. And I wanted you to know that it’s safe to admit that you may be a Tab addict too.

Tab. Just saying the name makes me feel cuter. And thinner. Tab. That delicious manna from Heaven that keeps your waistline trim and comes in an adorable little pink can. Pink!

Of course, loving the totally 80s diet soda comes with its challenges. There are only a few Krogers near my house that carry it, and I have yet to find a restaurant in the Houston area that offers it. During the lunch break at my place of employment, I’m forced to listen to such comments as, “Oh my God, do they still make Tab?�, “Are you seriously drinking Tab?� and, from the younger set, “What’s Tab?� I was starting to feel alone, lost, and out of place.

Then I found http://www.ilovetab.com, a Web site devoted to the joy that is the Tab product. And suddenly all was right with the world again.

According to http://www.ilovetab.com, I am in the company of such celebs as Andy Warhol, Mary Louise Parker, Kellie Martin, Rachael Ray, Tori Spelling, and Houston’s own ZZ Top. In addition, I discovered that Tab has been name-checked and spotted in such films as “Fletch Lives,� “Airplane II,� and every one of the Austin Powers movies. In the novel “Less Than Zero,� by Bret Easton Ellis, there’s a mention of Tab in at least three places, and the drink also pops up in the recent Pulitzer Prize winning “Middlesex� by Jeffrey Eugenides (page 335 to be exact).

I was informed by my Tab friends that despite nasty urban myths to the contrary, Tab does not give you cancer! (Not that that would have stopped me from drinking it.) There are even links on the site that connect you to places that sell super cute Tab tees.

So to my fellow Tab lovers, never fear. The next time someone makes fun of you for drinking Tab, roll your eyes and remind them that you’re not alone. Remember, ZZ Top drinks Tab, too. ”

Thanks Jennifer!

Update: The site is now fixed!

We were making some improvements to ILoveTaB.com, and the sight started acting a little funny. Please hang in there!

Unfortuantely, we are now on vacation, so will not be able to spend time on the site until the end of August.

In the meantime, please use the “Search” feature to find information.

Cheers,
Natalie

Greetings from ILoveTaB!

We have some exciting new developments….

• Jeri, a new TaB Hall of Fame member (and designer of our first custom TaB products!)
• Lorraine, a new TaB Hall of Fame member
• Custom and exclusive TaB products for sale!
• ILoveTaB.com email addresses for sale (with a free gift of TaB M&Ms and TaB stickers!)
• New Messagboard and Forums — now only one account (one username and password) is required to access and participate in all sections of the ILoveTaB.com site.

  We are slowly working on transitioning the information on the old board to the new.

  Any suggestions, comments, and questions are welcome!

  Cheers,
  Natalie & Chris

The old messageboard system was been taken over by spammers. Arg! Fortunately, we found a new system that integrates fully with the site!

Link to new messageboard forums

Please note: Your old messageboard username and information will no longer be valid.

To post on the new messageboard forums, please use your username and registration for this main site. If you have not registered, please click here to register. To login, click here.

We will be working to transfer the information from the old messageboard, but in the meantime, click here to search and view the old forums.

Thanks,
Natalie & Chris

Thanks so much to the following for their support!

Janet McKensey

Happy 2007! With this newsletter we want to highlight a few new features and articles on the site. We also encourage you to continue to contribute to ILoveTaB.com.

• We are now offering ILoveTaB.com email addresses!
• Subscribe to the ILoveTaB.com RSS feed, and you can know immediately when new content is added to ILoveTaB.com.
• We have two vintage TaB commercials. TaB is for beautiful people, 1982 and TaB, it’s a “mindsticker”.
• A TaB Collectible section (I am working to add items from our gallery to this section. Please feel free to contribute here! And another section on TaB Merchandise that is currently available.
• Read about new TaB Hall of Fame member Tom.
• We have lots of new pictures in gallery, including some fun Clip Art.
• We have a great search function for all your TaB questions.
• In addition to our regular ILoveTaB.com domain
  name, we are now also located at TaBTaBCola.com

Since the site is still new(ish), we expect that there might be a few bugs and mistakes — please let us know if you have trouble finding something, if something doesn’t work, or you have general comments about the site.

To register at ILoveTaB.com blog and contribute pictures/articles/etc to ILoveTaB.com, you can click here.

Also, we are working on compiling a comprehensive list of areas that are TaB-less. If TaB is not available in your area, please let us know.

Cheers,
Natalie & Chris

We hope everyone is doing well. With this newsletter we want to highlight a few new features and articles on the site. We aslo encourage you to continue to contribute to ILoveTaB.com.

• Great news — TaB was saved in Pennsylvania!
• Subscribe to the ILoveTaB.com RSS feed, and you can know immediately when new content is added to ILoveTaB.com
• Check out the fictional Generation TaB Movie.
• Read Coke’s statement about the difference between TaB and TaB Energy. Also check out some great TaB Energy Cocktail recipes submitted by an ILoveTaB.com member.
• Use the Complain-O-Matic
  to generate letters to a TaB-less area (Oklahoma and Canada need your help!)

