This old school classic has been around since the creation of dirt. Okay well not that long but around as long as my grandparents and man are they old. When you see this little package you are reminded of the forties. When the mom’s would stay at home and cook and clean. The dads would play catch in the front yard with their sons. The old school drawings that look like something you can get done at a local mall. Where you and your best friend or sibling go into a photo booth an change the setting to sketch art. It reminds me of that era. The “Golden Age??? Where everything seemed right in the world. No one was fighting. Gene Kelly graced the silver screen. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. lead the rat pack through the memorable hits that defined the generation. And behind every great age lies the trademark staple that is sure to resurface at any nostalgic store filled with Marilyn Monroe cardboard cut outs, or Mickey Mantle trading cards. Babe Ruth posters or Andy Worhol paintings.

Beemans is like that for me. Not my favorite chewing gum, but well respected among the chewing gum family history. Without the classics you would never have change. You would never have invention. You never have risks that make up the astounding variety that is the chewing gum selection out there today. I mean racks and racks of chewing gum that vary in flavor, size, shape, taste, color, you name it its out there today. But back in the day you could count on old trusty. Beemans gum is that staple. It is that trademark of the era now long gone. But the name rings true to all the loyal gum chewers out there today. It is a name that has out lasted it’s time. And for that we say thank you to the Beemans gum that has brought us so many memories over the years. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby on their adventures. At the U.S.O. holding that famous golf club in one hand cigar in the other. The Babe pointing to center field. Marilyn’s skirt. Oh how the time flies, and oh how Beemans can bring you back in the matter of seconds.