>> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER, IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION AND FRIENDS OF NCI] Huell: WELL, HELLO, EVERYBODY.

I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE DONE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF STORIES ABOUT ALL KINDS OF SUBJECTS ALL OVER THIS STATE, AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WE NEVER KNOW UNTIL THESE PROGRAMS ACTUALLY AIR WHICH ONES ARE GONNA BECOME YOUR FAVORITES, WHICH ONES ARE GONNA BECOME OVERNIGHT CLASSICS.

FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT HERE WE'RE IN HIGHLAND PARK RIGHT NOW, AND BACK IN THE YEAR 2000, WE CAME HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DO A PROGRAM ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL OLD, FAMILY-OWNED AND -OPERATED GROCERY STORE CALLED GALCO'S.

AND LIKE THE SIGN SAYS, GALCO'S HAS BEEN A PART OF LOS ANGELES SINCE 1897.

IT'S BEEN HERE IN HIGHLAND PARK SINCE 1955.

NOW, WE CAME TO GALCO'S THAT FIRST TIME TO DO A STORY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY SPECIALIZE IN SELLING OLD SODA POPS, SODA POPS THAT MOST OF US DRANK AS CHILDREN AND LOVED AND THOUGHT HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED, BUT IT ENDS UP THEY WERE ALIVE AND WELL AND BEING SOLD HERE AT GALCO'S.

WE GOT A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE FROM THAT STORY, SO WE FIGURE IT'S TIME FOR AN UPDATE, A SODA POP UPDATE, SO WE HAVE COME BACK TO HIGHLAND PARK.

WE'VE COME BACK TO GALCO'S, AND BEFORE WE HAVE THE UPDATE, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK IN TIME--I WAS STANDING ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE ON THIS SPOT--AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FIRST VISIT BACK IN THE YEAR 2000.

ENJOY.

WELL, GOOD MORNIN', EVERYBODY.

I'M HUELL HOWSER.

IT'S ABOUT 10:00 ON A BEAUTIFUL THURSDAY MORNING, AND HERE WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY OF HIGHLAND PARK.

WE'RE STANDING RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF YORK BOULEVARD, AND WE'RE IN FRONT OF GALCO'S OLD WORLD GROCERY.

NOW, THE REASON WE ARE HERE IS BECAUSE THIS YOUNG LADY, NOELLE NESE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: GOOD MORNIN'.

SHAKE HANDS WITH ME.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

Huell: YOU WROTE ME A LETTER... >> UH-HUH.

Huell: AND INVITED US TO COME HERE TO VISIT YOUR FAMILY'S GROCERY STORE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: YOU TOLD US THAT THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING... >> INTERESTING, UNIQUE DRINKS AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.

Huell: YEAH.

NOW, DON'T GIVE IT AWAY.

>> OK.

I WON'T.

Huell: DON'T GIVE IT AWAY, BECAUSE WE WANNA BUILD SUSPENSE IN THIS THING.

>> OK, GREAT.

Huell: THAT THE STORE HAD SOME FUN THINGS IN THERE, HISTORICAL THINGS THAT YOU WANTED US TO SEE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: NOW, WE GOT HERE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AGO, AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN INSIDE, KIND OF NOSIN' AROUND A LITTLE BIT, AND, NOELLE, EVERYTHING YOU SAID IN YOUR LETTER IS TRUE.

>> AH.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU THINK SO.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO IN AND SHARE WHAT'S INSIDE GALCO'S OLD WORLD GROCERY WITH EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHIN'.

>> COME ON IN.

Huell: OK, WE ARE INSIDE THE STORE, AND THE STORE DOES DEFINITELY HAVE KIND OF AN OLD-FASHIONED FEELING TO IT.

>> OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IT DOES.

IT REALLY DOES.

IT'S BEEN HERE FOR 50 YEARS, SO CAN'T HAVE ANY-- Huell: ALL RIGHT, NOW HERE ARE THE--HERE ARE THE CAST OF CHARACTERS OVER HERE.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

>> I'M DOING FINE.

Huell: HUELL HOWSER.

>> THANK YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

JOHN NESE.

Huell: SO THIS IS YOUR DAD.

>> YES.

THIS IS MY DAD, AND THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER.

Huell: HI.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?

>> I'M WELL.

HOW ARE YOU?

Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

Huell: NOW, TELL ME THE HISTORY OF THIS STORE, 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT-- Huell: WELL, ITS--ITS, UH, HISTORY GOES BACK 100 YEARS.

IT'S BEEN A GROCERY FAMILY THAT LONG, AND WE STARTED OUT UNCLES AND AUNTS AND EVERYBODY GETTING THE SMALL TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE EARLY DAYS, 'CAUSE WHEN THEY CAME TO EUROPE--FROM EUROPE TO HERE, WHY, THEY-- THEY COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH... Huell: MM-HMM.

>> THEY COULDN'T FIND A JOB, SO THEY CREATED A LITTLE GROCERY STORE.

Huell: AND FROM THAT, THIS HAS GROWN.

>> YES.

THAT'S TRUE.

>> IT'S GIVIN' ME A LIVIN' ALL MY LIFE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS--I GOTTA TELL YOU THIS STORY, THAT WHEN I WAS A BOY, WE USED--MY BROTHER AND I, WE WORKED IN THE STORE.

WE DID ALL THE DIRTY WORK, CLEANUP AND EVERYTHING, AND THEN THE-- YOU KNOW WHERE OUR BEDROOM WAS?

Huell: WHERE?

>> IN THE STOCKROOM ON--NOT WITH A MATTRESS, BUT ON TOP OF MELON CRATES.

I COULD REMEMBER THAT.

Huell: SO YOU'VE HAD--YOU'VE GOT THE GROCERY BUSINESS IN YOUR BLOOD.

>> OH, YES.

THERE'S NO WAY... Huell: NOW I'M SURE HE'S GOT A MILLION STORIES TO TELL.

>> OH, HE DOES.

Huell: AND I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD 'EM ALL.

>> I'VE HEARD EVERY ONE OF THEM.

Huell: AND YOUR DAD STILL COMES IN TO WORK EVERY DAY.

>> OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY.

HE'S HERE EVERY DAY, RAIN, SHINE, OR WHATEVER, AND HE-- Huell: ARE YOU SUPERVISIN' HIM?

>> NO, NO.

I DON'T BOTHER HIM.

HE DOES WHAT HE WANTS.

I JUST DO THE PAPERWORK.

Huell: I GOT YOU.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF PAPERWORK.

Huell: NOW, YOU BRING--WHEN YOU COME IN TO WORK EVERY DAY, YOU BRING SOMEBODY ELSE WITH YOU.

LET'S GO MEET THE OTHER HALF OF THIS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

Huell: BECAUSE... >> THIS IS MY MOTHER.

Huell: YOUR MOM IS BACK HERE.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?

>> HI.

JUST FINE, THANK YOU.

Huell: AND LOOK, LOUIS, SHE'S BACK HERE MAKIN' THE SANDWICHES.

>> OK. Huell: NOW, TELL US WHAT YOU DO HERE EVERY DAY.

>> I DO ALL THE COOKING, MAKE BLOCKBUSTERS.

I'VE BEEN MAKIN' 'EM FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.

Huell: BLOCKBUSTERS.

>> UH-HUH.

EXACTLY.

Huell: NOW, WHAT'S IN A BLOCKBUSTER?

>> IN A BLOCKBUSTER, I HAVE A NICE FRENCH ROLL... Huell: MM-HMM.

>> I'VE GOT MUSTARD, MAYONNAISE.

I'VE GOT, UH, PROVOLONE CHEESE, PICKLES, AND I PUT MY SET-UPS OF SALAMI, HAM, MORTADELLA, COOKED SALAMI, AND, UH... Huell: OH, MY GOSH.

MUSTARD, MAYONNAISE... Huell: SO YOU KEEP YOUR MOM WORKIN'.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE KEEP HER BUSY ALL THE TIME.

SHE NEEDS TO--SHE NEEDS TO KEEP GOING.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE STAYED HOME FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND SHE TOLD ME, SHE SAYS, "YOU KNOW, JOHN, I GOTTA COME BACK TO WORK, 'CAUSE THIS IS DRIVIN' ME BUGGY STAYIN' HOME."

Huell: NOW, ARE YOU MAKIN' THOSE FOR US?

>> YES.

Huell: AND THESE ARE YOUR WORLD-FAMOUS BLOCKBUSTERS.

>> THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL BLOCKBUSTERS, AND IT GOT ITS NAME WHEN, UH, ROCKY MARCIANO CAME INTO--TO OUR BUSINESS WHEN WE WERE DOWNTOWN, MY FATHER.

AND HE WANTED A SANDWICH, AND HE WANTED SOMETHING FAST.

HE HAD TO GET ON THE ROAD, SO HE MADE HIM A SANDWICH, AND HE WENT TO PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH, AND HE SAID, "HEY, THIS IS A REAL BLOCKBUSTER."

>> [LAUGHTER] >> AND IT'S BEEN A BLOCKBUSTER EVER SINCE.

Huell: AND YOU'VE BEEN MAKIN' 'EM EVER SINCE.

>> YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: OH, WOW.

LOOK.

"GALCO'S BLOCKBUSTER SANDWICH."

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: OH, BOY.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

Huell: WE'VE ALREADY MET YOUR HUSBAND.

LOOK OVER THERE, LOUIS.

THERE THEY ARE RIGHT THERE.

>> AIN'T SHE... Huell: I THINK HE SPOILS HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, DOESN'T HE?

>> AH, HE DOES.

HE LOVES HER DEARLY.

>> YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER, SHE SAID SHE'S--SHE WASN'T NERVOUS A BIT WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED, BUT SHE'S NERVOUS, VERY NERVOUS TODAY.

Huell: YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS.

>> I'M SO SHAKY, IT ISN'T EVEN FUNNY.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: ABOUT BEIN' ON TV?

>> AHH.

YES.

Huell: WELL, WE'RE GONNA EAT ONE OF THOSE BLOCKBUSTERS.

UH, SACK 'EM UP FOR US, AND-- >> YOU CAN HAVE MORE.

Huell: OK, GREAT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WE NEVER GOT YOUR FIRST NAME.

>> ROSE.

Huell: ROSE.

>> UH-HUH.

Huell: WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

Huell: NICE TO MEET YOUR HUSBAND OVER HERE, YOUR PARENTS.

>> YES.

Huell: BUT NOW, AS WONDERFUL AS THIS STORE IS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS STORE, YOU HAVE BROUGHT US HERE TO SHOW US SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE, I THINK, TO ANY STORE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST UNIQUE THING EVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I MEAN, I'VE GOTTEN CALLS FROM PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY AS NE--UH, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, AND THE STORY'S TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO JAPAN, IN THE TOKYO TIMES.

IT'S BEEN ALL OVER, AND, UH--I MEAN, I JUST WAS VERY SURPRISED AT THE... Huell: AT THE REACTION.

>> AT THE REACTION.

Huell: TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT... >> AT WHAT WE HAVE.

Huell: RIGHT OVER THERE.

>> IN AISLE 3 AND 4.

IT'S THE AISLE OF POP.

[LAUGHS] Huell: AND HERE WE ARE, AISLE 3, THE AISLE OF POP.

NOW, JOHN, THAT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF EXPLANATION, BUT, LOUIS, IF YOU PAN OVER HERE, YOU CAN SEE VERY QUICKLY WHAT JOHN'S TALKI'' ABOUT.

TELL US WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE, JOHN.

