Zakk is the man!!!!!!!

I am glad to see an update, but does it always have to involve Blair again? I used to love coming here and reading reviews, Jay’s plant lessons, fiery shows, recipes, but it seems like one big Blair arsekissing session. Am I out of line here, if so I am sorry, but I want to wake up each morning and come here and see the interesting topic you have up here. I check in once a week now and notice nothing is happening, but when there is it usually is a Blair post.

Hey Blair, nothing against you and your fine company nor Zakk. This is not meant to start a fight, just to light a fire that seems to be missing here for a while now.

Kind of hard to say Al- not without knowing what is being submitted. Most everything runs in cycles, blogs included. Things will pick up again, I’m sure.

Al- forgot to add: I’ll be sending you InCaneFan’s contact info tomorrow. He said you’d be welcome to call him.

Buddah on 10/7/2008 at 8:48 pm said:

I am glad to see an update, but does it always have to involve Blair again? I used to love coming here and reading reviews, Jay’s plant lessons, fiery shows, recipes, but it seems like one big Blair arsekissing session. Am I out of line here, if so I am sorry, but I want to wake up each morning and come here and see the interesting topic you have up here. I check in once a week now and notice nothing is happening, but when there is it usually is a Blair post.

Hey Blair, nothing against you and your fine company nor Zakk. This is not meant to start a fight, just to light a fire that seems to be missing here for a while now.

I don’t know for sure either, but I haven’t submitted anything in a long time. It would seem that a lot of the used to be regular contributors have been way too busy lately. I still check to see what’s up though.

Agreed Buddah, I have to say I was dissapointed to see a new thread up that was about the one and only, once again….no offense of course to Blair or Zakk. I will continue checking for updates eeryday though and somehow Ill do it without getting bitter and mean toward nick and the reviewers. Life happens and Im not looking to spew just because things arent being done the way I might like them to be done. Not saying thats what your saying, just a little something Ive learned from past posts by angry bloggers.

Hmmm. Harsh comments. Any minute I expect to see a BLANE posting?

I too wish that the HSB would go back to old times, before the unexplained haitus. I think that this is the end of an era. A lot of readers were hurt over how that haitus was (mis)handled. I know I was and a few close friends who visited the site as much as have given up on it long ago. Each time I come here, I am saddened to see the same article from a week ago, only a hand full of comments, some bashing the lack of updates such as this.

I am only speaking on speculation, but I don’t think the same heart is in the HSB as there once was, things change, priorities change. Maybe it is time to move on.

Sad is all.

–Jay

Sam on 10/8/2008 at 8:12 pm said:

I don’t know for sure either, but I haven’t submitted anything in a long time. It would seem that a lot of the used to be regular contributors have been way too busy lately. I still check to see what’s up though.

I know I’m certainly guilty of not contributing lately- that’s why I hesitate to throw the stone Winter’s coming though. Ought to give a lot of us a bit more time to write. I’m listed as a writer at the “other” blog and haven’t contributed much there lately either. Sigh…..

Hey, not to change the subject, but I’m tired of all the negativity so who cares. I have a question to all of the producers out there. How is the current economy effecting your sauce business? How are sales? How are costs? Etc.

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/9/2008 at 5:05 pm said:

I know I’m certainly guilty of not contributing lately- that’s why I hesitate to throw the stone Winter’s coming though. Ought to give a lot of us a bit more time to write. I’m listed as a writer at the “other” blog and haven’t contributed much there lately either. Sigh…..

So true! With winter upon us more time for chat, cooking, and overall home based projects.

Gary on 10/9/2008 at 5:50 pm said:

Hey, not to change the subject, but I’m tired of all the negativity so who cares. I have a question to all of the producers out there. How is the current economy effecting your sauce business? How are sales? How are costs? Etc.

I cannot speak for the real manufacturers, but as for myself, the only time we sell anything worth speaking about is when I’m @ the Farmer’s Market or during the holidays (thank god the holidays are almost upon us). Other than that it seems to be biz as usual. More people eating @ home to try and save a buck could be a good thing.

I didn’t see you @ ZF, I thought we were gonna have a few beers? BTW I f’d that show up for us by leaving 1/2 our stuff @ home.

Sam on 10/9/2008 at 7:10 pm said:

So true! With winter upon us more time for chat, cooking, and overall home based projects.

I cannot speak for the real manufacturers, but as for myself, the only time we sell anything worth speaking about is when I’m @ the Farmer’s Market or during the holidays (thank god the holidays are almost upon us). Other than that it seems to be biz as usual. More people eating @ home to try and save a buck could be a good thing.

I didn’t see you @ ZF, I thought we were gonna have a few beers? BTW I f’d that show up for us by leaving 1/2 our stuff @ home.

I was supposed to be at ZF, but decided at the last minute not to go. I will however be at the FF&B in the spring. I’m hoping to have product in hand and maybe will have a booth, but not likely because they should sell out before I can commit (if they already haven’t). That doesn’t mean that we won’t do some sort of release party.

I’m up 20% from this point last year. Doesn’t seem to have affected me much… other than hammering shipping costs!

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/10/2008 at 8:12 am said:

I’m up 20% from this point last year. Doesn’t seem to have affected me much… other than hammering shipping costs!

That’s good news. Does expansion of distribution account for any of that?

Good job Jim

Hey Nick you have 2 min to say hello. We have supported the Site you could stop in and say( What’s Up ) And if you don’t have a few min. Sorry to bothered you.

