[FONT="]I'll start by adding one last post about Shirley Fab before asking you guys to put this thread
back on topic about meadow Creek and off the Shirley business model.
Since the thread has side[FONT="]tracked [/FONT]to SF, I just want folks to know more about Shirley Fab and Paul Shirley. He wont like this, but oh well.. bite me.. im gonna share anyway.
Last year, we worked for months to coordinate an over the top Southern BBQ for our sailors during Fleet week. Paul got wind of our plans and said he wanted to 'help'. He said he was going to build a pit for us to add capacity.. I never expected what he had in mind.. maybe another lang 84 type size was in my mind. Well, he built THIS.
I was totally floored and overwhelmed.. We were cooking on an aging double Lang as our main pit. This pit quadrupled that pits capacity, plus a has a huge grill, and a pair of side burners. Building this isn't a few day job. We discussed it for weeks during the build to get it perfect. Paul then drove it up to brooklyn personally and spent 3 days with us prepping and cooking for 2000 sailors, marines and retired veterans going as far back as WWII. They docked 2 destroyers and a coast guard cutter in front of us at the brooklyn navy yard and disembarked to a row of flags held up by 100 Partiot Guard riders.
BBQ Brethren members came in from 9 states to help us. 140 volunteers and a dozen+ pits. When Paul went home, he left this pit behind for us to use for future events. I can honestly say, that cooking this event was the highlight and proudest moment in my 14 years of the Brethren. And Paul.. i know ive said it many times.. But thank you from all of us.
Photos below, and [ame="https://youtu.be/li4CE8aHo3Q"]heres [/ame]a video of the event.
And with that, please folks back on topic... Meadow Creek.. and pricing..[/FONT]