>> UM, I HAVE ABOUT--RIGHT NOW TODAY, I HAVE ABOUT 250, UH, SODAS, MOST OF THEM ARE OLD SODAS THAT YOU CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE.

YOU REALIZE WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS, COKE AND PEPSI BUY THE SHELF SPACE, AND THEY JUST TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE SHELF, AND NOBODY ELSE CAN SELL THEIR PRODUCTS.

HOWEVER, ALL THESE PRODUCTS ARE STILL LOCATED SOMEWHERE WITHIN, UH, THE COUNTRY.

Huell: MM-HMM.

>> PEOPLE REMEMBER BYERLY'S ORANGE.

THEY'RE NOT MADE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY'RE IN THAILAND.

Huell: BUT WAIT A MINUTE.

SO THEY'RE STILL MAKING ALL THESE OLD SODAS THAT WE OLD-TIMERS GREW UP DRINKIN'.

>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WERE 3,500 SODAS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

Huell: REALLY?

>> AND SO, I DON'T HAVE 'EM ALL, BUT I'M TRYING.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, LET'S START, BECAUSE--WE'LL JUST START RIGHT DOWN HERE AT THE END.

HERE IT IS.

DAD'S CLASSIC CREAMY ORANGE.

>> THE CREAMY ORANGE.

NOW, WE ALSO HAVE THE--THE LEMON AND THE CREAMY RED.

Huell: LOOK AT THE-- >> BUT THE MOST FAVORITE ONE HERE IN LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN THE, UH--THE DRAFT.

Huell: DAD'S CLASSIC DRAFT ROOT BEER.

>> CORRECT.

Huell: WHICH I WOULD THINK--WAS THIS AN EASTERN DRINK, OR DID THEY HAVE THAT OUT HERE AS WELL?

>> NO, IT WAS ORIGINALLY FROM, UH, CHICAGO, ABOUT 1933, I BELIEVE, AND IT SPREAD WEST, AND IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ROOT BEERS OF ITS TIME.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS ONE.

>> AND OF COURSE Huell: SUN DROP.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

FROM TENNESSEE.

I KNEW YOU'D FIND IT.

Huell: I GREW UP--I GREW UP DRINKIN' SUN DROP 40 YEARS AGO.

>> TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN.

IT STILL HAS THE PULP IN IT.

IT'S NOT LIKE SQUIRT, WHERE THE PULP DISAPPEARED.

Huell: WHERE DO THEY MAKE THESE THINGS?

>> OH, WELL, THESE ARE--ARE COMING OUT OF--A LOT OF THESE ARE COMING OUT OF THE CAROLINAS.

Huell: WOW.

>> BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF GLASS IN THE AREA.

Huell: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START NEXT.

>> LIKE IN--FOR EXAMPLE, IN TENNESSEE, YOU WON'T FIND THE GLASS, BUT YOU'LL FIND IT--THE CANS.

OK, DR. WELLS.

THAT WAS ORIGINALLY--IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO DR. PEPPER.

IT STARTED IN LOS ANGELES AND WENT SOUTH.

IT BECAME VERY SOU--UH, VERY BIG IN THE SOUTH, IN MISSISSIPPI AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

Huell: DR. WELLS.

AND HERE'S ONE.

ORANGE CRUSH.

>> OK. Huell: YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE AMERICAN, ALL-AMERICAN THAN A GOOD, OLD ORANGE CRUSH.

>> NO.

YES, YOU CAN.

WE ALSO HAVE DR. PEPPER.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FORMULA, AND IT'S ONLY MADE BY ONE PACKER IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THAT ONE COMES FROM TEXAS.

Huell: DR. PEPPER.

>> YES.

Huell: IN THE ORI--WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE ORIGINAL FORMULA?

>> WELL, THE FORMULA'S CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

TODAY IT'S MORE LIKE A COLA, AND IT'S VERY HIGH CARBONATION.

THIS IS MUCH LESS CARBONATION.

Huell: WHAT IS MOXIE?

>> AND MADE WITH SUGAR.

NOW, MOXIE THAT'S-- Huell: MOXIE.

LOOK AT THIS ONE.

"MOXIE ORIGINAL ELIXIR, SINCE 1884."

WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT'S A BRA--IT WAS ORIGINALLY MARKETED AS A BRAIN AND, UH, NERVE FOOD.

Huell: AS A WHAT?

>> A BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD, THROUGH YOUR-- Huell: BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW-- Huell: WHAT DOES THIS TASTE LIKE?

>> WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CHANCE TO TASTE IT.

Huell: YEAH, WE ARE GONNA TASTE.

YOU GOT A LITTLE TASTING STAND SET UP.

>> YES.

I HAVE IT ALL SET UP.

Huell: WE'RE GONNA GET TO TASTE SOME OF THIS STUFF.

LOOK AT THIS STUFF.

IT JUST GOES ON AND ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE-- >> WE HAVE CHEERWINE HERE, WHICH IS FROM THE CAROLINAS.

IT WAS A LOCAL PACKER.

IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS CHERRY SODA WITH A REAL BURST OF FLAVOR.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS, LOUIS.

CHEERWINE.

>> ALL--MOST OF THESE OLD SODAS ARE MADE FROM NATURAL INGREDIENTS AS OPPOSED TO ESSENCES WHICH THEY USE TODAY IN THE MODERN SODAS.

Huell: AND THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A--A DIET SODA.

>> NO.

NO.

Huell: THESE WERE JUST PURE SUGAR AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS.

>> AND BY THE WAY, MOST OF 'EM ARE MADE WITH SUGAR.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THE DELAWARE PUNCH UP ON THE TOP.

I HAD A MAN IN FROM, UH, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, LAST SATURDAY.

Huell: WHERE IS DELAWARE... >> THIS IS DELAWARE PUNCH RIGHT HERE.

NOW, THIS ONE COMES FROM MEXICO CITY.

IT'S NO LONGER PACKED IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE SAID, "I WANNA SEE IF THIS IS AS GOOD AS I REMEMBER."

HE OPENED THE BOTTLE, TASTED IT, AND HE SAYS, "IT'S AS GOOD AS I REMEMBER."

Huell: WOW.

>> IT IS REALLY, REALLY A GOOD ONE.

Huell: DELAWARE PUNCH.

>> NOW, THAT'S OWNED BY COCA-COLA, BUT THEY DON'T PACK IT IN THE UNITED STATES.

THEY TRIED TO PUT IN PLASTIC.

THEY TRIED TO PUT IT IN CAN, AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY HAD THE PROBLEM STABILIZING THE FLAVOR WITH IT, AND SO IT TASTED TERRIBLE.

IT HAD A TERRIBLE AFTERTASTE.

Huell: SO THEY'RE MAKIN' IT IN GLASS BOTTLES IN MEXICO.

>> IN MEXICO, YES.

Huell: NOW, THAT BRINGS UP-- WE HAVE SOME--YOU HAVE CUSTOMERS COMIN' IN HERE.

THEY HEAR ABOUT THIS, AND THEY COME IN LOOKIN' FOR THEIR OLD FAVORITES, RIGHT?

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE 'EM.

I MEAN, WE HAVE, UH, EGG CREAMS FROM NEW YORK, ORIGINAL PACKERS FROM BROOKLYN.

WE HAVE THE A.J.

STEPHANS FROM BOSTON AND THEIR RASPBERRY LIME RICKEY.

I--I HAVE, UH-- I EVEN HAVE FROSTIE IN A CHERRY LIMEADE.

Huell: LET'S PULL THAT ONE OUT.

>> I HAVE A CHERRY LIMEADE.

Huell: AND WE ALSO HAVE-- OH, LOOK.

>> WE HAVE GREEN RIVER FROM CHICAGO.

Huell: FROSTIE CHERRY LIMEADE AND ORIGINAL GREEN RIVER FROM... >> CHICAGO.

Huell: SO A LOT OF PEOPLE--IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE FROM CHICAGO WOULD KNOW ABOUT GREEN RIVER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: PEOPLE LIKE ME ORIGINALLY FROM TENNESSEE WOULD KNOW ABOUT SUN DROP.

>> YES.

Huell: THESE WERE VERY REGIONAL DRINKS.

>> AND--AND THINGS LIKE THIS, LIKE VERNORS, 1866, PROBABLY ONE OF THE OLDEST SODA POPS STILL MADE.

NOW, THIS ONE, YOU TASTE IT, IT TASTES AS GOOD AS IT EVER TASTED.

YOU BUY IT IN CANS, AND IT HAS A TERRIBLE TASTE.

IT DOESN'T TASTE THE SAME.

THE PEOPLE COME IN HERE, "IT DOESN'T TASTE THE SAME."

Huell: YEAH.

>> AND IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT IT'S PACKED IN.

IT'S THE GLASS.

Huell: THE BOTTLES.

>> IT'S THE BOTTLES.

Huell: NOW, WHERE ARE OUR CUSTOMERS?

LADIES, COME ON AROUND HERE.

WE'VE HAD 'EM KIND OF IN WAITING BACK HERE.

COME ON UP HERE.

HERE'S A LADY SMILIN' FROM EAR TO EAR BECAUSE YOU FOUND WHAT?

>> NEHI PEACH SODA POP.

Huell: NEHI--WHERE IS IT?

PEACH SODA POP.

>> RIGHT HERE.

IN A GLASS BOTTLE.

Huell: YEAH.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU BROUGHT THIS TO SHOW US THE DIFFERENCE.

>> RIGHT.

Huell: HERE'S NEHI PEACH IN A PLASTIC BOTTLE.

>> RIGHT.

I GOT THIS IN MISSISSIPPI, 'CAUSE I'M ORIGINALLY FROM MISSISSIPPI, AND YOU CAN STILL GET NEHI PEACH SODA IN MISSISSIPPI, BUT YOU CAN ONLY GET IT IN THE PLASTIC BOTTLE OR A CAN, AND IT DOES NOT TASTE THE SAME.

Huell: REALLY?

>> WHEN I GREW UP, WE COULD GET IT IN A GLASS BOTTLE, AND IT TASTES SO MUCH DIFFERENT IN A GLASS BOTTLE.

IT'S LIKE-- IT'S LIKE--IT JUST BROUGHT BACK SO MANY FOND MEMORIES TO HAVE IT.

I MEAN, I'M TELLIN' YOU, I GO DOWN SOUTH, AND I LOOK HARD FOR IT.

IT'S STILL HARD TO FIND.

IN MISSISSIPPI, YOU CAN'T FIND IT IN A GLASS BOTTLE EASILY.

Huell: AND YOU FOUND IT HERE AT HIGHLAND PARK.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

I FOUND IT RIGHT HERE LOCALLY AT--AND I'M GONNA BE--I'M FEELIN' GOOD.

I'M JUST GONNA BE SHOPPIN' AND SHOPPIN' AND SHOPPIN'.

Huell: NOW, YOU CAN ONLY DRINK SO MANY OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW.

>> OH, NO.

MM-MMM.

BUT SEE, I HAVE AN AUNT THAT'S GONNA-- THAT WANTS SOME, TOO.

Huell: REALLY?

>> I'VE ALREADY TOLD HER ABOUT IT.

YEAH.

Huell: SO DOES--IS THIS NORMAL FOR PEOPLE TO GET TURNED ON LIKE THIS WHEN THEY FIND THIS STUFF?

>> WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER, EVERYBODY SMILES THAT WALKS DOWN THIS AISLE.

Huell: YEAH.

>> YEAH.

