KBCO, 5/6/08: 1968!!!

[RGMike]

wow, first really overplayed/cliche track (Cream) and we're at song #8! (well, unless you think of "Ride My seesaw" that way)

[urth]

Didn't Dave run a Space Food Sticks ad in a recent set? Man those things were weird. Kind of like a Tootsie Roll, but softer.

so, were they sweet and dessert-y? or did they, um, "taste like chicken"?

They were sweet--flavors like chocolate, orange, and I think maple or something similar. It was the 60s, and sugar was king in kids' snacks. See also: Pop Tarts.

You can find anything on the Interweb:

http://www.spacefoodsticks.com/spacefood/history.html

They came in chocolate, caramel (that must be what I remembered as maple), malt, mint, orange, and peanut butter.

[RGMike]

Didn't Dave run a Space Food Sticks ad in a recent set? Man those things were weird. Kind of like a Tootsie Roll, but softer.

so, were they sweet and dessert-y? or did they, um, "taste like chicken"?

They were sweet--flavors like chocolate, orange, and I think maple or something similar. It was the 60s, and sugar was king in kids' snacks. See also: Pop Tarts.

what I do remember was the first attempt at putting freeze-dried fruit in cereal: bananas, strawberries, peaches, blueberries. They're doing it again -- presumably the technology has improved in 40 years -- but damn it was awful. After 5 minutes the fruit would disintegrate into mush. yuck.

VHM Jim and his lazy diamond-studded flunkies. We heard this from Bob last week, no?

[Gazoo]

"Love Street" is rapidly becoming an across-the-board favorite.  The previously played Grace certainly enjoyed taking Jim across the board, according to her memoirs.

[RGMike]

VHM Charlton and Kim Stanley.  and another VHM Traffic.  Bob and Ginger made my morning -- I feel no guilt about skipping out on Dave's '89 set.

[RGMike]

OMG! I *loved* "Whip'n'Chill", Ginger! (it was sorta a poor man's version of mousse). "Jello 1-2-3"... notsomuch.

[urth]

OMG! I *loved* "Whip'n'Chill", Ginger! (it was sorta a poor man's version of mousse). "Jello 1-2-3"... notsomuch.

I remember both of those as well. I kinda dug Jello 1-2-3, but I think much of the appeal was visual--the way it separated into different layers when you put it in the fridge to set. The flavor was just repurposed jello.