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Yours Truly Mentioned in UltimateGuitar.com

I can't believe I'm a full seven months late in finding this, so I guess that means I have to be a little more proficient when it comes to googling myself.

However, back in March UltimateGuitar.com published a short piece on the 2010 DC101 Chili Cook-Off and was kind enough to note my 2009 Red Chili win at the DC101 Chili Cook-Off and subsequent People's Choice victory at the ICS World's Championship Chili Cookoff. To wit (emphasis in original):

True to its name, the Chili Cook-Off features an intense competition between 101 chili cooks in four categories: Red Chili, Green Chili, Freestyle, and Salsa. The 2009 Red Chili winner, Trevor Bothwell, went on to win the People's Choice Award at the World Championship Cook-Off in Charleston, West Virginia in October 2009. Among the celebrity judges at Chili Cook-Off 2010 will be Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley, quarterback Colt Brennan, and safety Reed Doughty, whose son received a kidney transplant in March 2008.

For a trip down memory lane, here's a photo of Chris Cooley with two of my good friends at the 2009 DC cookoff.

My Brother at the Rex

Eat your heart out, Lee DeWyze. This is an iPhone video of my brother, Erik Bothwell, performing at the Rex Theater in Pittsburgh two weeks ago.

After years of playing in garage bands and scoring a handful of pretty decent gigs, Erik's decided to give a music career one last shot by going solo. I think it's his best bet, especially if he can keep turning out originals like this.

Keen observers will notice the huge T-Rev's Stiff Willi Chili logo flashing on the screen behind the stage. We were a proud sponsor of this event, which was held to raise money for The Call to Serve.