JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
what's the twitter?
I just went ahead and put it on my feed @msavard since I don't really use it for anything (not much of a "tweeter").what's the twitter?
This thread just got a bit more interesting.....Speaking of cat's and pron stars... word from my buddy on the team next door (the one with the stripper poles) is that some dude on his team is tight with some porn star that lives locally and every year she shows up with her stripper friends and end up on the poles / bar for a bit. Yeah, i'll likely drop in for that...As long as it spares us from videos of Bree Olsen's cat (her actual cat, not inuendo).Will do my best!Keep us updated...I can't wait to see the late night twitter pics!
Will try to capture a cross section of various things (food prep/service... late night parties/ladies... impressive booth setups....etc) to give everyone as good a feel of the festival as you can get without actually going.
Stoked to see ya again buddy! We can work on getting your stuff loaded in when you get here... however the LOAD IN PERIOD ends at 3PM tomorrow. So if you try to bring anything in past that point it will have to be lugged in our cart from up the hill near beale. That will be a PITA I imagine. I'll text/call you but it'd be a good idea to get down to the park ASAP to offload your ride before getting chicken so we don't have to lug that heavy ### cast iron pot and all the fixins down to the river ourselves later.Prep for 20 gallons of Jambalaya finished....packing up the cooler and car and rolling out at 5 am...
Gus' Fried Chicken in less than 24 hours....
WEDNESDAY: Team/Friends/Family Night. LImited guests allowed. THURSDAY: Party Day 1FRIDAY: PArty Day 2 : Ancillary turn in / judging / awards (sauces, chicken, beef, etc etc) SATURDAY: Primary Competition Day (ribs/shoulder/hog), onsite judging, awards. Light party night.Did you win?
Nice, following you on twitter.Here you go guys...
I will try to remember to tweet updates/pics on this feed below:
TWITTER : FOLLOW MY SLAB YO MAMA UPDATES @MSAVARD
I will less frequently post updates to this thread as well. Goal will be to update quite a lot with images I find interesting.... assuming I have data coverage.
Forgive me if I "go dark" for a bit.. cell coverage can be spotty due to crowds and my attention span can go spotty due to booze.
I fail to believe this is possible. It's in pretty wide release nationwide and has been for many years.Pallet of Lagunitas IPA : happy to be the first bar/venue/anything to introduce this delicious beer to the Memphis market
You can fail all you want but it is not available in Memphis. They had to send in a special truck from nashville with it yesterday. They will be launching in memphis soon (I'm actually working with them to get it in a few buddies bars) but this is a pre-release teaser tasting for the market.I fail to believe this is possible. It's in pretty wide release nationwide and has been for many years.Pallet of Lagunitas IPA : happy to be the first bar/venue/anything to introduce this delicious beer to the Memphis market
It's available in some stores here, but not sure you can get it in bars, even Flying Saucer.I fail to believe this is possible. It's in pretty wide release nationwide and has been for many years.Pallet of Lagunitas IPA : happy to be the first bar/venue/anything to introduce this delicious beer to the Memphis market
Catching up on the Twitter.
Had this at Emmit's Pub the other day.....making its rounds.It's available in some stores here, but not sure you can get it in bars, even Flying Saucer.I fail to believe this is possible. It's in pretty wide release nationwide and has been for many years.Pallet of Lagunitas IPA : happy to be the first bar/venue/anything to introduce this delicious beer to the Memphis market
They are quite alright Back at room resting for a bit. Terrible year for us outside wings and ribs which we are still are waitin on. So wiped out.I really like the Cadillac girls.
Great seeing you guys again, wish I could've stayed longer. How did you guys place?Some notes:Wings that tipsy and Courtney made were un ####### believable. Best I've ever had and I'm a Wing snob. The sentiment was shared among many in the booth. Two judges happened thru who had judged wings and said it was much better than anything on thier table.Tusken raider came by again... Great dude. Tried to break away for a bit to say hey down at his booth but it just got too crazy.Tipsy as always killed it. Great food and just an awesome guy to hang with. Across the board tons of people (team and guests) were so happy he made the trip up again. I know I am. Right now he's manning our pit for game day. I hope he's got something tasty in there
OH damn.... the streak may have been broken! Email sent pertaining to new team details...Thanks again Icon. What a killer time...although I don't think anyone made the nookie in the port o lets this year...but I could be wrong.
So wiped out.
First year with no hardware in team history... terrible finishes on food. Had some issues with the Backwoods pit among there being rumors of a horribly mismanaged judges tent (whole festival is under new management). For comparison sake, a buddy's team who have finished 7th and 5th in ribs the last two years dropped to 78th or something of the sort. Not making excuses... our ribs ran early... but our wings were the best I've ever had. Phenomenal flavor. Folks were buzzing. Finished below mid-point in rankings. So strange.you all win anything??
