Candy Flip were named after candyflipping, the slang term for the practice of taking ecstasy and LSD at the same time. The band was formed in 1990 by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards), Kelvin Andrews (keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards).
... gave me a glass bottle Coke, riding the ferry with John L and swimming in between runs, when a quarter would buy me a whole bag of candy at Sam’s store and when my flip flops were called thongs.