Sometimes it's nice to just take comfort in the familiar. Based on my October 2015 blog post Dammit, and my regular postings related to the many side of pop punk, it should come as no surprise to anyone that Blink 182 is one of my comfort (ear) foods. There are long stretches where Dude Ranch, Cheshire Cat and the rest of the pre-2005 catalogue reside in the shadows, but I always come back to them. Sometimes it takes hearing a song on the radio, seeing a picture of a bulls testicles, or listening to the Blink 155 podcast. The first two reasons don't really exist however the third I just got into a couple week ago. Blink 155, which started in the summer of 2017, is a podcast in which Canadians Josiah (Exclaim) and Sam (Perfect Youth [fantastic book about the first wave of punk across Canada]) are digging wayyyy deep into all 155 songs that Blink 182 has released. Each episode is centered (more or less [sometimes they get pretty far off topic {they ride the fine line of being a comedy podcast while still delivering superb facts, alternate versions and covers of Blink 182 songs ((or are they a music podcast who brings the funny?))}]) around a single Blink 182 song and the run time ranges from somewhere between 45minute and three hours. If you think this seems like a long time to talk about a 2-5 minute song you're wrong. I'm about a dozen episodes in (I picked off all the Dude Ranch and Cheshire Cat [a few Enema] songs to listen to first) and every single episode is engaging and either reminds me of a song that I haven't listened to in a minute (and should listen to more often) or sheds new light on songs that may have fallen by the wayside in the past. Blink 155 is a new podcast that is still very much familiar and comforting. If you have or had any interest in Blink 182, it's well worth checking out. If you like random music facts and odd covers of popular (and obscure) songs, it's well worth checking out. If you like comedy podcasts, guess what I'm going to say..it's well worth checking out.
Now on to the chips. I mentioned co-op Gold PURE Kettle Cooked Potato Chips on January 11th this year under the Tales of Interest posting which at the time was just giving the general chip line props. Now it's time to get down to the nitty gritty, the specifics, the facts. PURE Sea Salt & Vinegar. I'll give you one guess what they taste like..a salty sweet malt vinegar kettle cooked chip. The skins were left on the potatoes and a good portion of the chips are cooked on the well done side. They have a mid-weight kettle cooked crunch and the seasoning is fairly well distributed throughout the bag (there's the odd dud that lacks seasoning). These are some of the best Salt & Vinegar chips on the market (right up there with Covered Bridge S&V [some might even say that they taste the exact same *wink wink* yet at an amazingly almost unbeatable price point {if you want a more detailed review of these chips you could probably read the Covered Bridge review and replace Covered Bridge with co-op Gold PURE}]). They have a unique sweetness to their flavour which goes well with the earthyness from the skins being left on combined with the well done dark russet potato chips. They're (somewhat) new yet very familiar. Top shelf chips that if you're into sweet S&V you should go out and grab a half dozen or so, they're in my regular recreational rotation.
Stay hydrated,
Marc
Now on to the chips. I mentioned co-op Gold PURE Kettle Cooked Potato Chips on January 11th this year under the Tales of Interest posting which at the time was just giving the general chip line props. Now it's time to get down to the nitty gritty, the specifics, the facts. PURE Sea Salt & Vinegar. I'll give you one guess what they taste like..a salty sweet malt vinegar kettle cooked chip. The skins were left on the potatoes and a good portion of the chips are cooked on the well done side. They have a mid-weight kettle cooked crunch and the seasoning is fairly well distributed throughout the bag (there's the odd dud that lacks seasoning). These are some of the best Salt & Vinegar chips on the market (right up there with Covered Bridge S&V [some might even say that they taste the exact same *wink wink* yet at an amazingly almost unbeatable price point {if you want a more detailed review of these chips you could probably read the Covered Bridge review and replace Covered Bridge with co-op Gold PURE}]). They have a unique sweetness to their flavour which goes well with the earthyness from the skins being left on combined with the well done dark russet potato chips. They're (somewhat) new yet very familiar. Top shelf chips that if you're into sweet S&V you should go out and grab a half dozen or so, they're in my regular recreational rotation.
Stay hydrated,
Marc
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