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Originally Posted by Villages PL
The Candy Man (The candy man can.)
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Among other things "candy man" is slang for drug dealer, especially cocaine. Of course the nicotine in cigarettes is an addictive drug, so in a sense the Marlboro Man might be considered a candy man. His appeal to children, especially teen agers got many of them to start smoking cigarettes.
If I recall correctly on a radio interview about his book, "Liesureville", Andrew commented that when he arrived at The Villages ironically the radio station was playing "The Candy Man Can", sung by Sammy Davis, Jr..
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