I wouldn't even both entering a wing contest. Wings that score a 10 with one judge could score a 2 with another based solely on the heat. Your phenomenal favor is likely too mild for some and over the top hot for others.First year with no hardware in team history... terrible finishes on food. Had some issues with the Backwoods pit among there being rumors of a horribly mismanaged judges tent (whole festival is under new management). For comparison sake, a buddy's team who have finished 7th and 5th in ribs the last two years dropped to 78th or something of the sort. Not making excuses... our ribs ran early... but our wings were the best I've ever had. Phenomenal flavor. Folks were buzzing. Finished below mid-point in rankings. So strange.you all win anything??
Party went quite well though
gX2...looks like a great time!Love the twitter updates. Thanks for stopping in. Good luck!!
That's up to tipsy... The brine and dry rub were his creation... I THINK Courtney made the sauce. The wings were fantastic even with just the dry rub to be honest.are we sharing the wing recipe?
We've had a top 3 finish in wings in the past but i agree its very subjective (heat). One of the complaints on our ribs was the heat. Me, I love heat. If you can't handle / don't like heat you shouldn't be judging wings. Heard that the wife of one of my team members was given 2 passes to judge wings. She's not certified judge and has no experience / training on judging criteria. I'm guessing they were short on judges this year and simply offered a lot of passes to the public. Unacceptable for an event of this caliber IMO.I am a certified MBN judge with, what I believe to be a pretty good pallate, but even I would hesitate to judge BBQfest without doing a few more smaller events first.I wouldn't even both entering a wing contest. Wings that score a 10 with one judge could score a 2 with another based solely on the heat. Your phenomenal favor is likely too mild for some and over the top hot for others.First year with no hardware in team history... terrible finishes on food. Had some issues with the Backwoods pit among there being rumors of a horribly mismanaged judges tent (whole festival is under new management). For comparison sake, a buddy's team who have finished 7th and 5th in ribs the last two years dropped to 78th or something of the sort. Not making excuses... our ribs ran early... but our wings were the best I've ever had. Phenomenal flavor. Folks were buzzing. Finished below mid-point in rankings. So strange. Party went quite well thoughyou all win anything??
hmmmm, maybe this can be the year I get up there. Let me get with the better half and if I can get up I will be more than happy to "poke the pits" whenever needed.SOOOOO... turns out my buddy slacked on booking the rooms, so instead of paying $130/ngiht for the awesome Westin right off beale... we paid $150/night for the "4 Star" Sheraton about 1/2-3/4mi north of beale near the interstate.... <_<
So WARNING... If you're booking through hotwire right now the 4 star downtown hotel is Sheraton, not Westin. Not a bad hotel at all... but no way NEAR as good a location as the Westin.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
• Annually there are literally hundreds of teams that get turned down. It's much harder for "new" teams like ours to get in, than established teams. One of our team members is the head of the local scaffold company that builds all the team's scaffolds at musicfest, plus the scaffold for the Music festival 2 weeks before. he's got a VERY good relationship with the director of operations. Bottom line... we should have no trouble getting our "entry" moved to the top of the pile.
• In an effort to help Tipsy out in the pit (so he can enjoy hisself) we're talking with the Executive Chef for the BB Kings franchise. He's based out of the Memphis location but oversees the menu franchise wide, and is in charge of opening/training for new locations. He's a good buddy of mine (pic of a whole hog roast setup we made at his house for my birthday this year) and is very interested. He's aware this is 100% Tipsy's show and he's here to help.... but I think Tipsy would appreciate having a second set hands with a lot of pit time.
• First meeting is this Thursday night to start hammering out details... Entry forms due later this month.
SO who's coming down this year?
ExcellentMy bro and I are 80% (need to clear with the wives and works schedules)...I just booked the rooms at the Sheraton today. We are going to come out Thursday and leave Sunday. We are both amateur at best BBQ guys but would love to pitch in a hand if needed....also, would not mind sponsering something if needed as well.
You know you've got a standing invite GB.hmmmm, maybe this can be the year I get up there. Let me get with the better half and if I can get up I will be more than happy to "poke the pits" whenever needed.
Standing invite for a reasonable number of FBG attendees to come hang... no need to work. MOST folks just come to party.What if you have zero experience but are an absolute soldier, and a great time when drunk?
Plus I have zero obligations... outside of work, but that's just work.
You're required to have a beverage in hand when your phone rings around 7. It's in the team rules or something...shtuff is gettin real....