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Originally Posted by jswinden
I preferred Tang, possibly because they pushed the astronaut connection so much, and in the 1960s we idolized the astronauts. Actually I still drink it on occasion. Mom wouldn't let us have things like Pixy Stix...and I never heard of Fizzies until a few months ago when I saw them on Amazon.
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I never liked the taste of Tang, but it was definitely better than Fizzies.
And I remember the astronaut connection. Starting with
Project Gemini, I really got hooked on following the space program. There was one song I always connect with it --
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire -- because of the lyrics:
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Think of all the hate there is in Red China!
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space,
But when your return, it's the same old place,
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The song was recorded in Jul 1965, just after we finished two 4-day missions in space - Gemini 3 & Gemini IV. When it was released and started getting airplay, Gemini V was launched and completed eight days in space. So whenever I heard the song, I would mentally change "four days in space" to "eight days in space". Me being pedantic at the age of 13.
A great song and very topical for the times. The songwriter -
PF Sloan - really got hammered by the
media and the establishment for being a communist dupe. The times, they were a changin'.