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Jughead here. I read Archie's post – looking for spelling mistakes mostly – and he's right. Nobody at Corporate asked anyone in Riverdale for their input before they turned Steven Butler loose with a box of pencils. As for MY new looks? I can let that slide. I've never been caught up in my looks, unlike a certain raven haired friend – and no, I don't mean Veronica – I was talking about Reggie.

The worst thing they could do to me is take away my hat – and I don't think THAT's gonna happen! All those years of running away from Ethel have made me pretty fast.

Arch and I were at Corporate the other day and one of The Suits said they were thinking of making me "vegan." I said, "No thanks, I already go to church with my Mom and Dad." The Suit laughed. THEN he told me that what vegan means – they DON'T EAT MEAT!!! Incredible! No offense to you vegans out there, but I AIN'T one!!! I mean, how could I live on just pickles, lettuce, tomatoes and onions? Okay, I guess fries are veggies, too, but I gotta have a burger… chicken… a fish every now and then!

Bottom line: If there's no meat on my bun, I ain't eating it.

My thoughts,

Jughead

Hi, it’s me.

I want to thank all you out there for standing up for me and my burgers. I really dig all the comments… WAY TOO COOL!!!

I did happen to see an issue of “Bad Bum P.2”. I have one thing to say:

I know how to shave!

Oh yeah, Nick St. Clair is a bully and a thief and has no business in Riverdale. Okay, that’s like 3 things, but who’s counting.

My Thoughts,

Jughead

Jug Here –

Well, I guess you’ve heard Archie has everything taken care of for Betty’s big day. What’s he doing? Guys, he hasn’t told me a thing. I sure hope he gets this one right… but you all know Arch.

So, will he do good? Or will he blow it? Let me know what you think.

Thanks

Jughead

Jughead Here.

Summer is one of my four favorite seasons of the year.

You know why? Grilling Out!

There is nothing finer then the smell of a burger sizzling on the grill. Except eating it. A little garlic salt, a dash of onion seasoning, then flame that burger up! I know Betty likes grilled chicken, but she doesn’t turn her nose up at one of my burgers. This is a little known fact, but outside of Pop Tate and maybe Betty, I’m probably the best outdoor cook in Riverdale.

Like I said, Betty loves grilled chicken. Now Archie, he’s a bratwurst man with just enough hot mustard to make it bite back. And Ronnie? Well she’s the hardest to cook for. She likes veggies cooked in a tinfoil bag - corn on the cob, new potatoes, bell peppers, stuff like that. I’m a big fan of corn on the cob myself, but with everything cooking in that tinfoil you never know when it’s done. Reggie will only eat steak and it has to be a T-bone, medium rare with a touch of barbeque sauce.

So, I’m thinking of having a cookout for the Archie gang at Riverdale Park on the Fourth of July. It will be BYOF (bring your own food) but I’ll do all the cooking. Pop Tate’s is closed that day; I know Pop would love to have someone else do the cooking for a change.

I’m going to need some help though. That’s where you all come in. Tell me:

1. What’s your favorite food for the grill, and

2. How do you like it cooked?

Bring those suggestions on and I’ll throw one of the best cookouts Riverdale has ever seen.

Thanks Ahead of Time for the Help.

Jug

I’ve got to find Archie and talk to him. The poor guy thinks he really messed up Betty's Birthday - but he didn’t. This is what happened. Archie got Betty… ah… this is gonna take forever. Just go on over to Betty’s Blog and find out what happened. Archie did a great job, he just doesn’t know it.

Sometimes my best friend is sure dense.

If you happen to see Archie let him know I’m looking for him.

Thanks

Jug

Jug Here

The cookout was a lot of hard work but, boy, did I have fun! I’m not sure how much food we grilled. I did try every one of your suggestions though and you’re right - grilled lobster IS the best! Pop Tate got a sun burn on top of his bald head – THAT never happens in the restaurant. And Archie’s dad SANG while he cooked. 70’s disco, no less. Pretty weird.