Gary on 10/10/2008 at 2:14 pm said:

That’s good news. Does expansion of distribution account for any of that?

Can’t really say if it’s expansion of shipping or not. Mostly it’s getting back into the bulk supply of chiles to other folks like Stubbs BBQ.

Bret on 10/11/2008 at 6:34 am said:

Hey Nick you have 2 min to say hello. We have supported the Site you could stop in and say( What’s Up ) And if you don’t have a few min. Sorry to bothered you.

Ya, You as a Collective “We” have been quite supportive. Keep up the support, the gravitional support of the Earth along with your Girth collabartive “We” depend on it.

Hey guys good to pop in and see a little writing. Good question Gary…I, like Jim, have sales that are up over last year but my problem has been getting consistent shipments of jars. I didn’t realize Hurricane Ike supposedly affected a few jar plants so I’ve been busy just trying to keep up when normally at this time I have a good on hand stock for local fall shows.

I like many check in each day on all my favorite sites…just usually don’t have a lot of time to comment…waiting for a cold day…take care

Anthony on 10/11/2008 at 9:41 pm said:

Ya, You as a Collective “We” have been quite supportive. Keep up the support, the gravitional support of the Earth along with your Girth collabartive “We” depend on it.

Why did you go to the low of a level Anthony? You disrespect a guy who had a poster for the Hot Sauce Blog at the Weekend of Fire, despite NOT 1 mention of it in any post here. Yet, a thread on the Toronto Hot Sauce show appears here mysteriously once the Weekend of Fire is over. A lot of Manufacturers that come here get support from this man who buys their product if they just call the man. Yet, you attack him this way? How Nick every entrusted you as a moderator is beyond me. Now you can attack me too. I have tried to get along with everyone, but when you attack a guy with a heart of gold, then you attack every single person that has ever crossed paths with him.

Big Dawg on 10/11/2008 at 10:48 pm said:

Hey guys good to pop in and see a little writing. Good question Gary…I, like Jim, have sales that are up over last year but my problem has been getting consistent shipments of jars. I didn’t realize Hurricane Ike supposedly affected a few jar plants so I’ve been busy just trying to keep up when normally at this time I have a good on hand stock for local fall shows.

I like many check in each day on all my favorite sites…just usually don’t have a lot of time to comment…waiting for a cold day…take care

Hey Darrell, u have an order sitting in your website inbox from the other day.

Gary on 10/9/2008 at 5:50 pm said:

Hey, not to change the subject, but I’m tired of all the negativity so who cares. I have a question to all of the producers out there. How is the current economy effecting your sauce business? How are sales? How are costs? Etc.

Good question Gary. I think with the economy the way it is, people don’t have the disposable income they used to. So instead of buying large $ items, they treat themselves to the smaller $ items. Instead of going out to an expensive restaurant, I think people are staying home a bit more and cranking up their grills instead.

I can say our sales are way up from last year, so were quite happy. This has a bit to do with expansion for us, but all in all, people are buying a lot more. I think people are staying home more these days, and actually perfecting their own cooking skills, instead of dropping a bunch of bucks at restaurants on a regular basis.

Anthony on 10/11/2008 at 9:41 pm said:

Ya, You as a Collective “We” have been quite supportive. Keep up the support, the gravitional support of the Earth along with your Girth collabartive “We” depend on it.

Seriously Anthony, has it ever occured to you to keep your shi*ty comments to yourself? It IS POSSIBLE to express your opinion without being nasty ya know. Maybe if you tried speaking to people in a way that would make them actually want to listen as opposed to defending themselves, you could learn a thing or two.

kristi on 10/12/2008 at 6:41 am said:

Seriously Anthony, has it ever occured to you to keep your shi*ty comments to yourself? It IS POSSIBLE to express your opinion without being nasty ya know. Maybe if you tried speaking to people in a way that would make them actually want to listen as opposed to defending themselves, you could learn a thing or two.

THATS HOT!!!! NICE!!!!!

What did you Do…….

Ok, all bickering aside (that really wasn’t necessary Anthony), I’d like to thank those who answered my question about sales. Congrats to you all on your increases in sales. It’s very reassuring to me that I’m entering into an industry that is seeing growth in sales despite our current economic situation. Thank you!

There goes Anthony again.
Attack someone who has supported every one of us in a big way.

Lets add it up.
Has attacked our charity efforts, our members, other blogs and now Bret.
WOW

arizona jack on 10/12/2008 at 6:13 pm said:

There goes Anthony again.
Attack someone who has supported every one of us in a big way.

Lets add it up.
Has attacked our charity efforts, our members, other blogs and now Bret.
WOW

Maybe everyone else will be banned and then Anthony can stay here and spew back and forth with himself? Its ok for hime to make crappy comments but noone else has that right……

So, has anyone tried the Berserker sauces yet? I just got them all in stock and the ingredient lists look interesting, sound like they may be good tasting..2 of em dont have extract.

And Anthony..as a manager I was taught a long time ago, it is my responsibility to defuse volatile situations not escalate them….as a moderator maybe you should take a little of that advise,
just my 2 sense worth.

