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Something New in the Vending Machine! Lay’s Classic BLT Chips

July 17, 2012 By Jeff 87 Comments

I saw something new in one of the vending machines at work last night.  And electricity was in the air…  It was the most exhilarating thing that’s happened around that place since LH got new seat covers and floor mats for her truck.  Oh, this was big.

I was so excited, in fact, I snapped a photo of it and you can see it to the right.  Lay’s Classic BLT chips!  Man, that sounded great to me.  I might have let loose with a tiny shriek.

But as I was walking toward my table (that’s right MY table), I started thinking…  BLT is bacon, lettuce, and tomato.  Lettuce flavored chips?  There’s no way to achieve something like that, since lettuce doesn’t really taste like anything.  It just adds color and texture, mostly.

So, I decided these things would probably just taste like bacon.  Which is fine, of course.  But if that turned out to be the case, the BLT title is a manipulation.  They’re just trying to be sexy, or something.  And within thirty seconds of the initial shriek, I’d already developed a chip on my shoulder about the whole questionable enterprise.  A chip chip, to be completely accurate.

Then a horrible thought flashed through my mind:  mayonnaise!  Lots of misguided people like to use a hand trowel to spread half a jar of the devil’s condiment on BLTs.  Oh, god!  The oozing!!  My lower jaw is retracting, just thinking about it.  If these things tasted like mayonnaise, they were going straight into the garbage can.  Funk dat.

So, within less than a minute I’d done a complete 180, and decided I’d wasted 75 cents.  I was highly skeptical, and a little pissed off.  Yes, I’m a bit tightly-wound.  What of it?

A woman was sitting at an adjacent table, and I asked if she’d tried the BLT chips yet.  Her face lit up, and she said, “Oh yeah!  They’re really good.”  But I wondered if she was a reliable agent.  Maybe she’s one of those mayonnaise-eaters?  It’s sometimes difficult to tell by looking.

Before I busted open the bag, I checked out the description on the back:  “It all starts with farm-grown potatoes…”  As opposed to the wild potatoes that grow in people’s front yards, and beside highways and whatnot?  Farm-grown?  Oh brother.

“Then our chefs add the delicious blend of bacon, ripe tomatoes, and cool lettuce flavors to our all natural seasonings for the classic taste of a fresh-made BLT.”  Chefs?  Don’t you mean scientists?  I was happy to see no mention of Satan’s spread, though.  It was a good sign.

Finally, the moment of truth had arrived.  I pulled apart the top, and took out a chip.  It was a little brownish in color, with green flecks on it.  Lettuce flecks?  It’s possible, which makes me happy for some reason.

I tried one, and it was pretty good.  It didn’t taste like JUST bacon, they were clearly going for the full B, L, and T combination.  And sometimes it tasted just like the sandwich, and other times it didn’t.  I liked it, but couldn’t finish the whole bag.  There was a thickness to it, which built-up in my mouth.  I felt like I wanted to get a plastic fork and scrape it across my tongue.  The inside of my mouth was coated.

It’s not a “sessioning” chip, that’s for sure.  It’s more of a microbrew type offering.  A little goes a long way.

I brought the rest of the bag home with me, and offered them to my kids.  They ate two or three chips, and said they liked them.  I told them to finish the bag, and they replied, “We’re good.”  Which only confirmed my feelings on the subject.

Have you had the Lay’s BLT chips?  If so, please tell us what you thought about them.

Also, I’d like to know the most bizarre or unusual chip you’ve encountered.  Please use the comments link below.  And if you have any suggestions for Lay’s on what their next offering should be, I’d like to know about those, as well.

And I’ll see you guys again tomorrow.

Have a great day!

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  1. Dogberry says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Shrimp chips. Blech.

    Reply
    • Bill in WV says

      July 17, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      Utz has a crab flavor chip that ain’t too bad.

      Reply
      • Dogberry says

        July 17, 2012 at 3:35 pm

        Yeah, I like the crab chips. Heck, almost anything tastes better with a little Old Bay on it.

        Reply
      • Tipsey McChugney says

        July 17, 2012 at 4:31 pm

        The Utz crab chips have my vote as the best North American flavor

        Reply
        • Rat Bastard says

          July 17, 2012 at 8:10 pm

          Tipsey, I second that vote. Goes well with about 18 beers.

