For all of the love that Yankee Candle gets for its classics – the Clean Cotton, Midsummers Night, Sparkling Cinnamon heavyweights, for example – the brand does a good job of sprinkling in some out-of-left-field fragrance from time to time. Last year, something inspired them to release the Into the Garden collection, fragrances all inspired by – you guessed it – being in a garden. This collection included Emerald Herbs, Honey Bee Tea, and Garden Rain Shower, all harmless enough. But, that fourth one is the one I’m here to discuss today, because it definitely checks that out-of-left-field fragrance box. It is Sun Gold Tomato. Yes, a tomato candle. Yankee Candle made a candle that smells like tomato vine and tangy lime.

The official description from Yankee Candle’s website: “Your hard work in the garden pays off in abundance: scents of tangy lime, fresh herbs, and ripe golden tomatoes picked straight from the vine.“

My taste always gravitates towards the weird candles. If there’s a weird scent, I’m gonna sniff that joint. When they did a candle that smelled like bacon, I was there on Day 1. So, it should come as no surprise that my eye shifted toward Sun Gold Tomato when I saw the release of that Into the Garden Collection. I kept picking up the jar, sniffing it, and putting it back down for the first year or so it was out. Then, at the latest semi-anny, I noticed it was marked down by like 75%. It was tempting, but ultimately, in my never ending quest to save money wherever I can, I put it back on the shelf.

We got home that evening and I discovered that my mother-in-law had snuck Sun Gold Tomato (as well as Golden Honey) to the register and paid for them while I wasn’t looking. It was a birthday present, and finally, I had a Sun Gold Tomato of my own to hold.

What I like most about this candle is how it takes me back to my youth. I grew up as a kid venturing into my grandparents’s garden. My dad grew tomatoes out of buckets on the back porch some summers. There are few things that really feel like summer the way the smell of vine-ripened tomatoes does. Sun Gold Tomato does have a sweet and citrusy side to it – the lime is a prominent secondary note. But, it’s front-loaded enough with the pure smell of a tomato vine that I can deal with it. It’s a great candle that may not be for everyone, of course. But, for me, that scent of tomato vine hits my nose and it takes me back to the lush greens and sweltering heat of a middle Tennessee summer in the 1990s.

Check out the Yankee Candle archives here on SoBros Network for my extensive backlog of Yankee Candle reviews! Also, be sure to check out my comprehensive list of the top 100 Yankee Candle fragrances of all time. I worked on that thing for forever, so any read is appreciated, thank you. That is all.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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It’s the biggest party of the summer! Or…in other words, if you’re a wrestling fan like me, you know that tagline means it’s just about time for the WWE’s second biggest show of the year behind only WrestleMania: SummerSlam.

It’s hard to believe that the 39th installment of the show is taking place this weekend from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Where does the time go? This year’s SummerSlam has shaped up to be an interesting show. Running it back with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins isn’t really my cup of tea, but the other title match should be fun between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes. I’m also stoked to see Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar duke it out inside Hell in a Cell. And, adding Gunther vs. Nick Aldis to the card could be sneaky good. So, I figured there’s no better time to relive some of my favorite matches from the show in years past. My hope is, if you’re nostalgic like me anyway, that you’ll go back and watch some of these this week before firing up whatever pay-per-view gimmick they’re running on Saturday and Sunday nights. Before we get started, let’s get through a few honorable mentions.

Honorable Mentions: I loved the magnitude of the Undertaker-Edge Hell in a Cell match from 2008, and the brute physicality that ensued. Bret Hart’s run with and challenging for the Intercontinental Championship produced some of the best matches of the early 1990s – his showdown with Mr. Perfect in 1991 was no different. Finally, while the invasion angle of 2001 might have fallen a bit flat for most wrestling fans, that year’s SummerSlam had a pair of high quality championship bouts as The Rock battled Booker T for the WCW Championship and Stone Cold Steve Austin took on Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship.

My Top 10 Matches in SummerSlam History

10. John Cena vs. AJ Styles, 2016 – Cena-Styles was a matchup between two icons of my adolescence. That rivalry produced a surreal dream match that I’m not sure any of us could’ve seen coming back in the 2000s. The two had a series of matches together, hallmarked by back-and-forth action, near falls, and hot crowds. This SummerSlam bout was no different.

9. Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman, 2017 – You want to talk about some big meaty men slappin’ meat?!?! This match was chock full of it. To this day, it still comes to mind when I think about the quintessential multi-men demolition derby style prize fights. This one was a ton of fun.

8. Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, 1995 – For all of the love their ladder match from WrestleMania X, I always thought the rematch at SummerSlam that year was equally as death-defying.

7. TLC I, 2000 – Speaking of death-defying, the first Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match between The Dudley Boyz, The Hardy Boyz, and Edge & Christian is one of the most iconic matches in wrestling history. There’s an entire generation of fans who were in awe of the bodies thrown through tables, tossed from ladders, and based with chairs.

6. No DQ: CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar, 2013 – 2013’s iteration of SummerSlam had some big time matches, but I don’t know that any of them felt as raw and intense as this one. I’ve always thought Lesnar does his best work with a smaller guy that he can throw around, have sell his offense, and then spark the crowd when they inevitably make their comeback – Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio…all of these guys come to mind. Punk fit that mold too, and the two of these guys went out and put on a physically exhausting slugfest.

5. Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Triple H vs. The Rock, 1998 – What is it with SummerSlam and Intercontinental Championship ladder matches? This one happened during the formative years of my wrestling fandom, and it was one of those matches that just drew me in even further. What’s wild to look back on is where these two icons of the business were at when this match happened…just two hungry young bucks trying to scratch and claw their way to the top of the card. This was one of the defining matches in what would become one of the era’s greatest feuds.

4. WWE Championship: John Cena vs. CM Punk, 2011 – How can any wrestling fan forget the infamous “Pipe Bomb” promo and the subsequent “Summer of Punk” (WWE version)? Though the WWE failed to parlay it into sustained success throughout the fall of 2011, it was white hot for those few months. When you get something that over, and it hits that sweet spot where the in-ring stuff matches up to it, you’ve created something special. Punk’s match with Cena at SummerSlam was the culmination of that summer, and while I think their match from Money In The Bank that year was better, this one still delivered a memorable contest.

3. WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena, 2013 – Not only was this match exciting in its own right, but you could make a compelling argument that the fabled “YES Movement” that led Bryan to the mountaintop at WrestleMania XXX began this night. It was the classic wrestling tale of an overlooked underdog attempting to prove himself against one of the greatest of all time.

2. Non-sanctioned Street Fight: Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H, 2002 – So many of us thought Shawn Michaels would never wrestle again after his back injury in 1998 sidelined him for four years. It wasn’t just that he came back that made this match so special, it was that he went so hard in this match that we couldn’t believe it. Forget SummerSlam – this is one of my favorite street fights of all time, and it just so happened to have taken place on what I still consider to be the greatest SummerSlam card of all time.

1. Intercontinental Championship: Bret Hart vs British Bulldog, 1992 – If we’re compiling a top 10 list of the matches that damn near perfectly encapsulate the pure sport of professional wrestling, this one would be on it. The headlining bout for nearly 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium in London had it all…championship on the line, a hometown hero in the British Bulldog, an interesting styles clash, drama. It’s one of my favorite matches of all time. It really is one of those matches you can turn on and say “this right here is what pro wrestling is all about.” To this day, I still think that finish is one of the most creative of all time, and it created a moment wrestling fans of a certain era will never forget.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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Brandon Vick reviews Minions & Monsters, Evil Dead Burn, Motor City, and The Odyssey on this month’s installment of The Cinema Chronicles!

Minions & Monsters – 6:31
Evil Dead Burn – 11:43
Motor City – 18:03
The Odyssey – 23:25

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Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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Hello, and welcome in to the latest edition of Yankee Candle Reviews here on SoBros Network. I will be your host – the Fragrance Aficionado of SoBros Network, also the EIC, Stoney Keeley. My passion for Yankee Candle began in 2006, when I strolled into the location in Providence Marketplace in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. I picked up a jar of Autumn Woods, and found it captured the essence of the season perfectly. I’ve been hooked in this…well, you could even call it ‘romantic…’ relationship with Yankee Candle ever since. Today, we’re hitting the courts to discuss Lucky Sweater.

Welcome to midsummer on Yankee Candle Reviews. It is among my favorite times of the year because midsummer means late summer is right around the corner, and after that, it’s time for fall. Yes, I keep track of all this inside my insane brain. Today’s candle comes from that line of sports-themed summer candles Yankee put out last summer. Lucky Sweater, to me, does smell like the great outdoors….like stepping out to that court amid the fresh air of summer. I get a slightly floral touch, with the slightest hint of citrus. That’s what makes it such a perfect midsummer candle.

