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:
You have to build an agenda for your perfect summer day, what all are you doing?
— Rooster (@SoBroRooster) June 23, 2022
Answer:
Light mailbag this week, but y’all know by now that I like to sink my teeth into a good question, and a light mailbag gives me the chance to do that. Whether or not the mailbag is light because no one gives a shit this week, or if Twitter isn’t showing our tweets to people remains a mystery. But, that’s neither here nor there. This is a great question – one of the best I’ve gotten in a long time.
I’m a big time “perfect day” kinda guy – matter of fact, when I make a new journal every year, I jot down things I like to do each season. It’s not technically my perfect day for each season, but a lot of years, I do end up doing several things in a day and come away thinking, “damn, that was nearly the perfect summer day.” It’s more of “what’s the perfect thing to do in the summertime?” Anyway, I’m rambling…
For me, my regularly scheduled summer activities include vineyards, putt-putt, mountains, golden hour, smelling/touching grass, margaritas, a body of water, and some star-gazing. So, with all of that in mind, I’m going to construct TWO perfect summer days.
First things first, there’s something inherently “summer” about a road trip – getting up when the city is still quiet, the sun hasn’t come up, and you can smell the dew on the ground. That is some salt of the Earth shit. So, on each of these days, I’m getting up and driving somewhere.
Day 1:
- Awake at 4AM, out the door by 5AM – get Starbucks and head to the Smoky Mountains
- Stop at Smoky Mountain Knife works
- Smoky Mountain Brewery
- Stroll around Smoky Mountain National Park half-drunk a bit.
- Play some putt-putt
- Hike up to Clingman’s Dome to watch the sunset
- Margaritas on a rooftop bar
- Hit the hotel swimming pool/hot tub
Day 2:
- Sleep in – head to Arrington Vineyards and enjoy lunch and wine
- Drive to Chattanooga
- Eat at Brewhaus
- Drive up Lookout Mountain and watch the sunset at Point Park
- Margaritas on a rooftop bar
- Hit the hotel swimming pool/hot tub
Maybe I’ll even write a poem somewhere in there too. But, that’s about it for me – I’m rather easy to please.
Question:
What is your favorite SoBros article that you wrote while under the influence of alcohol?
— Armchair Prude (Joshua Huffman) (@armchairprude) June 24, 2022
Answer:
Man, there have been so many…I don’t think I could name any particular one. The last time I remember thinking “I probably shouldn’t be compiling this post right now” was last holiday season. It was the end of the year, I had a really dumb/funny idea, and I was just giggling the whole time I was typing it up….having the time of my life and letting loose a bit because we had achieved all of the goals I set out in 2021 to achieve – the top 10 things to do in the nude. I’ve written 4,945 posts on SoBros Network dot com – I’d say at least a thousand of those are soaked in gin.
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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