Spring:  There are a lot of memories here.

Gem Spa was an old newsstand and candy store located in the East Village of Manhattan where 2600 used to be sold until the store shut down in 2020.  It had an incredible history dating back to the 1920s.

Joe Camel is remembered as the old mascot for Camel cigarettes (which were also sold at Gem Spa) until the campaign was shut down in 1997 due to the character's shameless appeal to children.  In this image, instead of a cigarette, Joe has a Cap'n Crunch whistle in his mouth.  He's wearing a classic Nirvana shirt that we co-opted.

"This machine kills fascists" is seen on a sticker attached to the payphone Joe is using.  That slogan was famously inscribed on folk singer Woody Guthrie's guitar and had been adapted from a message used by industrial workers in New York City back in the 1940s.

Joe's belt buckle says "PARITY" which is a homonym for "PARODY" which was supposed to protect us from any accusations of copyright infringement.

The Surgeon General's warning for cigarettes was replaced with a warning from the "Hacker General" which simply stated: "WAR IS BAD FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS.  PLEASE LEAVE AT ONCE IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH."  This was a regurgitated 1960s anti-war slogan followed by a modern call to peace and three red heart symbols - because kids these days use emojis as language.