KEYE, Kinky and Snackies, Oh My!
By Marketing Intern on Jun 21 Filed In Celebrities, Intern 3 Comments
Ah, the unpredictable job that is the Sweet Leaf Internship. We never know quite what’s in store for us when we walk into the Austin Sweet Leaf Headquarters, but that’s one of the things that makes this job so exciting.
Take last week for instance. Did you know that last Thursday was National Iced Tea Day? I sure didn’t–not until that day, at least. Anyway, KEYE, the local CBS station, called us that day and asked if we could do a quick spot for their show, “We Are Austin Live.” The marketing team decided to bring with them one of the Tea Snacky recipes, dishes that are made with Sweet Leaf Tea. They wanted us to tag along to film the behind the scenes action and help out, so we all piled into the Sweet Leaf Van and set sail to the studio. Everyone at KEYE was really nice, and because there was about forty minutes before they were ready to film the spot, they led us into a swank conference room to wait. However there was already someone in the conference room–someone with a big cowboy hat, black, pearl studded shirt and a cigar. Did our eyes deceive us? No! It was musician, author and former Texas governor candidate Kinky Friedman!
We learned that he was also supposed to be on the show and was waiting for his spot, just like us. After taking pictures with him, we gave him some of our new Citrus flavor tea to try and in return he gave us some pretty awesome stories. Some were interesting, some were funny, and some were probably too inappropriate to repeat on this blog. After a good conversation with Kinky, KEYE was ready, and someone led us to the filming studio where Sweet Leaf April and Sweet Leaf Charla led a terrific three-minute cooking segment. Check out the behind-the-scenes video of the shoot we took below or the official video here.
Sweet Leaf April, Sweet Leaf Ashley and Sweet Leaf Charla with Kinky Friedman!
When we finished, we packed up, said our goodbyes to Kinky, who was still waiting for his spot, and hit the road back to Sweet Leaf Headquarters.
It was only my third day on the job, and I helped out with a news segment, rode in the awesome Sweet Leaf van and met a Texas celebrity. I learned an important lesson that day: You never know what to expect here at Sweet Leaf.
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