Let’s face it – every day we are routinely bombarded with questions. When you’re an emerging media company in Nashville, people just want to know what your opinions are on everything. It’s only natural. And, since our duty is to serve the people, well, we have no choice but to be present. That’s the SoBro Way. Also, aren’t mailbags just a barrel of laughs anyway? Welcome to the newest weekly recurring feature up in this bitch: The SoBros Mailbag. As always, hit us with those mailbag questions @SoBrosNetwork on Twitter, email ’em to me anonymously at thesobrosnetwork@gmail.com. And, holy shit, I need to update this terrible intro paragraph that I’ve been using literally ever since I started writing this column…
Question, from Dom via text message:
#sobrosballbag
Best soda combinations or mixers to add to soda. E.g Squirt mixed 50/50 with pineapple Bubly.
One for you regular sparkling water mixed 80/20 with Ceres pure passion fruit juice. Any fruit juice 80/20 so it’s not far too sweet, but the passion fruit is fucking insane over a glass full of ice whilst you work. Hope you’re doing well brother man.
Answer:
Thank you, Dom – I am doing well and hope you and yours are as well. I always love hearing my phone ding and seeing Dom’s name pop up because I know I’m going to get something good.
I have gotten off the soda train in recent years, but growing up, I absolutely LOVED mixing Sprite with Nehi Peach. That shit was refreshing. Nowadays, it’s all about the booze – miss some Miller Lite and Sprite (you might’ve even taught me that one! I don’t remember), or some Miller Lite and lemonade. Stuff like that. I’m going to have to try the sparkling water passion fruit concoction, though – that sounds right up my alley.
Question, from E on Instagram:
What is your fondest o’charley’s memory?
Answer:
Oh, man. I love this question so much because I instantly had an answer come to mind. First, quick plug for my latest piece on O’Charley’s and their efforts in the Nashville hot chicken game. Now, some people might not know this about me, but I didn’t have my first drink until I was out of college. I knew if I did, I’d probably not end up with a college degree.
So, let’s rewind to around our college days…it was 2007… – a buddy of mine who most definitely shall remain nameless decided to celebrate his 21st birthday at O’Charley’s, as one does. Listen – as I mentioned in my hot chicken review, for kids that grew up with nothing going on in Mount Juliet, an O’Charley’s coming to town in 2006 was a big deal. So, he decides he’s going to partake in the alcohol. My man has one Jack and coke, and then one margarita – why we opted for that combination, I have no Earthly idea. It just shows how green we were and how little we knew about what we were doing.
Two drinks – one whiskey, one tequila, and this man was slurring his words at the table. On our way to the car, we heard some grumbling but figured it was just him trying to function properly. I’ll never forget finding out that he had gone over and puked in the bushes in front of the restaurant. Like…even then, in my minimal experience with alcohol, I thought “damn – two drinks and this man is puking?”
It wasn’t as bad as the time Brandon threw up in the bushes outside of Hickory Hollow mall because he had eaten too many chicken tenders and onion petals at Applebee’s, but it was pretty damn close, and to this day, I think about it from time to time. Two drinks and we’re puking in bushes at O’Charley’s. What a world.
Question, from Tyler on Facebook:
You think we’re going to miss some games with this MLB lockout? It’s looking that way to me unless a deal is struck before March 1.
Answer:
Man…a 15-minute collective bargaining meeting? Shit…that certainly doesn’t look good. But, when you’re talking salaries, bonus pools, and taxes…essentially, you’re talking about people’s money, there’s a tendency for people not to budge, and to try everything they can to get what they want. I think that lends to a bull-headed situation where neither side wants compromise. And, the longer it goes on, the less likely it seems the season will actually start on March 31st – every day missed is going to bleed into the regular season. One would hope that maybe now that we’re actually here, and experiencing the delay of spring training, that maybe both sides would start to sense the hourglass running out and try to get something done. But, man…I come back to that 15-minute meeting and think “nah. everyone is digging their heels in.” My take is along the lines of yours – if a deal isn’t done by March 1st, we ain’t playin’ ball on March 31st.
Question, from Will on Facebook:
What u all think the new titans stadium going to look like? And what should it have
Answer:
Will, I would be ecstatic if we could get one of those new-fangled domes like they have in Atlanta or Los Angeles. I don’t know if they’ll go THAT hard, but I imagine that if Amy Adams Strunk and company are going to put forth the effort to get a new state of the art stadium in town, it’s going to be a standard bearer. I’d love to see the Super Bowl, WrestleMania, a College Football National Championship, and a Final Four here in Nashville.
Question:
What video game do you want a film adaptation for?
— Captain 2-3 (@MC_Cash75) February 18, 2022
Answer:
Gotta be Metal Gear Solid for me – I’m not a video game guy by any stretch of the imagination. My views on video games are as controversial as my views on cannolis. If you know, you know. But, the last contemporary gaming platform I had was a Playstation one all the way back 20 years ago. I got Metal Gear Solid for Christmas, or my birthday I don’t recall, one year, and it absolutely consumed my life. that’s the only video game that I’ve ever just sat down and played until I beat it. From what I remember, it was just a ton of fun and the twists and turns in the story were so much fun.
Question, from Jack on Facebook:
What is your go-to chipotle order?
Answer:
Honestly, Jack – I have a bit of a hot take on Chipotle. I don’t quite think it’s as deserving of the hype that it gets as most people think. I could probably count the number of times I’ve eaten at Chipotle on one hand. Part of that is because, for a long time, we didn’t have a Chipotle out here East of Nashville. But, now we have one, and I still catch myself -not- craving it. All of that said, I have gone steak burrito, loaded up with just about every damn thing on that buffet, every time I’ve been in there.
Keep the questions coming – catch y’all next week!
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, 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, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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