Thanks to the 312 people who participated in our Tuesday night campfire.We opened at 8:40. We closed at 11:17.
Topics included Jonna Chizik, David Oku, Dontae Aycock's highlights, drunk texting, Gene Chizik's chin and the dismissals at WNSP radio in Mobile.
Big ups to Tuesday's chat stalwarts: jhag, Will, David Oku (prior to BANHAMMERING), Kristina, FSJ, MonD, j-z, Z4Z, Jet, wakerider, Nanner, Michael (in two tours) and newcomer PJunkie.
A great time was had by all.
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ReplyDeleteSorry I could only make a brief appearance tonight folks... I hope I didn't let anyone down.
ReplyDeleteI'll do better next time I promise.
Seinfeld and studying limited my time tonight. See you at the game tomorrow Jay!
ReplyDeleteWhat was the deal this time on WNSP?
ReplyDeleteI know they fired McCready for not singing the praises of Mike Shula and helping break the Mike Price story.
I don't know what Seth & Co. did or did not do, but they were better than the replacement programming streaming in from Bammerham.
I listened to Sportsdrive from day #1 with Neal, Taylor and Issac. It was as good as any national talk show I have ever heard on ESPN and remained that way even after Taylor left. The show somehow managed to cater to the Alabama crowd and maintain its journalistic dignity nonetheless.
Jay, you were a big reason I listened to the show because of your Wednesday updates. I was listening the day you and WNSP parted ways after Neal was fired. That was definitely one of the ultimate moments in the history of that show. The show had never been the same since that day and is now dead. McCready pretty much took all the credibility with him when he was shown the door.
WNSP is now a joke. Did I hear Finebaum on there the other day or was I just out of it? Completely unprofessional, which is a disappointment because I used to love listening to them for all of my sports coverage. And what's with those stupid hunting radio shows they do now? FAIL!
ReplyDeleteBoom goes the dynamite.
ReplyDeleteIt's 4:55, let's go beat Bama.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Hotties! It's Humpity Hump Hump Hump Day!!
ReplyDeleteThanks to JustWin, Jet, Monica and TarHeel for the b-day sentiments!
I love Campfiring.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Hotties how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son,
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans,
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
Happy Ash Wednesday.
Good morning ladies! Hope y'all are having a great day and continue to do so.
ReplyDeleteJet- good morning to you, too. You finished that workout yet?
ReplyDeleteHey Hey THT - It's a gorgeous day in Alexandia, VA - great sunrise out my Marriott window.
ReplyDeleteYep, TarHeel ...
ReplyDeleteCoach Boone took us on a run, and we ended up at the battlefield at Gettysburg. He told us we're still fighting the same fight that they fought back then -- brother against brother. He told us to listen to their souls.
A good morning to all out there in Hottieland.
ReplyDeleteToo bad I had to miss the campfire last night, I got a sick daughter.
alright folks... off to another day of the Fisheries conference!
ReplyDeleteHave yourselves a fine day!
Wow, I hadn't heard that about WNSP. Earlier this month we lost Bill Shanks' afternoon show here in Macon (also 105.5 coincidentally). Bill is a decent UGA guy....I know, hard to believe.
ReplyDeleteI thought the national ESPN feed they replaced him with was bad, but Paul Finebaum?!?! Are they TRYING to run everyone out of Mobile County?
Morning Hotties - sorry to have missed the festivities last night and I'm sure the Campfire suffered somewhat due to my absence. But, I just can't stay awake 'till all hours of the night like 9:30 or so like you kids.
ReplyDeleteSomething I thought about from posts yesterday and last night - if Michael was raised by wolves, I find it interesting that he made his foray into the sheep business in Idaho as we all know that sheep prefer to travel in different circles than wolves.
Perhaps that's the true reason behind his failure in this line of work - he continuously devoured his own inventory.
GaTiger, maybe Michael just has an identity crisis and likes to parade around like a....wolf in sheep's clothing? Ok that was bad, but a happy hump day/ Ash Wednesday to all the hotties.
ReplyDeleteGood morning hotties! I can't believe I left before Oku got banhammered. I don't think we want this kid in Auburn. Drama City.