Huell: HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING ELSE HERE THAT, UH--OR ARE YOU JUST--YOU JUST ZEROED RIGHT IN ON THE NEHI PEACH.

>> WELL, I ZEROED IN ON THE NE-NEHI PEACH.

THAT'S CORRECT, BUT ALSO I FOUND AS I WAS LOOKIN' DOWN THE AISLE, I FOUND SOME VERNORS GINGER ALE, AND I GREW UP IN MICHIGAN.

AND, UM, VERNORS GINGER ALE IN A GLASS BOTTLE, OHH.

I-I'M GETTING SOME OF THAT TODAY.

Huell: GO PULL THAT OUT.

GO PULL THAT OUT FOR US.

OH, HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.

AND HERE'S ANOTHER LADY.

COME ON OVER HERE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> I'M MICKEY.

Huell: AND, MICKEY, WHAT ARE YOU HERE LOOKIN' FOR?

>> RED ROCK.

Huell: RED ROCK.

>> YES.

RIGHT HERE.

Huell: AND HERE IT IS.

TELL US THE STORY ON RED ROCK GOLDEN GINGER ALE.

>> WELL, I GREW UP IN GEORGIA, AND THIS--I JUST HAD THIS MY WHOLE LIFE.

IT'S A REAL BITE TO IT, BUT EVEN WHEN WE WERE LITTLE KIDS, WE WOULD JUST DRINK THIS AND LOVE THE PAIN AND EVERYTHING.

IT WAS GREAT.

Huell: YOU GET A LOT OF THOSE PAINS, DON'T YOU?

>> OH, DO I HAVE PAIN.

HERE.

I HAVE ONE.

INVITE YOUR ENEMIES OVER.

THIS IS BLENHEIM'S GOLD CAP--OR RED CAP.

EXCUSE ME.

>> I HAVE THAT IN MY FRIDGE RIGHT NOW.

Huell: YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR REFRIG--YOU LIKE PAIN, DON'T YOU?

>> IT'S JUST SO GO--IT'S SO DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN ARTICULATE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO TRY IT.

IT'S-- IT'S UNLIKE ANY GINGER ALE YOU'VE EVER HAD.

Huell: REALLY?

>> IT REALLY IS.

Huell: NOW, ARE YOU A GINGER ALE PERSON?

>> VERNORS.

Huell: VERNORS.

>> THAT'S WHAT I GREW UP ON, THE ORIGINAL VERNORS.

SO I'M GONNA BUY ONE OF THESE TODAY, 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN A LONG TIME, AND IT DOESN-- TASTES DIFFERENT IN MICHIGAN THAN IT DOES IN CALIFORNIA, EVEN IN THE CAN.

Huell: MM-HMM.

>> TASTES TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, IT'S--IT'S SUPPOSED TO-- [SNIFFS] YOU KNOW, MAKE YOUR NOSE DO SOME STUFF.

AH HEH HEH.

Huell: THAT'S WHAT THESE OLD DRINKS DO?

>> YEAH, I THINK.

I THINK SO.

IT'S A--IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.

Huell: WOW.

WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE THIS MUCH EXCITEMENT ABOUT SOFT DRINKS THAT WE ALL GREW UP DRINKIN'?

>> I MEAN, IT MAKES ME SPEECHLESS.

I MEAN, I JUST CAME IN HERE.

I'M JUST ALL SMILES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE I'M BRINGI'' LOTS OF FOLKS, AND I'M BRINGIN' MY CREDIT CARD, AND I'M JUST, LIKE-- Huell: YOU DO TAKE CREDIT CARDS, DON'T YOU?

>> YES, WE DO.

>> I'M GONNA BE STOCKIN' UP.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: NOW, JOHN, WE HAVE MOVED OVER TO AISLE 3A, AND WE HAVE FOUND--THESE ARE NOT THE OLD DRINKS.

THESE ARE NEW DRINKS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE LOVE THESE.

YOU GO TO MOST COFFEE SHOPS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND SOME OF THESE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THESE ARE ALL SOUR SODAS.

THE KAVA SUTRA.

THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

PULL THAT OUT.

>> THIS ONE?

Huell: YEAH.

KAVA SUTRA.

AND LOOK AT THIS ONE.

ATOMIC GREEN TANGERINE.

>> YES.

Huell: SO THE KIDS HAVE DISCOVERED... >> OH, THEY LOVE 'EM.

THE BRAINALIZERS, THE IMMORTALIZERS, THE ELECTROLIZERS.

THESE ARE ALL MAXIMUM CAFFEINE, MAXIMUM, UH, GUARANA.

Huell: BRAINALIZER, ELECTROLIZER, REJUVENIZER.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

>> OH, AND THEN WE HAVE DOWN BELOW... Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

BERRY BOMB.

ROOT BEER RIOT.

WHAT DO YOU GOT DOWN ON THE BOTTOM?

>> AND THEN DOWN BELOW, WE HAVE THE BRAIN WASH. AND THESE, UH, HAS CAPSICUM IN 'EM, SO THEY'RE HOT.

Huell: THEY'RE HOT?

>> MADE WITH CHILI PEPPERS.

IT'S A HOT SODA.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING, "OH, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILI SODA?"

YES.

THESE ARE THE BRAIN WASH. Huell: NOW, ARE THESE ALL SAFE?

THESE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IN 'EM, DO THEY, FOR THE KIDS TO BE DRINKIN' 'EM?

>> THEY'RE SAFE, BUT I MEAN, I WOULDN'T MAKE A DAILY HABIT OF IT.

Huell: YEAH, 'CAUSE THEY REALLY GET YOU HYPED UP, DON'T THEY?

>> THAT'S TRUE.

THEY DO.

Huell: THEY'RE FULL OF CAFFEINE.

THEY'RE FULL OF... >> YES.

THEY'RE FULL OF CAFFEINE AND FULL OF GUARANA AND FULL OF-- Huell: WH--FULL OF WHAT?

>> GUARANA, WHICH IS A--IT'S A TYPE OF A CAFFEINE THAT COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA, AND WE EVEN HAVE 'EM IN IMPORTS DOWN HERE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOTTLES, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS A GUARANA DRINK FROM, UH, BRAZIL.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE SOL RIO, WHICH IS ANOTHER TYPE OF GUARANA DRINK.

NOW, THESE ARE POPULAR IN BRAZIL.

Huell: SO YOU'VE GOT 'EM FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> YES.

YES, WE DO.

Huell: AND I THINK I MAY HAVE HEARD OF JOLT COLA.

>> YOU'VE HEARD OF JOLT.

Huell: "TWICE THE CAFFEINE."

>> BUT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF OUTLAW, UM, BUTTERSCOTCH HEMP SODA.

Huell: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?

>> IT'S A BUTTERSCOTCH-FLAVORED SODA, AND IT HAS HEMP OIL IN IT, AND THEN WE HAVE 'EM IN 3 FLAVORS.

Huell: WOW.

AND THE--WAIT A MINUTE.

HERE ARE THE FANTA ORANGE DRINKS FROM MEXICO.

>> YES.

WE HAVE THE FANTA, THE-- Huell: IN THE ORIGINAL BOTTLE.

>> IN ORIGINAL BOTTLES.

WE EVEN HAVE THE YOLI, WHICH IS A LEMON-LIME.

THAT'S THE ONE YOU DON'T FIND TOO OFTEN UP HERE.

Huell: SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMI'' HERE LITERALLY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD LOOKING FOR THE SODAS THAT THEY GREW UP WITH.

>> YES.

WE ALSO HAVE AFRI COLA RIGHT HERE.

Huell: AFRI COLA FROM... >> GERMANY.

Huell: GERMANY.

>> THIS IS A GERMAN AFRICAN, UH, AFR--EXCUSE ME.

A GERMAN COLA, AND IT'S DRIER.

MOST OF THE EUROPEAN-STYLE SODAS ARE DRIER THAN OURS.

Huell: AND WHAT ARE THESE?

THIS LOOKS LIKE--ALMOST LIKE A BEER BOTTLE HERE.

>> WELL, THESE ARE BUNDABERGS.

THEY COME FROM AUSTRALIA.

Huell: BUNDABERGS?

>> YES.

Huell: FROM AUSTRALIA.

>> YES, AND THEY HAVE INTERESTING FLAVORS LIKE PEACHES AND PEARS AND BURGUNDY AND, UH, LEMON-LIME BITTERS, AND THEN-- Huell: GINGER BEER.

>> YES.

AND THEN, TOO, UH, NOW, THIS IS A HOP AND A HERB SODA.

IT TASTES--IT HAS A SLIGHT TASTE OF, LIKE, A LEMON-LIME BUT IT'S MADE FROM, UM, HOPS, THE SAME HOPS THEY USE IN BEER.

Huell: REALLY?

>> BUT IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

Huell: BUT ALL OF THESE ARE NONALCOHOLIC.

>> THEY'RE ALL NONALCOHOLIC.

Huell: WHAT IS THIS COLA CHAMPAGNE?

>> WELL, THAT'S AN INTERESTING ONE.

IT COMES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, AND IF YOU NOTICE, IT SAYS "COLA" ON IT, AND IT'S KIND OF A GOLD COLOR.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS, LOUIS.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> IT'S A CREAM SODA.

Huell: REALLY?

>> IT'S A CREAM SODA.

Huell: BUT IT'S CALLED COLA CHAMPAGNE.

>> YES.

Huell: WOW.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I WILL--I'M GONNA FIND OUT.

Huell: WHAT ARE THESE DOWN HERE?

>> NOW, THOSE ARE THE PENAFIEL BRANDS FROM MEXICO.

Huell: OH, OK, SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF MEXICAN DRINKS HERE.

>> YES.

WE DO.

Huell: BUT I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE GROWING UP IN MEXICO AS A CHILD PROBABLY DRANK THE FANTAS OUT OF THE BOTTLE.

THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY BOTTLED FANTAS AROUND ANYMORE, ARE THERE?

>> NO, THEY'RE NOT.

Huell: THEY'RE MAINLY IN CANS OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

THEY'RE VERY HARD TO FIND.

Huell: AND WHAT IS IT ABOUT GLASS THAT MAKES THE DRINKS TASTE SO MUCH DIFFERENT?

>> WHEN YOU OPEN THE BOTTLE AND YOU TASTE IT, YOU TASTE THE FLAVOR FROM THE VERY FIRST SIP.

IT'S NOT LIKE WHEN YOU DRINK FROM PLASTIC.

YOU DRINK FROM PLASTIC, IT TAKES YOU ABOUT 5 OUNCES INTO IT TO--BEFORE YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE DRINKING.

THE FIRST SNIFF YOU'RE GONNA GET IS PLASTIC, AND IT'S KIND OF A DEAD TASTE.

Huell: YEAH.

>> AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT.

THEY'RE JUST--YOU KNOW, MORE IS BETTER.

WELL, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SO.

Huell: WELL, LET'S PUT THIS ONE BACK UP.

>> WE ALSO HAVE-- Huell: OH, I GUESS THIS JUST GOES ON AND ON.

>> OK.

IT DOES.

Huell: WHAT ELSE YOU GOT DOWN HERE, JOHN?

>> WELL, NOW, WE HAVE THE ITALIAN ONES, OF COURSE.

Huell: ITALIAN.

>> OH, YES.

THOSE ARE 15% FRUIT JUICE.

MOST OF THE FRUIT IS-- COMES FROM SICILY.

Huell: THESE ARE CALLED... >> SAN PELLEGRINO.

Huell: SAN PELLEGRINO.

>> IT'S THE SAME ONE--YEAH.

IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT DOES THE WATER.

