Summer savings! Cutting cost without cutting the fun

May 22

Written By David McNair

Summer savings! Cutting cost without cutting the fun

We had high-flying plans for this year's summer issue. We were going to shell out big bucks to jet Dave Matthews to Charlottesville to show us his favorite summer spots. Bearing in mind the rocker's green preoccupations, we were also planning to buy a bunch of carbon credits to offset adverse environmental effects of the trip.
That wasn't all! We were going to have Annie Liebowitz shoot a glossy 3-D hologram cover, and we planned a huge party at John Paul Jones Arena with an open bar and a free DMB concert.
But in view of the declining economy, our accountant, H. Poindexter Pennypincher, said no.
Okay, we said, we'll make it a cash bar.

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