 Hi, I'm Mitch Mitchell. So I want to start off with a little story back in the mid 80s We had the movie ET that came out now. I got to tell you the truth. I Thought at the time that it was a kid's movie and I was in my mid 20s So I had no intention of going to see it and I didn't go to see it But I kept hearing all these great things about it. Oh people were just lauding this as the best movie ever and at a certain point I Came on TV. So I watched it I think it was HBO because back then, you know, that's what would happen a movie would be out for a while Then it would show up on HBO. And so I watched it and I hated it I absolutely hated ET and I wondered what the heck is wrong with this movie or is there something wrong with me? What are people seeing that I'm missing so I put it out of my mind and then maybe four or five years Later it came on TV again and for whatever reason I guess maybe I decided to punish myself I sat down and watched it again, and I absolutely loved it. I was thrilled. I said wow, this was really a great movie What was wrong with me the first time and I think that there's two things that happen every once in a while One everyone else build something up in your mind so much that there's no way your experience can live up to that I mean, I know there's a lot of marketers who say that it's best if you hear from your friends How much you enjoyed something because then you're due to like it. No Just in the truth, but there also is part two which is sometimes you're not ready for something There's a book called illusions and my friend Kelvin Is one of these guys who he buys a bunch of these copies of this paperback book called illusion And he gives it to people every once in a while This is illusions by Richard Bach in case you're thinking about go going to read it. I hope you do by the way the first time He gave it to me. I Hesitated then I read it meant nothing to me. I I could have cared less a few years later I was going through some different mind changes on stuff And I decided to read it again and the second time I got it and it meant something to me And I appreciated it because I wasn't ready for it the first time. I wasn't into quote-unquote self-help I wasn't into things like the secret or what the bleep I wasn't into motivational stuff at that time my mindset wasn't there and It was sometime, you know Some period around the time when my dad was sick and then my dad passed away So I just wasn't ready for the book at that time but later on I was open and Because I was open. I actually enjoyed it a lot So we have to be cautious sometimes when we hear what other people are saying This is one of the reasons why if it's a movie that I know I want to see Most of the time I want to see it on opening day or at least I want to see it within the first few days Before I've seen any reviews about it whatsoever so that no one else's experience will mess with my own experience Other movies, you know, that's just how that is so I started with that because There is something that I have been wanting since Thanksgiving It just couldn't get it and it was driving me nuts and driving me nuts and I just couldn't get it and so I Now have it and I'm going to share it with you And I hope you can see this. This is the patty labelle sweet potato pie Are you kidding? These things ran out because a couple of people online did reviews of this pie and said it was the best pie It was better than their mother sweet potato pie. Well, I'm gonna tell you what my mother made a great sweet potato pie and it's been God at least a decade or more. It's been more than a decade since my mother has made pie So I'm going to have this sweet potato pie and so many people built this thing up to be absolutely Fantastic and I'm hoping since I've been waiting to get it for three months that it doesn't Ruin my experience now right now what's ruining my experience is trying to figure out how to open it Because I got to get it back in this box one of the things is I just bought it today and Supposedly it's best if I eat the entire thing in two days and that woman I'm married to has already told me don't even think about trying to eat the whole thing in two days so let's see so there it is and I can't really smell it Probably because it's easier to smell sweet potato pie when it's still warm and I'm just eating it straight So I haven't not I haven't warmed it up. I haven't put it in the refrigerator. I'm eating it just straight and I'm gonna cut myself a relatively small piece for me So I'm cutting right now Well, you know, I like the way it cuts. I've heard nothing but wonderful things about Pamela Belle and how she Baked stuff in her recipes. So We're gonna find out this is gonna have to go a long way to be better than my mother's but you know what if it's good That's okay. And you know what as much as I've clamored for this pie This was what 299 at Walmart. Are you kidding just 299? So, you know If this is good, I might head back On a better weather day because right now we're kind of having a winter storm It's snowing. It's raining and there's ice This is what such a New York's all about Anyway, I Got my piece of pie boy. You can't there it is. There's my piece of pie Let's go. Let's try this Okay, I'm not gonna lie. It's good That is really good. I don't know that it's better than my mother's But then again, I'm going off an old memory and I always love mom's sweet potato pie, but this is really good Oh my goodness This is right on point and you know people try to compare sweet potato pie with pumpkin pie Uh-uh. No, not even close. I hate pumpkin pie, but this Mmm. Wow Okay, this lived up to the hype this really did and now for those of you who've never had sweet potato pie It's creamier. It's sweeter. It's smoother and It's dense. I mean, you know what this little thing is heavy So I'm not gonna be eating all of that in one sitting I'm not even gonna come close I might have to cut it into slices and put some in the fridge to make sure that it lasts a while But I'm glad I bought this. I'm glad to find out that it is lived up to the hype Finally something lived up to the hype Anyway, let me know your thoughts. Do people sometimes ruin things for you or do you count on your friends? Telling you how things are or do you read reviews of things telling you how it is and let that encourage you to say Okay, I need to go see this and when you do do you enjoy it? Let me know. I'm Mitch Mitchell y'all take care I'm gonna eat the rest of this pie Enjoy. Bye