THE INTERESTING ONE IS THIS SAN--IS THE QUINOTA.

Huell: QUINOTA.

>> YES.

NOW, IT SAYS--IT SAYS ON THERE THAT IT'S A CITRUS-BASED DRINK.

Huell: MM-HMM.

>> HOWEVER, UM, IT DOES HAVE A LITTLE QUININE IN IT, AND ONCE UPON A TIME, UM, I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAD ARTICHOKE IN IT.

Huell: ARTICHOKE.

>> OH, YES.

YES.

I DON'T KNOW.

Huell: SO THESE--THESE MIXTURES ARE REALLY, A LOT OF 'EM, OLD FAMILY RECIPES... >> YES.

Huell: FROM THESE LITTLE MOM AND POP COMPANIES.

YOU SAID THERE WERE HOW MANY OF 'EM AT ONE TIME?

>> AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE 3,500 DIFFERENT, UH, SODA MANUFACTURERS JUST IN THE UNITED STATES.

Huell: SO A LOT OF THESE ARE OLD FAMILY RECIPES FROM LITTLE LOCALIZED SODAS... >> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: THAT ARE STILL BEING USED TODAY.

>> THEY'RE STILL BEING MANUFACTURED SOMEWHERE, AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FINDING 'EM.

Huell: HOW DO YOU FIND 'EM?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I-IT'S VERY INTERESTING, BUT ONCE YOU GET INVOLVED IN IT, IT LEADS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.

Huell: MM-HMM.

>> UM, I REMEMBER ONE OF THE EARLY ONES THAT I FOUND WAS--WAS DAD'S ROOT BEER, AND FROM THERE, I WAS ABLE TO FIND DELAWARE PUNCH, AND, "OH, YEAH.

WELL, THIS IS AVAILABLE, AND THAT'S AVAILABLE."

AND LIKE RIGHT NOW, I FOUND MANHATTAN SPECIAL.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING IT OUT HERE.

Huell: YEAH.

GETTING IT TO THE STORE.

>> GETTING IT TO THE STORE.

Huell: BUT I IMAGINE ONCE YOU GET IT TO THE STORE, WORD SPREADS FAST.

>> IT DOES, VERY FAST, BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO COME IN AND ASK FOR DIFFERENT BRANDS, AND IT'S A MATTER OF TRACKING 'EM DOWN.

FOR EXAMPLE, SCHWEPPES BITTER LEMON IS STILL BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE PACKER, AND HE'S IN PENNSYLVANIA, SO IT'S--AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT, "WELL, HOW MUCH CAN I BUY?

CAN I DO THIS?

CAN I DO THAT?

CAN I--" AND THAT TAKES A LITTLE TIME.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST IN A MONTH OR 2 MONTHS OR 3 MONTHS.

IT MIGHT TAKE 6, 7.

IT MIGHT TAKE 8 MONTHS, A YEAR TO DO IT, BUT I'LL DO IT.

Huell: NOW, I RAN INTO CHUCK, WHO WAS HERE TAKIN' PICTURES OF US THIS MORNIN'.

CHUCK, YOU'RE A REGULAR HERE, AND WHAT DO YOU BUY WHEN YOU COME IN TO THE STORE?

>> NORMALLY I BUY THE DAD'S OLD-FASHIONED ROOT BEER AND ORANGE CRUSH AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T GET ANYMORE.

Huell: THAT YOU--WELL, YOU CAN GET 'EM.

>> YOU CAN GET THEM HERE.

Huell: AND DO THEY TASTE LIKE THEY TASTED?

>> UH, YES.

THEY--THEY DO.

YES.

Huell: GOT THAT SAME AUTHENTIC... >> A WAY LONG TIME AGO, YES.

Huell: YEAH.

>> VERY GOOD.

Huell: WELL, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE COME HERE.

NOW, DID YOU GET SOME GOOD PICTURES TODAY?

>> YES, I DID.

Huell: HE'S BEEN OUR PAPARAZZI, AND WHY WERE YOU SPECIFICALLY HERE TO TAKE A PICTURE TODAY?

>> WELL, THE OWNER MENTIONED THIS TO ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO I THOUGHT-- Huell: THAT WE WERE GONNA BE HERE.

>> AND I--I WANTED TO MEET YOU, AND I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT LOUIS LOOKS LIKE, SO--I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT HIM, AND-- Huell: SO YOU BEEN TAKIN' PICTURES OF LOUIS ALL MORNING.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

NO, I WAS TAKING PICTURES OF THE YOUNG LADIES.

Huell: UH-HUH.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: AND HERE THEY ARE OVER HERE.

WE GOT THIS WHOLE THING SET UP.

COME ON OVER, CHUCK.

YOU CAN BE A PART OF THIS.

YOU'VE GOT THIS DAD'S ROOT BEER SIGN, THE MOXIE T-SHIRT, THE ORIGINAL COKE, UH--YOU KNOW, THE OLD COKE, UH, BOX HERE.

AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GET DOWN TO THE FUN PART.

SO YOU'RE GONNA OPEN UP AND DRINK THE NEHI.

>> ALL RIGHT.

Huell: YOU'RE GONNA OPEN UP AND DRINK THE BED ROCK.

DO WE HAVE ANY, UH--WELL, WE GOT DAD'S FOR YOU, CHUCK.

>> WOW.

Huell: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

UH... >> I'M GAME.

ANYTHING'S GOOD.

THEY'RE ALL GREAT.

>> HOW ABOUT THE STEPHANS RASPBERRY LIME RICKEY?

Huell: STEPHANS RASPBERRY.

NOW, WE HAVE TO USE A CHURCH KEY ON THESE, DON'T WE?

AND YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A CHURCH KEY IS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO HAVE TO OPEN UP SOFT DRINKS AND BEER WITH.

SOFT DRINKS OF COURSE IS WHAT I WAS ALWAYS OPENIN' UP WITH 'EM.

SO WE CAN OPEN UP WITH OUR CHURCH KEYS.

>> I'M--I-- Huell: OH, IT--WAS THAT A TWIST-OFF?

>> SOME OF 'EM ARE TWIST.

Huell: REALLY?

>> LIKE THIS ONE'S A TWIST.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T THINK-- Huell: OH, I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S A--HERE.

>> SOME OF 'EM, THOUGH.

NOT ALL OF 'EM.

Huell: COME ON, OPEN 'EM UP.

THAT IS A SACRILEGE.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE ONE OF THESE.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: OH, COME ON.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE A CHURCH KEY?

>> I'M TEASING.

Huell: JOHN, WE'RE OLD.

>> I KNOW.

Huell: OK. AND YOU'VE GOT ME A BOTTLE OF THIS BLENHEIM GINGER ALE.

>> YES.

Huell: THE STUFF THAT'S GONNA KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF WHEN I OPEN IT UP, RIGHT?

>> I HOPE YOU DON'T CHOKE.

Huell: HERE.

LET'S OPEN IT UP.

>> I'D STICK WITH THE RED CAP.

>> YOU SURE YOU WANNA DO THIS?

Huell: WELL, I WANNA SEE WHAT-- >> YOU WANNA INVITE YOUR ENEMIES OVER?

Huell: I WANNA SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A SIP, EVERYBODY.

HERE'S TO THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY OF DOIN' THINGS.

BOY.

THAT'S GOOD, THOUGH.

MMM.

I'VE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE.

>> YOU'RE TURNING RED.

Huell: NO, IT'S--IT IS-- >> [LAUGHTER] Huell: IT DOES HAVE AN AFTERTASTE TO IT.

WHOA, IT'S HOT.

WHOO!

BUT LOOK AT HER.

LOOK AT THIS LADY.

NOW, THIS--COME IN HERE, LOUIS, AND GET A SHOT OF THIS.

THIS IS A--THIS IS A PICTURE.

PUT IT RIGHT UP BESIDE YOUR FACE.

THIS IS A--IS THIS A--IS THIS AN AD FOR NEHI OR WHAT RIGHT HERE?

TAKES YOU BACK TO YOUR CHILDHOOD.

>> OH.

MMM.

YOU HAVE NO CLUE.

Huell: TAKES YOU BACK.

>> OH, YEAH.

I HAVEN'T HAD THIS SINCE I WAS LITTLE.

IT'S GREAT.

Huell: TAKES YOU BACK.

>> BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

Huell: YEAH.

AND THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKIN' FOR.

>> YES.

NOW WE--YOU HAVE TO TRY YOURS, THE SUN DROP.

Huell: THE SUN DROP.

THAT TAKES ME BACK TO MY GOOD OLD DAYS.

AND THAT'S REALLY KIND OF THE JOY AND THE WONDER OF WHAT ALL OF THIS IS ABOUT, ISN'T IT, JOHN?

>> YES, IT IS.

IT--IT BRINGS YOU BACK, AND YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FLAVORS OF THINGS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG.

Huell: YEAH.

>> AND THE PART O--THE MEMORIES THAT COME BACK WHEN YOU DRINK 'EM.

Huell: YEAH.

>> IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN TODAY.

THIS IS NOT COMMODITY.

THIS IS FLAVOR.

Huell: YEAH.

>> WE'RE TALKIN' FLAVOR.

Huell: WELL, THIS IS HISTORY.

>> YES.

Huell: THIS IS FAMILY.

THESE ARE MEMORIES.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU COULD ALMOST LITERALLY TOUCH AND FEEL WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU PUT THIS BOTTLE TO YOUR MOUTH AND TASTE THESE OLD TASTES THAT WE'VE TASTED SO MANY TIMES SO MANY YEARS AGO.

>> MM-HMM.

Huell: I'M TEARIN' UP JUST TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

ACTUALLY I'M NOT TEARIN' UP TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

I'M TEARIN' UP BECAUSE OF THIS-- THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: I GOTTA KILL THAT TASTE WITH A--WITH A SUN DROP.

MMM.

NOW, THERE'S A SOFT DRINK, A SUN DROP FROM MY YOUNG DAYS IN TENNESSEE.

WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME HERE.

>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Huell: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW, WE MIGHT POINT OUT THAT THESE AREN'T CHEAP.

>> NO.

THEY'RE-- Huell: BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY MADE IN LIMITED NUMBERS, AND YOU HAVE TO SHIP THEM TO GET THEM HERE.

>> YES, THEY'RE SHIPPED CROSS-COUNTRY, MOST OF 'EM, FROM THE CAROLINAS, FROM MAINE, FROM TEXAS, FROM DIFFERENT SPOTS IN THE COUNTRY.

Huell: MEXICO, ALL OVER.

>> FROM WASHINGTON, FROM MEXICO CITY.

YES.

THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Huell: BUT THEY'RE WORTH EVERY PENNY OF IT.

>> I--I THINK SO.

Huell: I--I KNOW THEY ARE TO YOU.

YOU'VE GOT A CARLOAD OF NEHI READY TO TAKE OUT OF HERE.

AND I'M LOADIN' UP ON THE SUN DROP, AND IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY HERE IN HIGHLAND PARK.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT TO EITHER RETOUCH WITH YOUR YOUTH, WITH--WITH DAYS PAST OR TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL OLD FLAVORS AND NEW FLAVORS THAT ARE COMIN' OUT.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: EVERYTHING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BIG AND MASS-PRODUCED.

THE LITTLE SOFT DRINK, SOME OF THE--SOME OF 'EM VERY OBSCURE, ARE STILL ALIVE AND WELL RIGHT HERE IN HIGHLAND PARK.

WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL DAY.

CHEERS.

>> CHEERS AGAIN.

