It's a sad day--We've Lost A Brother - Page 13

BigAl · 09-23-2007, 08:45 PM

I have not been on the site much in the last coupe of years, but today I enjoyed being on the site and reading a lot of the post until I got this one, now I am sad for not checking in more often....what a loss....I was wondering why I had not seen any of his post....

We had a lot of good times when he was here.....

He asked me to make a basket for his Qer, I bought the parts,,,,but never got around to making it for him...damn.

backyardchef · 09-24-2007, 03:56 PM

After my mom passed away, all I could think about was getting outside and starting a fire in the pit-- I didn't need to cook, but just smell the smoke. In her last few days, I was putting a fire in a cooker just to have something to do....

Over this past weekend, I finally got the chance to load up the Klose with nothing but Cherry (here's to you, K.C.!) and begin my meditation sequence of throwing on the sticks, watching the smoke and taking a deep whiff from the stack every now and then.

That smell of wood burning is timeless-- transports me back to almost every fall evening when the fireplaces are roaring and you imagine everyone cozy inside...Long walks in cold, empty streets when that smell is the only reminder of life....

It transports me and my mind away from the day to day....and allows me to remember good times before and to have faith that there will be more to come...

I'm rambling and fumbling to say that I want to believe life (or something like it) extends well beyond the years we have on this Earth, and when that blue smoke rose against the setting sun, my eyes teared up for my loss, and that of so many others......for those that are lost or struggling. We honor them by keeping these traditions alive.

Whenever I smell the smoke, I know there is no way I could ever forget.......

SmokeInDaEye · 09-26-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by backyardchef

After my mom passed away, all I could think about was getting outside and starting a fire in the pit-- I didn't need to cook, but just smell the smoke. In her last few days, I was putting a fire in a cooker just to have something to do....

Over this past weekend, I finally got the chance to load up the Klose with nothing but Cherry (here's to you, K.C.!) and begin my meditation sequence of throwing on the sticks, watching the smoke and taking a deep whiff from the stack every now and then.

That smell of wood burning is timeless-- transports me back to almost every fall evening when the fireplaces are roaring and you imagine everyone cozy inside...Long walks in cold, empty streets when that smell is the only reminder of life....

It transports me and my mind away from the day to day....and allows me to remember good times before and to have faith that there will be more to come...

I'm rambling and fumbling to say that I want to believe life (or something like it) extends well beyond the years we have on this Earth, and when that blue smoke rose against the setting sun, my eyes teared up for my loss, and that of so many others......for those that are lost or struggling. We honor them by keeping these traditions alive.

Whenever I smell the smoke, I know there is no way I could ever forget.......

Matt, that's truly an unforgetable sentiment. I've written and erased 10 lines now because I know I can never say the right thing, but your strength continues to inspire me and makes me want for more each day.

Oddly enough, after a long week of work and too many problems, I came home tonight to the smell of burning wood. All I wanted was to sit outside, smell, and reflect. Meanwhile my wife thought there was a house on fire...

Bill-Chicago · 08-30-2008, 11:19 PM

Been thinking about this alot lately

And in rereading here, others mention loss too.

I won't forget you Scott, and I was laughing to myself (while laying flooring) thinking about you.

I was cutting boards, and thought of you (the craftsman)

I figured you were watching, and laughing, and saying "what a city boy putz"

What can I say.

Cutting a turtle is tough

Miss you bro!

backporchbbq · 09-05-2008, 06:26 PM

I didn't know him, but it tears my heart to know we have lost a brother. My thoughts are with his family and friends. May he rest in peace, smoke on brother smoke on.

smoke it if ya got it · 08-13-2009, 05:48 PM

I didnt know him but a freind of Q is a freind of mine. Just think it's always BBQ season now.

Bill-Chicago · 09-04-2009, 06:56 PM

I still miss ya, e.

Think about you alot, especially this time of year.

Fix the pit area up nice for us when we get there.

We'll talk again one day brother....

.

SmokeInDaEye · 09-04-2009, 08:01 PM

Man. I'm amazed how fast time has passed. I still wish I had found the brethren earlier and had gotten to know KC better.

BBQ Grail · 09-04-2009, 08:08 PM

I'm off to the store tonight for a pork butt...already got me some Cherry wood chunks. You guys know the rest...

