No... I don't expect you to want to eat a Golden Gate shrimp cocktail and a scoop of ice cream at the same time. That doesn't sound particularly appetizing. If you wanted to though, you could do both for a total of 99 cents.

I was reading one of my favorite news article aggregation sites, Fark.com, and it listed a link to a blog article about the recent price increase of the 99-cent shrimp cocktail at the Golden Gate. I was aware of the price increase but wanted to get that blogger's take on the matter. The link went to a site called NewsFromMe.com.

The blogger on that site gives his take on the price increase from 99-cents to $1.99. He does mention it's still 99 cents if you have a GG player's card, but then goes on to lament the increase and say that it's another indication of our recession economy. Well, that might be a little bit of a stretch.

He does go on to mention an interesting history of the Golden Gate of which I was not previously aware. According to him, the Golden Gate was originally the Hotel Nevada in 1903 and had the first phone number in Nevada. The phone number was 1. Also, the hotel was called the Sal Sagev for a while (Las Vegas backward). There are some other interesting facts as well.

Free Ice Cream

On a mostly unrelated note, the NewsFromMe.com site mentions another deal for today, April 29. You can get a free scoop of ice cream at participating Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops throughout the US and Canada. To find participating shops in your area, visit the Ben & Jerry's Web site.

Unfortunately, while the first scoop is free, you'd have to pay for the other 7 scoops.

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