Thanks for your support. For the Manf. you know I will always be there for you. That’s what I’m all about and for all the Chiliheads that know me well you know if it’s not for you, their’s many manf out there you turn me on too. And I thank you. Keep doing what all of you do it makes my job easier. Anthony we must sit down and talk sometime. Peace Bret

kristi on 10/12/2008 at 6:44 pm said:

Maybe everyone else will be banned and then Anthony can stay here and spew back and forth with himself? Its ok for hime to make crappy comments but noone else has that right……

Exactly. I come to this site maybe once a week now only to find that it still isn’t updated, Nick is never around, and we have to listen to someone like Anthony. It’d be nice if Nick would actually say something… I have emailed him several times as he did a review of my sauce that simply disappeared a few days later never to be seen again. At least the other sites are picking up the slack, there’s a lot of it.

Oh and one more thing - Thanks Bret - You Da Man!

I think that Nick has gone on another hiatus, only this time nobody noticed.

–Jay

Gary on 10/9/2008 at 5:50 pm said:

Hey, not to change the subject, but I’m tired of all the negativity so who cares. I have a question to all of the producers out there. How is the current economy effecting your sauce business? How are sales? How are costs? Etc.

My sales are up because we just got into some local grocery stores but so are the costs of veggies. I get a few occasional hits on the web site but very few orders.
Hey Big Dawg, I get my jars from TricorBraun in ALB. They dont seem to have been affected.
I just ordered the 4 pack of Zakk’s sauces. I hope they come soon.

free blane.

generallee on 10/14/2008 at 12:35 pm said:

free blane.

and DK

Leroy on 10/14/2008 at 5:49 pm said:

and DK

DK got banned too? What did he say to deserve that? I am sure it wasn’t making fun of someone who is well respected in the Chilehead community like Bret is.

Buddah on 10/14/2008 at 6:34 pm said:

DK got banned too? What did he say to deserve that? I am sure it wasn’t making fun of someone who is well respected in the Chilehead community like Bret is.

DK ain’t said nuttin’. He tried to agree wid #20 and #23, but it got deleted. I think he said “Ditto” two times. Is “Ditto” a bad word?

so where are the results to that caption contest?

oops wrong site, how did i get here?

i look forward to trying these sauces but it may be awhile.

WOW
again
DK’s bammed?
WOW
again

I call a vote:
Who votes to lose Anthony?

I’ll start with a yea !!!!!!

>>Who votes to lose Anthony?

Nah - we don’t need to lose anybody. I find it quite childish that Blane and DK (really?) were ever banned in the first place. This is a blog… why the hell can’t anyone say what they want without worry of getting banned?

Just imagine if GW could ban people if they talked shit about him. Imagine it… it’s just as ridiculous on this scale.

This Leroy (2441) is DK (2441) - He just wishes he was banned…

CaJohn on 10/15/2008 at 6:26 am said:

This Leroy (2441) is DK (2441) - He just wishes he was banned…

John, I posted a comment as DK and it went straight to moderation and was deleted.

I guess someone forgot that me and Bret sometimes posted as “Leroy”.

Oh, don’t forget Bubbah while your at it. may as well kill off the whole family.

DK on 10/15/2008 at 6:49 am said:

John, I posted a comment as DK and it went straight to moderation and was deleted.

I guess someone forgot that me and Bret sometimes posted as “Leroy”.

Oh, don’t forget Bubbah while your at it. may as well kill off the whole family.

John, I posted a comment as DK and it went straight to moderation and was deleted.

I guess someone forgot that me and Bret sometimes posted as “Leroy”.

Oh, don’t forget Bubbah while your at it. may as well kill off the whole family.

- DK

PS: the moderated comment that’s quoted here is identical to this one, only posted as “DK”

Also, since I find the need to explain things, I have emailed Nick with no reply, and ChrisK has also looked into things for me. He couldn’t find any comments by me in moderation. It’s not there according to him. I have a captured screenshot of the comment(s) and also an archived copy of the webpage showing the comment that I posted when it went to moderation.

Leroy RULES

Leroy Is KING of all REDNECKS

DK on 10/15/2008 at 6:49 am said:

John, I posted a comment as DK and it went straight to moderation and was deleted.

I guess someone forgot that me and Bret sometimes posted as “Leroy”.

Oh, don’t forget Bubbah while your at it. may as well kill off the whole family.

Ok, now this comment that I posted as “Leroy” now says DK? What gives with that?

Nick, Anthony, whoever, please email me with an explanation. Thank you.

ERROR: Cannot quote comment ID #158458 as it has been marked as spam.

Ok, I figured it out, that comment was the one that was moderated. I still can’t post as DK, even though that one was released from moderation. My comment quoted here went into moderation also. Someone email me with an explanation please.

Hello anybody home today

I’m at work

Now my comment is gone, what is going on here?

CaJohn on 10/15/2008 at 6:26 am said:

This Leroy (2441) is DK (2441) - He just wishes he was banned…

Comment #45 isn’t CaJohn. whoever posted that wishes he was CaJohn.

I spoke with CaJohn last night by phone and he told me that wasn’t him. Nick, you have an email about it.

Comment #54 wasn’t CaJohn either. It was me. CaJohn had me do it while I was on the phone with him to see if it was possible to post as someone else. I advise everyone to make sure that your comments are your own.

- DK

Anthony on 10/11/2008 at 9:41 pm said:

Ya, You as a Collective “We” have been quite supportive. Keep up the support, the gravitional support of the Earth along with your Girth collabartive “We” depend on it.

Hey JO keep you fat finger off of the delete Button.I have spoken with Nick yesterday and he has no idea what the hell you are doing.As much as i disagree with alot that is going on here,You are not incharge,So keep your dumb ass comments to yourself.As days go on i think we would be better off without you!!!

So hell yea i vote dump him!!!!

Nick is alive? Where is he?

