Post #372960 by Thomas on Thu, Apr 10, 2008 5:12 PM

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The Palms, which has an exclusive contract with Coca Cola, had to ship in Pepsi for the Playboy founder. "And it has to be opened in front of him..."
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This reminds me of a hilarious recounting of when the Grateful Dead were on his show, "Playboy After Dark," in the book "Living With the Dead" (Scully). Owsley Stanley ("Bear") has spiked the coffee urn with LSD and people are starting to freak out:
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The show is all about achieving the ultimate after-shave attitude. Bunnies in their bunny outfits are running around with trays of hors d'oeuvres. ... One of the bunnies begins to strip. ... He [Hefner] sees his suave-to-the-max trip beginning to crumble and he freaks.
"Shel! Shel [Silverstein]!" Hefner is shouting. "What's going on? This isn't part of the script!"...
One of Shel's jobs is to make sure no one doses Hugh Hefner, which Owsley is trying like crazy to do. But Hefner only drinks Coca-Colas, sealed Coca-Colas. ... The Coca-Cola bottle-opening ritual is as elaborate as any at the Sultan's court. Hefner's valet sits on the royal stash of Coca-Cola bottles like a hen on eggs. When Hef wants a Coke, Shel goes over to the valet, who opens one and gives it to Shel, who hands it to Hef.
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So, has Hefner switched brands since then, or is Scully's recollection faulty?