          Reply
          • Steve in WV says

            July 18, 2012 at 10:03 am

            Third. Love those. Such a unique flavor.

            Reply
        • Skippy says

          July 23, 2012 at 1:02 am

          Fourth. Everything’s better with Old Bay. Ever tried it on popcorn?

          Reply
    • Henderson says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:26 pm

      I used to eat Shrimp Doritos in Korea

      Reply
  2. Root 66 says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Wise Potato Chips from years ago had what they called “Ketchips”–Ketchup-flavored chips. They were NASTY!

    First?

    Reply
  3. Sunshine_in_va says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    The “dirty” brand of potato chips is about all I’ll eat now. However, if someone breaks out a can of Pringles and some Helluva Good chip-dip, I WILL eat those as well. You can see, therefore, that I’m not too adventurous in this department. So I don’t want to see ANYTHING new in the chip world.

    Reply
  4. Bill in WV says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    The bag should have read “Real farm grown potatos, with a hint of Bayer CropScience seasoning”.

    Reply
  5. WB in OH says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    I just checked on vending machine; no BLT chips. 🙁

    Settled for a bag of Grippo’s BBQ, pretty solid choice.

    No weird chip flavors to report, sorry.

    Reply
    • Phil Jett says

      July 17, 2012 at 6:43 pm

      Man I love the Grippo’s BBQ chips. If you stop by their place in Cincinnati you can buy boxes of the X-hot BBQ chips. They also sell them online if you don’t live close by.

      http://www.grippos.com/pages/shop/itemdetail/82/

      The seasoning in the jar is just what like they put on the chips..great for a rub when grilling.

      Reply
  6. Max says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    I had some generic snack mix that I bought in Shanghai one night that was Pizza AND Wing flavored. At the same time… it wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t really that great either. Pretty sure I saw some seaweed, and shrimp flavored Pringles over in China too. They have all kinds of weird shit.

    Lays has dill pickle chips that aren’t too bad for being an “odd” flavor.

    Reply
  7. Limey says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    I’m from the land of weird chips (crisps) – Hedgehog flavour anyone?

    My wife (American) runs amok in the chip aisle in UK grocery stores, picking up some really weird flavors. I like the Pickled Onion ones myself. For a country so fond of junk food, the USA is very conservative with it’s chips.

    Prior to the 2010 Soccer World Cup we were in the UK and the preeminent chip manufacturer had flavors for each country left in the tournament:

    American Cheeseburger
    Argentinean Flame Grilled Steak
    Australian BBQ Kangaroo
    Brazilian Salsa
    Dutch Edam Cheese
    English Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding
    French Garlic Baguette
    German Bratwurst Sausage
    Irish Stew
    Italian Spaghetti Bolognese
    Japanese Teriyaki Chicken
    Scottish Haggis
    South African Sweet Chutney
    Spanish Chicken Paella
    Welsh Rarebit

    Reply
    • The Qweezy Mark says

      July 17, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      No Mexican Whore Ass ???

      Reply
      • Limey says

        July 17, 2012 at 2:53 pm

        The limited production run sold out before we arrived.

        Reply
        • johnthebasket says

          July 17, 2012 at 5:25 pm

          I swear there’s nowhere else in the world that information is avilable. I think those flavors are really cool. The sun never sets on British crisps. Thanks, Limey, and may the Games go smoothly.

          jtb

          Reply
      • Jed says

        July 18, 2012 at 10:35 pm

        Try and open that bag with your teeth.

        Reply
    • chill says

      July 17, 2012 at 6:44 pm

      Haggis flavored chips! I am so there! Well, not if it involves air travel.
      .

      Reply
      • bikerchick says

        July 18, 2012 at 8:42 am

        What the hell is haggis? It doesn’t even sound good.

        Reply
        • madz1962 says

          July 18, 2012 at 8:47 am

          Shee innards or some such thing. I had it once in Scotland but that’s only because of the mass quantities of Scotch that was provided.

          Reply
          • bikerchick says

            July 18, 2012 at 10:29 am

            UGH!!! Jumpin’ Jimminey. How VILE!!!

            Reply
        • Limey says

          July 18, 2012 at 9:00 am

          Haggis is not good. Sheep heart and lungs and crap minced up with oats and things, stuffed into a (dead) sheep stomach and boiled.