ReplyDeleteThat was a technical banhammering, not a true knockout. He was leaving, he was mildly annoying and I had an itchy trigger finger.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe the P in PJunkie is for "political."
ReplyDeleteWhat a letdown.
Well you can't let the hammer get rusty I guess.
ReplyDeleteI have people to handle that.
ReplyDeletesorry i missed it last nite. sure it was a good one. :(
ReplyDeleteanother great day in HABOTNOPOLIS
ReplyDeleteknock on wood; technology working smooooooothly this morning.
That whole central time thing really messes it up for me, I love campfire but I also love sleep.
ReplyDeletepeople plural?
ReplyDeletesleep doesn't do me much good; i always wake up exhausted.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for jhag to report in. He went the distance and had school this morning. Surely a fun combination.
ReplyDeleteJay, those young folks can do it easy. I used to be young and stay up until 3 or 4 and still make an 8 A.M. class.
ReplyDeleteI have returned
ReplyDeletewhat an animal! mornin' jhag
ReplyDeletebut jhag, the real question is if you can campfire during class? that would be most impressive.
ReplyDeleteI recall my first job after college - I'd go out with the boys which more often that not turned into an all-nighter, come home for a shower & change of clothes then go to work. After work, nap for a few hours and repeat the previous night activities.
ReplyDeleteNow days, the only parts of that I can do are the shower followed by going to work. I fantasize about taking naps but that's just not in the cards.
I don't see why not... Haha sounds like a good challenge though.
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed the campfire last night. I wish there were a Cliff Notes version available (more than the subject topics).
ReplyDeleteY'all have a great day. It's a busy day. I hope to be back for the afternoon.
PS Oku needs to be banhammered. The real one, anyway.
I just want to agree with everything chip chip said re: WNSP. I hate that they canned Issac, but Seth was an utter waste. Sports Drive has been dead since they canned Neal. All they did was make it official last week.
ReplyDeleteIf JHag campfires during class, wouldn't it result in a fire drill?
ReplyDeleteAnd how would Dontae Aycock respond to that? Or Oku? Or Michael?
Not much sleep last night...kept thinking of headlines for Aycocks big games. The campfire broke out and spread out of control on that issue for sure.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning HOTTIES!!!!
ReplyDeleteTrying to get over Mardi Gras here in Mobile the last two days.... seems like a missed a lot of good shiggdy!
I don't even think WNSP is the AU affiliate anymore. I could only find the basketball game on 105.1 which was fuzzy to say the least. WNSP was playing USA vs. Middle Tennessee or something instead. Maybe AU was on tape delay? At least they still play the ESPN programming. I pay attention to their ads so I know who not to do business with. It's basically a mouthpiece for the REC and Bammerham. Pat Dye is the only reason I would ever listen to that show.
ReplyDeleteweagle - Purple Jesus Dude is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteHaving been raised by wolves, I am deathly afraid of fire. So I follow any fire drill with the utmost seriousness, Jet.
ReplyDeleteMon, how do you live in W.V? It is the coldest place on earth
ReplyDeleteThe Secretary of Snark, Harrison, has arrived.
ReplyDeleteAUMom said...
ReplyDeleteOku needs to be banhammered. The real one, anyway.
Agreed, AUMom.
I saw a link out there on the interwebs that showed some pics of the girl who Oku is supposedly moving to Neb to be close to. Lemme just say, at 18, she might not have been worth moving to Neb for, but it would have been worth a loooooong visit. (the site is a FB blog and it is SFW)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.3sib.com/2009/02/24/maybe-david-oku-isnt-crazy-after-all/#more-6206
Sorry for linking another blog Jay, but I thought this was worth sharing.
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ReplyDeleteWill, she looks trashy.
ReplyDeleteI am diet coke free for 12+ hours now. The headaches and blurry vision are setting in. Send help...
ReplyDeleteJet- i am back after a ski trip to the antarctic, some people call it west virginia.
ReplyDeletehot trash, er.. I mean white trash.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a hoax.
I am diet coke free for 2+ minutes now. The headaches and blurry vision are setting in.
