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Beemans and Blackjack and Cloves has made it's traditional way back to storeshelves here in Fresnjo. Remember the famous line from "Rightstuff"? "BEEMANS"?
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Chuck Yeager: "Hey, Ridley?"
Jack Ridley (Levon Helm): "Yeah?"
Chuck Yeager: "You got any Beemans?"
Jack Ridley: "I might have me a stick."
Chuck Yeager: "Well, loan me some, will ya? I'll pay you back later."
Jack Ridley: "Fair enough."
Chuck Yeager: "I think I see a plane over here with my name on it."
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I've had a pack of each one on the console of my 63 Thunderbird for years along with fuzzy dice on the mirror. :wink:

Loved BLACKJACK as a kid and still prefer real, black licorice to that nasty red vine crap :!:

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The Inspector wrote:
I've had a pack of each one on the console of my 63 Thunderbird for years along with fuzzy dice on the mirror. :wink:

Loved BLACKJACK as a kid and still prefer real, black licorice to that nasty red vine crap :!:



LOL.......... I got a pack in every military vehicle I own and the flight suits for the N3N............I wont say how many times we have said that quote before a flight!!!!

You can get the full packages on ebay pretty cheap...........I picked up 3 not to long ago so I got plenty!!

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Blackjack is the BEST!!!!!!

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You can order it from www.oldtimecandy.com
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"Ridley" today (well, last month in Kettering, OH anyway):

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Oooooh...that stuff really is nasty.


Shudder.

Of course, I can remember chewing gum while having the O2 mask on, and chewing the same piece for so long that it ultimately dissolved in my mouth somewhere over west Texas. EEEEEWWWWW....

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being a merchant, i know those iconic nostalgic gums have been re-produced at certain times of the year for a number of years now. yes, they are a hoot for nostalgia, & a great piece of aviation history!! when i carried candy at my store i would always buy them when they were offered by my vendor. they always sold out fast!!

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You can usually pick Beemans, etc. up at any Cracker Barrel restaurant, in their candy section, along with lots of other "forgotten" favorites!

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DaveG wrote:
"Ridley" today (well, last month in Kettering, OH anyway):

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Otherwise known as Levon Helm from The Band.

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