          It tastes like it should.

          Faggots are good though 😉

          http://failfun.com/wp-content/uploads/mrbrainsfaggots.jpg

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        • chill says

          July 18, 2012 at 9:57 pm

          Haggis is a proud member of the sausage family. Random sheep meats – yes, including lung – ground up and stuffed into a stomach (instead of small intestine, which is what we’re used to). Oatmeal is used as a filler. I’ve had the real thing, and it’s delicious. For the complete experience, you need neeps and tatties on the side.
          .

          Reply
  8. Good2go says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    One of Canada’s grocery chains has some weird store-brand chips:
    Jamaican Jerk Chicken
    Loads of Jalapeño Popper
    Canadian Burger Flavour
    Loads of Ketchup
    Loads of Creamy Dill Pickle
    Sicilian Lemon Chicken
    Thick Cut Chipotle Ranch
    Sweet Chili Thai
    Thick Cut Ballpark Hot Dog
    Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
    Buffalo Wings and Blue Cheese
    Szechwan
    General Tao Chicken

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    • Michelle says

      July 18, 2012 at 3:17 pm

      There are buffalo wings and blue cheese chips in the U.S. and I can attest to their awesomeness.

      Creamy dill pickle, on the other hand, sounds a little frightening.

      Reply
  9. icecycle66 says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    When I was in kuwait there was a plethora of odd potato chips.

    Parika
    Chicken
    “Char”
    Curry
    foot
    Lamb spice
    Celery
    Crotch Rot
    American (i think it tasted like Ranch)
    Gravy (no ty[e of gravy, just “Gravy)

    There were a few others, but I can’t remember now.

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  10. madz1962 says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    Oh I’m a purist. I only get the original Lays potato chips. if I’m in a strikingly jaunty mood, i may get the sour cream ones. But I don’t care for “flavored” chips. “BLT” would have me retching because I bet they use that liquid smoke for the bacon flavor. The smell of that alone could make me hurl.

    But, on an interesting note, imagine these chips:

    PB&J
    Tuna Melt
    Franks & Beans
    Ham & Swiss
    Philly Cheesesteak
    sausage and Peppers

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    • Root 66 says

      July 17, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      I used to put potato chips (Mike-Sell’s “Groovy” potato chips, to be exact) on my PB&J as a kid. Does that count? It was quite tasty!
      Nacho Cheese Doritos would also find their way onto a PB&J as well. Mmmm…

      Reply
      • Skippy says

        July 23, 2012 at 1:10 am

        What the deuce? Potato, let alone dorito, chips on a pb&j? Nacho cheese Doritos was a bad idea from the start. “Cool Ranch” was the best thing to ever happen to Doritos.

        Reply
  11. The Qweezy Mark says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Yes, I’ve tried them. Pretty good but not full on “Jalapeno Kettle Chip” awesome. Would buy again. I am a full on chip addict so every bag is one serving regardless of size, but…I understand what you mean by a little goes a long way.

    Reply
  12. madz1962 says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    Oh, and regarding Further Evidence. I wonder if Joey Chestnut’s mom was a silent partner?

    Reply
    • WB in OH says

      July 17, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      Watching the weiner get chopped into little bits gives me the “willies”!

      Reply
      • Root 66 says

        July 17, 2012 at 3:26 pm

        You too, huh? Makes you wonder if they had a “Lorena Bobbett” special edition model!

        Reply
        • madz1962 says

          July 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

          It IS disturbing watching the weinie get macheted. So I guess giving your kids a smaller bite of weinie is a guarantee they won’t choke?! Damn, I wish I thought of this.

          Reply
  13. Adam says

    July 17, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    We quite a few Mexican folks at my high school. They all liked to open a bag of Fritos and dump a shit ton of Tapatio hot sauce in there and shake it up to coat the chips. Now (surprise, surprise) you can by Tapatio Fritos. And ya know what, they aren’t too bad.

    Reply
  14. currage says

    July 17, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    There are lime flavoted Fritos in Mexico. Those things are pretty great!

