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The Five-Point Weekend Escape Plan

Revisit the Past in Long Beach

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4. Insider’s Tip


The Ice Cream Man gives out free treats at local music events.  
(Photo: Dave Gooch)

The Ice Cream Man travels the country handing out free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream from his Dodge Sprinter Van, but locals know him as a Long Beach native. Follow him on Twitter (@icecreamman) to see if you can find him handing out the goods on his home turf while you’re there, and prepare yourself to hear his philosophy of saving the world one corporate-sponsored cone at a time.

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    • Published on Dec 16, 2010 as a web exclusive.

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