J-Z, no one is more than a few steps away from a Diet coke at anytime, not even Monica over there in West Virginia. Feed the addiction.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I get the feeling that Oku and that girl don't go together like peas and carrots
ReplyDeletei also do not buy the Oku girlfriend pics. Although i do appreciate the pictures of hot girls
ReplyDeleteSeanZ, except for those of us who don't drink Diet Coke. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLUV, I think the good men of Confederate Railroad said it best when they said, "I like my women a little on the trashy side."
ReplyDeletePlease don't tell my wife I said that.
Luv, I despise diet drinks myself, but I'm never far from Diet Coke. This is the truth.
ReplyDeleteI gave up soft drinks and trashy women for Lent. Don't tell my wife.
ReplyDeleteTarHeel, you're secret is safe with me!
ReplyDeleteAh Lent, it's that time of year. I hope no one plans on giving up the HABOTN...
ReplyDeleteSeanZ, cases and cases of it, right?
ReplyDeletecases and cases...
ReplyDeleteLuv, you talkin 'bout my basement?
LOL No, I was referring to the fact that SeanZ works for Coca-Cola.
ReplyDeleteLuv, we actually only have a vending/fountain in my location. However, just a few miles up the street there lies the Willy Wonka plant, Coke style.
ReplyDeleteA vending machine? You have to pay for it??
ReplyDeleteseanz - really? do you really have to pay for it? we have the fountains which are chock full of your product in every breakroom. even though it's free, i still rarely drink it and stick to my water. but still... you have to pay for it? i mean, that'd be like working for the u.s. treasury and not getting to take home some free $.
ReplyDelete25 cents/can from the vending machines at 2 of the places I work. I still take my own Diet Cokes to work as the fear and consequences of the "sold out" light are too great.
ReplyDeleteI feel so proud to have my name appear in one of Jay's Posts, this must be what it feels like to win a Nobel Prize
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's the exact same feeling...without all the money.
ReplyDeleteThe Oku girlffriend stuff is kinda silly; we can't believe some crap someone is posting who knows where, about a random chick.
ReplyDeleteMy father worked for Coke for 25ish years and we never got free coke. Although towards the time he retired they started selling product cheap to employees.
ReplyDeleteI have given up losing to UAT in anything in perpetuity for Lent.
ReplyDeletei worked at the Pepsi bottling plant in Lexington, KY one summer during grad school. i think i put on 5 lbs just because we would drink it straight off the line before it got the tops put on, ice cold. good times, man. good times.
ReplyDeleteThe new Fanta Zero drink is fabulous as far as doet drinks go. Completely destroys my previous favorite diet drink ( a certain secondary product of a secondary product line). Destroys!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and diet Orange Crush is pretty good, too, but it's a faker. Still a good bit of sugar in it
Still,do any of those really beat strawberry sugar-free Kool-Aid? Oh Yeah.
If it's all the same, I'd rather talk about Oku's GF than diet drinks.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe we can talk about grits. Or BBQ. But not the BBQ Boys. They're outta here.
This is divine intervention:
ReplyDeleteSeven Alabama BBQ joints listed in new book.
http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/02/seven_alabama_eateries_make_be.html
Never been to any of them, Jet, but I'm not a barbecue guy...
ReplyDeleteBe sure to check back this afternoon. The HABOTN will be hoppin' around 3.
ReplyDeleteNotice the lack of any of those 7 being in Central Alabama?
ReplyDeleteRe: Paying for drinks...well it's a funny thing, downtown, there are vending machines @ no cost to the employees. Where I work, we have heavily discounted machines and free fountain. I've so far managed to avoid weight gain.
ReplyDeleteRe: Diet Drinks, the only 2 I can drink are Vault Zero and Cherry Coke Zero.
sorry i missed the fire, HOTTIES. Just got back yesterday from Princeton, NJ with a side trip to NYC/Times Square. first time in my life going there (NYC). Wow, what a place. GRAY'S PAPAYA, ESPNZONE, street vendors, yes, i ate them at them all. Not too cold, 40 degrees, perfect times. I should be posting more from now on, for those who care.
ReplyDeleteI watched the AU/USCal game from that espnzone, it sucked.
ReplyDeletejet / jz - i noticed each of the 7 were in places i'm extremely unlikely to be (& one i don't know where it is). so, the list is worthless. way to go jet.