>>You are not incharge…

the problem is that nobody is in charge.

This blog reminds me of the current economic situation of our country. It slides and slides to lower and lower levels, and then makes a positive comeback rally, and then slides again. With all of the bickering and negativity going on here, I wouldn’t blame people for jumping ship and never coming back. I am also concerned about the fact that there may be a moderator who is eliminating posts. It’s not the job of the moderator to play God. It’s their job to make sure that posts don’t contain offensive, vulgar and inappropriate content — that’s all. Whether they agree or disagree with what is written here should be of no concern to them and IF they are indeed removing posts that should not be, than they are abusing their power and should be considered for removal by Nick and replaced with someone who has more integrity. Let’s not start a witch hunt here or anything, let’s just as that Nick take care of the problem if there is one and move on.

DoooDeeeDoooooDDeeeeeeDoooHHHHH!!!

WTF is going on?? I’m so confused.
I get on the computer like once a week and go to check things out and this is what I get. I say again WTF?
Hey everybody, if that’s really you….
Like sand through the hour glass….these are the days of our lives.

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Good luck with that….

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Canuck has one “n”. Come on man, I’d swear it’s your first day as a Canadian or something……

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Wow. Looks like BLANE found a way to post here. You couldn’t be more obvious you moron. I was wondering how long it would take you. Way too long like I suspected it would take the Bacon Boy. Get a freaking clue!

Gary on 10/16/2008 at 10:56 pm said:

Wow. Looks like BLANE found a way to post here. You couldn’t be more obvious you moron. I was wondering how long it would take you. Way too long like I suspected it would take the Bacon Boy. Get a freaking clue!

even after he gets banned everything wrong with the site is still blanes fault. read all the other comments above, blane is not the only person that has a problem with anthony so what makes you so sure it was him?

Justin on 10/16/2008 at 11:39 pm said:

even after he gets banned everything wrong with the site is still blanes fault. read all the other comments above, blane is not the only person that has a problem with anthony so what makes you so sure it was him?

Yea what he said

Well that was productive. All of this could and would be avoided if Nick would just post a comment explaining everything. This is twice now that this has occured and I don’t think that anybody is going to stick around for a third to occur.

Nick if you are no longer, or incapable (for personal reasons) to manage the site, can you please consider selling it or passing it off to admins that have the same vision that you once had?

The Hot Sauce Blog is an amazing site, with a great community. It has become a wealth of hot sauce reviews, resources and a litmus test to see if your fiery product will make it in the market place. I personally do not know of any other free service that can provide this.

I am just a fan of hotsauce, and all things spicy. I came across the HSB about 2 years ago and it has inspired me to enter the market with my own offerings (still a work in progress). I have talked to quite a few great people on this site about getting started, each offered a wealth of information and tips.

I loved writing the Makin’ Habaneros articles and entering the Super Bowl Wing Off’s, the Thanksgiving recipe contest and being a part of this family.

The way that I understand how this site is run is it is basically one person’s show with a few helpers. But ultimately it is the one person who is responsible for what articles get posted, and it should be if only one person is footing the bill for hosting, one person arranging advertising, one person arranging trade show booths, one person is ensuring that the site works, one person is arranging content and organizing who does the hot sauce reviews. That would be daunting for any man.

As I said before there is an amazing community here and a wealth of information. I would hate for the site to fade into nothing and it all be wasted. How many times have you come to this site to check on a particular brand of hotsauce before trying it? I do all the time, and you know what, about 90% of the brand name sauces I have looked for a review on, is here.

I have a fridge full of hot sauces and products from all over that I have bought because it has been reviewed here, or mentioned here. I have on quite a few occasions seen a new posting and ran out to get a bottle, or ordered one online.

We have a Wiki of hot sauces here that is too valuable to be wasted. Nick please ask for help or change the format to be community driven with a panel of elected admins so things like this don’t occur again.

You have a wonderful site here, seriously. In today’s age of the Internet to have a site with so many members, so much content, and so much potential, you have something really special, you are extremely lucky.

Nick, thank you for making this what it is, please let us all talk on what it can be.

Please don’t let it die.

–Jay

Jay Calvert on 10/17/2008 at 8:12 am said:

Well that was productive. All of this could and would be avoided if Nick would just post a comment explaining everything. This is twice now that this has occured and I don’t think that anybody is going to stick around for a third to occur.

Nick if you are no longer, or incapable (for personal reasons) to manage the site, can you please consider selling it or passing it off to admins that have the same vision that you once had?

The Hot Sauce Blog is an amazing site, with a great community. It has become a wealth of hot sauce reviews, resources and a litmus test to see if your fiery product will make it in the market place. I personally do not know of any other free service that can provide this.

I am just a fan of hotsauce, and all things spicy. I came across the HSB about 2 years ago and it has inspired me to enter the market with my own offerings (still a work in progress). I have talked to quite a few great people on this site about getting started, each offered a wealth of information and tips.

I loved writing the Makin’ Habaneros articles and entering the Super Bowl Wing Off’s, the Thanksgiving recipe contest and being a part of this family.

The way that I understand how this site is run is it is basically one person’s show with a few helpers. But ultimately it is the one person who is responsible for what articles get posted, and it should be if only one person is footing the bill for hosting, one person arranging advertising, one person arranging trade show booths, one person is ensuring that the site works, one person is arranging content and organizing who does the hot sauce reviews. That would be daunting for any man.