Huell: HERE WE GO.

MMM, MMM.

NOTHIN' BEATS A SUN DROP.

NOTHIN'.

>> NO, EXCEPT NEHI.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: AND NOW FOR THE UPDATE.

TIME HAS PASSED.

I'M STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF GALCO'S WITH NOELLE, JUST LIKE I DID BACK IN THE YEAR 2000.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: GALCO'S IS STILL HERE.

NOELLE IS STILL HERE, BUT, NOELLE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES, HAVEN'T THERE?

>> THERE HAVE.

THERE HAVE.

SINCE, UH, I THINK I SAW YOU LAST, I'VE GOTTEN MARRIED, AND I HAVE IDENTICAL TWIN SONS.

Huell: 2 TWIN BOYS.

>> CAN YOU GUYS STAND UP?

CAN YOU STAND UP?

Huell: AND THEY'RE WEARING THEIR LITTLE GALCO'S SODA POP TRAINEE SHIRTS.

>> GUYS, CAN YOU SAY HI TO THE CAMERA?

Huell: GIVE A WAVE, BOYS.

>> CAN YOU WAVE?

Huell: HA HA HA HA!

SO WE GOT LITTLE GALCOS HERE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GOT THE NEXT GENERATION OF, UH, SODA POP KINGS HERE.

Huell: AND DO THEY COME BY--COME ON IN HERE, JOHN.

BECAUSE JOHN'S STILL HERE, TOO.

NOW YOU'RE A GRANDFATHER, JOHN.

>> YES, I AM.

HELLO.

Huell: HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED PUTTIN' THE BOYS, THE TWINS TO WORK HERE?

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, THEY HELP CLIMB ALL OF THE BOXES.

HEH HEH HEH.

Huell: SO YOU'VE ALREADY GOT-- >> AND ARRANGE THEM.

OH, YEAH.

THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL THE LOWER SHELVES.

Huell: THEY PROBABLY LOVE COMIN' DOWN HERE, DON'T THEY?

>> OH, THEY DO.

THEY CLIMB ON THE PALLETS, AND THEY PLAY, AND IT'S JUST LIKE A BIG, GIANT JUNGLE GYM IN HERE.

Huell: WELL, YOU CAN'T START 'EM TOO YOUNG IN THE SODA POP BUSINESS, CAN YOU, JOHN?

>> NO, NOT AT ALL.

THEY'RE-- THEY'RE THE PERFECT AGE TO BEGIN.

Huell: WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHOWIN' UP AGAIN.

>> YES.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

Huell: DOES IT SEEM LIKE IT'S BEEN THAT LONG?

>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

Huell: DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY?

'CAUSE I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

>> I DO.

YEAH, EXAC--I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, AND IT'S JUST CRAZY.

>> MOMMY!

>> IT'S GREAT, THOUGH.

Huell: WELL, THIS IS GREAT.

IT'S GREAT TO MEET--TO MEET THE BOYS, AND WE ARE NOW GONNA GO INSIDE GALCO'S FOR A SODA POP UPDATE, AND THE BOYS ARE GONNA BE WITH US ALL MORNIN', RIGHT?

>> YES.

THEY ARE.

THEY ACTUALLY WANNA GO INSIDE, AND THAT'S WHAT, UH, DYLAN HERE IS--IS TALKIN' ABOUT.

LET'S GO INSIDE.

Huell: LET'S GO INSIDE.

COME ON, GRANDPA.

HA HA HA HA HA!

WE'RE INSIDE GALCO'S, AND THE PLACE LOOKS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, JOHN.

>> YES, IT HAS.

THE, UH, LAYOUT HASN'T CHANGED TOO MUCH.

Huell: EXCEPT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THERE USED TO BE SOME FOOD CASES DOWN HERE.

>> WELL, THERE--THERE WERE, BUT THOSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

NOW WE HAVE INSTEAD OF 250 SODAS, WE NOW HAVE 500 DIFFERENT SODAS.

Huell: SO YOU'VE EXPANDED... >> YES.

Huell: FROM 250... >> TO 500 DIFFERENT... Huell: 500 DIFFERENT SODAS.

>> YES, AND WE HAVE THINGS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS.

Huell: ALL RIGHT.

>> WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND LOOK FOR THEM, AND IF THEY DON'T FIND US, WE FIND THEM.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, NOW, BEFORE WE START LOOKIN' AT THE NEW, IMPROVED LIST OF SODAS THAT YOU HAVE--AND YOU ALSO HAVE ADDED SOMETHING ELSE BACK IN THE BACK OF THE STORE THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

LET'S KIND OF GET AN UPDATE IN THE SENSE THAT HERE'S THE-- THE, UH, SANDWICH COUNTER.

>> YES.

Huell: YOU STILL MAKE THE BLOCKBUSTERS.

>> WE STILL MAKE THE BLOCKBUSTER, THE ONE THAT WAS INITIATED BY ROCKY MARCIANO IN-- Huell: NOW, YOUR MOM WAS HERE WHEN WE WERE HERE, MAKIN' THE SANDWICHES FOR US, AND I WAS LOOKIN' AT THE OLD FILM THIS MORNIN' 'FORE WE CAME OVER HERE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS SO NERVOUS... >> OH, SHE WAS-- Huell: ABOUT US BEIN' HERE WITH THE CAMERAS.

>> SHE SAID SHE WAS MORE NERVOUS WITH YOU THAN SHE WAS ON THE DAY SHE GOT MARRIED.

[BOTH LAUGH] Huell: WELL, N-NOW, SINCE WE WERE HERE IN 2000, BOTH YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD HAVE PASSED AWAY.

>> THAT'S TRUE, YES.

Huell: BUT YOU TOLD ME THAT YOUR DAD LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO MEET HIS GRANDSONS.

>> HE LIVED LONG ENOUGH, YES, TO MEET HIS--HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

HE MET 'EM, AND HE LOOKED OVER AT HIM, AND LOOKED AT 'EM, AND HE SAYS, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY SURE ARE SMALL.

I GOTTA TAKE A NAP."

[BOTH LAUGH] Huell: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEIR SPIRIT IS STILL IN THIS STORE.

>> OH, I KNOW.

Huell: THEY'RE STILL VERY MUCH HERE.

THEY PUT SO MUCH OF THEIR LIVES IN THIS PLACE.

>> THEY WERE HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I MEAN EVERY SINGLE DAY... Huell: WOW.

>> THEY STAYED HERE, AND THEY-- THEY WORKED EVERY SINGLE DAY RIGHT TO THE VERY END.

Huell: THAT'S THE WAY PEOPLE USED TO BE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESSES, WASN'T IT?

>> OH, YES.

I MEAN, HE JUST TOLD ME.

HE TOLD ME I WAS A DAMN FOOL FOR BEING IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS.

HE SAID, "YOU WOULD MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY WORKIN' SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO THIS FOR?"

AND I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO BE F-FREE.

I WANNA BE ABLE TO FEEL THE--I WANNA BE ABLE TO COME IN AND LISTEN TO THE MOTORS RUN.

I MEAN, I WANNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS, AND IF I GO TO WORK FOR A BIG COMPANY, I'M GONNA BE PUT IN A LITTLE BOX SOMEWHERE... Huell: YEAH.

>> AND STUCK ON A SHELF, AND THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA DO, AND I'M NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.

I HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH WHAT I DO.

Huell: WELL, THEIR TRADITION, UH, AND THEIR LOVE FOR THIS FAMILY GROCERY STORE HAS CARRIED ON WITH YOU, AND RIGHT NOW IS-- WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK.

WELL, HERE'S THE SANDWICH CASE RIGHT DOWN HERE, SO YOU STILL GOT THE SANDWICHES GOIN'.

>> WE STILL HAVE ALL THE SANDWICHES GOING, YES.

Huell: YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD IN THIS GROCERY STORE ANYMORE.

>> NO FOOD.

NO MORE FOOD.

WE'RE IN THE BEVERAGE--WE'RE IN THE BEVERAGES AND BEER.

450 BEERS AND 500 SODAS.

Huell: AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT RIGHT NOW, THE NEW, IMPROVED SODA SHOP.

AND ARE THE KIDS--DID YOU-- DID I HEAR THE KIDS BACK HERE?

>> I THINK THEY MAY BE.

LET'S SEE.

Huell: HEY, BOYS.

>> HERE.

OH, LET'S OPEN THE DOOR.

Huell: WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOIN' BACK HERE?

THEY LIKE TO HIDE BEHIND THE DOOR, DON'T THEY?

>> OH, YEAH.

THEY WANNA COME OUT.

[LAUGHS] Huell: OH, EXCUSE ME.

[BOTH LAUGH] >> AND THEY'LL LOCK IT, TOO.

Huell: WELL, THIS TAKES THE CAKE.

YOU GOT SOMETHIN' NEW HERE, MR. Q. CUMBER.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT THIS TASTES LIKE CUCUMBER?

>> IT TASTES EXACTLY LIKE A CUCUMBER.

Huell: NOW, THIS IS NEW, RIGHT?

>> THIS IS BRAND-NEW.

YOU WON'T FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE.

I MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE FELLOW FROM--THE FELLOW THAT'S MAKING THIS, AND HE COMES FROM, UH, ROMANIA, AND THESE ARE HIS FORMULAS, HIS ROMANIAN FORMULAS, AND HE MADE 'EM EXCLUSIVELY FOR US TO HELP-- Huell: WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE PEOPLE?

HOW DO THEY FIND YOU?

>> WELL, THEY--THEY SAY, "I SAW YOU ON TELEVISION."

THEY-- PROBABLY ON YOUR SHOW.

"AND YOU HAVE TO CARRY MY SODAS."

AND THAT'S HOW IT IS.

Huell: SO THERE'S A LOT OF NEW STUFF BEING MADE, TOO, THESE LITTLE, SMALL BOUTIQUE, ALMOST LIKE MICROBREWERIES FOR SODAS.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: THEY COME UP WITH THINGS LIKE SODAS THAT TASTE LIKE CUCUMBERS.

>> NOT ONLY DO THEY TASTE LIKE CUCUMBER, IT IS MADE FROM CUCUMBER.

Huell: REALLY?

DOES THAT MEAN SWEET BLOSSOM IS MADE FROM ROSES?

>> IT'S MADE FROM THE PETALS, FROM ROSE PETALS IN ROMANIA.

ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ARE THE CAPITAL OF THE--THE ROSE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, AND THEY ACTUALLY PRESS THE PETALS, GET THE ROSE OIL, AND THEN MAKE A SODA FROM IT.

IT IS SO LIGHT, SO CRISP, SO CLEAN.

IT'S LIKE, "OH, MY GOODNESS."

Huell: THIS IS CRAZY RIGHT HERE.

>> AND WE'RE--AND AGAIN, WE'RE EXCLUSIVE WITH IT.

Huell: AND NOW, THESE LOOK OLD.

WHAT IS THIS, "DANDELION & BURDOCK"?

>> WELL, IF YOU'RE FROM ENGLAND-- Huell: LOOK AT THIS BOTTLE.

>> THOSE ARE FROM ENGLAND.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY BREWED LIKE A BEER.

THEY HAVE NATURAL CARBONATION.

THEY'RE MADE THE WAY SODAS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE.

NOW, BURDOCK IS ONLY USED IN 2 COUNTRIES.

IT'S USED IN JAPAN AS A FOOD, AND IT'S USED IN ENGLAND IN DRINKS.

Huell: WOW.

>> AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE A-- QUITE A STAPLE ITEM, SO ANYBODY FROM ENGLAND WHO SEES IT, THEIR EYES GET ABOUT THAT BIG.

Huell: OVER THE YEARS, YOU HAVE BECOME A SODA POP AFICIONADO, HAVEN'T YOU?

>> OH, OK. Huell: NO, I MEAN, REALLY.

YOU HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH.

>> YES.

Huell: THERE IS SO MUCH TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

>> WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

IF YOU-- Huell: WHERE--WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

>> WELL... Huell: WHAT HAVE WE... >> WELL, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE... Huell: CURIOSITY COLA.

>> YES.

TH-THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLED THAT THE BEST COLA EVER MADE.

AGAIN, IT'S BREWED, BUT IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF GINGER IN IT, AND THAT'S WHAT SETS IT APART FROM ALL THE OTHER COLAS.

Huell: NOW, DOES THIS GO WAY BACK?

>> THAT GOES--THAT'S QUITE AN OLD BRAND IN ENGLAND.

Huell: WOW.

>> IT'S RATHER NEW HERE.

Huell: NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO--I MEAN, YOU GOT LOTS OF ROOT BEERS.

LOOK AT THIS.

ROUTE 66 ROOT BEER.

IS THAT A NEW ONE OR AN OLD ONE?

>> THAT'S A NEW ONE.

THAT'S A NEW ROOT BEER.

SOME--A COUPLE OF GUYS GOT TOGETHER AND THOUGHT IT'D BE REALLY LIKE A PLAY ON WORDS TO HAVE "ROUTE 66," SO THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH.

Huell: HERE'S THE MOXIE.

HERE'S THE MOXIE, "THE ORIGINAL ELIXIR..." >> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: "SINCE 1884."

>> THAT'S TRUE.

IT'S THE FIRST SODA TO BE PUT IN A GLASS BOTTLE AND THE ONLY ONE TO MAKE IT IN THE DICTIONARY.

Huell: AND DIDN'T--YEAH.

SOMEBODY'S GOT MOXIE.

>> WELL, THAT'S WHERE THE TERM CAME FROM, BECAUSE IT CAME IN A 6 1/2 OUNCE BOTTLE, AND IF YOU COULD DRINK 2 OF THEM, YOU HAD A LOT OF MOXIE.

MOST PEOPLE COULDN'T DRINK 'EM.

I MEAN, THEY WERE, "UHH.

WHAT IS THIS STUFF?

CAN WE REALLY TASTE IT?"

Huell: ARE THESE USIN' THE ORIGINAL RECIPE?

>> THIS BOTTLER USES THE ORIGINAL RECIPE.

I MEAN, I-- THERE'S OTHER BOTTLERS THAT DON'T FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL FORMULA, AND THEY COME OUT TASTING LIKE A WATERED-DOWN PEPSI COLA, WHEREAS THIS ONE WILL ACTUALLY CHANGE FLAVORS IF YOU SIP IT.

YOU'LL GET A COLA, ROOT BEER, CINNAMON, VANILLA, LICORICE, BLACK CHERRY FLAVOR.

Huell: THEY'RE JUST EVERYWHERE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO-- WHERE TO START.

>> WELL, I MEAN, LET ME, UM-- PERHAPS YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN, UM--IN THIS ONE.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FORMULA DELAWARE PUNCH.

WE CAN'T GET DELAWARE PUNCH.

COCA-COLA OWNS THE NAME, BUT THE, UH--BUT THEY DON'T OWN THE FORMULA, AND THIS LITTLE BOTTLER FOUND THE FORMULA, SO WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA PUNCH LABEL.

Huell: CAN THESE GUYS MAKE MONEY, BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY SELLING TO A VERY SMALL MARKET, AREN'T THEY?

>> THERE'S VERY TRUE.

HE'S A NICHE--HE'S A NICHE MARKETER, YES.

Huell: BECAUSE THESE SODAS STILL CAN'T GET INTO THE BIG GROCERY STORES.

>> NO, THEY CAN'T.

Huell: THERE'S NOT SHELF SPACE FOR 'EM.

>> WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IS COKE AND PEPSI BUYS ALL THE SHELF SPACE AND ELIMINATES ALL THE COMPETITION, SO WHAT WE-- WHAT HAPPENS IS WE WIND UP WITHOUT ANY CHOICES.

THE ONLY CHOICES WE HAVE IS WHAT COKE AND PEPSI MAKES.

Huell: YEAH.

>> SO THESE LITTLE GUYS, THEY CAN'T GET ON THE SHELF.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, LET'S WALK.

WE'RE JUST--WE'RE JUST ON ONE AISLE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: YOU'VE GOT 4 OR 5 AISLES HERE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKIN' FOR?

>> SOME PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS, AND THEY JUST START FILLING THEIR BASKET.

Huell: MINT JULEP.

>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

THAT'S MADE WITH REAL MINT.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST CRISP, MOST REFRESHING SODA I HAVE EVER TASTED.

Huell: IS THIS A NEW ONE OR AN OLD ONE?

>> NO, THIS IS VERY OLD.

IT COMES OUT OF PITTSBURGH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE FELLOW THAT FORMULATED THIS ACTUALLY OWNED TOM TUCKER MINT GINGER ALE, AND HE RETIRED BACK IN THE 1970s, AND--AND AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BEI'' RETIRED, HE SAYS, "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK."

SO HE CAME UP WITH PLANTATION STYLE MINT JULEP, AND IT IS SO GOOD.

Huell: AND WHERE DO THEY MAKE THIS SODA?

DO THEY HAVE LITTLE BOTTLING PLANTS USING THE OLD-TIMEY EQUIPMENT?

>> OH, THIS ONE IS MADE WITH A PINPOINT CARBONATOR, AND A PINPOINT CARBONATOR IS, UH--IT'S NOT A MECHANICAL CARBONATOR.

IT'S--THEY ACTUALLY USE DRY ICE PELLETS, AND AS THE PELLETS BREAK DOWN, IT GIVES OFF CO2, WHICH IS VERY FINE, SO IT COMES OUT MUCH LIKE A CHAMPAGNE BUBBLE.

I MEAN, I-- Huell: SO THEY'RE MAKIN' THESE THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY, TOO.

>> OH, YES.

ABSOLUTELY THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

WHEN YOU TASTE THIS, IT'S LIKE--EVERYBODY TASTES IT AND SAYS, "GEE, THIS IS REALLY GOOD, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS."

WELL, IT'S MADE WITH REAL MINT.

IT'S MADE WITH CANE SUGAR.

HE USES A PINPOINT CARBONATOR.

THERE'S PROBABLY NOT 4 PINPOINT CARBONATORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Huell: I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT ONE OF THESE LITTLE BOTTLING PLANTS.

>> WELL, I CAN ARRANGE THAT.

Huell: YOU'VE BEEN TO THESE?

>> YES.

Huell: HAVE YOU BEEN TO THESE PEOPLE'S, UH... >> I'VE BEEN--I'VE BEEN TO THEIR BOTTLING PLANT.

Huell: NOW, BACK IN 2000, WE TALKED ABOUT DR. PEPPER, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DR. PEPPER, NOT THE DR. PEPPER THAT WE KNOW TODAY.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

THIS IS MADE WITH IMPERIAL CANE SUGAR, AND IT COMES FROM THE VERY FIRST BOTTLER OF DR. PEPPER BACK IN-- HE'S BEEN THERE SINCE 1891.

Huell: AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME FIZZ, THE CARBONATION THAT DR. PEPPER HAS TODAY.

>> NO.

IT'S--IT'S MORE LIKE IT HAS LAYERS OF FLAVOR IN IT, AND WHEN PEOPLE TASTE IT, AND THEY GO, "GEE, THIS IS REALLY GOOD."

Huell: HERE WE GO.

>> ...DON'T LIKE DR. PEPPER.

Huell: LOOK DOWN HERE.

THIS IS THE--NOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS DR. BROWN'S.

>> THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST CREAM SODA EVER MADE.

Huell: WOW.

>> OUT OF NEW YORK CITY BACK IN 18--I BELIEVE IT WAS 1869 OR SOMETHING.

Huell: BUT THEY HAVE DIET CREAM SODA NOW... >> THEY MAKE DIET.

Huell: SO THEY'VE UPDATED A LITTLE BIT... >> OH, YES.

Huell: FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CUT OUT ALL THE SUGAR, BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE IN THOSE EARLY DAYS, WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT A LOT OF SUGAR.

WHAT WERE THE BASIC INGREDIENTS IN THOSE EARLY SODA POPS?

>> WELL, MOST OF THEM WERE REAL INGREDIENTS FOR FLAVORS, AND THEN THEY WOULD USE SUGAR FOR A SWEETENER AND CARBONATED WATER, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

Huell: PRETTY SIMPLE FORMULA.

>> VERY SIMPLE.

Huell: WHAT HAVE YOU GOT OUT HERE AT THE VERY FRONT TO CATCH EVERYBODY'S, UH, ATTENTION?

YOU GOT THE CUCUMBER AND THE ROSE PETALS, AND THEN WHAT IS THIS MANHATTAN SPECIAL ORANGE SODA?

>> OK. NOW, THIS COMES FROM A LITTLE BOTTLER IN, UM, BROOKLYN.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 1895.

IF YOU HOLD IT UP, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOTTOM AND SEE ALL THE PULP OF THE FRUIT IN THE BOTTOM.

Huell: OH, YEAH.

>> THEY'RE A NATURAL BOTTLER, AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

PEOPLE LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, "GEE WHIZ, THERE'S SOMETHING FLOATING IN THERE.

IS THAT OK TO DRINK?"

THEY'RE A NATURAL BOTTLER, SO THEY DO USE FRUIT.

THEIR COFFEE SODA IS ACTUALLY MADE FROM BREWED COFFEE.

THEY EVEN ROAST THEIR OWN COFFEE BEANS.

NOW THAT'S THE DIET.

THE REGULAR ONE IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

Huell: SO IS THIS COFFEE, OR IS THIS SODA?

>> THIS IS BOTH COFFEE AND SODA.

THEY ACTUALLY BREW THE COFFEE, AND THEN THEY CARBONATE IT, AND IT IS DELICIOUS.

AS A MATTER-- Huell: AND THIS GOES BACK HOW FAR?

>> TO 1895.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST SODA IN BROOKLYN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE--THE SAME FAMILY IS STILL OPERATING THERE.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

I MEAN, IT'S--IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.

A LADY CAME IN.

SHE SAID, "OH, YES.

WELL, WE LIVED AROUND THE CORNER FROM MANHATTAN SPECIAL, AND MY FATHER WOULD GO OVER AND GET THE SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS AND USE 'EM IN THE ROSE GARDEN AS FERTILIZER."

Huell: WOW.

>> AND I'M GOING, OH, MY GOODNESS.

Huell: YOU MUST HEAR AMAZING STORIES... >> I DO.

Huell: FROM PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE.

>> PEOPLE COME IN, AND THEY-- EVERYBODY--EVERYBODY, THEY JUST--THEY REMEMBER THEIR--THEIR CHILDHOOD OR THEIR FIRST SODA OR EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE WHEN THEY HAD THAT TASTE SENSATION.

Huell: YEAH.

>> AND IT'S AMAZING TO RELATE 'EM BACK AND FORTH, HOW-- HOW THEY TOUCH PEOPLE AND TOUCH THEIR HEARTS.

Huell: YEAH.

WELL, IT WAS A PART OF ALL OF OUR LIVES.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: AND IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE 'EM AGAIN.

