I have a confession, gum chews.

Sometimes I feel the need to crow.

You may be familiar with a pretty witty ditty on that very subject from the musical Peter Pan… “I Gotta Crow!” Er er er errrrrrr! No? Oh.

Other times, I feel the urge to twist and shout. Or sing out loud. Or maybe even toot my own horn. OFTEN. It’s great! 

But I can honestly say, as your humble chewing gum mascot, I have never, ever chirped or tweeted. That is, not until I got my very own TWITTER ACCOUNT!

It’s true, it’s true! Now I’m tweeting up a storm.

Granted I’m never entirely sure I’m doing it right. So come join me, and we can tweet together! You can find me at Twitter.com/gleeguy. 

Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta TWEET! Tweet tweet tw- tweet…

Hi gum chews!

Did you see the July – August Glee Gum Newsletter yet? If not, check it out right here! And if you like what you read, don’t forget to subscribe!

Either way, take the opportunity to test your creativity with our brand new contest: Design a Glee Tee! 

Everyone always asks if we have a Glee tee. We don’t, mainly because nobody here can figure out what the heck to put on it. My suggestion? ME!

But certain parties at Verve HQ don’t think that I should be ALL you see…

That’s where you come in! Please send us your idea for a great Glee Gum tee shirt, be it artsy, silly, inspired or just downright Glee-ful! The winning design will be featured in this very blog and in the next issue of the newsletter. The winning designer will get fame, glory and a fully loaded Glee Gum Dispenser! And if the design is really dazzling, it may even be printed on a new run of Glee tees. Yippee!

Don’t forget to read the fine print: To enter the “Design a Glee Tee” Contest, send your design along with your name, email address and zip code to Verve, inc. by August 15, 2009. You can email the design as an attachment (PDF or JPG) to gleeguy@gleegum.com, scan and fax it to 401-272-1204, or send it by snail mail to Verve, inc., 305 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02907. To be eligible for consideration, designs must be original (though use of the Glee logo and mascot is strongly encouraged!) Two-color designs are preferable. There is no limit to the number of designs you can send. 

Have a wonderful weekend! I plan to spend it alternately jumping for joy and bouncing with Glee. Gonna burn a LOT of calories!

Golly gee, I can’t believe how many folks wrote poems for me!

There were so many great submissions to the Glee May-June ’09 Poetry Contest that it was almost impossible to pick just three winners. From beginning to end, I loved all that everyone penned. I’m tickled pink to have such swell new friends!

That said, CONGRATULATIONS to Benita G., Isabel C. and Stefanie S. for penning the winning verses! Here they are, in all their rhyming glory. Enjoy your Glee Gum Dispensers, ladies! They are well-earned indeed!

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“Untitled”

By Benita G., Bronx, NY

I’m drawn to a gum named glee.

Pop it in your mouth and you’ll see

The gum is first rate,

The flavor is great

And it’s also dairy free.

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“The Glee for Me”

By Isabel C., Southwest Ranches, FL

I detest fake sugar

It makes me feel sick

But finding gum without it

Was a monumental trick

I searched and wouldn’t stop

Until I found my Glee

Now I’m satisfied to chew

The sweetest gum for me!

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“My Glee Gum Poem”

By Stefanie S., Las Vegas, NV

I love Glee Gum,

The taste is so yum.

Every flavor is sweet,

My favorite candy treat.

Right from the start,

Glee Gum had my heart.

The tastiest is Glee,

The only gum for me.

Cinnamon, Spearmint and Triple Berry.

Every bite makes me feel really merry.

All natural goodness and nothing bad.

It’s additive free and oh so rad.

The best is Glee,

The only one for me.

Vegetarian and great,

Makes my breath minty fresh for a date.

Nothing false or unreal,

This gum has real appeal.

Great taste in every chew,

Perfect for your friends, perfect for you.

The syrup is rice

Having no soy is nice.

Each bite has punch,

And freshens after lunch.

The tangerine has tang that never ends,

Great for your family and all your friends.

You’ll love how it lasts,

So much better than gums of the past.

The ingredients are true,

This gum is for you.

The perfect gum is Glee,

It is what gum was meant to be.

Yippeeee!!!

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Does being green give you Glee? Yippee! Now here’s a chance to take that more literally…

Our friends at Celebrate Green are changing the world one celebration at a time. This week, they are also hosting a Wee Glee contest! Check out  their blog post, “Got a wee green tip? You could win Wee Glee gum!”, right here!

Small size, big taste!

To enter the contest, all you need to do is offer one ‘lil tip for celebrating green any time of year in the comment section of their blog post no later than July 15, 2009. Three winners, chosen at random, will each enjoy a full case of eight boxes of Wee Glee! 

So whatcha waiting for? I do believe there’s a holiday weekend coming up. What better way to celebrate?

Happy Independence Day, gum chums. To life, liberty and the pursuit of GLEE!