Two things went wrong. Well, one thing went wrong and we did one thing twice - never mind – here’s what happened.

The cookout was sort of “dual purpose” – we celebrated the 4^th and it was also a birthday party for Midge. My idea. I thought it was a good one. Moose had this huge ice-cream cake and we all brought gifts. Well, when the bikers showed up after the ride, we started singing the birthday song for Midge - only thing, she wasn’t there. She had gone to the hospital to check on Ronnie.

So when Midge finally did show up, we sang happy birthday AGAIN. This really mixed Moose up. He thought he should get her ANOTHER ice cream cake because the first one melted in the sun. Unfortunate. But Midge talked to him - in the way only Midge can - and Moose was fine.

What went wrong? I burned Ronnie’s veggies. You just can’t see through those tin foil bags. She didn’t make it though, so all was cool.

After the cookout we all took Ron a bowl of melted ice cream – which was once Midge’s cake. Then we sat around and told her she would be fine. Ron can be a tad melodramatic from time to time.

I hope YOU had a tasty 4^th.

Juggy

Jug Here

Boy, am I beat! After I washed all the tablecloths (Mom helped – thanks, Mom) I took them back to Mr. Bee with a big thank you and a piece of Midge’s refrozen birthday cake.

That was about it. I basically napped the rest of the day.

I guess outside of eating, napping is one of my favorite things. I mean, I like to do other stuff, like hanging with my friends and cooking - HA HA - but my Number ONE Thing would be –

EATING.

You know mine, so what is the Number ONE Thing YOU like to do?

Let me know.

Jughead

Jug Here

Boy, am I beat! After I washed all the tablecloths (Mom helped – thanks, Mom) I took them back to Mr. Bee with a big thank you and a piece of Midge’s refrozen birthday cake.

That was about it. I basically napped the rest of the day.

I guess outside of eating, napping is one of my favorite things. I mean, I like to do other stuff, like hanging with my friends and cooking - HA HA - but my Number ONE Thing would be –

EATING.

You know mine, so what is the Number ONE Thing YOU like to do?

Let me know.

Jughead

Jug Here

When I talked to Patty at the cookout on the Fourth, she told me The Reg is just about ready to launch his blog. Know what he’s calling it? "Reginald’s Corner" - is that a HOOT or what!? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I mean it could be just fine… NOT!!! HA HA.

Can’t wait to see it.

Jughead

Jug Here

I just got a quick glimpse of the cover of Betty & Veronica Digest #153 with Nick the Jerk. I’m getting a little tired of him.

Yawn

Juggy

Jughead Here

I’m just way too excited… and for someone who does not get excited, that’s saying something. YOU KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY? The Riverdale Fair is next week and I have to go into training. Yep… Me. Training. I'm entering three contests:

• The pie eating contest (boy, I hope it’s not rhubarb again)

• The ice-cream eating contest (can you say BRAIN-FREEZE?)

AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST…

• The hotdog eating contest (I should have won last year, but who knew Takeru Kobayashi was in town?)

I’m going over to see if Pop Tate will sponsor me this year.

Jughead

Jug Here

Pop Tate is going to sponsor me in the in the Pie Eating Contest AND the Ice-cream Eating Contest. But he said to be fair to everyone, he’s going to sponsor Moose in the Hotdog Eating Contest. Oh well, two out of three ain’t bad.

Now, down that rigorous road of training…

See You Around

Juggy

Jug Here

Guess What??? You’re not going to believe this. Not only am I in all three of the eating contests - I’ve been asked to judge the Jam & Jelly entries in this year’s “Home & Garden Show” at the fair. How COOL is that? ME A JUDGE!!! Jughead the Judge!!! That even sounds cool!

Thanks for the Read

Jug the Judge

Jughead Here

Well, with Archie’s help I’m up to my eyeballs in training. Pop Tate told me I could redeem myself from my Akron fiasco (Jughead #182) by winning the ice-cream or the pie eating contest. If I win, he will still tear-up my tab.