BUT AS WONDERFUL AS THESE OLD SODA POPS AND NEW SODA POPS ARE... >> YES.

Huell: I WANNA GO BACK TO THE BACK OF THE STORE NOW, BECAUSE YOU--YOU THREW ME A CURVE ON THIS ONE.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE DOIN' THIS.

THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.

WALKIN' BACK TO THE BACK OF THE STORE, LOOK AT-- BOY, YOU ARE LOADIN' UP HERE.

>> YEAH, DR. PEPPER.

THAT'S MY-- ONE OF MY FAVORITES, 'CAUSE I GO FOR THE CANE SUGAR ONLY.

I LIKE THAT.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GOT THE ORIGINAL DR. PEPPER.

>> RIGHT.

Huell: YOU GOT--WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

>> WELL, I JUST SAW THIS, AND THIS CRACKS ME UP.

IT'S CALLED LENINADE.

IT'S "A TASTE WORTH STANDING IN LINE FOR," AND I JU--[LAUGHS] Huell: LENINADE.

>> IT SAYS, "GET HAMMERED AND SICKLED."

I--I HAD NEVER SEEN A--A THING LIKE THAT IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

THAT CRACKS-- Huell: IS THIS BRAND-NEW?

IS THIS SOMETHIN' NEW?

>> NO.

WE'VE HAD--WE'VE HAD THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

>> I BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES.

IN FACT, I ORIGINALLY FOUND THE STORE WHEN YOU HAD-- YOUR FIRST TIME YOU HAD HIM ON, SO I DROPPED BY.

I SAID, "I NEVER SAW LENINADE."

[LAUGHS] Huell: WOW.

SO YOU'RE COMIN' BACK FOR THE... >> I COME BACK FOR MY--AND IT'S LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE LITERALLY.

YOU GOT ALL THE CANDIES OVER THERE.

Huell: AH, THE CANDY.

THAT'S A LEAD-IN TO THE CANDY.

NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

YOUR NAME IS?

>> AL DAVIS.

Huell: A REGULAR CUSTOMER.

>> NOT THE AL DAVIS.

Huell: THE OTHER AL DAVIS.

>> OTHER AL DAVIS, THE POOR ONE.

Huell: HA!

ALL RIGHT, NOW HERE'S WHERE WE WERE HEADIN', 'CAUSE, BOY, YOU GOT SOMETHIN' GOIN' BACK HERE.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS?

>> OH, WELL, IT WAS MY DAUGHTER--MY DAUGHTER'S IDEA.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF WHAT'S--WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE, AND SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW, "DAD, YOU GOT ALL THE OLD SODAS, BUT YOU REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE OLD CANDIES."

I SAID, "WELL, I CAN GET THEM.

I KNOW WHERE TO GET 'EM."

SHE SAYS, "WELL, THEN GET 'EM IN."

SO WE HAVE THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT SET UP, AND WE JUST FILLED IT WITH CANDY INSTEAD.

Huell: YOU TOOK OUT THE PRODUCE AND PUT IN THE CANDY.

>> RIGHT.

Huell: WE'RE GONNA COME BACK HERE IN A MINUTE.

WE'RE GONNA START RIGHT OVER HERE, BECAUSE, BOY, THIS--NOW, TALK ABOUT GOI'' BACK IN TIME.

LET'S JUST WALK OUR WAY THROUGH HERE.

WE'VE GOT--WHAT IS THIS?

>> ABBA-ZABAS.

Huell: ABBA-ZABAS.

>> YES.

IT'S A--A CHEW WITH A PEANUT BUTTER CENTER, AND IF YOU PUT IT--AND WHEN YOU'RE OLDER, IF YOU PUT 'EM IN THE MICROWAVE FOR 15 SECONDS, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

Huell: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER REALLY OLD ONES HERE?

>> OH, THE NUT GOODIES, THE CHARLESTON CHEWS.

Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

HERE WE GO.

THE NUT GOODIES, THE ORIGINAL.

>> THAT'S--THAT'S A MIDWESTERN, UM, THING.

THAT CAME OUT OF MINNESOTA.

THE BUNS CAME OUT OF OHIO.

Huell: THE--WHAT IS THAT?

"PEARSON'S MILK CHOCOLATE BUN."

>> YES.

Huell: THE CHARLESTON CHEW.

>> OK. Huell: WHAT'S THAT?

>> WELL, IT'S A CHEW, WHICH-- COVERED WITH CHOCOLATE.

THEY CAN EITHER BE--THEY'RE CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, OR, UH--OR STRAWBERRY, AND THEY HAVE A CHOCOLATE COVERING ON IT.

Huell: IDAHO SPUD.

>> OUT OF IDAHO, FROM THE IDAHO CANDY COMPANY.

Huell: SO PEOPLE FROM IDAHO WOULD COME IN HERE AND JUST GO RIGHT TO THIS.

>> OH, THEY--THEY LOOK AT IT, AND HE SAID, "I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THOSE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN, AND I CAN'T FIND 'EM ANYWHERE."

Huell: NOW, I'M SURE THAT WHEN WE GO DOWN HERE, PEOPLE ARE GONNA RECOGNIZE... >> THEY WILL.

Huell: THEIR OWN FAVORITES.

WE GOT SKYBAR.

>> THAT CAME OUT OF NEW ENGLAND, AND THERE'S, LIKE, 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT FLAVORS IN EVERY BAR.

Huell: CUP O GOLD, ROCKY ROAD.

WELL, NESTLE'S CHUNKY'S BEEN AROUND.

TWING--TWIN BING.

>> TWIN BINGS FROM, UH, IOWA CITY, IOWA.

Huell: TOOTSIE ROLL.

CLARK.

NOW, WHAT'S THE DEAL ON CLARK BARS?

>> CLARK BARS ORIGINALLY CAME OUT OF PITTSBURGH, AND THE FELLOW WAS VERY PATRIOTIC, AND DURING THE FIRST WAR--FIRST WORLD WAR, HE MADE THE CANDY BARS AND GAVE 'EM TO EVERY SOLDIER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER.

HE JUST GAVE 'EM TO THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'D HAVE SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM OF HOME.

Huell: NOW, ARE ANY OF THESE AVAILABLE IN REGULAR--SOME OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE IN REGULAR STORES.

>> SOME OF THEM ARE.

MOST OF THEM-- Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING.

>> [LAUGHS] Huell: OH, MY GOSH.

GOO GOOS.

>> GOO GOO CLUSTERS.

Huell: FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

I GREW UP EATING GOO GOOS.

>> YOU KNOW HOW THEY GOT ITS NAME, DON'T YOU?

Huell: I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STORY.

>> WELL, HE HAD A--A NEW LITTLE BABY, AND THE BABY WENT, "GOO GOO," AND THAT'S HOW HE--THEY GOT THE NAME, GOO GOO CLUSTERS.

THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND A NAME.

Huell: BOY, THESE ARE AMAZING.

THEY'RE ROUND, THEY'RE FULL OF PEANUTS, AND THEY'RE STILL MADE IN NASHVILLE.

>> YES.

THEY HAVE THE PEANUTS.

THIS ONE IS THE SUPREME, AND THIS ONE IS MADE WITH CASHEWS, AND I THINK THIS ONE IS EVEN BETTER.

Huell: WHAT, THE SUPREME?

>> THE SUPREME, YEAH.

OH, IT'S PECANS.

I'M SORRY.

[PEE-CANS] PECANS, NOT PEANUTS.

Huell: IT'S [PE-CANS] PECANS.

>> PECANS.

EXCUSE ME.

PECANS.

[HUELL LAUGHS] IT JUST KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER.

NIK-L-NIPS >> YES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN THESE CAME ON THE MARKET, THEY WERE A NICKEL APIECE, AND THEY WERE A MUCH LARGER WAX BOTTLE FILLED WITH LIQUID.

Huell: WAIT A MINUTE.

THESE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU BIT OFF THE TOP.

>> YES.

Huell: IT WAS, LIKE, MADE OF PARAFFIN OR SOMETHIN'.

>> YES.

Huell: A-AND IT DIDN'T-- THE LIQUID WAS INSIDE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: THEY STILL MAKE THESE?

>> THEY STILL MAKE THESE, AND NOW THEY COME IN A LITTLE, WHAT, 5-PACK, I BELIEVE.

Huell: OH, MY GOSH.

AND LOOK AT THESE.

NOW, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH BULLS-EYES OR COW TALES.

>> WELL, ORIGINALLY THOSE CAME OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND THEY WERE PART OF THE G-GOETZE CANDY COMPANY, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY CARAMELS, AND THAT ONE HAS, LIKE, A CREAM CENTER.

Huell: WHAT ABOUT FLICKS?

>> THAT WAS VERY OLD.

THAT CAME FROM GHIRARDELLI ORIGINALLY, AND-- Huell: IN SAN FRANCISCO.

>> IN SAN FRANCISCO.

THEY-- THEY'VE BEEN--AND THAT WAS THE FAVORITE OF EVERY KID AT THE MATINEE, BECAUSE THEY'D SHAKE 'EM AND MAKE NOISE.

[SHAKING] Huell: OH, WOW.

>> THEY'RE CHOCOLATE DROPS.

NOW, GHIRARDELLI STOPPED MAKING 'EM ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.

Huell: SO WHO MAKES 'EM NOW?

>> WELL, IT JUST SO HAPPENED THEY CAME BACK ON THE MARKET ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I'M LOOKIN', AND I CALL THE PEOPLE UP, AND I SAID, "BUT THEY DON'T MAKE THESE ANYMORE.

HOW DID YOU MAKE 'EM?"

"WELL, MY--MY BOSS BOUGHT THE RECIPE AND THE NAME, AND--" "BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT TO MAKE 'EM."

"WELL, HE KIND OF MADE HIS OWN EQUIPMENT."

Huell: WOW.

>> THAT'S WHAT THE LADY TOLD ME.

Huell: SO A LOT OF THESE CANDY BARS WERE--WERE POPULAR, STOPPED MAKIN' 'EM COMPLETELY, AND THEN SOMEBODY BOUGHT THE RECIPES AND CAME BACK WITH 'EM.

>> BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS FAVORITE CANDY.

SHE TOLD ME THAT.

SHE SAID, "FLICKS WERE MY BOSS' FAVORITE CANDY."

Huell: WHAT ARE THESE?

>> OK, WELL, THESE ARE WALNETTOS AND MARY JANES, AND THEY'RE-- THIS ONE IS A--THEY'RE BOTH KIND OF CARAMEL CHEWS, BUT THE WALNETTO IS ACTUALLY A WALNUT-FLAVORED ONE, AND THE OTHER ONE'S A PLAIN CARAMEL.

Huell: DO YOU GET PEOPLE REACTING--OH, LOOK AT THIS ORIGINAL DUBBLE BUBBLE GUM BOX.

BOY, THAT--JUST THE BOX.

"ORIGINAL 1928 FLAVOR."

JUST THE BOX... >> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: TAKES YOU BACK.

>> IT SURE DOES.

Huell: DO YOU GET THE SAME KIND OF REACTION TO THE CANDY THAT YOU'RE GETTIN' TO THE SODA POPS?

>> OH, YES.

EVERYBODY, THEY JUST LOVE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING FROM THEIR CHILDHOOD AND THOSE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, AND IT JUST MAKES IT VERY SPECIAL FOR EVERYBODY.

THEY--EVERYBODY SMILES.

WE HAVE A HAPPY BUSINESS.

Huell: I HAVEN'T SEEN A BOX LIKE THIS, A DUBBLE BUBBLE IN 40 YEARS.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: 50 YEARS.

