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NOTE: THIS FIRST POST IS FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THIS THREAD CONTINUES THROUGH THE 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 .... AND SOON TO BE 2022 FESTIVALS.
LINK TO 2022 DISCUSSION STARTS HERE >>
INTERACT WITH THE TEAM:
http://instagram.com/usualsaucepects (used a lot this year)
https://www.facebook.com/usualsaucepects/ (used a lot this year)
ORIGINAL OLD POST:
Here's my annual thread dedicated to Memphis' own "Superbowl of Swine"
Search for past threads on the event. It's covered by national news media, Food Network, etc... but here are the basics:
Hundreds of Teams from around the world descend upon Tom Lee Park on the Banks of the Mississippi River in Memphis TN to set up camp for a week and compete in one of the largest and most competitive BBQ contests in the world. We set up elaborate booths (from 10x10 to 40x60) and then throw a crazy 3 day/night long party Wed/Thurs/Fri that culminates in a more subdued day (saturday) where judging/awards take place.
Our team will once again be competing. We are attempting to improve on a 3rd place Mustard Base sauce finish last year and a 20th place finish in Ribs (out of 80+ entries). We had some issues but we'll do better this year.
Some our top Finishes:
2nd Place Wings
5th Place Vinegar Base Sauce
4th Place Tomato Base Sauce
3rd Place Mustard Base Sauce
9th Place Seafood
This year we have added another sponsor (Dr Pepper) to the folds, meaning we will be heavily stocked with all Coke Products (great or mixers), Vitamin Water (Great for hangovers), and Monster Energy Drinks. The best part, however is the Dr Pepper girls will be partying at our tent handing out samples of the new Cherry Dr Pepper.
Given the expenses incurred by larger teams like ours (providing unlimited food/alcohol for hundreds of guests to our tent each day/night) corporate sponsorship in the range of 5-10 thousand dolllars is needed. Our booth will typically go through 20+ kegs in the 3.5 day span (only 2 big nights of partying).
This year we're adding more Live DJs on the two biggest nights (thurday/Friday nights) that will be tied into a large PA system including sound-activated motion lights / lasers /etc. Our tent is typically one of the bigger independent parties in the event.
Couple Pics:
Photo of small section of the park from above
Looking over the DJ's shoulder out into part of the crowd
Out back - manning the Smoker
Custom Cornhole Boards
Team on 2nd deck of our BBQ trailer with trophy
I will likely be documenting the event with various pics and whatnot. A few guys on the team and I usually get a few rooms downtown that are stumbling distance from the park and basically live at the festival. Our days basically consist of:
10am Wake & Crack First Beer (no open container rules Downtown during this festival)
11am Arrive at Park
12pm Serve Lunch (Cook team was up all night cooking)
12:30 - 5pm - Drink / Play Games (cornhole/darts/dominos/poker) while soaking in the sun
6pm - Serve Dinner
6:30 Run back to rooms to shower up and change up
7pm - 12pm - All out party. Music blaring (few booths have live DJs like us), kegs flowing.
12pm - Party moves to Beale Street where bars/clubs close at 6am
In the limited lucid moments I will be posting pics on another site for friends and family back home in Boston. I'll likely document items of interest here...namely chicks, BBQ, and crazy rednecks (in that order).
Anyone else going to be down there?
THIS THREAD CONTINUES THROUGH THE 2009/2010/2011/2012/2013 .... AND SOON TO BE 2022 FESTIVALS.
LINK TO 2022 DISCUSSION STARTS HERE >>
INTERACT WITH THE TEAM:
http://instagram.com/usualsaucepects (used a lot this year)
https://www.facebook.com/usualsaucepects/ (used a lot this year)
ORIGINAL OLD POST:
Here's my annual thread dedicated to Memphis' own "Superbowl of Swine"
Search for past threads on the event. It's covered by national news media, Food Network, etc... but here are the basics:
Hundreds of Teams from around the world descend upon Tom Lee Park on the Banks of the Mississippi River in Memphis TN to set up camp for a week and compete in one of the largest and most competitive BBQ contests in the world. We set up elaborate booths (from 10x10 to 40x60) and then throw a crazy 3 day/night long party Wed/Thurs/Fri that culminates in a more subdued day (saturday) where judging/awards take place.
Our team will once again be competing. We are attempting to improve on a 3rd place Mustard Base sauce finish last year and a 20th place finish in Ribs (out of 80+ entries). We had some issues but we'll do better this year.
Some our top Finishes:
2nd Place Wings
5th Place Vinegar Base Sauce
4th Place Tomato Base Sauce
3rd Place Mustard Base Sauce
9th Place Seafood
This year we have added another sponsor (Dr Pepper) to the folds, meaning we will be heavily stocked with all Coke Products (great or mixers), Vitamin Water (Great for hangovers), and Monster Energy Drinks. The best part, however is the Dr Pepper girls will be partying at our tent handing out samples of the new Cherry Dr Pepper.
Given the expenses incurred by larger teams like ours (providing unlimited food/alcohol for hundreds of guests to our tent each day/night) corporate sponsorship in the range of 5-10 thousand dolllars is needed. Our booth will typically go through 20+ kegs in the 3.5 day span (only 2 big nights of partying).
This year we're adding more Live DJs on the two biggest nights (thurday/Friday nights) that will be tied into a large PA system including sound-activated motion lights / lasers /etc. Our tent is typically one of the bigger independent parties in the event.
Couple Pics:
Photo of small section of the park from above
Looking over the DJ's shoulder out into part of the crowd
Out back - manning the Smoker
Custom Cornhole Boards
Team on 2nd deck of our BBQ trailer with trophy
I will likely be documenting the event with various pics and whatnot. A few guys on the team and I usually get a few rooms downtown that are stumbling distance from the park and basically live at the festival. Our days basically consist of:
10am Wake & Crack First Beer (no open container rules Downtown during this festival)
11am Arrive at Park
12pm Serve Lunch (Cook team was up all night cooking)
12:30 - 5pm - Drink / Play Games (cornhole/darts/dominos/poker) while soaking in the sun
6pm - Serve Dinner
6:30 Run back to rooms to shower up and change up
7pm - 12pm - All out party. Music blaring (few booths have live DJs like us), kegs flowing.
12pm - Party moves to Beale Street where bars/clubs close at 6am
In the limited lucid moments I will be posting pics on another site for friends and family back home in Boston. I'll likely document items of interest here...namely chicks, BBQ, and crazy rednecks (in that order).
Anyone else going to be down there?
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