European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A bowl it Eck just imagine for a moment that each of you has a time capsule attached to your body contained within it is a memory of something that reflects the world in which you lived something you want to remember what do you think it would be7 according to a limited non scientific sampling of readers throughout the years the answer is Quot food Quot Man s fondest memories have revolved around it How it tasted How it smelled it has been the one thing that has changed the most dramatically the slightest mention of the Good old Days Quot 30 years prior to wherever you Are now triggers stories of Quot Juicy White Corn on the cob with butter dripping off your Elbow Sweet strawberries As big As your fist Quot and those wonderful tender fryers that tasted like real Chicken Roy Anderson of Tularosa. N m. Asks Why is it All a memory7 specifically he remembers watermelons being chilled in the ice House awaiting the next Day when the knife would reveal deep ravines of red dotted with Black seeds for spitting Quot watermelons Are not bred for flavor anymore they Are bred for shipping the test is to throw a Ripe Melon to the ground from the roof of the barn if it bounces without breaking the skin save the seeds he says Quot opening a Watermelon today is like getting at a Coconut that has just fallen from the tree one needs a heavy duty knife Lay the Edge of the Blade to the Melon and rap soundly on the backside of the knife with a four Pound Hammer if a crack appears in the Melon insert a log splitting wedge and whack again the last two melons we bought at the grocery had the consistency of Winter Squash the color of Chicken lungs and tasted like cucumbers we took them next door and gave them to the neighbor s chickens Quot i have to agree i Don t remember my Mother s Chicken dressed in a caftan of fat that you could Peel off in one piece or fresh peaches that taste a lot like the Back of a postage stamp food today is like a Highway under construction you travel at your own risk add some Oats take out the Salt lower the fat compress the nutrients Spray for disease inject for longevity count the calories remove the seeds alter the color and slap a Label on it to let people know what it is supposed to be dispensing food is a matter of keeping it alive Long enough to execute it it s downright inhumane there s a lot that was bad about the Quot Good old Days Quot no one denies that but i d Trade the Beeper the electric salad shooter the stress tapes the electric gum Massage and my bifocal Mirror for one Large Beefsteak Tomato that oozes flavor and runs Down your Chin when you bite into it cd 1989 Erma Bombeck Paula Abdul top a pop a artists 1. New kids on the Block 2 Bobby Brown 3. Guns n roses 4. Paula Abdul 5 Milli Valli 6. Bon Jovi 7. Fine Young cannibals 8. Madonna 9. Richard Marx to Debbie Gibson 11. Of Leppard 12. Tone Loc 13. Skid Row 14. Karyn White 15. Warrant 16. Anita Baker 17. Poison 18. Rod Stewart 19. Tom Petty 20 bangles Cha it a 1-9-8-9 compiled by billboard top a pop a singles look away a Chicago my prerogative a Bobby Brown every Rose has its Thorn a Poison straight up a Paula Abdul miss you much a Janet Jackson Colo hearted a Paula Abdul wind beneath my wings a Bette Midler girl you know its True a Mill a mall baby. I love your Way a will to Power giving you the Best that i got a Anita Baker right Here waiting a Richard Marx waiting for a Star to fall a boy meets girl lost in your eyes a Debbie Gibson Don t Wanna lose you a Gloria Estefan heaven a warrant girl i m Gonna miss you a Mill Vanilli the look a Rosette she drives me crazy a Fine Young cannibals on our own a Bobby Brown two hearts a Phil Collins be kids in Bioc super savers for the month of january dinosaurs and i Ifa Iarj a a Quot by with to 03 Siiteri Walima save 25% Oil or More with super savers a y a super savers Are available stripes shopping Bookstore Page 16 the stars and Stripe wednesday january 10, 1990