THIS IS CRAZY.

WOW.

AND HERE ARE THE DOTS.

>> THE DOTS AND THE CROWS.

Huell: AND THE CROWS.

>> NOW, I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

YOU KNOW, I AM NOT A LICORICE PERSON, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

Huell: YEAH.

>> REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

Huell: HERE'S A GUY WHO HAS LOADED UP.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN', HAVIN' A PARTY AT YOUR HOUSE?

>> NOPE.

JUST, UH, TAKIN' CARE OF THE KIDS.

Huell: WOW--OH, BOY.

YOUR KIDS MUST LOVE YOU.

>> I HOPE SO.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

YOU'VE GOT THE SOFT DRINKS, BUT YOU'VE GOT THE CANDY--OH, YOU GOT THE COW TALES, THE BIG HUNK... >> BIG HUNK.

Huell: THE ROCKY ROAD.

>> YEP.

Huell: YOU'RE GETTIN'--OH, YOU'RE DRINKIN' THE ROSE PETALS.

>> WE TRIED THE CUCUMBER LAST TIME.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND SO GETTIN' THE ROSE PETALS FOR MY DAUGHTER.

Huell: YOU'RE GETTIN' THE DAD'S ROOT BEER.

>> GETTIN' DAD'S ROOT BEER.

IT'S GREAT TASTE BY--MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND LOVES IT, SO WE'RE GETTIN' IT FOR HER.

Huell: NOW, YOU HAVE TO PARCEL THIS OUT SO THAT THEY DON'T CONSUME IT ALL RIGHT AWAY, 'CAUSE... >> YOU KNOW, I--I DON'T.

I ACTUALLY JUST STICK IT BACK-- AHEM.

PARDON ME.

IN THE EXTRA FRIDGE IN THE GARAGE, AND THEN THEY GO FOR IT, AND I WAS HERE LAST WEEK, AND IT'S JUST ABOUT ALL GONE.

Huell: SO WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU USE--YOUR FAMILY GOES THROUGH THIS MUCH STUFF IN A WEEK?

>> WELL... Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

>> I--I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M GETTIN' HALF OF THIS FOR MY DENTIST.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: BOY, YOUR DENTIST-- BOY, THAT'S NOT VERY GOOD, UH, FOR THE DENTIST TO BE EATIN' ALL OF THIS STUFF.

>> WELL, NOT THE CANDY, BUT THE SODA.

IT'S FUNNY.

WHAT I GOT FOR HIM LAST TIME WAS THE PENNSYLVANIA PUNCH... Huell: UH-HUH.

>> BECAUSE HE ASKED ME TO PICK HIM UP SOME DELAWARE PUNCH IF I COULD FIND IT, AND JOHN TOLD ME THE PENNSYLVANIA PUNCH WAS-- IS THE ORIGINAL DELAWARE PUNCH.

Huell: YEAH.

>> SO HE TRIED IT, JOHN, AND HE SAID IT TASTES JUST LIKE IT.

Huell: DO YOU FIND THAT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY WHO ENJOY THIS THE MOST ARE PEOPLE WHO HAD IT BEFORE WHEN THEY WERE KIDS, OR ARE THE KIDS, TODAY'S KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS, ENJOYING IT JUST AS MUCH?

>> I THINK THE KIDS TODAY ARE ENJOYING IT JUST AS MUCH, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GROW UP WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF, AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY SODA IN THE GLASS BOTTLES, THE ORIGINAL STUFF, THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY OPEN UP WITH A BOTTLE OPENER AND STUFF, TH-THEY'RE JUST ENJOYING THE HECK OUT OF IT.

YEP.

Huell: YEAH.

PLUS YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT PROBABLY TASTES BETTER, TOO.

>> IT DOES.

IT DOES.

I-- YOU KNOW, FOR ME, SODA OUT OF THE BOTTLE HAS ALWAYS TASTED BETTER, AND THEY'RE FINDING THE SAME THING TO BE TRUE.

Huell: AND IT'S NOT ALL OVERCARBONATED.

>> NO.

Huell: IT'S GOT REAL INGREDIENTS IN IT.

IT'S NOT JUST ALL FIZZ.

>> EXACTLY.

YEAH.

THE--THE SODA BACK THEN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE FLAVORS ARE SO MUCH BETTER, THAT THE ORIGINAL DR. PEPPER COMPARED TO TODAY'S IS SO MUCH BETTER, AND IT'S JUST SO MUCH MORE NATURAL.

Huell: EVERY ONE OF THESE SEEM TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A STORY BEHIND 'EM.

THEY'RE NOT JUST SODAS.

THEY'RE SODAS WITH HISTORY.

THEY'RE--EVEN THE NEW SODAS ARE SODAS WITH DREAMS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE--ARE GOING INTO BUSINESS AND WANTING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHIN' NEW AND DIFFERENT FOR PEOPLE TO CONSUME, SO THERE'S KIND OF AN ONGOING SODA STORY HERE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

THEY'RE--PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY.

EARLY ON, IT WAS GRANDPARENTS BRINGING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, AND NOW IT'S YOUNG PEOPLE BRINGING THEIR PARENTS, AND WHAT I'M BEGINNING TO NOTICE IS THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR FREEDOM OF CHOICE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE.

YOU GO INTO A SUPERMARKET, AND YOU HAVE 2 CHOICES, AND THAT'S IT.

AND TO--WHEN THEY COME IN HERE AND THEY JUST LOOK AND SMILE AND SAY, "YOU MEAN I CAN TRY THIS, AND I CAN BUY ONE BOTTLE?

I DON'T HAVE TO BUY AN 18-PACK OR A 24-PACK, AND I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A 64-OUNCE?

I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT?

I CAN DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS?"

SURE!

TAKE ONE BOTTLE OF WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

THAT'S GREAT.

IT'S-- IT'S MORE FUN THAT WAY.

Huell: YOU ARE MAKIN' PEOPLE HAPPY, AREN'T YOU?

>> YES.

WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY, AND WHEN--AND I'M HAPPY DOING IT, TOO, BECAUSE IT'S--IT'S FUN, AND I HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO PEOPLE, AND I TRY TO TALK TO EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN.

Huell: YEAH.

>> YEAH.

Huell: AND SHARE THE STORY.

>> AND SHARE THE STORY.

YES.

Huell: OH, BOY.

THEY'RE DRINKI'' THE SODA POP.

BOYS, YOU GOTTA TAKE THE TOP OFF FIRST.

>> [LAUGHTER] Huell: OH, BOY.

LOOK AT THAT.

>> OH, BOY.

>> OH, BOY.

>> OH, BOY.

Huell: WELL, YOU HAVE GOT 'EM TRAINED, HAVEN'T YOU?

>> I KNOW.

I'M TELLIN' YOU.

Huell: OH, WOW.

>> GOOD JOB, GUYS.

Huell: YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL--YOU KNOW, THIS STARTED IN 2000 AS A STORY ABOUT SODA POP.

>> I THINK IT WAS '98.

>> Huell: WAS IT '98?

>> YES.

>> I THINK IT WAS 2000.

>> N--WE'VE GOT THE PICTURES UP THERE.

WE'LL HAVE TO GO LOOK.

Huell: IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

>> IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

Huell: IT WAS--IT WAS PRETWINS.

>> YEAH.

PRE-PRETWINS.

Huell: AND IT STARTED OUT AS A STORY ABOUT SODA POP.

I-IT'S ENDED UP BEIN' A REAL FAMILY STORY, 'CAUSE I COME BY ALL THE TIME.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN BACK IN ALL THOSE YEARS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH.

Huell: AND TO SEE THE WAY THE FAMILY HAS GROWN AND CHANGED AND EVOLVED, NEW GENERATION'S COMI'' ON, IT'S JUST--IT'S JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME, AND I THINK IT HAS BEEN FOR OUR VIEWERS AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT FIRST INVITATION... >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

Huell: YOU SENT ME ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

SHE STARTED IT ALL.

>> YES, SHE DID.

Huell: AND THANK YOU, JOHN.

>> THANK YOU.

Huell: AND THANK YOU, BOYS.

>> SAY, "THANK YOU."

Huell: YOU'RE DOIN' A GOOD JOB.

I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE MARKETING MAJORS, 'CAUSE THEY-- >> I THINK SO.

Huell: THEY'RE GONNA RUN THE STORE.

WELL, THEY ARE GONNA RUN THE STORE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: SOMEDAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I'LL BE THE ONE COMIN' BACK FOR THE UPDATE WHEN THEY'RE RUNNIN' THE STORE, BUT I-- >> YOU MIGHT.

Huell: BUT I SEE SODA POP IN THEIR FUTURES.

>> OH, RIGHT.

Huell: AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE, THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY SODA POP STORE HERE AT HIGHLAND PARK.

YOU GOTTA COME BY AND TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELVES, A TASTE FOR YOURSELVES ON WHAT THIS PLACE IS ALL ABOUT.

WAVE GOOD-BYE.

>> BYE.

>> BYE-BYE.

Huell: GOOD-BYE.

WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME HERE AT GALCO'S.

BUBBLE UP.

NOW, THIS IS AN OLD ONE.

>> IT'S ABOUT 1921.

OLD ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN, THEY TALK ABOUT BUBBLE-UP SPRINGS, AND WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IS THE SODA POP.

Huell: IS THIS AN L.A.

SODA POP?

>> I-IT CAME OUT OF LOS ANGELES.

IT WAS TAKEN--A FELLOW BOUGHT IT, TOOK IT BACK TO ILLINOIS, AND THEN THE BARBIE FAMILY FROM COCA-COLA, WHO OWN COCA-COLA OF LOS ANGELES BROUGHT IT BACK IN 1955... Huell: WOW.

>> WHERE IT BECAME "KISS OF LEMON, KISS OF LIME," BIGGER THAN KING-SIZE.

Huell: YOU KNOW ALL OF THIS HISTORY.

>> OH, YES.

Huell: THIS IS--I'M LOOKIN' OVER YOUR SHOULDER.

THERE IS A COKE.

>> WE HAVE A COKE.

Huell: HERE.

YOU SELL COKES HERE.

I THOUGHT COKES WERE THE BAD GUYS.

>> OH, NO.

Huell: THE BIG BAD GUYS.

>> WELL, THESE ARE COMING OUT OF MEXICO, AND THEY'RE MADE WITH CANE SUGAR, AND THAT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE COCA-COLA MADE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT'S MADE WITH CORN SYRUP.

NOW, ONCE A YEAR AT PASSOVER TIME, THEY DO KOSHER COKE, AND IF YOU FIND A 2-LITERS, MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE AND TRY IT AGAINST A REGULAR 2-LITER, AND YOU WILL TASTE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE 2 COCA-COLAS.

Huell: A KOSHER... >> COKE.

Huell: WHAT MAKES A COKE KOSHER?

>> IT HA--IT CANNOT BE MADE FROM SPOUTED GRAINS DURING PASSOVER, SO IT'S MADE WITH CANE SUGAR, AND WHEN YOU TASTE THAT, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE COKE THAT WE GET THE REST OF THE YEAR THAT'S MADE WITH CORN SYRUP.

Huell: CAN YOU GET A LOT OF-- OF COKES FROM MEXICO IN LOS ANGELES?

I WOULD THINK YOU COULD.

>> YES.

YES, THERE IS--THEY ARE VERY AVAILABLE NOW.

Huell: YEAH.

IN GLASS BOTTLES.

>> IN GLASS BOTTLES.

YES.

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