Surprisingly, I didn't ruffle as many feathers with last month's edition of "1350 Okie Doke Street" as expected. When it comes to five of the most classic and/or discussed hip hop albums of the past 25 years, either more people respect difference in opinion than for which I give them credit, more people agree with me than expected or people simply weren't checking for me that day. Either way, I ain't mad and I'll move on to one of my favorite subjects and the thing on which I've spent way too much money in my lifetime: food. (I could've easily said women, but food has always been around. The ladies are ji late to the Dirk Scribbler Is Totally Awesome Extravaganza.) However, if the way to a man or woman's heart is through his or her stomach, then I'm about to give some folks coronary artery disease after this edition. As I go through five of the most overrated franchise restaurants, fast food chains and/or particular items on their menus, I run the risk of watching my like count and number of followers decrease in five...four...three...two...one...
Frankly, I don't show frequent love to NFL place kickers because, like many football fanatics, I tend not to regard them as "real" football players. I often hate how a game can swing on the foot of a guy who only comes out for kickoffs, extra points and field goals--especially with the tough year kickers are having since the extra point extension to the 15-yard line last season. Well, if you ask Chiefs play-by-play announcer Mitch Holthus--who has long been one of my favorite radio network announcers--Cairo Santos might as well have been Moses, King David and Jesus Christ rolled into one. When their visit to Carolina was primed for overtime tied at 17, Panthers receiver Kelvin Benjamin handed Marcus Peters and the Chiefs' opportunistic defense an early Christmas present via a fumble on Carolina's 24-yard line with only 20 seconds remaining in regulation. As Santos nailed the first walk-off of his career, Holthus' call was one for the ages:
This would be the biggest kick for Santos...and all of Brazil holds its breath...17-17...it's now four seconds they're saying left in the game...ball in the center of the field...on a 37-yard attempt...placement is down...Santos' kick...he lines it up AND THAT BABY IS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE! É SULCÉ É BOA! É SULCÉ É BOA! AND ALL OF BRAZIL AND THE CHIEFS KINGDOM REJOICES WITH AN INCREDIBLE, IMPROBABLE VICTORY ON THE ROAD!
First and foremost, thank God I kept my TuneIn Premium subscription because I wouldn't have located this audio otherwise. Second, when I do something even remotely as amazing as that, I need Mitch Holthus on speed dial and speaking Portuguese is purely optional Third, that's the best radio call I've heard since 98.5 The Hub color analyst Scott Zolak gave us, "BRADY'S BACK! THAT'S YOUR QUARTERBACK! WHO LEFT THE BUILDING?!?! UNICORNS! SHOW PONIES! WHERE'S THE BEEF?!?!" With that, fellow pigskin enthusiasts, let's recap Week 10...
