CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Would you like to listen to Steve Smith talk for 45 minutes by candlelight?That’s what a crowd of about 250 people at the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club did Friday, when the former NFL wide receiver’s appearance went on as scheduled in Charlotte despite weather-related complications from the previous day’s storms.A power outage meant the banquet room at Carmel Country Club was shrouded in darkness. Someone found enough batteries to power up a single microphone.One microphone has always been enough, though, whenever Smith has been in the mood to talk.A Panther from 2001-13, a mem…
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