7 Question Interview with Chad
Chad is a longtime member of our community who has gone that extra mile for his favorite soda. Not only was he the third person to join our Bulletin Board, he also created the SaveSURGE Group on MySpace. The group now has over 400 members and has served as an important means for rallying SURGE fans to campaign for the soda they love. We sat down with Chad to get his thoughts on his Hall of Fame induction:

1. How do you feel about being inducted into the SaveSURGE.org Hall of Fame?
It's awesome, I always said I should be a SaveSurge Hall of Famer, and now I finally am!

2. What makes SURGE your favorite soda?
I think what makes SURGE my favorite soda is that it was different, and when SURGE came out I was 12 so the commercials really spoke to the rebellious part of me.

3. What would you say is your greatest accomplishment as a member of our community?
Well I haven't been lucky enough to bring SURGE back for even a little bit in my area, but I started the SaveSURGE group on MySpace and we are over 400 people now, I think that is pretty awesome.

4. Describe how you felt when you realized that SURGE was no longer available in bottles and cans.
Well I kind of knew SURGE would be leaving soon, because SaveSURGE was up when SURGE was still widely available in St. Louis. So every time I had a 12 pack I would think this could be my last SURGE ever. Luckily for me though we had SURGE in fountains around me until the end of the summer last year. The second to last time I ever had SURGE I drank so much I got sick!

5. How did you feel when you found out that SaveSURGE.org was trying to bring it back?
I thought it was awesome, being that it was just about the only thing I drank besides Cherry Coke, I was more than willing to help the cause!

6. What are your thoughts regarding Vault? Have you tried it yet, and if so, do you consider it a victory for our community?
I think Vault is definitely a victory, although I do hope they tweak the formula to be even more like SURGE. When ever I found out VAULT was out in Tennessee me and two friends drove down their and bought about 70 20 oz bottles. I drank my half in about 10 days.

7. Is there anything else that you'd like to say to SURGE fans about you and your accomplishment?
I think that we need to keep pushing on VAULT and make sure it stays, as long as that happens SURGE fans will be happy. One thing I'm kind of hoping for is that they use the VAULT brand to release some extensions, something like taking the Mello Yello Afterglow formula and marketing it under VAULT.

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