Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The #Budweiser #Clydesdale #Beerwagon was here! #Bookgiveaway!

Character:      Savannah Webb
Series:           Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries
Author:          Cheryl Hollon

Hi, Savannah here. The Budweiser Clydesdales were here on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg! Fifty years ago on January 1st, 1968, Great Bay Distributors started selling beer in Pinellas County.
  
Today, the 2nd and 3rd generation of founder Claude Focardi continue to operate Great Bay as a local family owned business. With 20 trucks, 30 Great Bay "family members," and a small warehouse in St. Pete to over 250 vehicles, 360 "family members," and two warehouses.

The celebration featured the famous Budweiser Clydesdales pulling a vintage beer wagon with a Dalmatian riding shotgun. 

The event started at 7 PM at Corrigan's Irish Pub and moved down to the popular bars and eateries on Central Avenue. 
Then they they turned down 1st Avenue South for a final stop at the Park & Rec. The event lasted until 9 PM, but everyone was completely captivated by the charm of those gentle giants. What a wonderful way to celebrate. Cheers to 50 years of service from the family at Great Bay Distributors and good luck for 50 more!




Have you seen them?


There's a #BOOKGIVEAWAY! Leave a comment and your email address in the form of name(AT)server(DOT)com to avoid the SPAM bots. Do this by midnight on January 25 for the chance to win your choice of a signed copy of any book in the Webb's Glass Shop Mystery Series, Pane and Suffering, Shards of Murder, Cracked to Death, or Etched in Tears. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian residents only. Winner will be notified within 48 hours after giveaway closes.





Etched in Tears released on November 28, 2017 and is available on Amazon, Nook, Kobo, and in all your favorite bookstores. It is published by Kensington Books You can also ask your library to order it for you.

About Etched in Tears


When a famous glass artist is murdered at his own exhibit, deadly secrets are put on display, and it's up to glass shop owner Savannah Webb to see through a killer's cover.

Celebrated glass artist Dennis Lansing is returning to St. Petersburg, Florida, for an exhibit at the world-renowned Salvador Dali Museum. His unique style of embedding document images in his art is at the vanguard of contemporary glasswork. But as Savannah's first boyfriend and a former apprentice to her father, Dennis's return home has her reflecting on the past--a trip down memory lane that takes a dark turn when Dennis is found murdered at the museum with an old reference letter from her father in his pocket. A search through her father's records sheds new light on Dennis's history, but it seems his present life wasn't so transparent either. Now, with a gallery of suspects to consider, it's up to Savannah to figure out who fits the mold of a murderer.


Meet the author:

Cheryl Hollon writes full time after she left an engineering career designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind the house, Cheryl and her husband George design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass and painted glass artworks.


Visit Cheryl and her books at her WebsiteFacebook or Twitter

63 comments:

  1. Veronique BoudreauJanuary 24, 2018 at 1:18 AM

    No I've never seen the horses. I would love to win a copy of "Etched In Tears",thanks for sharing! Veronica, [email protected].

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    1. Well worth it to see them if you get the chance. Good luck in the giveaway!

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  • I've never seen the Budweiser Clydesdale horses in person but think they are magnificent creatures. This series is on my TBR list and I'd be thrilled to win a copy to get acquainted with this series. suemngirl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. The Clydesdale horses are a woderful experience in person. So gentle. So BIG! Good luck in the drawing.

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  • Although I've never seen the Budweiser Clydesdales in person, seeing them is on our bucket list. Now that we are retired, I'm hoping to scratch that off our list sooner than later. We have friends that live in the St. Louis area where they appear frequently. However, work schedules of theirs or ours have prevented us from attending one of the event so far. Also, they are kept full time in Warm Springs Ranch near Boonville, Missouri which is about 150 miles west of St. Louis. So, maybe a short day trip with friends the next trip us!

    Thank you for the amazing chance to win a signed copy of one of the Webb's Glass Shop Mystery Series books! I'd very much love to read "Etched in Tears".
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. They used to keep a stable in Busch Gardens in Tampa. Sadly - no more. Good luck in the giveaway!

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  • the Budweiser/Clydesdale hitch is very impressive to see. I've seen them twice, once when I was about 12 yrs old and then a few years ago, when they appeared at our Riverboat Days celebration. I'd love to read Etched in Tears if I am lucky enough to win. dbahn(at)iw(dot)net

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    1. We've seen them more than once, but yes - very impressive. Good luck in the giveaway!

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  • There is a Anheuser-Busch plant in my state, New Hampshire. I've been on tours and when my son was little, my friend and I would bring our kids to see the Clydesdale and the Dalmatian just for fun. I believe the plant has a Clydesdale Day every year to get photos with them. I don't know if you can still visit them like I did years ago.
    scarletbegonia5858(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. We had similar access when the kids were small at the Busch Gardens plant. Good luck in the giveaway!

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