• Read about new TaB Hall of Fame members Patti, Jeremy, Jen, and Alan.
• We have lots of new pictures in gallery, including some fun Clip Art.
• Here is a sampling of the new articles that have been added in the past 6 months:
  • Sweet Nothing – The Triumph of Diet Soda
  • Devotees go far to keeps tabs on diet pop
  • Dwindling supply has TaB fanatics searching everywhere for their cola
  • The vending machines that time forgot
  • The plight of the TaB addict (in Canada)
• We have a great search function for all your TaB questions.
• In addition to our regular ILoveTaB.com domain name, we are now also located at TaBTaBCola.com

Since the site is still new, we expect that there might be a few bugs and mistakes — please let us know if you have trouble finding something, if something doesn’t work, or you have general comments about the site.

To register at ILoveTaB.com, you can click here.

Also, we are working on compiling a comprehensive list of areas that are TaB-less. If TaB is not available in your area, please let us know.

Cheers,
Natalie & Chris

We upgraded our software, and the TaB Image Gallery is looking a little funny… Please bear with us while we work out the kinks!

We are proud to announce the new ILoveTaB.com!

We have added a lot more information about TaB. More importantly, the site is now completely interactive. We want other TaB-addicts to contribute their pictures, articles, and comments directly to the site.

Since the site is new, we expect that there might be a few bugs and mistakes — please let us know if you have trouble finding something, if something doesn’t work, or you have general comments about the site.

Click here to read more…

1. Click on the title of the article/post (in this example, “Scrooged”)

2. Leave a reply or comment

1. Register by clicking here

2. Login

3. To write a new article/post, click on “Write” on the top of the screen.

4. Then write your article! Make sure to proofread what you have written, and put your article in a category (or multiple categories if applicable). Try and make the article match the current articles in the category, if possible.

5. Click “Save”

6. After ILoveTaB.com approves the article, it will be posted immediately. If your article doesn’t appear on the site within 48 hours, send us an email.

7. To manage and edit the articles you have written, click on “Manage” second from the left.

Who are we?

Well, two hard core TaB junkies. Natalie began drinking TaB at a very young age, due to her mother’s addiction (it tends to run in families). In 1993 Chris and Natalie met, and a co-dependant relationship blossomed! From nursing hangovers with TaB to pulling all-nighters studying for exams with our trusty pink cans, we went through it all.

We were lucky then, since TaB was widely available in our hometowns and school. (Although Chris did mount a lengthy battle to convince the school to sell six-packs on the main campus.)

What is ILoveTaB.com?

This is the fourth incarnation of our TaB site. In 1996 we created the first web site for TaB addicts to come together and talk about their experiences, addictions, and search for the increasingly-rare TaB. We got a fantastic response from TaB addicts across the globe!

Many many cases of TaB later, we decided to spruce up our site. TaB addicts are dying off–Natalie’s mother has even given it up! This means that TaB is at extreme risk of disappearing off the shelves–forever!

We need to let Coca-Cola know that as long as they make TaB, we will be here to drink it.

Cheers, and glad to have you here,

Natalie & Chris

Chris is in his 12th year of TaB addiction. He met Natalie–and TaB–as a student at Duke University. He has been lugging those little pink cans with him ever since. He currently stores his belongings in San Francisco and Madrid, but can’t seem to decide which one is home. (There is more TaB in Spain, but it tastes funny. And he can’t understand anyone.) He works as a web programmer, mostly for Trekmail.com. He studies Spanish, has lost at least 3 years of his life to Google, has way too many houseplants and is always obsessed with some new piece of trivia. (Some recent topics: Citicorp Tower and The Walking Snakehead Fish.)

Natalie has been a TaB drinker for over 16 years, and also is responsible for co-founder Chris’ addiction. She is originally from northern California, but has lived in Tokyo, Atlanta, Durham, Seattle, and Los Angeles before settling in the Bay Area. Though her interest and dedication to TaB has held fast, her career interests have unfortunately not been quite as clear. Bouncing from working in a nursing home, to hanging up countless bras in Victoria’s Secret, to pursuing her PhD in Molecular Biology, she has tried it all. For the past several years Natalie has worked as a freelance makeup artist, a career choice that so far seems to be “sticking.” [update – well, now Natalie is going into DNA forenscis, maybe this will work). Besides TaB, makeup, and genetic engineering, Natalie loves ice skating, playing games, taking polaroid pictures, and questing for the perfect bottle of $8 champagne. Cheers! Natalie’s Friendster profile is here – add her as a friend!

Special thanks to our friends and family for putting up with our endless TaB talk and demands of disproportionate fridge space.

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