    Reply
  15. Sponge says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Tried ’em. Liked ’em/ I’ve had the Lime flavored too, and liked them… best are the sea salt…

    Reply
  16. bikerchick says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    I don’t know if it was Lays or Wise that had Heinz Ketchup flavored chips around Christmas time. I thought that was strange. Original Lay’s are my absolute favorite. I can’t even have them in the house or I will eat the entire bag in one sitting. They are worthy of licking the inside of the bag for any crumb and salt leavins’. Then the next morning I’m so bloated from the salt , I have flies buzzing around me.

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    • Alex says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm

      Lays has a Ketchup chip here in Canukistan. Yes, thats how its spelled.
      Dill Pickle as well, which isn’t bad.
      And Bacon chips have been around forever.

      Reply
  17. Knucklehead says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    In Greece they have Oregano (which I love) and in Italy, we have paprika (which I don’t understand),

    Happy Tuesday, Surfers!

    Reply
  18. Kelly from Iowa says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Right now I have a bag of Lay’s Spicy Ketchup chips in my pantry. I think they’re delicious. My family….not so much.

    Reply
    • Skippy says

      July 23, 2012 at 1:18 am

      What the hell is “spicy ketchup”? Heinz and Tobasco mixed? Tomatos in ANY form (except spaghetti and pizza sauces and chili) are an abomination of food.
      @Jeff– ketchup/ catsup IS the devil’s concotion.

      Reply
  19. Knucklehead says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I was watching the Further Evidence link and my husband overheard it.

    “Is that serious”
    “Yeah, it’s an ad”
    “Yeah, those hot dogs are dangerous. I think we lost a couple of kids on my block when I was a little”.
    “HAHAHAHAHA”
    “We’re raising a nation of pussies”

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    • madz1962 says

      July 17, 2012 at 4:53 pm

      My thoughts EXACTLY. LMAO! if your kid can’t handle eating a hotdog, you have bigger problems than buying a Weenie slicer, I’m afraid.

      Reply
      • bikerchick says

        July 18, 2012 at 8:51 am

        Maybe I’m not understanding this whole weiner slicer thing. Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t they the same “bite size” a child would take? Looks to me like they should call it The Weiner Gagger Slicer. But what do I know…I ain’t got no chillin’s anyhow.

        Reply
  20. CADude says

    July 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    To fill the void that’s resulted from the ban imposed by the all-knowing state legislature here in the People’s Republic of California (a law which was signed by Governor Terminator in 2004, but had an 8-year waiting period), I think Lay’s should introduce Foie Gras potato chips. ‘Cause nothing says deliciousness like the fatty liver of a force-fed goose. Or duck.

    Just sayin’….

    -Dude

    Reply
    • Henderson says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:29 pm

      Mmmmm….. I’d eat those, especially if I could get baby seal dip to go with them.

      Reply
    • Greg says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:36 pm

      With a little spotted owl salsa.

      Reply
    • Skippy says

      July 23, 2012 at 1:22 am

      And a little Bald Eagle omelette on the side.

      Reply
  21. rob says

    July 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Plain Wavy Lays dipped in mayonnaise are pretty good…or if you’re out of chips; then just the mayonnaise.

    Reply
    • Miss Q says

      July 17, 2012 at 7:28 pm

      Ewwwwww!!!

      Reply
  22. Holly says

    July 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    Zapp’s Craw-taters. Crawfish flavored chips. I love them!

    Reply
    • Adam says

      July 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

      Those are amazing!! Everything Zapp’s does is good.

      Reply
    • Rat Bastard says

      July 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm

      Holly, see my comment after yours. Zapp’s are kickass!

      Reply
      • MinipedsInNOLA says

        July 21, 2012 at 9:31 pm

        I totally love the crawtators! There are also some dill gatortators that are pretty good if you like dill. The voodoo ones are really good and by the admission on the back of the bag, came to fruition when several of their flavor blends came together in a forklift accident and ended up tasting yummy.

        Reply
  23. johnthebasket says

    July 17, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Damn, this is one of those days where the reporters are as funny as Jeff. Some very funny comments. I’d attempt to join in, but I remain in stunned silence since I discovered earlier today that 8675309 is a prime number.

    Oh, Jenny.

    jtb

    Reply
    • johnthebasket says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:43 pm

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLRUszuu9I

      Reply
  24. Clueless says

    July 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    They have mayonnaise-flavored chips in hell? Hot damn!