Smoke on Scott...

big brother smoke · 09-04-2009, 08:21 PM

Cherry will be a big part of my weekend smoking for sure!

SweEt Blue

bbqbull · 09-04-2009, 08:27 PM

I remember that day...........Kinda kicks my birthday joy right in the throat.

RIP Brother Scott!

MilitantSquatter · 09-04-2009, 10:13 PM

Wow.. still hard to believe it's been three years.

I just went to the KC's memorial page to see his pic, re-read the messages..

That Green Day song Jorge submitted really gets me.

Miss ya KC !!

WannaBeBBQueen · 09-05-2009, 06:06 AM

Smoke on brother...wow three years

txschutte · 09-05-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeInDaEye

Man. I'm amazed how fast time has passed. I still wish I had found the brethren earlier and had gotten to know KC better.

I know what you mean. If you go to many of the older threads, he's there, giving advice, cutting up, and just plain being a Brother. He set the bar high. Even though I didn't know him until after he passed, it seems that he is still here.

FatDaddy · 09-05-2009, 09:58 AM

Will definitely hoist a few for KC this weekend. Can't believe it has been 3 yrs now..

09-23-2007, 08:45 PM	#181
BigAl is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Castle Rock, CO	I'm sad now I have not been on the site much in the last coupe of years, but today I enjoyed being on the site and reading a lot of the post until I got this one, now I am sad for not checking in more often....what a loss....I was wondering why I had not seen any of his post.... We had a lot of good times when he was here..... He asked me to make a basket for his Qer, I bought the parts,,,,but never got around to making it for him...damn. __________________ Big Al Castle Rock, CO :confused::idea: Fire Box Basket Designer, Heat Shield Inventor. You can whip our Cream but you can't beat our SPAM.:clap: [URL="http://www.AllenWilmer.com"] [/URL]

09-24-2007, 03:56 PM	#182
backyardchef Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-05-04 Location: New York City	After my mom passed away, all I could think about was getting outside and starting a fire in the pit-- I didn't need to cook, but just smell the smoke. In her last few days, I was putting a fire in a cooker just to have something to do.... Over this past weekend, I finally got the chance to load up the Klose with nothing but Cherry (here's to you, K.C.!) and begin my meditation sequence of throwing on the sticks, watching the smoke and taking a deep whiff from the stack every now and then. That smell of wood burning is timeless-- transports me back to almost every fall evening when the fireplaces are roaring and you imagine everyone cozy inside...Long walks in cold, empty streets when that smell is the only reminder of life.... It transports me and my mind away from the day to day....and allows me to remember good times before and to have faith that there will be more to come... I'm rambling and fumbling to say that I want to believe life (or something like it) extends well beyond the years we have on this Earth, and when that blue smoke rose against the setting sun, my eyes teared up for my loss, and that of so many others......for those that are lost or struggling. We honor them by keeping these traditions alive. Whenever I smell the smoke, I know there is no way I could ever forget....... __________________ Matt Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue The Hampton Smoker Blog: http://backyardchef.blogspot.com 7' Meadow Creek reverse flow w/ a 4' grill on the nose, named Large Marge 48" Klose Backyard Chef named Wubby Willy the Wonder Grill Weber Kettle named Georgiette ECB Spider Web Collector Model Char-Griller Smokin' Pro Firebrick Supremo

08-30-2008, 11:19 PM	#184
Bill-Chicago somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Chicago Southwestern Burbs, but always south of Madison Ave. Name/Nickname : Professor Dickweed	Been thinking about this alot lately And in rereading here, others mention loss too. I won't forget you Scott, and I was laughing to myself (while laying flooring) thinking about you. I was cutting boards, and thought of you (the craftsman) I figured you were watching, and laughing, and saying "what a city boy putz" What can I say. Cutting a turtle is tough Miss you bro! __________________ . Bill-Chicago The death of "willkat98" Me: If you aren't woke, that means you're still sleeping, right? Kid today: That's racist! Bandera, M-BGE, WSM, Gold Kettle, Kenmore Gasser, 36Qt Turkey Fryer, ECB, Dutch Oven, Black Iron BBQ Viper-M, Blackstone 36" Griddle

