voodoobbqIL
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2005
- Location
- Louisville, KY
Hello all,
I will keep my event wrap up brief as I will have to write lengthy ones for the overall event production.
First off, big thanks to Phil, Vinny, Clint, and Jay. I know going into this thing everyone was not really sure how it would work but I love when a plan comes together.
Second for the Brethren who stopped by or told people they knew to come by again thanks, events like this depend on people coming to make it a success. (this qualifies as a success)
And thanks for all of the posts on this thread for accolades, anyway we can bring BBQ to the world we need to.
I do events all over the world but I can honestly say this is one of the first ones where I actually enjoyed the content.
I will answer some of the posts in no order here, for the question about the show on VS network, Yes Chris and his partner John are planning season 3. John brought his Jedmaster to the event for our use so we spoke a lot about the production. Turns out they wanted to do a segment in that park in Manhattan but were turned down...I guess we have the magic touch. For the question(s) about nationwide network coverage, when dealing with major morning shows it works like when you invite that person to your house for BBQ and they basically commit unless they get something that is in their mind better to do. I know we made a lot of trade mags and all of the local networks. I also hired 2 video crews, 1 from the UK and one from NYC to come and document the event, I need to see what raw stuff we get out of it and most likely we will do a post on YouTube or something for all of the brethren. I may be able to get some DVD's made but let's see where that goes.
It was a long 3 days for me with very little sleep but The Brethren and the Chefs all did a great job of making me and my production staff look good. I have some pics we took the night before the event with the set lit up and it looks pretty cool. For anyone who wonders if Chris Lilly is really as laid back he seems on TV, the answer is NO, TV cannot reproduce how laid back and great this guy really is. I got the opportunity to hang with him and his brother Owen after we tore down until about 3 AM, listening to BBQ tails that you cannot imagine. He also told all of us at the event he is one his way to open his new restaurant in Monroe NC in 2 weeks.
To wrap this up, I really would like to Thank Kingsford for throwing down the big $$$ for this. After all none of this would be possible without major sponsorship money to help promote the sport. I hope they continue to throw money at things like this and the VS show so that guys like us can continue to be a part of one of the most exciting phenomenons in the country. So remember that when you complain about their product
Please let me know if you have any specific questions about the event, and I will be happy to get you the info.
Kg
I will keep my event wrap up brief as I will have to write lengthy ones for the overall event production.
First off, big thanks to Phil, Vinny, Clint, and Jay. I know going into this thing everyone was not really sure how it would work but I love when a plan comes together.
Second for the Brethren who stopped by or told people they knew to come by again thanks, events like this depend on people coming to make it a success. (this qualifies as a success)
And thanks for all of the posts on this thread for accolades, anyway we can bring BBQ to the world we need to.
I do events all over the world but I can honestly say this is one of the first ones where I actually enjoyed the content.
I will answer some of the posts in no order here, for the question about the show on VS network, Yes Chris and his partner John are planning season 3. John brought his Jedmaster to the event for our use so we spoke a lot about the production. Turns out they wanted to do a segment in that park in Manhattan but were turned down...I guess we have the magic touch. For the question(s) about nationwide network coverage, when dealing with major morning shows it works like when you invite that person to your house for BBQ and they basically commit unless they get something that is in their mind better to do. I know we made a lot of trade mags and all of the local networks. I also hired 2 video crews, 1 from the UK and one from NYC to come and document the event, I need to see what raw stuff we get out of it and most likely we will do a post on YouTube or something for all of the brethren. I may be able to get some DVD's made but let's see where that goes.
It was a long 3 days for me with very little sleep but The Brethren and the Chefs all did a great job of making me and my production staff look good. I have some pics we took the night before the event with the set lit up and it looks pretty cool. For anyone who wonders if Chris Lilly is really as laid back he seems on TV, the answer is NO, TV cannot reproduce how laid back and great this guy really is. I got the opportunity to hang with him and his brother Owen after we tore down until about 3 AM, listening to BBQ tails that you cannot imagine. He also told all of us at the event he is one his way to open his new restaurant in Monroe NC in 2 weeks.
To wrap this up, I really would like to Thank Kingsford for throwing down the big $$$ for this. After all none of this would be possible without major sponsorship money to help promote the sport. I hope they continue to throw money at things like this and the VS show so that guys like us can continue to be a part of one of the most exciting phenomenons in the country. So remember that when you complain about their product
Please let me know if you have any specific questions about the event, and I will be happy to get you the info.
Kg
