June 23-24, 2006 Smokin In The Wiregrass Tri-State Barbecue Festival & Concert Dothan, AL (FBA)
Well, I am cookin' this one!!!! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I judged Quincy, FL a while back--my wife was there, met some more BBQ folks, and saw how much I enjoyed it.
We got home and she said--out of the blue--"you need to cook badly, just go do Dothan. I will pay the bills"! Gotta love that woman :lol:
We have not competed since Feb, so I never looked back from that blank check.
The Dothan event is 31.239721 miles from my house!
Dave is committed to a Washington DC family trip.
But, he is on my "speed dial" :lol: Figure to use it a lot!
So--me, the StudeDera, and the WSM are gonna make the trip alone :lol:
Wish I had Ferris (Dave's KingFisher), but "back to basics" here. Would take 1200 miles of driving to pick Ferris up and return her :twisted:
Thought about using a new team name, but figure I am not gonna embarrass the Southern Brethren too bad. "Southern Brother" was considered for a bit :lol:
I will have some family volunteer help for cleanup and that is the biggie! :lol:
I have no aspirations of greatness--Kevin (HomeBBQ) will be there and that blocks off 5 of the 22 "walks" available. If Jimmy, Rub, Mark, and Mike show up--gonna be a "just for fun" event for me :redface:
With "low expectations", I feel a bit free to experiment some. Have a radical idea for chickie white meat cooking and presentation and some other variations I may try under "combat BBQ" conditions.
Couple of test cooks scheduled next week!
Gonna be fun if nothing else.
And, I just gotta cook and compete !!!!!!!!
Going crazy!!!!
TIM
Well, I am cookin' this one!!!! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I judged Quincy, FL a while back--my wife was there, met some more BBQ folks, and saw how much I enjoyed it.
We got home and she said--out of the blue--"you need to cook badly, just go do Dothan. I will pay the bills"! Gotta love that woman :lol:
We have not competed since Feb, so I never looked back from that blank check.
The Dothan event is 31.239721 miles from my house!
Dave is committed to a Washington DC family trip.
But, he is on my "speed dial" :lol: Figure to use it a lot!
So--me, the StudeDera, and the WSM are gonna make the trip alone :lol:
Wish I had Ferris (Dave's KingFisher), but "back to basics" here. Would take 1200 miles of driving to pick Ferris up and return her :twisted:
Thought about using a new team name, but figure I am not gonna embarrass the Southern Brethren too bad. "Southern Brother" was considered for a bit :lol:
I will have some family volunteer help for cleanup and that is the biggie! :lol:
I have no aspirations of greatness--Kevin (HomeBBQ) will be there and that blocks off 5 of the 22 "walks" available. If Jimmy, Rub, Mark, and Mike show up--gonna be a "just for fun" event for me :redface:
With "low expectations", I feel a bit free to experiment some. Have a radical idea for chickie white meat cooking and presentation and some other variations I may try under "combat BBQ" conditions.
Couple of test cooks scheduled next week!
Gonna be fun if nothing else.
And, I just gotta cook and compete !!!!!!!!
Going crazy!!!!
TIM