ANyone else miss Beeman's gum?

[HEyHEY]

They don't sell it in Canada anymore...do they sell it in the States?

[GOPisEvil]

1. "Hey Ridley, got a stick of Beeman's?"

Chuck Yeager used to ask Jack Ridley for a stick of Beeman's before each test flight. I remember that from "The Right Stuff".

Don't know if it is still made, though. :shrug:

[Kolesar]

3. "I'll pay you back tomorrow"

"Sounds fair enough"

I always loved those lines because, for Mr. Test Pilot, there may not be a tomorrow.

The West Virginia accent makes it cool, too.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Exactly!

Is Chuck Yeager one of the coolest dudes alive, or what? One of my favorite museum visits was to the Air and Space Smithsonian - "Glamourous Glennis" is on display.

[Kolesar]

5. except that Chuck was a George Bush I endorser

He had all this self-assured crap to spew about the Dem candidates. I find it sooo difficult to divorce politics in my opinions, unfortunately. Of course is it so surprising that Chuck is GOP? Nowadays most of the officer corp is GOP, about 8:1 GOP:DEM.

[Kolesar]

7. The Actor who played Yeager was the coolest

Jessica Lange's husband....what's his name? Sam Shepard? I always confuse him with the Cleveland physician who was railroaded by the newspaper after his wife was murdered.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Yeah, I know.

But, he's still one bad-assed individual. I'd sit and have a beer with him and talk flying (even though I know nothing). Besides, he might surprise ya with how he thinks these days...

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Yep

You can order it online too!

[trackfan]

6. Here in Los Angeles

lately I've noticed a lot of places have Beeman's, Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry gum. The label no longer says Beeman's Pepsin Gum though.

[henslee]

12. i bought some here in L.A. too! I am a fan of THE RIGHT STUFF, the movie

[dae]

9. Mannnn, that stuff was nasty, got some Juicy Fruit?

;)

[rasputin1952]

10. In an article i read a few years back...

They were only going to make Beemans, BlackJack, and Clove twice a year. Some kind of marketing ploy.

I did see an empty box of Beemans at the store yesterday, so yhe stuff sells when it is out there.

:bounce:

[1monster]

11. Only once every other year or so...

It's put out as a nostaglia thing along with the black liqourice gum. It's in the grocery stores right now in a special display. Cross the border and load up. Or call a friend and have some shipped to you. :D

[Spirochete]

13. I hated Beemans

though I did like the Blackjack stuff.