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Off the dome I can only think of 1 restaurant chain x chip colab (Lay's Chalet Sauce), I'm sure there have been more (I want to say Covered Bridge have collaborated with east coast restaurants, but they're not widely known). Well, a couple days ago a friend from work made me aware of a second colab..and followed up by providing me with a tube of Limited Time Only Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken Flavour "Potato Chips" (sure Pringles, these are "potato" "chips"). I quite enjoy a spicy chicken go wrap from Wendy's so even though these are Pringles I'm actually looking forward to trying them. 

Pop open the tube and..they smell like Pringles, not much of a seasoning smell, just that sterile tube chip smell. Pop it in my mouth and the initial flavour is spicy breading, decent kick, because this flavour is so often associated with chicken breading it (I think tricks my mind into thinking that it) tastes like chicken. Pepper kick. The back end tastes like instant mashed potato flakes, but that was expected. The heat and breading seasoning of flavourful enough that only like 30-40% of consumption tastes like Pringles. It's a win as far as the most well known tube chips go. This flavour would be bangin' on a kettle cooked potato chip. If you're indifferent to Pringles, and like a bite to your chips you'll be into this tube so act fast before Limited Time becomes real.

Pringles reviews are difficult to pair with music because, well, I'm not exactly a proponent of Pringles and I don't want my review of Pringles to taint my words related to music. With that said, the classic Propagandhi album that started their transition from the somewhat typical Fat skate punk sound to the prog metal influenced Prop that we know today, Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes saw a remix and reissue this year with a release date of November 12. For my money, this is one of their best albums. They shat on it for the last 20 years because they didn't like the mix so I think even the band is backing it now. If you don't have a copy, there's no better time than now, I'll likely pick up a CD copy shortly. For those that may not know the sound, Propagandhi on Today's Empires is a mix between (primarily melodic) hardcore, 90's skate punk and prog thrash..with a dash of grind. The lyrics are very progressive.

Stay hydrated,

Marc

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