Boone's Farm, the cheap wine (alcohol) product has a "fan club" site whose quotes/pictures supporting teens as a target for advertising to and encouraging its use of their additive drug products. . . . http://www.boonesfarm.net/fans.html From their site is this deceptive disclaimer: . . "I remember drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Wine in High School while I was dating a guy named Randy. He drank MD 20/20 while driving. Good Times!" - Sandie [Josh's mom]" . ~~~ Boone's Farm is a flavored wine or malt beverage product produced in Modesto, California by E & J Gallo Winery . . ~~~~ . . . . . It's obvious that E & J Gallo Winery are behind this fan club site. Not even a good try Ernest! BACK TO ALCOHOL THE NARCOTIC ORGANIZATION
11/21/08 by LBS
www.boonesfarm.net is more than likely posed as a "fan club" sponsored by Boone's Farm (E & J Gallo) and is a cover to avoid taking responsibility for their shameful advertising and endorsement of marketing to teenagers.
Here is the link of under-legal-aged looking college students drinking this drug product.
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"*The Boone's Farm Fan Club does not support underage drinking."
(yeah right)
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Other quotes from their "testimonials" page
"Back when I was in high school, we used to buy Boone's farm on Wednesday nights when the blind guy was working at the liquor store. We had to drink it with straws to finish it before mom got home from Bingo." - Ken (San Antonio, TX)
"When the wife and I have a party, and we bring out the Boone's people say 'Do they still make that? I drank that in High School' and I tell them that it still taste just as good." - Greg "
"It is consdered a A low-end fortified wine, is any of a class of inexpensive fortified wines that are popular among college students in the United States for the quick inebriation they deliver[1]."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-end_fortified_wine
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ATN wrote a complaint letter to E & J Gallo Winery and they replied that they forwarded the ATN complaint to a "department" then the next day I received a reply from the "fan club" instead of from E & J Gallo Winery Company.
ATN had requested to know the name and location of the fan club that is promoting the teen drug use of their product but was never answered directly. Instead I received this reply:
"Just to be clear, this is just the Boone's Farm Fan Club. We do not
produce Boone's Farm.
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Second, the Boone's Farm Fan Club in no way condones or supports
underage drinking. Pursuant to your concerns, we have added a
disclaimer to the fan submitted testimonial you pointed out to us.
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Third, I notice your website has a quote "What forbid us to tell the
truth, laughingly", Horace: satires.
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I thought you may be interested in another quote from Horace:
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"Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul, gives being to
our hopes, bids the coward flight, drives dull care away, and teaches
new means for the accomplishment of our wishes."
Horace Roman philosopher, (65-8 BC)"
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Sincerely,
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Boone's Farm Fan Club"
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ATN would like to recognize that we've learn a lot since the year 8 BC.
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