Anyone familiar with KC area comps willing to help a newbie pick out the some good ones to get my comp feet wet at? I was thinking about doing one each month. Just not sure yet which ones I will pick. Any from this list that you think are extra special, or any I should consider avoiding? I left out the GAB, Lenexa and AR because I already know they are top notch, and I will attend at least one of these big three. For the rest I was kinda looking for something not so big.
4/4/2008 Smokin on Big Creek Pleasant Hill MO
4/25/2008 Barry Road Hy-Vee BBQ N. Kansas City, MO
4/25/2008 Smokin in the Creek Sugar Creek MO
5/2/2008 Belton Heritage BBQ Contest Belton MO
5/2/2008 Brew Blues & BBQ Lansing KS
5/9/2008 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence KS
5/9/2008 Platte City/Basswood Resort BBQ Platte City MO
6/6/2008 McLouth BBQ McLouth KS
6/13/2008 Raytown State BBQ Championship Raytown MO
6/13/2008 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Tonganoxie KS
8/15/2008 BBQ & Fly-In On The River Excelsior Springs MO
9/19/2008 Jesse James BBQ Cookout Kearney MO
9/19/2008 Pleasant Valley Fall Festival Pleasant Valley MO
9/19/2008 Battle of the Brisket Mission KS
9/26/2008 Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee KS
10/10/2008 Cooking on the Kaw Desoto KS
Sorry if this is a stupid question to ask, but it would be nice to know what I am getting into instead of just blindly picking basically.