    Don’t do bacon, so will give the BLT chips a pass. Route 11 Potato Chips makes a decent dill pickle flavor

    Reply
    • bikerchick says

      July 18, 2012 at 9:16 am

      Maybe not mayo but I’ll try Miracle Whip chips! I know that
      will send some of you running and screaming into the night! 😀

      Reply
      • Knucklehead says

        July 18, 2012 at 3:20 pm

        That made my lower jaw retract.

        Reply
      • Clueless says

        July 18, 2012 at 4:46 pm

        Miracle Whip chips would work if the mayo chips ran out…

        Reply
  25. dto says

    July 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    In spite all my years of constantly wearing a tee-shirt that said, “I HAVE THE MUNCHIES”, my snacks from bags have always been quite conservative. Pretzels, chips and occasional Frito’s.
    Old Dutch salt and vinegar was pretty much my biggest stretch. Wouldn’t even do BBQ chips. I’m sure I wouldn’t have done crab chips but most likely would have considered trying Mexican Whore Ass.

    And when I watched Mom happily slice up that weenie…I had a funny feeling in my stomach and missed a couple breaths. Jeeezh…Instead of properly teaching methods to have things of such dimensions in your mouth…they teach you to just cut the fucking thing up.

    Reply
  26. Uncle_Wedgie says

    July 17, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    Since he did Lay’s potato chip commercials back in the day how about Buddy Hackett flavor?

    Reply
  27. chill says

    July 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    For chip – I’m sorry, “crisp” – flavors, the Brits have a much richer variety than we on the western shore of the pond. Mmm, haggis.

    I don’t normally do the weird stuff, but what passes for weird in the US tends to be trace amounts of artificial flavor plus loads of MSG, with end results like “BBQ” flavor. No thanks. Now if we had *truly* weird flavors, well, research would be indicated. As it is, I prefer the Utz extra dark or kettle-style, sometimes the odd Ruffle.

    Dog Dicer is for people who don’t know how to use a… “knife”, I think it’s called.
    .

    Reply
  28. Matt K says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    this isn’t even remotely close to the topic at hand, but i had to share. jeff, you’ll love it:

    http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-lynn-township-assault-over-beer-20120716,0,4509380.story

    Reply
  29. Rat Bastard says

    July 17, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Zapp’s (Louisiana’s finest) had a Mardi Gras “Voodoo” chip in our work vending machine around that time this year. In Pittsburgh. Never saw them in this area before, and I snagged as many as I could before they were gone.Pretty damned good, and the description on the back of the bag said something about it being a mix of most/all of their flavors. I’d like to think that I could hex my – ahem – enemies as I was eating them. Zapp’s Cajun Crawtators are also too fucking good. With 18 beers. Only the little bar-sized bags.

    Reply
    • MinipedsInNOLA says

      July 21, 2012 at 9:32 pm

      Something about kettle cooked chips with ALL the flavors on them at once is just perfect with 12-18 beers on board.

      Reply
  30. girlgoyle says

    July 17, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    When we were in London in 2009 we got Pringles Prawn Cocktail

    I was thinking they would taste like prawns but they instead tasted like weak cocktail sauce

    Reply
  31. CitizenX says

    July 17, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Cannot believe no one has mentioned the
    Steak & Worcestershire Potato Chips
    While I agree the BLT did 1UP it with “lettuce flavor”
    A chip that tastes like steak? Yeah. Not bad!

    Reply
  32. Gretchen says

    July 18, 2012 at 9:45 am

    I eat these:

    http://nuts.com/snacks/fruit-veggie-chips/blue-potato-chips.html

    They’re on the sweet side, but supposedly purple potatoes can help lower one’s blood pressure. And I need all the help I can get in that department.

    Reply
  33. WB in OH says

    July 18, 2012 at 10:51 am

    My favorite are the Wavy Lays with a good french onion dip. I can “crush” a bag of chips and a container of dip in an hour. Crush-I learnt that from Sean Casey.

    Reply
  34. Bill in WV says

    July 18, 2012 at 11:47 am

    In keeping with the choking on weiners theme:

    SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A man famous for having one of the largest penises on record told CBS San Francisco that he was recently frisked by TSA agents at San Francisco International Airport after they suspected he was hiding something in his pants.

    New York native Jonah Falcon, 41, said that he was returning from a weekend in San Francisco on July 9 when he was delayed by TSA agents who became curious about the bulge in his pants.

