G. I. Joe and Me
By Jason Goldtrap 1.27.2021
I was such a nerd growing up. I once went to a friend's house to play G.I. Joe. But we ran out of action figures so I got Commander John Koenig from Space 1999. I put him in an Eagle spaceship and flew to the gathering Joes. Since the leader of the Alpha Moonbase was half the size of the Army heroes and because the timing was off (it was 1979 and I was playing a character from 20 years in the future) I couldn't join the others. So they made me a cook. Yes, a cook for G.I. Joe. I got some leaves and called them steaks, pebbles for baked potatoes, shards of grass for a salad and micro-shots of Sprite. I insisted the Joes get fed. Either way, I was proud of my work.