09-05-2008, 06:26 PM	#185
backporchbbq is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-28-08 Location: Phoenixville, PA	I didn't know him, but it tears my heart to know we have lost a brother. My thoughts are with his family and friends. May he rest in peace, smoke on brother smoke on. __________________ Josh 1 Meadow Creek TS120 with chicken cooker 1 Weber Kettle backporchbbq.org

09-04-2009, 06:56 PM	#187
Bill-Chicago somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Chicago Southwestern Burbs, but always south of Madison Ave. Name/Nickname : Professor Dickweed	I still miss ya, e. Think about you alot, especially this time of year. Fix the pit area up nice for us when we get there. We'll talk again one day brother.... . __________________ . Bill-Chicago The death of "willkat98" Me: If you aren't woke, that means you're still sleeping, right? Kid today: That's racist! Bandera, M-BGE, WSM, Gold Kettle, Kenmore Gasser, 36Qt Turkey Fryer, ECB, Dutch Oven, Black Iron BBQ Viper-M, Blackstone 36" Griddle

08-13-2009, 05:48 PM	#186
smoke it if ya got it Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-10-09 Location: Way out there!	I didnt know him but a freind of Q is a freind of mine. Just think it's always BBQ season now.

09-04-2009, 08:01 PM	#188
SmokeInDaEye Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-06 Location: Memphis, TN	Man. I'm amazed how fast time has passed. I still wish I had found the brethren earlier and had gotten to know KC better. __________________ [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com"]http://www.SmokeInDaEye.com[/URL] Gen II Komodo Kamado, Pit Barrel Cooker, 3x 18.5" WSMs, 22.5" WSM, modified 18.5" Weber Kettle, 22.5" Weber Kettle circa 1960ish, Weber One Touch Platinum, copper Weber Smokey Joe, La Caja China, Bubba Keg, Bodom Picnic Grill, Weber Genesis

09-04-2009, 08:08 PM	#189
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA	I'm off to the store tonight for a pork butt...already got me some Cherry wood chunks. You guys know the rest... Smoke on Scott... __________________ Larry Soon to be a Texafornian. For a limited time I will be issuing Moink Ball Certificates. I'm working on a special COVID 19 Verson. Email me for details.

09-04-2009, 08:21 PM	#190
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	Cherry will be a big part of my weekend smoking for sure! SweEt Blue __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

09-04-2009, 08:27 PM	#191
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	I remember that day...........Kinda kicks my birthday joy right in the throat. RIP Brother Scott! __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]

09-04-2009, 10:13 PM	#192
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: Mooresville, NC	Wow.. still hard to believe it's been three years. I just went to the KC's memorial page to see his pic, re-read the messages.. That Green Day song Jorge submitted really gets me. Miss ya KC !! __________________ XL BGE (#2) & Performer Platinum Former owner: Jambo Backyard, Klose BYC, Lonestar Vertical offset w/ Insulated Firebox, Medium Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL BGE (#1) & (2) Medium BGE's, 22" WSM & (2) 18" WSM's, 18" & 22" Weber Kettles

09-05-2009, 06:06 AM	#193
WannaBeBBQueen is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-17-06 Location: Wantagh, NY	Smoke on brother...wow three years __________________ Julie "It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all" Swamp Pit BBQ KCBS Member KCBS CBJ Charbroil Bandera Charbroil Silver Smoker/Grill Weber Kettle 18 & 26 WSM 18 1/2 Kamado 18" FEC 100 http://www.myspace.com/wannabebbqueen http://www.tripadvisor.com/members/JMBred *the views of the user Skip (The Prince Consort) do not necessarily reflect those of WannaBeBBQueen...lol

09-05-2009, 09:58 AM	#195
FatDaddy is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-04-06 Location: Wichita Falls, Tx	Will definitely hoist a few for KC this weekend. Can't believe it has been 3 yrs now.. __________________ HALF DIAMOND RANCH BBQ Home made 5' reverse flow smoker Lg BGE WSM 18.5 WSM 22.5 Weber Kettle 22 1/2" silver series Weber Copper Smokey Joe Gold 14.5" GPS trackable RED super fast thermopen http://www.facebook.com/jtempleton2