Peep-o-Rama
No, it’s not “Peeps: The Musical” (although I desperately want to write the book and lyrics for that one) but it’s almost as good. It’s
And it’s coming to a neighborhood near some of us!
The first Peeps & Co. store is scheduled to open at National Harbor in Prince George’s County in November in a prime 3,500-square-foot location that sits, according to a news release, directly in front of Seward Johnson’s 100-foot statue “The Awakening” — an enormous giant crawling out of the earth.
Apparently this siting concerns some people.
Actually, said Marc Menick, vice president of retail for National Harbor developer Peterson Cos., it’s not directly in front of the famous statue. It’s a full 100 steps away. And he was quick to point out that Peterson has “full control” over the exterior aesthetic of the Peeps store, he said
Your correspondent is offended by this sniffy attitude. “The Awakening” is pretty kitschy is of itself (when it’s not scaring small children and other tender minded individuals). Not even Peeps rendered in Lennox china can compete. Which is not to say that I would not chortle immoderately if they competed with a “The Hatching” or the “A-Peepening” as featured entered in one of the Washington Post’s Peep Show competitions.)
HT: A. L. Zambone, whose interest in Peeps, like mine, developed from the fact that they were the decorative element on our birthday cakes (he:chicks; me:bunnies). He writes that he expects a Crispy welcoming delegation at and a report on the opening. I selflessly volunteer.
