Don't ask me to name the title of the book because I can't. It was one of those really thick books. You know, the REALLY think books that sit on the shelves at the bookstore screaming "I AM THICK! HENCE! I AM DEFINITIVE!" Or something like that anyway. I do remember the price...$36...and that was enough to make me put the book right back on the shelf. Sorry Charlie, I ain't paying $36. I did read one other book on the subject of cigarettes. Oh boy, that book was boring as hell. Don't ask me the name of it either. I forget. I did purchase ($20) Something Weird Video's Classic Cigarette Commercials Compilation Tape and it was a BRILLIANT viewing experience. Don't ask me where the tape is though. It is buried in my closet somwhere. Hey. I bought the DVD in 2001 so don't think I have it by my nightstand...k?

Back to the subject at hand....cigarettes remain a weird item in our world of pop culture. Today, they are not considered 'mainstream' nor accepted. It isn't evn legal to smoke the damn things anywhere anymore. However, from the late 1800's to about 1990, cigarettes were almost synonymous with LIVING ITSELF. Look at any film from the time period of the 1920's to the 1990's. Look at television from the 50's and 60's. Everyone is smoking. Why? Because by 1962, nearly HALF of America's population was smoking HEAVILY. This is no joke folks....and it was all built on one huge, colossal LIE.