Are Whip-Its" still a thing? I had an almost-dead can of Reddi-Whip so I just sucked the nitrous oxide out of it and it got me thinking. For that matter, are sketchy music store/head shops still a thing? I may be getting ahead of myself.
When I was a freshman in college, moving off to The Big City, there was a story called The Last Place on Earth. It was kind of like a cooler Hot Topic. Music. Posters--including Bruce Lee, velvet blacklight panthers, and topless Samantha Fox--assorted handcuffs, martial arts weapons, sex toys, and drug paraphenalia. An 18 year old boy's dream. Well they also sold "Whip-Its." The premise was that you got these little nitrous oxide cartridges to dispense your lovingly homemade whipped cream. But actually you filled a balloon with them and sucked down the laughing gas. All this leads me back to an idea that I may give its own thread.