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Everybody Want's Something

The wheel, man. There is no need to reinvent it. If one alters a wheel slightly, the change can be very welcomed in my opinion. Throw in a spoke or 2, maybe make parts spin that didn't use to. Slightly altering the wheel is exactly what The Zits (formerly The Zit Remedy) did in the late 80's..early 90's. The Zits took the standard 3 piece rock band lineup, dropped the drums (replacing them with keyboard) and included just the right amount of pop. With the use of bass, drums and keyboard; Joey, Snake and Wheels created one of the greatest pop-rock songs of the 80's; Everybody Want's Something! A simple guitar/bass line married with Joey's lively fingers tickling the (plastic) ivory. The lyrics contained just the right amount of brovado without coming off as egotistic. The chorus rivals anything on the radio today.

Everybody definitely want's something, like a good bag of chips. You know what's a good bag of chips? Doritos Dinamita Nacho Picoso rolled tortilla chips. I recently stepped up to this aggressive looking bag.. Cheese and chili peppers exploding from the middle of the bag. With a presentation like that they're bound to be extreme. My wife opened the bag and offered me a taste..they look like rolled up cheese flavour based Doritos. I plucked one from it's compatriots and popped it into my mouth. Something was very familiar, it was as if I've tasted Doritos like this before. In all honesty, it tastes like the medium heat Doritos; faux nacho cheese powder with a mid range jalapeno heat on the chili pepper scale. A good heat if you're just dipping your toe in and don't want to melt your chode off. The rolled tortilla Doritos are a welcomed change, they give you extra crunch without having to crush 2 or 3 chips at the same time..and their size/shape somewhat slows down consumption. Nothing really new but a good change of pace from Doritos, if you're into spicy nacho these'll be a nice change of pace.

Stay hydrated,
Marc

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