ReplyDeletebear - did you get some great nyc pizza from sbarro? or, did you go to red lobster? those are michael scott's favorite places to eat when he goes to nyc. just curious.
april 1st i get to stick it to the man! on that day, thanks to my joining the rolls of those working for the man, i get to cancel our privately obtained health insurance and switch to the company's health plan. the kicker is that it's the same insurer and i get better coverage from them at $800 per month cheaper. it's a small victory, i know.
ReplyDeleteMy fave italian place in nyc.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nybarolo.com/
Scott, great news.
ReplyDeleteGatiger, I can vouch for GreenTop. It's pretty good. I am surprised Jim's BBQ north of Billingsley was not on the list or Lanney's in Selma. Both are much better.
I ate at Gray's Papaya when I went to NY a couple of years ago! It was great, and it's cheapness almost made up for the insane prices everywhere else. Well, not really, but it was still nice that it was cheap.
ReplyDeletescott, $800? That's a huge victory!
ReplyDeletescottieb - that's no small victory. put that savings into a roth or something along those lines other than the stock market and you'll be glad you did.
ReplyDeleteshould students who are old enough to not be claimed as dependents, and therfor have a meanial income, file for welfare. The way I see it, Obama's still paying bank and auto execs big salaries, so why not. Sure, it's completely wrong, but the system itself seems to encourage immorality.
ReplyDeleteshould students who are old enough to not be claimed as dependents, and therfor have a meanial income, file for welfare. The way I see it, Obama's still paying bank and auto execs big salaries, so why not. Sure, it's completely wrong, but the system itself seems to encourage immorality.
ReplyDeletePF, the whole welfare system needs a complete overhaul. It's original intent was never to be what it has become.
ReplyDeleteNYC Pizza- got it from some dive place off 8th ave. cannot recall the name, but it was great. it wasn't Sabarros, I can get that in most malls in the US. glad to see Jay G back working, as i am sure he is glad to be back. Also, I was a listener of WNSP Sportsdrive almost daily, and I liked Seth and Pat. Isaac was great, he got royally jobbed. also, it did seem to me that Seth was trying to be a bit Cowherd-like, IMO. I guess that won't fly here in Mobile.
ReplyDeleteluv, it's very cool. also, my wifes copays go from $75 to $15. she has "preexisting conditions". damn the man!
ReplyDeletere: pizza. my wife and i ate at the original uno in chicago once. great pie. the chain unos that followed, not so much.
ReplyDeletebear - just so you know that i'm not a 100% moron, my earlier dining questions were "the office" references. in actuality, i'm really more like 63% moron though mrs tiger may state a higher % to be more accurate.
ReplyDeleteJet:
ReplyDeleteRe: the BBQ Joints.....
I have been to several of them... Arichibalds, Green Top, Big Bob Gibsons, Bob Sykes & the Brick Pit.
I'd rate the ones I have been to as follows:
1) Archibalds (by a mile)
2) Green Top
3) Brick Pit
4) Bob Gibsons
5) Bob Sykes
Haven't been to the others...
but some I would suggest are:
1) Miss Myra's in Cahaba Heights (See Bart Starr there often). Best banana pudding on earth too.
2) Lizzies (in East Gadsden)
3) Rib it Up (in Bham-on the Legion Field side of I-65)
Out of State BBQ:
1) Jenkins BBQ in Jacksonville, FL.. They serve it from behind bullet proof glass. No joke. Pretty good though
2) Melvin's -Just outside of Charleston. Very good.
3) Louie Mueller's....The Holy Grail of Texas BBQ
Pizza Paradiso in Georgetown DC is better than in Napoli/Roma/Firenze, according to Miss THT.
ReplyDeleteMade with fresh mozarella
http://www.eatyourpizza.com/
Thanks, Jet. I'm printing that list for reference.
ReplyDeleteNote to all Hotties - if you ever think you're having a bad day at the office, think again. That is, unless the chances of a Komodo Dragon climbing through your deskside window is pretty realistic.
ReplyDelete"Sucks to be this guy"
gatiger,
ReplyDeletewhat fund manages your IRA? mine is still pretty heavy in stocks (= losing my retirement butt), and I'd like to flip to a bond heavy one, at least for the short term.
oops, Thanks FSJ, sorry if I insulted you and/or Jet (probably both ;-)
ReplyDeleteI judge myself when I use improper grammar.