I said, “But what about the hotdog eating contest?”

Pop said NOPE! Moose was his guy in the hotdog contest. Then he told me that famed competitive eater, Dave "Coondog" O'Karma is going to be there and I did not have a chance anyway.

Pop may be right, but as many of you know, no one can take a brain freeze like The Jug, so the ice-cream eating part is in the bag. And as long as I don’t get a rhubarb pie, Coach Clayton will be my only real competition in the pie eating contest.

WISH ME LUCK!!!!

Juggy

 Jug Here

Sorry I haven’t posted much. I’m in “serious training mode.” My stomach is in top competitive form now and I’m feeling pretty good about my chances.

Keep those good thoughts comin’ my way!

Jug

  Jughead Here

Congrats to Moose for his terrific win in the hotdog eating contest. And congrats to Coach Clayton for his great victory in the pie eating contest. GREAT JOB GUYS!!!

You all knew I was judging the “Jelly and Jam” entries in the Home & Garden Show at the fair. Well, I gave the Gold Cup to the Lodge’s chef, Gaston. Oh my Gosh!!! His “Tropical Ambrosia Marmalade” was like… well words escape me. It was the most perfect thing I will ever eat this side of Heaven. WAY TO GO GASTON!!!

Hats off to Betty! She took 1^st place with her Riverdale Pet’s Scrap Book and a very close 2^nd place win with her Apple Crumb Brown Sugar Pie, (from first hand experience, it was delicious).

I would also like to congratulate Ethel for winning 2^nd place, and Dilton for his 3^rd place win in the talent contest. Dilton’s dancing robot looked like the tin man in the Wizard of Oz. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Reg won 1^st. I guess he was okay.

And yes, I won the Ice Cream eating contest. I would like to thank Archie for all his hard work while coaching me. And last, but always FIRST PLACE in my book, I want to thank ALL OF YOU!!! Without your support it would have been a hollow victory.

Juggy

J-Man Here… (thanks Monica)

Pop is the best. He tore-up my tab for winning the ice-cream eating contest. I WAS wearing one his t-shirts, but so was Moose and Coach Clayton.

All three of us are doing a photo shoot at Pop’s on Thursday. I’m not real good at this publicity stuff (more up Ronnie’s alley) but anything for Pop.

I want to thank you all again for the great support you showed.

YOU'RE ALL THE BEST!!!!

Thanks again

J-Man

 Jug here with a newsflash -

Ronnie called and asked if I would like to be in charge of food and help Gaston cook on a camping trip. I get to help pick the main course for each meal and work with Gaston to get it all ready. THEN I GET TO EAT IT!!! This is like a Juggy Dream come true.

TOO MUCH FUN

Jug

 Juggy Here from Campsite #1

I’ve never been able to buy more goodies, fun food, awesome snacks, and connoisseur cuisine, then I did with Gaston while getting all the stuff for this camping trip.

BEST PART… outside of test-eating everything Gaston prepares, I get to RIDE in a Luxury air-conditioned SUV while all the others have to paddle their way to the next meal.

Dilton sets up camp with all his push button gadgets, Gaston cooks and cleans, while I get to sit back and relax.. and taste all the great food.

What a Holiday

Juggy

 Jug here from Campsite #2

Many of you may not know this, but usually I’m not a big fan of camping. Too many bugs, not enough good food, and way too much hard work.

But this is a Jughead camping trip dream. You wanna know what Gaston made for dinner tonight? Check this out:

• Appetizer: Smoked Fish Plate – salmon and trout with dill crème fraiche, capers and potato pancakes

• Salad: Watercress with toasted barley and balsamic marinated strawberries with strawberry peppercorn vinaigrette

• Entrée: Smoked Prime Rib with Squash Casserole

• Dessert: Gaston’s Seven Layer Chocolate Dream Cake

I could do this for the rest of the summer.

RONNIE, YOU ARE ONE AWESOME FRIEND.

