There have been two instances in the recent past where I have referred to Ewell Gibbons, the Grape Nuts spokesperson of the 70′s.

“Many parts of the pine tree are edible.”

Is anyone with me here? He’s the guy that made “back to nature” hip before granola and yogurt supplanted Cream of Wheat.

If anyone has any insider info, like photos or news stories, etc., send me a link. Throw this dog a bone because for once, Google let me down tonight. I really need to put this to rest, so folks aren’t staring at me cross-eyed when I mention this bark-eating, pine nut muchin’ icon.

Just to show you what I had to wade through on my Ewell Gibbons search, was this very funny (ha ha!) writer by the name of Don Ramon “El Humorist”. You’ve heard of him right?

If you must: Click here

Some “reader feedback” from the El Humorist website:

“I chuckled my way through Frankfurt and Vienna, and felt the heat!” E.W
“Excellent flurry at the end! ! ! ! I love your style.” C. B
“Your column today was especially funny. I laughed so hard, I almost barfed!” Nancy
“The Don Ramon column is worth the price of the whole paper.” M.C.

I just wanted to read about Ewell Gibbons.