As I said before there is an amazing community here and a wealth of information. I would hate for the site to fade into nothing and it all be wasted. How many times have you come to this site to check on a particular brand of hotsauce before trying it? I do all the time, and you know what, about 90% of the brand name sauces I have looked for a review on, is here.

I have a fridge full of hot sauces and products from all over that I have bought because it has been reviewed here, or mentioned here. I have on quite a few occasions seen a new posting and ran out to get a bottle, or ordered one online.

We have a Wiki of hot sauces here that is too valuable to be wasted. Nick please ask for help or change the format to be community driven with a panel of elected admins so things like this don’t occur again.

You have a wonderful site here, seriously. In today’s age of the Internet to have a site with so many members, so much content, and so much potential, you have something really special, you are extremely lucky.

Nick, thank you for making this what it is, please let us all talk on what it can be.

Please don’t let it die.

–Jay

The HSB has a Board ……. supposedly, although the members are anonymous.

Well stated comment Jay.

- DK

leroy on 10/17/2008 at 6:18 am said:

Yea what he said

Blane, is that you?

Uhh, did they suffocate?

Jay Calvert on 10/17/2008 at 8:12 am said:

Well that was productive. All of this could and would be avoided if Nick would just post a comment explaining everything. This is twice now that this has occured and I don’t think that anybody is going to stick around for a third to occur.

Nick if you are no longer, or incapable (for personal reasons) to manage the site, can you please consider selling it or passing it off to admins that have the same vision that you once had?

The Hot Sauce Blog is an amazing site, with a great community. It has become a wealth of hot sauce reviews, resources and a litmus test to see if your fiery product will make it in the market place. I personally do not know of any other free service that can provide this.

I am just a fan of hotsauce, and all things spicy. I came across the HSB about 2 years ago and it has inspired me to enter the market with my own offerings (still a work in progress). I have talked to quite a few great people on this site about getting started, each offered a wealth of information and tips.

I loved writing the Makin’ Habaneros articles and entering the Super Bowl Wing Off’s, the Thanksgiving recipe contest and being a part of this family.

The way that I understand how this site is run is it is basically one person’s show with a few helpers. But ultimately it is the one person who is responsible for what articles get posted, and it should be if only one person is footing the bill for hosting, one person arranging advertising, one person arranging trade show booths, one person is ensuring that the site works, one person is arranging content and organizing who does the hot sauce reviews. That would be daunting for any man.

As I said before there is an amazing community here and a wealth of information. I would hate for the site to fade into nothing and it all be wasted. How many times have you come to this site to check on a particular brand of hotsauce before trying it? I do all the time, and you know what, about 90% of the brand name sauces I have looked for a review on, is here.

I have a fridge full of hot sauces and products from all over that I have bought because it has been reviewed here, or mentioned here. I have on quite a few occasions seen a new posting and ran out to get a bottle, or ordered one online.

We have a Wiki of hot sauces here that is too valuable to be wasted. Nick please ask for help or change the format to be community driven with a panel of elected admins so things like this don’t occur again.

You have a wonderful site here, seriously. In today’s age of the Internet to have a site with so many members, so much content, and so much potential, you have something really special, you are extremely lucky.

Nick, thank you for making this what it is, please let us all talk on what it can be.

Please don’t let it die.

–Jay

I agree with Jay 100%. I think that unfortunately interest in this site will drop off sharply if it continues down the path it’s on.

Nick, please call me if you get a chance. I may be interested in purchasing the HSB (or part there of) if it is no longer a passion of yours. I of course have no idea how to run it and would end up relying on help from others in the hot sauce community to restore the integrity of this site.

At any rate PLEASE call me!

Jay, I enjoyed your articles as well and hopefully will be able to use them to their full extent next year. This year I grew only 4 orange habs, which yielded many peppers but all were quite small.

You are all way to funny.The new site will be ready soon so hang in there

the truth on 10/17/2008 at 3:20 pm said:

You are all way to funny.The new site will be ready soon so hang in there

Truth, if that’s the case, than why can’t these bits of info be provided by Nick himself. I think the biggest aggravation here is the fact that people are asking for Nick to chime in and answer some questions and he doesn’t. Calling the posters on this thread “funny” because they are concerned is insulting.

Sam,
Thank you for the compliment, I am glad that the articles helped you. I really enjoyed writing them and would love to do more for this site. I truly do love it, what it is and what it could be.

Truth,
I am glad to hear that there is a ball rolling for the HSB. I think that a posting other than yours call us all funny is definetly required, very soon, or there will be nobody left from this family in the new incarnation of what is to become of the HSB.

It shows you that both this time and the haitus early in the summer there has been a big impact on the community that shows that we love this site and the people who have become it’s family.

We care deeply and appreciate this site.

–Jay

>>The new site will be ready soon so hang in there

What new site? I’ll believe that when we hear it from Nick…

Sam, if you manage to get this site you can count on me for help. Aside from making hot sauce I am a veteran web developer - check out http://www.blurredistinction.com for proof.

What just happend to all the ‘Anthony’ posts?

–Jay

Jay Calvert on 10/17/2008 at 5:49 pm said:

What just happend to all the ‘Anthony’ posts?

–Jay

havent you ever said something while drunk and then wished the next day you could delet it?
well anthony has that power.

Sam on 10/17/2008 at 3:00 pm said:

I agree with Jay 100%. I think that unfortunately interest in this site will drop off sharply if it continues down the path it’s on.

Nick, please call me if you get a chance. I may be interested in purchasing the HSB (or part there of) if it is no longer a passion of yours. I of course have no idea how to run it and would end up relying on help from others in the hot sauce community to restore the integrity of this site.

