Tang will always hold a special place in my heart. I met an amazing new friend last year, Crystal. She was so ecstatic to discover an “astronaut” cocktail in a Tang-rimmed glass at our happy hour destination of choice, that she licked all the Tang off and asked for an extra Tang-rimmed glass. After a second night of Astronaut consumption, I ordered her a whole case of Tang and presented it to her when we met for lunch. She opened it right at the restaurant and dove in. But the suggested mix recipe wasn’t good enough for that 27-year-old… she made it 4x strength! We both gagged, and laughed til we cried. Tragically, Crystal took her own life this January. It has been a difficult year, but as painful and confusing as that loss was, I will always retain that inspiration of her spontaneous, her contagious laugh, and being unapologetically true to herself… weird powdered-beverage obsessions and all. Rest in peace, friend.