Great wall of
Dave a big hit
By Layne Lakefish
Emerald Entertainment Editor
David Letterman made it fa
mous. Now it's come to cam
pus.
The 1990 Pepsi Wall of Vel
cro will be here until Friday,
raising money for Students
Against Drunk Driving and giv
ing University students the
chance to stick themselves to a
wall — for free.
This year's Pepsi promotion,
also called ‘‘Climb the Wall."
will be located outside the Uni
versity Bookstore today from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Wednesday and Thursday
it will take place from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in the EMU Fishbowl,
or the Fishbowl Terrace if
weather permits. On Friday, it
will take place at the Fishbowl
or the Terrace from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. and at the beer gardens in
the EMU’s main cafeteria from
4-7 p.m.
Students wishing to partici
pate in the "Climb the Wall"
event must first sign a release
form certifying that they are
"competent and skilled in the
activity.” and that they dis
charge Pepsi, the University.
National Field Marketing and
other involved parties from lia
hilitv.
Once a student is cleared to
participate, he or she removes
his or her shoes and puts on a
red full-body velcro suit and a
bicycle helmet.
Two spotters then lead the
jumper to a mini-trampoline
where he or she begins to
jump. After the student has
jumped to a decent height, the
spotters push the jumper into
the velcro wall. Once stuck to
the wall, the student then poses
for a complimentary instant
photo.
First seen on lAte Night with
David Letterman. the velcro
suit and velcro wall concept
has been called "unusual” and
"great fun.”
"We’ve been on the road for
a month and we'll be touring
for the rest of the year.” said
Mary Cate Kennedy, one of the
two spotters hired by National
Field Marketing for this tour.
"The reaction on campuses
is great." Kennedy added
"People say 'Oh. this is
wild.'
Although this seems to be all
fun and games, there's more to
it than that.
"Pepsi is very strong with
SADI) and MADD." said Walt
Bateman. Pepsi vending and
accounts manager, who serves
free Pepsi and Diet Pepsi sam
ples at the velcro wall display.
"This gets people out to have
fun but it's also a goodwill ges
lure. Every time we do this,
Pepsi makes a donation to
SADI) "
So, fun and chanty go nano
in hand.
"People love it (the velcro
stick) and they also love the
fact that it s tied in to SADD
and the fact that Pepsi makes a
donation,” said Matt Maloney,
the second spotter.
And what do the students
think?
"It's great man.” said Jeff
Root. "It’s so much fun."
"I had to do it — I saw it on
Letterman," said Scott Thom
as, another student.
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