    “TSA didn’t know what to make of the massive bulge on my thigh. Even after I went through that body scanner that shows you naked,” Falcon wrote on his Twitter page.

    “They asked me if that’s a growth – and i said no, that’s my dick,” he said in a phone interview with CBS SF.

    Falcon said there was no immediate response to his answer from the TSA personnel. “I think they were more embarrased than I was,” he said in the CBS SF interview.

    According to Wikipedia, Falcon’s penis is nearly 10 inches long when flaccid, and more than 13 inches long when erect – making it one of the largest ever recorded.

    On his Facebook page he lists his favorite quote as, “Yes, it really is that big. See, you can fit more than three hands on it.”

    Falcon said he said he was subjected to both a metal detector and a body scanner before being selected for additional screening. He said he was eventually released and allowed to catch his flight.

    “Two hour delay…Fun trip home (sarcasm mode),” he tweeted at the time.

    Falcon has worked as a gaming journalist and actor. He lists several television and film credits, and was featured in a 1999 HBO documentary profiling men with large penises.

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    • madz1962 says

      July 18, 2012 at 11:51 am

      OK, Ok, OK, I’ll look him up and see if it’s true. Sheesh – gotta do everything around here!

      Reply
    • bikerchick says

      July 18, 2012 at 3:48 pm

      Quite the joy-stick! I heard this on the WDVE morning show yesterday. It was a pretty funny conversation. A three fister is no laughing matter! OW!

      Reply
  35. madz1962 says

    July 18, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Came across this – kinda cool.

    johnthebasket, I think you’ll enjoy this (and I heard Dylan is coming out with a new album! YES!)

    http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/iconic-album-art-locations-revealed-gallery-1.1116326

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    • johnthebasket says

      July 18, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      madz…

      Very enjoyable. Being a Dylan enthusiast, I’m familiar with the Freewheelin’ cover with Suze Rotolo, the Highway 61 cover with Bob Neuwirth and the Subterranean Homesick Blues video with Allen Ginsberg and Neuwirth. But getting those and the other seven covers located in place and time is very cool.

      Like many people in the provinces I romanticize the City, even though I’ve spent several weeks there and have seen many of the sad parts. And being a slight Holmes fanatic, I am quite capable of romaticizing London as well.

      Thanks for finding this and sharing…

      John

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      • madz1962 says

        July 18, 2012 at 4:54 pm

        I read a website called “Overheard in New York” – check out this gem:

        Guy to upset girl: I wasn’t saying it to be mean, ok? But it’s true: You really *do* look kind of like Bob Dylan.

        –Outside New York Public Library

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  36. Jeff says

    July 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    Wednesdays are tough, my friends. I’m not gonna make it today. Sorry.

    Reply
    • madz1962 says

      July 18, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      DAMN!

      Reply
      • johnthebasket says

        July 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm

        I don’t like Wednesdays.
        I want to shoot
        The whole day down.

        Reply
        • dto says

          July 18, 2012 at 4:22 pm

          Yes…usually the first thing I say when I ge up on Wednesday is… “Whoa!”…

          Reply
  37. bikerchick says

    July 18, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    On our way to Jamboree in the Hills. No rain for the last 4 months. It’s pouring now. *heavy sigh*

    Reply
  38. dto says

    July 18, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Re: Further Evidence…Anybody that wants to psychobabble with me better be sitting on a goddam bar stool or it just ain’t happening. Whores and junkies know more about me than any one of those mind slimmers ever could. And if one of those bastards could explain to me with good reason, why Miles Davis shares a stamp with some French chick singer instead of Coltrane???!!!…I mean…that’s the kind of shit that keeps me wondering around all day muttering to myself.

    ***I only eat Lays Original Baked potato chips (really low salt!) or all natural blue corn tortilla chips

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  39. -sean- says

    July 20, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    If we come up with the right flavor we could win a million.

    http://www.fritolay.com/lays/index.html

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  40. The 4th Stooge says

    July 22, 2012 at 2:44 am

    Four words: President’s Choice Shrimp Chips. That shit was FOUL. They tasted so good while you ate them, but man, the second you stopped, here comes the involuntary contractions and vomit. I wonder how long those things stayed on the shelf.

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