At any rate PLEASE call me!

Jay, I enjoyed your articles as well and hopefully will be able to use them to their full extent next year. This year I grew only 4 orange habs, which yielded many peppers but all were quite small.

Sam running HSB…that would be awesome!

Justin on 10/17/2008 at 6:11 pm said:

havent you ever said something while drunk and then wished the next day you could delet it?
well anthony has that power.

Justin, you’re joking, right? Those posts weren’t from Anthony.

Gary on 10/17/2008 at 6:42 pm said:

Justin, you’re joking, right? Those posts weren’t from Anthony.

Who was it Gary?

Can we please get back on topic. I had these new sauces tonight. They suck, no quality control over at Blairs would account for putting out hot sauce that taste like dirty dish water. Muerte is phenominal, but Zakk Wilde is Yakk Bile. I think someone took pics me running to the bathroom after trying one of the sauces because they thought I was going to barf. Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.
?If I am lying I am dying. Go on you collectors and fill this rip-off artist’s pockets with this crappy product. Just don’t open them up thinking it is a quality product because Blair doesn’t make them anymore. Hey look, finally a review for the HSBlair!

Buddah on 10/17/2008 at 8:36 pm said:

Can we please get back on topic. I had these new sauces tonight. They suck, no quality control over at Blairs would account for putting out hot sauce that taste like dirty dish water. Muerte is phenominal, but Zakk Wilde is Yakk Bile. I think someone took pics me running to the bathroom after trying one of the sauces because they thought I was going to barf. Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.
?If I am lying I am dying. Go on you collectors and fill this rip-off artist’s pockets with this crappy product. Just don’t open them up thinking it is a quality product because Blair doesn’t make them anymore. Hey look, finally a review for the HSBlair!

Thanks Buddah, I bought them and was considering buy them again to eat but now I wont.

parker394 on 10/17/2008 at 7:26 pm said:

Who was it Gary?

I don’t know for sure, but the posts sounded a whole lot like Blane. I(’m fairly certain it was him.

Buddah on 10/17/2008 at 8:36 pm said:

Can we please get back on topic. I had these new sauces tonight. They suck, no quality control over at Blairs would account for putting out hot sauce that taste like dirty dish water. Muerte is phenominal, but Zakk Wilde is Yakk Bile. I think someone took pics me running to the bathroom after trying one of the sauces because they thought I was going to barf. Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.
?If I am lying I am dying. Go on you collectors and fill this rip-off artist’s pockets with this crappy product. Just don’t open them up thinking it is a quality product because Blair doesn’t make them anymore. Hey look, finally a review for the HSBlair!

Hilarious! I suspected as much. Sort of like the Gringo Bandito crap that tastes like Taco Bell Fire sauce. Yuk!

Hey, I like Gringo Bandito - it is a nice breakfast drink!

–Jay

Gary on 10/17/2008 at 9:16 pm said:

Hilarious! I suspected as much. Sort of like the Gringo Bandito crap that tastes like Taco Bell Fire sauce. Yuk!

Hey, I like the taco bell sauce.

Taco Bell Fire rules !!

>>Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.

Yummy. Guess I’ll hold off on picking any of this up. Thanks Buddah!

>>Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.

I had a girl friend like that once.

Jay Calvert on 10/17/2008 at 10:33 pm said:

Hey, I like Gringo Bandito - it is a nice breakfast drink!

–Jay

never had it but i like taco bell fire sauce though.

Jay Calvert on 10/17/2008 at 10:33 pm said:

Hey, I like Gringo Bandito - it is a nice breakfast drink!

–Jay

never had it but i like taco bell fire sauce though.

Buddah on 10/17/2008 at 8:36 pm said:

Can we please get back on topic. I had these new sauces tonight. They suck, no quality control over at Blairs would account for putting out hot sauce that taste like dirty dish water. Muerte is phenominal, but Zakk Wilde is Yakk Bile. I think someone took pics me running to the bathroom after trying one of the sauces because they thought I was going to barf. Not the case, I just wanted to spit it out as fast as I could.
?If I am lying I am dying. Go on you collectors and fill this rip-off artist’s pockets with this crappy product. Just don’t open them up thinking it is a quality product because Blair doesn’t make them anymore. Hey look, finally a review for the HSBlair!

now i just want to try them more, its kinda like when someone says this stinks smell it. i just cant help myself.

I have a feeling that was not Buddah

AJ that was me. Confusing isn’t it? Bill & Sandi made your jerky at FMK just so you know it was me. Driving home right now. Lots of fun and food.

are we going to have another 6 months without a review?? where’s nick??

Buddah on 10/19/2008 at 11:11 am said:

AJ that was me. Confusing isn’t it? Bill & Sandi made your jerky at FMK just so you know it was me. Driving home right now. Lots of fun and food.

Don’t post messages in the web while your driving, you might spill your beer!

Coolio, DITD jerky?

Yeah, don;t spill your beer !!

I tried the Original Berserker & gave the others the ’sniff test’. Certainly didn’t find the Original to be offensive in any way. I kinda liked it. Still trying to place the ‘mystery flavor’ identified by several. Green sauce smelled like it was going to be good too, but I was hot sauced out. Extract is extract- ’nuff said about that

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/19/2008 at 6:17 pm said:

I tried the Original Berserker & gave the others the ’sniff test’. Certainly didn’t find the Original to be offensive in any way. I kinda liked it. Still trying to place the ‘mystery flavor’ identified by several. Green sauce smelled like it was going to be good too, but I was hot sauced out. Extract is extract- ’nuff said about that

so thats why buddah dont like it. i like the extracts.
the green sauce has extracts? thats something new.

i think

Justin on 10/19/2008 at 10:40 pm said:

so thats why buddah dont like it. i like the extracts.
the green sauce has extracts? thats something new.

