The SoBros Mailbag: 74th Edition – Hot Chicken and Scooter Rides

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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, use #SoBrosMailbag to hit us up on Twitter.

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I think the only logical answer is The Boogeyman, since those two are going to square off in a bona fide dream match coming up soon. Personally, though, I’d like to see our guy Brett Ison get a crack at the title. Effy would be my #2. What’ll it take to have an Effy vs. Brett Ison match…just….like…in general? I’m rambling now.

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Listen – I’m very anti-scooter. If y’all wanna have ’em, that’s fine. I’m not stepping foot on one of those things E V E R (unless it’s for #content). That said – if we had the green light to just do some GTA style shit on a scooter to put up on our YouTube channel, we would create so much internet outrage because of all the stupid shit we’d do.

You thought people were mad about that dude with the baby in his backpack or whatever that was? Wait’ll they see the SoBros Scooter GTA Open.

I’m taking that thing RIGHT down I-40 – but instead of weaving with the flow of the traffic like this guy, I’m going to play some Frogger across the lanes. The whole time, I’m going to have a parrot on one shoulder and a literal baby on the other.

I’m gonna take this scooter out onto the train tracks and race the Music City Star. But, first, we’re going to rob some motherfuckers out there at the dog park by Ascend.

There’s nowhere we can’t go on this thing, and that includes the bottom of the Cumberland River.

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I’ve always been a fan of The Stillery’s hot chicken – it’s not exactly your traditional style (it’s more of a sauce than a rub). It’s one of my favorite meals in Nashville. But, lately, I’ve been hitting up the Hurt’s Hot Chicken food truck. If you see that man parked (usually at the Dollar General across the street from Cook’s Market on South Mount Juliet Road), his stuff is worth dropping what you’re doing to get a plate.

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Very good question, Dawn. One that is probably far beyond the scope of what we do here. I’ll give you my two cents, though, and welcome anyone out there who’s more familiar with how this sort of thing works to educate me.

I get where neighborhoods are coming from – constantly having a new group of individuals taking over for a bachelor/bachelorette party…I can see how that can get old, and I can see why they’d fight against it. There’s a lot to weigh, but I’d probably place that percentage at a pretty low rate…10%, maybe?

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I’ll say this – I’ve had Popeye’s breakfast once or twice, and thought it was pretty good. But, you don’t fuck with my Chick-Fil-A. Get that fuckin’ weak ass chicken sandwich bullshit out of here. Stick to your Louisiana fast biscuits, Popeye’s. Leave the chicken sandwich to the king.

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I’m a big time hot chicken guy. But, if there’s one thing I’m not, it’s a big time line guy. No shit, if I see like five people in line for something I want, I will do without. I don’t think anything on the planet is as much of a time-waster as standing in line. You’ve inadvertently kicked over a rock here, Armondo, and now I’m revealing one of my stupid pet peeves to the world. But, as much as I love hot chicken (it and pad thai are my favorite foods), even I won’t wait in line for it.

That said, I can certainly see how it’s not for everyone.

But, as far as what I find overrated about Nashville…it’s going to be broad and vague, but I’m going with Broadway. It’s become this mecca of glitz and glamour, but after being here and seeing its rise to what it is today, I honestly couldn’t give less of a shit about it. It’s crowded. I hate most country music. The drinks are expensive. It’s an absolute hot mess. I avoid it most of the time in favor of midtown, 12 South, or East Nashville. That’s assuming I get out of my little Donelson bubble, though.

I’ve even had friends who have visited for a weekend say, “yeah, I can see how this gets a little old after a couple of days…”

Keep the questions coming – catch y’all next week!

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD and #BeBetter. “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley

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