My vacation is over – I’m not going to the beach again any time soon. I don’t need coconuts and saltwater. My brain is starting to shift towards pumpkin and apple, so the pina coladas and fruity cocktails are in the rearview mirror too. Lucky Sweater hits all the right notes this time of year for being a tribute to the competitive spirit while encapsulating the smell of fresh summer air and sweat in a nutshell. A fantastic addition to the summer rotation.

Recommended Burning: You’ve endured some hard times in recent years, but you’ve finally worked your way back to the finals of a tournament. Opposite you stands your former best friend, whose wife you just slept with in a random parking lot. She used to be an icon at tennis, but an injury sidelined her career. You have some mixed up feelings for your best friend, but you put that all to the side for an epic match. That is when you burn Lucky Sweater.

Check out the Yankee Candle archives here on SoBros Network for my extensive backlog of Yankee Candle reviews! Also, be sure to check out my comprehensive list of the top 100 Yankee Candle fragrances of all time. I worked on that thing for forever, so any read is appreciated, thank you. That is all.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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There’s no denying that Sam Cooke’s hit single, “Another Saturday Night”, is one of the catchiest tunes of all time. I can’t tell you how many times I’m walkin’ through my house on any given day just belting out “another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody. I got some money ’cause I just got paid. Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to. I’m in an awful way.”

Yep – the whole thing. Not just one or two lines. If that thing hits my brain, I’m going through the whole chorus and I’m singing it as loudly as I possibly can for my cats to hear.

But, the last time I belted it out, I thought “does Sam Cooke really deserve our empathy here?” It’s always worth considering the deeper message of a song or story, and the more I listened to this song, the more I felt as if Cooke actually plays a large hand in his own misfortune. Let’s take a deeper look at this lyrics.

I got in town a month ago
I seen a lotta girls since then
If I could meet ’em
I could get ’em
But as yet, I haven’t met ’em
That’s why I’m in the shape I’m in

Here, Sam admits that he’s seen the girls in town…but he hasn’t met them yet….and man, if he could only meet them, all his worries would dissipate! Well, Sam…my friend…they are right over there! You say yourself that you can see them! So, why don’t you meet them then? Just introduce yourself!

Are we supposed to pity you because you can’t introduce yourself to a woman? Are you insinuating that because you have money you shouldn’t have to? I don’t know, brother – I’m having a hard time reading this situation and feeling sorry for you. It sounds to me like this whole thing could’ve been avoided if you had just been like “hi, I’m Sam” to someone. But, let’s proceed to the next verse and see how this thing develops.

Now, another fella told me
He had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of being my deliverance
She had a strange resemblance to a cat named Frankenstein

First of all, I hope he’s talking about the doctor because the monster’s name is not Frankenstein. Anyway, this points at a higher standard. At a certain point, your standards have to come down if you don’t want to feel lonely anymore. Are you telling me, Sam, that you are too good to go on a date with someone that looks like Doctor Victor Frankenstein? Seems quite shallow to me for a man who is incredibly desperate to find companionship. Let’s venture on in this song.

It’s hard on a fella
When he don’t know his way around
If I don’t find me a honey
To help me spend my money
I’m gonna have to blow this town

So, let me get this straight….you claim you can’t meet women because you can’t meet them even though you’ve seen girls all over town, your boy brought a slumpbuster to you and you turned it down, you keep talking about your money as if that should be reason alone to meet a woman, and it’s just not going your way so you decide to uproot your life and leave town? Where’s the patience? Where’s the depth and acceptance? I can’t even fathom thinking “well if I can’t meet a woman here, I’m going to LEAVE TOWN!” What are you, Sam? A nomad? Maybe that’s part of your problem.

I don’t know – the people I’ve known who are obsessed with superficial things and have unreasonable standards are often the shittiest people. I’ll let that sink in for a minute before I give Sam here anymore of my empathy. Just a thoughtful consideration on this fine Thursday.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

Elsewhere on the SoBros Network: Check out Stacking The Inbox for premium coverage of the Tennessee Titans and NFL Draft. Subscribe to Nashville Movie Dispatch for all of our movie content. We get weird on Phone It In, the history podcast that explores legendary tales, important historical figures, and events.