Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew.
I am reminded about that time I appeared on Star Search in the spokesmodel competition.
Like Drew Carey, I didn’t take the grand prize on Star Search. Like Drew Cary, that didn’t stop me. I went on to do other things, such as they are.
Unlike Drew Carey, I have never been to Cleveland. Though, technically, Cleveland did used to be a part of Connecticut. Look it up on Wikipedia: Connecticut Western Reserve. Maybe Mr. Carey and I have even more in common than appearing on Star Search. He and I have never had the pleasure of meeting each other in person.
It’s not like you and me. We’re pals.
If you can’t be with the one that you love, love the one you’re with. I live in the best of all possible worlds. I live in Mid-City New Orleans. I also live with Mrs. King. I would not trade her for the world, as everyone who knows me knows.
Jonnae asked me to take a picture not in spokesmodel-mode. She said, “Mr. King, let me take a photo that shows what we really think about Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew.” I complied. I will share that later.
Let me tell you about how I got home from St. Roch this morning. St. Roch is a neighborhood. That is all you need to know at this point. I was there on an unpleasant errand.
The trip to the errand was a joy, of course. Two wheels set a blithe spirit free.
The trip back, though, it was one street closed after another for construction. Getting back to home base was a total nightmare—-the New Orleans way.
I rarely tell you how much I hate the mayor. I hate the mayor. I just went on a diatribe and deleted it. I love New Orleans. It is more than the sum of its parts. Life is full of predictable disappointments. Why should New Orleans City Hall be any exception? We do not live in Erehwon. New Orleans is certainly no Utopia. It only feels like one when you don’t live here.
This mayor is my enemy. She made it personal. Enough about that. It will be two more years and then we will have the next crumb. Life is full of predictable disappointments.
Anyhow, I am here to tell you about Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew and how I came to try it today. This is what you pay for.