ReplyDeleteDang.
THT:
ReplyDeleteYou didn't insult me as I have no idea what you supposedly said... ;-)
So what's this about 3 P.M.?
ReplyDeleteThe Shed over in ocean springs,MS is pretty awesome Q. Stopped in last week on the way to Mardi Gras, worth the stop just to look around a lil bit.
ReplyDeleteWWW.the shedbbq.com
I hear at 3 pm we are all flushing our toilets at the same time.
ReplyDeleteTHT - through the man, my money is managed via Fidelity. Outside of the man, I have some spread out in a few places being managed by the likes of folks at A.G. Edwards and Morgan Keegan. Then of course I have the money stashed away in the house.
ReplyDeleteOn a somewhat separate note in case there are any ne'er-do-well's perusing this site, at the gatiger household, we are ardent supporters of the 2nd Amendment. And we have a dog. The more you know...
BinOBA:
ReplyDeleteI saw that place on Food Network... Looks like a neat place.
FSJ. Jenkins is good. Lived in J-Vill for a while, and would drive by there to avoid traffic. Among the rotton smells of downtown homeless people, that block would smell like a heavenly perfume!
ReplyDeleteOff the beaten path BBQ find: Factory BBQ in Oklahoma. Good stuff.
gatiger - never thought you were a moron, but thanks for the clarification. as for BBQ, I go to the Brick Pit here in Mobile 1-2 times/month. Hardly ever go to Dreamland. I have had great BBQ in Kansas City; the best place, called LC's, has bars on the windows, and looks like it should be shut down due to cleanliness concerns; however, I have found most of the great BBQ joints in the US look like that. Only exception- Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati; but that is hardly BBQ, IMO
ReplyDeleteFSJ - I directed thanks to Jet when I should have directed thanks to you for your list of bbq favs.
ReplyDeleteI figured confusing you and Jet for each other probably insulted one or both.
THT:
ReplyDeleteJet really wants to be me....
LOL.
Let's make this clear:
ReplyDeleteGaTiger IS a moron.
Thank you. That is all.
To the BBQ question, the best I've found in the NE ATL area is at Smokejack in downtown Alpharetta followed by Low Country which is in an unincorporated area (I think)of Cumming (yes, that IS the name).
ReplyDeleteFSJ:
ReplyDeleteAs this is a family blog, just let me respond by saying:
No, I don't. Not in a million years, you smelly Bammer.
seems like every week we talk bbq.
ReplyDeleteThat's one reason I like HABOTN so much!
you are the only person I've ever heard say good things about Lowcountry...In Atlanta, can't beat Daddy Dz, but I've probably said that before.
ReplyDeletePF ...
ReplyDeletethat's because GaTiger is a moron.
Exactly Bear....
ReplyDeleteI do not want my BBQ joints or bars to be pristine places..
I like it dirty.
I'm happy about the bbq conversation. it's the closest I get to eating any, usually. as BBQ leaves a very specific impression on my mind, I can almost smell and taste the places discussed (that I've had, anyway). That's very satisfying.
ReplyDeletePF - Low Country isn't great, but I certainly don't think it's bad. It's just one of two places in my immediate area where I actually like their BBQ. The other places around here that try it are of the chain variety and I typically try to avoid those. There is one other places I've heard good things about but have never been since it's not very convenient so I won't report on it. Perhaps in one of our upcoming weekly BBQ discussions.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record....
ReplyDeleteThe only Dreamland fit to eat at is the original.
The one outside of Atlanta is atrocious.
The one in Bham is fair...
I hear bad things about the other "new" ones.
FSJ ...
ReplyDeleteDon't come to the Gump for Dreamland.
Hey, just don't come to the Gump at all, Bammer.
Feeling kinda fiesty today.
Senator Jet can begin expecting deliveries of unsavory items to his home address, office address and office email very shortly.
ReplyDeleteThis moron has all of the information required to make it happen.
So there.
The only restaurant in Montgomery that made an impression on me is one that was just on the edge of downtown that some lady ran out of what obviously was a house at some point...