Jughead

  Hi

This is kind of sad for me. It’s our last night out. In the morning after breakfast we’re not heading to the next camp sight because a big rain storm is due here tomorrow. We’re heading home and I guess we start getting ready for school.

This has been a great way to end summer vacation.

Thank you again Ronnie.

Jughead

We’re back (yawn)

The trip was a blast but it’s good to be home. After all that hard labor I need to work in a few naps before school starts.

It has been a wild summer, so I’m thinking school may be just the ticket to quiet things down around here.

The only wild cards I can see are the trio from Bad Boy Trouble: Nick the Stick-in-the-Mud and the faux Ron and Betts. With everything else that has been going on, we haven’t heard much from those three lately.

Gotta Go

NAP TIME

Jughead

Me again

It would appear that Mr. Perfect - Reginald Mantle has flown the coup. No one has seen or heard from him since we all got back. I think the gang is forming a search party.

(Yawn) I say, “Why bother?” Nothing bad ever happens to guys like Reggie. They fall off a bridge and into a pot-of-gold.

They lose their car keys and go out and buy a whole new car.

Leave him alone and he’ll show up. I promise.

Jug

Hi guys.

If you guessed Reggie you were right.

There I was eating a burger and drinking a shake…the only one left in town because everyone else was out LOOKING FOR REGGIE!!!!

I was just taking the last slurp on my shake when in HE walks with a great tan and a giant smile. He told me what a grand time he had.

Reggie said he decided to ditch us when he ran into a group of girls kayaking down the same river. Said he spent the whole weekend kayaking with them - after all, there were no other guys and they needed someone to protect them out there in the wilderness.

Now, some of you thought what I said about Reggie was mean. Gang I, Jughead Jones, have not one mean bone in my body. I really do LOVE everyone (well almost everyone). But I am a realist and I’ve known Reggie a long time.

So, I’m sorry if some of you thought I was mean. I just knew not to fritter away my time looking for someone who (1) had not vanished and (2) was all right.

The Very Caring (Especially About All of YOU)!!!

Jughead Jones.

I found out Archie (per Coach Clayton) is trying to get me to join the Cross Country Team.

I have only one question. WHY???!!!

I mean, I can run if I have to. Like, if I'm late for dinner… If I’m trying to get to Pop’s before he closes… Or, if that certain someone is chasing me.

Outside of that… No thanks. Besides I need to catch up on my rest before school starts.

Jug

 Actually, I found him.

I figured there is nothing worth hiding from your best friend for. As I thought, he tried talking me into joining the cross country team. But I told him that running cross country was not my thing.

We chatted for a long time and he understood. Arch is not as dense as some think (well about girls he is).

Anyway Archie will talk to Coach Clayton and I can get ready for school with that off my shoulders.

The Way Too Happy

Jughead

Me again,

There has been way too much stuff going on for me. It all makes me just a little uncomfortable.

Reggie is showing his new car off all over town.

Arch and Betty are running morning, noon and night.

Veronica is shopping more than the average 10 people could (she has a gift for it.)

And the rest of the gang is scrambling around trying to get all their stuff ready for school.

Yawn!!! I think I’ll take a nap.

CYA Around

Jug.

Jug here.

My buddy Archie is about to take a long dive off the short end of the pool. Archie asked me this morning if I heard about the “Back to School Dance.”

Told him, “Nope not a thing and I like it that away.”

Archie said Betty told him about it while they were running the other day.

He then said he was going to check with Ronnie to see if anyone has asked her yet.

I told him he was better off leaving town that night. It would save him a lot of grief. He just looked at me kind of funny and gave me that blank smile of his.

Will he ever learn?

Guess Not!!!

Juggy

Hi There

This is too great!!!!

Ronnie called to let me know about her back to school pool party. But the best part is… I get yet another awesome meal from GASTON.

I’m not sure if I have many heroes, but I know I have at least two:

Gaston and Pop Tate!

When, or if, I ever grow up (hope I don’t) I want to be a cross between those two. They both sure know how to COOK!

Can’t wait for the party.

Jughead.