Sorry for the confusion Justin! The green sauce did not have extract in it- I was referring to the other two. My intent was to say I didn’t try the green one- mild, hot or not- because I was pretty well done with sauces after three straight days of chiles by the time I got around to the green one

Buddah on 10/17/2008 at 10:59 pm said:

Hey, I like the taco bell sauce.

Which ought to tell you everything you need to know about Al’s taste in hot sauce But he makes one *heck* of a guacamole!!!

Kinda my point exactly- everyone’s idea of ‘taste’, and especially what’s considered ‘good taste’ is different

An opinion is still just that- an opinion- and passion doesn’t bring it any closer to being ‘fact’

Jim- StepUpforCharity.org on 10/20/2008 at 1:13 pm said:

Sorry for the confusion Justin! The green sauce did not have extract in it- I was referring to the other two. My intent was to say I didn’t try the green one- mild, hot or not- because I was pretty well done with sauces after three straight days of chiles by the time I got around to the green one

i was looking forward to trying it to, i have never had a green sauce with extracts in it.

Justin on 10/21/2008 at 3:06 am said:

i was looking forward to trying it to, i have never had a green sauce with extracts in it.

Sorry Justin, as far as I know the green one had no extracts in it. 2 of the other Yakk Bile sauces did.

good morning justin and buddah

HOT SAUCE BLOG IS DEAD

Dave on 10/21/2008 at 2:38 pm said:

HOT SAUCE BLOG IS DEAD

So is the value of Blair’s stuff. I cant even get 100 bucks for an N3-59 or T2-99.

Dave on 10/21/2008 at 2:38 pm said:

HOT SAUCE BLOG IS DEAD

Yet another fake comment. Hence the move over. For those reading things on other sites, rest assured the new HSB changes coming will be a huge benefit to all. For makers, fans and all things hot food related.

Hot Sauce Blog ……will always live on………………..

Anthony on 10/21/2008 at 6:00 pm said:

Yet another fake comment. Hence the move over. For those reading things on other sites, rest assured the new HSB changes coming will be a huge benefit to all. For makers, fans and all things hot food related.

Blah. Blah. Blah. When Anthony? When?

The new site looks great Nick..alot of stuff going on there……

Anthony on 10/21/2008 at 6:00 pm said:

Yet another fake comment. Hence the move over. For those reading things on other sites, rest assured the new HSB changes coming will be a huge benefit to all. For makers, fans and all things hot food related.

So why all the top secret shit. About a New blog site. There are 1000s of them. And Guess what many of them are about hot sauce and other hot stuff. Sorry Nick you started HSB but the folks that get on here and post are what makes the HSB. Look at HWL what the hell doe’s Blane know about running a Blog site. Leroy could run one. Just kidding Blane.LOL
So I have heard we will need to learn a hand shake to sign on to the new blog. What’s up with that. Anyway just so you know I use the blogs as tool for work. I see people talking about Hot sauce or BBQ and if it’s not one I have. I try to get intouch with the Manf about getting it in my store. WOw lots of rambling. Point is Blog is a blog. If you don’t like it turn it off. Good luck with new site and Anthony when are we going to sit down and have a talk are you going to NM in March hope so.

everyone should settle down.

Bret on 10/22/2008 at 3:09 pm said:

So why all the top secret shit. About a New blog site. There are 1000s of them. And Guess what many of them are about hot sauce and other hot stuff. Sorry Nick you started HSB but the folks that get on here and post are what makes the HSB. Look at HWL what the hell doe’s Blane know about running a Blog site. Leroy could run one. Just kidding Blane.LOL
So I have heard we will need to learn a hand shake to sign on to the new blog. What’s up with that. Anyway just so you know I use the blogs as tool for work. I see people talking about Hot sauce or BBQ and if it’s not one I have. I try to get intouch with the Manf about getting it in my store. WOw lots of rambling. Point is Blog is a blog. If you don’t like it turn it off. Good luck with new site and Anthony when are we going to sit down and have a talk are you going to NM in March hope so.

Patience Grasshopper.

Oh come on. Enough! Why all this patience and calm down stuff? Why can’t Nick just give us the lowdown on what is going on and when to expect what? These cryptic little posts from Anthony and Truth and the like are crap. That’s all anyone is really asking. Very simple thing to do yet it doesn’t get done. I don’t get it.

This is really getting out of hand….you guy’s crack me up……lol..lol

“Crap”…lol wow Gary you are and angry man…I see that you like to keep beating a dead horse ..Nick is not coming on here and explaining anything to you or anyone else.The new site is huge and is takeing alot of time to build.It will be up soon… Get it now?

the truth on 10/23/2008 at 4:50 am said:

“Crap”…lol wow Gary you are and angry man…I see that you like to keep beating a dead horse ..Nick is not coming on here and explaining anything to you or anyone else.The new site is huge and is takeing alot of time to build.It will be up soon… Get it now?

No Truth, I don’t. I don’t care how big or great the new site is, a word from Nick and not YOU or Anthony is appropriate. Problem is, I get it, but you don’t.

