Space-Age Circus Peanuts Still Viable?
By bohus
Our friend Pea Hix has been busy. Perhaps you know him as the omnipotent oracle of the Optigan; a bizarre keyboard created by a division of Mattel as a cheap Mellotron. We also know Pea as a denizen of thrifts and estate sales, and his latest find is the star of his take on those persistent YouTube "unboxing" videos. Instead of cracking open yet another cell phone, Pea is breaking the seal on a box of circus peanuts that was vacuum packed in the 1960's. Will the space-age silvery innards have kept the peanuts fresh for more than four decades? Will he actually dare to eat one?
As a bonus, Pea includes a few minutes of audio from an advertising agency LP. Their client? Circus peanuts! I love old radio ads like these... it is one of the few things that I actually collect. It's always amazed me how those round-toned 1960's voice talent guys manage to be really pushy and really friendly at the same time.
[thanks Matrix!]
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