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The album Lucky by Fifteen is amazing. Yes, this album came out in 1999 so this may or may not be new news to you. I had never paid much attention to Fifteen until I heard My Congressman as the intro song to Murf Meyer is Self-Medicated - Weekly Dose podcast. This lead to me checking out Lucky and I'm so happy that I did. Jeff Ott has a unique singing voice which may take a while to really sink it's hooks into you (I know it did for me), but once it's hooks are sunk you can just sit back and enjoy. Jeff's cadence phrasing add to the depth of the lyrical content perfectly. The darkness present in the lyrics is offset by the optimism that the subject matter is delivered in in addition to the sarcastic sense of humor. The music is primarily rooted in east bay pop punk with hints of grunge. Lucky makes me angry that 24 years later the exact same conversations are happening while simultaneously provides me with motivation to be a better person. 

When I saw that Doritos put out a Sweet & Tangy BBQ flavour, I was quite intrigued. Their standard bold BBQ flavour is pretty okay, so these might just be the notch up to compete with Sweet Chili Heat. When I cracked open this "Limited Time Only" bag and took a whiff I was met with a scent familiar to Bold BBQ (it's been a minute since I've had some, but it's a mildly mesquite bbq scent). I proceeded to pop one in my mouth. Good corn chip crunch, mid weight. A bit of corn in the flavour mix, but not too much corn, like Doritos typically do. Bold BBQ seasoning, because this is basically a bag of Bold BBQ which is a mesquite bbq seasoning, smokey and sweet. There's a faint heat in the mix, mild jalapeno. I'd say that these are primarily Bold BBQ (80%) mixed with Sweet Chili Heat (15%) and Jalapeno (5%). Enjoyable bag of chips, but a bit too familiar for me to really rave about and demand that you go snag a bag of these limited time only chips. If you miss out, just make a mix with the ratios that I mentioned above and you won't be too far off. 

Stay hydrated,

Marc

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