Gary on 10/23/2008 at 10:00 am said:

No Truth, I don’t. I don’t care how big or great the new site is, a word from Nick and not YOU or Anthony is appropriate. Problem is, I get it, but you don’t.

Word up swamp honky

the truth on 10/23/2008 at 4:50 am said:

“Crap”…lol wow Gary you are and angry man…I see that you like to keep beating a dead horse ..Nick is not coming on here and explaining anything to you or anyone else.The new site is huge and is takeing alot of time to build.It will be up soon… Get it now?

weszeb on 10/22/2008 at 9:38 pm said:

This is really getting out of hand….you guy’s crack me up……lol..lol

Go make some pickles.

Bret on 10/22/2008 at 3:09 pm said:

So why all the top secret shit. About a New blog site. There are 1000s of them. And Guess what many of them are about hot sauce and other hot stuff. Sorry Nick you started HSB but the folks that get on here and post are what makes the HSB. Look at HWL what the hell doe’s Blane know about running a Blog site. Leroy could run one. Just kidding Blane.LOL
So I have heard we will need to learn a hand shake to sign on to the new blog. What’s up with that. Anyway just so you know I use the blogs as tool for work. I see people talking about Hot sauce or BBQ and if it’s not one I have. I try to get intouch with the Manf about getting it in my store. WOw lots of rambling. Point is Blog is a blog. If you don’t like it turn it off. Good luck with new site and Anthony when are we going to sit down and have a talk are you going to NM in March hope so.

I got a blog bret. had one before truth or blane did.

Truth or blane, sounds like a game show. LOL!

Oh, i forgot, it’s a secret blog. Guess i should have got a copyright on that idea huh? Maybe I can sue for intellectual rights? Could you see me winning sumthin’ like that? LOL!!

Leroy and intellectual rights. hehehehe. I crack myself up.

Leroy on 10/23/2008 at 9:15 pm said:

I got a blog bret. had one before truth or blane did.

Truth or blane, sounds like a game show. LOL!

Yea i think someone was talking about it.. It’s The GMHC right?.. Great cause good luck with it..

Looking forward to your Funny sence of humor over at the New HSB Mega site..Tell me will you be there? I have not seen you over there yet..

The secret is that all the regulars are going to get a commemorative plaque and special collector edition HSB hot sauce celebrating the new site.
! LOL !

the truth on 10/24/2008 at 6:00 am said:

Yea i think someone was talking about it.. It’s The GMHC right?.. Great cause good luck with it..

Looking forward to your Funny sence of humor over at the New HSB Mega site..Tell me will you be there? I have not seen you over there yet..

Never heard of the GMHC.

Trust me, you never seen my blog.

Rob on 10/24/2008 at 7:58 am said:

The secret is that all the regulars are going to get a commemorative plaque and special collector edition HSB hot sauce celebrating the new site.
! LOL !

I sold my HSB bottles long ago.

the truth on 10/24/2008 at 6:00 am said:

Yea i think someone was talking about it.. It’s The GMHC right?.. Great cause good luck with it..

Looking forward to your Funny sence of humor over at the New HSB Mega site..Tell me will you be there? I have not seen you over there yet..

Unfortantely, it appears that not everyone is yet welcomed on the new site…

Leroy on 10/24/2008 at 8:43 am said:

Never heard of the GMHC.

Trust me, you never seen my blog.

I sold my HSB bottles long ago.

I never got my bottles. Signed both labels, paid for shipping (for one of them) and then the first set of labels “got lost” (or half of them) and i’ve heard nothing on the second set. PErhaps the new mega-site launch will resurrect the labels\bottles.

huvason on 10/24/2008 at 11:04 am said:

Unfortantely, it appears that not everyone is yet welcomed on the new site…

I never got my bottles. Signed both labels, paid for shipping (for one of them) and then the first set of labels “got lost” (or half of them) and i’ve heard nothing on the second set. PErhaps the new mega-site launch will resurrect the labels\bottles.

Will they be MEGA sized bottles?

With MEGA hot sauce in them?

I MEGA hope so.

http://www.gmhc.org

the truth on 10/24/2008 at 6:00 am said:

Yea i think someone was talking about it.. It’s The GMHC right?.. Great cause good luck with it..

Looking forward to your Funny sence of humor over at the New HSB Mega site..Tell me will you be there? I have not seen you over there yet..

Results — of about 768,000 for hot sauce blogs.(Google search)

Lots of Luck with your competition. You will need it.

A Collectors Edition of HSB. What a laugh, after nick kept all the
labels from 2 sets for future use. All of us that signed those lost
$10 plus on Priority Mailing, than nothing.

HenryK on 10/24/2008 at 12:42 pm said:

http://www.gmhc.org

Well this explains some things.

HenryK on 10/24/2008 at 12:42 pm said:

http://www.gmhc.org

Oh, truth’s site. I get it.

HenryK on 10/24/2008 at 1:02 pm said:

Results — of about 768,000 for hot sauce blogs.(Google search)

Lots of Luck with your competition. You will need it.

A Collectors Edition of HSB. What a laugh, after nick kept all the
labels from 2 sets for future use. All of us that signed those lost
$10 plus on Priority Mailing, than nothing.

Missed you at FMK Henry.

So where are the pics of the Halloween ‘08 Reserve???

Did he take it off the site?

bump

ChileHeadEd on 1/16/2009 at 8:18 pm said:

bump

Why would you bump sauces that tastes like ass? Especially on a site that is now located elsewhere?