You may have forgotten about this, but back in February, Texas had a slight issue with its power grid. You may not have heard. I don’t know that it grabbed many headlines.The Texas legislature, which is split on approximately every major issue and now on its third special session, took up rolling blackouts this week.They sat down…
If you’re thinking this pandemic was just cooked up in a darkened room by my opponents in the celebrity hot dog eating contest in Fort Worth each Independence Day, you might be right.For the second straight year, Curly’s Frozen Custard has canceled its Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating contest. In a tragedy of sadness, their public…
Loyal Scaiaholics understand that I honor the birth of this great nation at a solemn and dignified eating contest.Curly’s Frozen Custard in Fort Worth is the only location outside of Coney Island with the blessing of Nathan himself to hold a hot dog eating competition.Each year, Denise Harris and I, as the most influential members of this…
Today, I’m defending my championship in the broadcast division of the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in Ft. Worth. Loyal Scaiaholics will recall that I’ve represented WBAP and KLIF in the celebrity heat each of the past two years.The public relations guy for Curly’s Frozen Custard started texting and emailing me a couple of weeks…
Five years ago, Curly’s Frozen Custard in Ft. Worth started serving Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.The same year, owner Bourke Harvey would introduce a hot dog eating contest with Nathan’s blessing. I can only assume Nathan himself did a site visit beforehand.I’ve covered the event each year, but in 2015, I was asked to participate…