Folks, it is finally Friday and we’re free again – gettin’ our motors running for a wild weekend over here on the SoBros Power Hour. And, just in case you missed this morning’s release, we’ve got a nice little reminder for you here, so get us queued up for your drive home. TGIfuckingF.

On this week’s episode, Outdoor SoBro joins me on the show – I give him his ‘SoBro of the Year’ trophy and we spend a little time talking about the year that was for SoBros Network. Since it’s been so long in between Power Hours, there’s plenty of catching up to do on the holidays, our New Years resolutions, Arnold’s closing, Opryland VR, recycling ramping up, and of course, an afternoon I spent drinking beers on the Music City Brewhop Tour with Pat from Quick Sixer and Brittany Fernandez.

Then, we dive into our Nashville stories of the week, and it’s a real crap shoot from discussing the record revenue the tourism sphere drew in 2022, how metrically terrible Nashville’s traffic situation is, and the 27,000 square foot compound that Kid Rock operates out of and what we’d do with 27,000 square feet and Kid Rock levels of money. We look back at things we loved about Nashville when we were kids – the Adventure Science Center, Old Spaghetti Factory, and of course, Opryland. I don’t think we can go an entire episode of the SoBros Power Hour without mentioning Opryland at least once, now that I stop to think about it. *shrugs*

And, we even sprinkle in a little Mary Kay convention talk as that is something that is definitely happening here in Nashville this weekend.

Listen to “Ep. 86: What We'd Do With 27,000 Square Feet and Kid Rock Money” on Spreaker.

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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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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:

With Rock/Chappelle taking the stage in Memphis on Monday of which I will be attending, who are your goat stand up comedians?

— McCash (@MC_Cash75) January 19, 2023

Answer:

I might catch some hell for this one given all of the legends in stand-up comedy, but for me, I still come back to Mitch Hedberg. For those that take the time to get to know me, you can absolutely see that sense of humor come out in me. Hedberg had a surreal way of saying things that made no sense whatsoever, but in a way that logically made its own kind of sense. It was incredible. So funny. So absurd. An act that undoubtedly influenced me in my own work as a writer. I was a huge Dane Cook fan before Dane Cook started to suck. I like Katt Williams and Jim Gaffigan, too.

Question, from Brett on Twitter:

Gonna name three random NFL teams. F/M/K. 1. Seattle 2. Miami 3. San Francisco

Answer:

First and foremost, I like this game. It’s making me think about something I don’t think I would’ve otherwise thought – how would I approach having a new NFL team if the Titans just suddenly disappeared from the planet? FMK with three random teams is my exact speed.

As for this exercise, I’m killing San Francisco. The 49ers are a hallmark franchise of the NFL, and I like the underdogs too much to even entertain the idea of becoming a fan of an elite program. Might as well become a Cowboys or Steelers fan. I’m going to fuck Miami because they’re sexy right now, and I love the way they play offense. But, is it sustainable? This whole thing might go down in a blaze of glory a few years from now. So, I’m marrying Seattle – incredible franchise, sick uniforms, tight community among fans. That’s my kind of NFL team.

Comment, from E on Instagram:

“Beard?? This hat??!! *raised hands emoji*

Answer:

What E is referring to is this look I dropped on my call for mailbag questions on Instagram:

Yes. This is my new look. All winter. I’m growing my hair out. My wife doesn’t want me to but I can’t stop won’t stop. I want one more run with the long hair. And, the beard is just going crazy. It made my day that you were so stoked for this look, though.

Question:

is that a pepperoni

— b. (@brittbutspooky) January 20, 2023

Answer:

It is! I needed a refill on my gin and tonic before we started actually recording Phone It In the other evening, so I ran down to the kitchen to cook up Round 2. My wife was making spaghetti squash for dinner, and she thought she’d be hilarious and garnish my drink with a pepperoni. I ran with it and decided to carry it up to my office to see if Rooster would notice. All around great prank for all involved.

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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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, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the quite unusual Christmas scent, Cascading Snowberry.

Sparkling Snow is one of the Yankee Candle heavy hitters, and for me, it ranks pretty high on my power rankings. It’s one of the handful of fragrances that I’m burning at a specific time every single year. Sparkling Snow, Home for the Holidays, Midsummer’s Night, Autumn Leaves….it’s in that stratosphere despite my father nearly ruining it for me back in 2008 when he walked into the room and asked what smelled like dish soap.

Oddly enough, that’s a pretty accurate description of this candle. It is about as clean and fresh as they come, hanging in the air like the physical manifestation of the renewal that a new year brings with it. And, that gets me to what you might consider a hot take on Sparkling Snow….I don’t think it’s actually a Christmas candle. No, it’s the open air of winter woods. It doesn’t have the spice that the Christmas fragrances typically have, and that makes it a perfect bridge for those winter months when the holidays have passed, but it’s way too early to start burning the floral fragrances of spring. I’d challenge you to make this your January candle and report back to me on how that experience was.

Recommended Burning: Snow is falling gently upon the back yard. You’ve had a restful day of reading leather bound books, and have slow-cooked a hearty stew. Night is approaching, and the twilight of the day is arousing all the right parts of your body. Light Sparkling Snow and enjoy touching yourself as long as you’ve remembered to close the blinds.

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, 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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Tom Hanks is back in the public eye after the release of A Man Called Otto, released a couple of weeks ago and still kicking around in theaters. The resident film critic of SoBros Network, Brandon Vick, and I got together recently to record an episode of The Vick’s Flicks Podcast on which Brandon provides his review of the film and Hanks’ performance in it. While Hanks is absolutely in rarefied air among the acting profession, it did spark a larger conversation about how we’d like to see him take a few more chances before he rides off into the sunset.

Then, we take the opportunity to dive into Hanks’ extensive filmography, a career that spans over the course of five decades – from the 1980s to 2023. We offer our thoughts on some of his most famous roles, his awards success, and as is the custom on The Vick’s Flicks Podcast, we’ll even hit you with our Tom Hanks Mount Rushmore.

So, if you missed the live stream, and haven’t had the chance to catch up on the podcast form of this show, you can check out the full episode of The Vick’s Flicks Podcast below! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on Spotify, and wherever you take in your shows!

Listen to “Ep. 124: Tom Hanks, A Man Called Otto Review” on Spreaker.

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.

Subscribe to the SoBros Network Patreon here – $5/month gets you instant access to an exhaustive content library of articles, podcasts, and videos created exclusively for our subscribers!