ReplyDeleteI went there a couple of times for lunch...
Have no idea the name...but there was a story behind it.
FSJ - Martha's Place? There's a story to it as I recall.
ReplyDeleteThe Commissary in Memphis is my favorite BBQ joint. Rendezvous and Neely's are close behind. Corky's is quite good, too. The perfect BBQ sandwich would consist of Neely's meat and the Commissary's sauce.
ReplyDeleteI am from Memphis, so my word is final on this.
312, incredible. These days the campfire attendance may beat out the basketball games.
ReplyDeleteMemphis is a meld of dry rub and Carolina vinegar, right? Dry rub when smoking, then served with a traditional vinegar sauce? If so, I approve. There is nothing better than a vinegar sauce, but it can hinder the smoke when cooked heavily in it. Dry rubs solve this problem. I love that Memphis/ West Memphis/North MS/NW AL bbq....and the blues that go with it.
ReplyDeleteYou know what I hate about heavy tomato BBQ sauces? The sweet flavor that results is artificially created. Sweetness should result from the decay of a good quality slab of meat, not from some sauce that is added. That is why vinegar is best. It balances out the sweetness of the meat.
ReplyDeleteJust seein' if you were awake, GaTiger.
ReplyDeleteFight the enemy, GaTiger.
Fight FSJ!
Jay G,
ReplyDeleteWhite shirt to support the team you cover (but aren't a fan of), or to blend in?
You are so wrong, Frankenbummer. Memphis sauce is tomato based. The vinegar stuff is the crap they have here in Huntsville. The meat here is no good either. I understand wanting it juicy, but it is so wet and unfirm that it seems like it has been soaking in water or something.
ReplyDeleteYou have not had the best tomato based sauce. They serve it some places here in Huntsville, and it is no good. The Commissary, which I mentioned earlier, makes a spicy tomato based sauce, and it is my favorite.
You are right on the dry rub, though. The Rendezvous has really famous dry rub ribs, and when you see ribs "Memphis Style" at other restaurants, that is what you are getting.
A vinegar based sauce is a "carolina style" bbq sauce.
ReplyDeleteIts more of the tomato sauce and vinegar, though, if I remember correctly (explaining the "spicy" aspect you speak of). That's what I call a Carolina Vinegar (which in itself is incorrect, as I've had three types of vinegar sauce in the Carolinas). Not a full on vinegar sauce a la Huntsville (which I kinda like, but gets wet and sloppy), but still has vinegar nontheless. It certainly isn't a tomato paste that turns out super sweet and resembles ketchup in texture.
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget our friends at Moe's here in orange beach on the BBQ topic. Think that might be my lunch destination.
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys really know your BBQ! Me, on the other hand, being a Yankee, I have no clue what you're talking about. Jim 'n Nick's and Golden Rule are good to me - you guys are probably cringing right now!
ReplyDeleteI'm a sweet baby ray's bbq sauce fan myself. I like to grill off some poblanos and onions and pull a lime or lemon off my tree and let that simmer for a while. I'll also get the kc masterpiece basic sauce and doll that up with stuff around the house. Got some garlic sea salt i've grown very fond of lately.
ReplyDeletefor my 2 cents, if it is cooked correctly, you don't need no stinkin sauce.... same with steak. flavor comes from the type of wood/smoke. a small, tiny amount of sauce on the side for occasional dipping is ok. and yes, vinegar sauces- carolinas, Memphis - dry rub, TX/KC - tomato/molassas (sp?) based.
ReplyDeleteWith all of this talk about bbq sauces I feel like I'm at an Auburn Football recruiting meeting circa 2007...
ReplyDeleteI find error in calling anything BBQ related "Carolina-style". All four types of BBq (tomato sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, and mustard) are well represented throughout different regions of the Carolinas. As are variations and hybrids of the different types. That being said, I use that term.
ReplyDeleteLuv - my general rule of thumb is that if it's a chain, or an establishment with more than two locations, I'll likely stay away from it if the choice is mine alone.
ReplyDeleteSen. Jet - just know that I don't start out of the gate ready to play dirty, but if pushed, I will. Oh, I will.
ReplyDeleteBinoba, I agree on Sweet Baby Rays...that is the only sauce I used for BBQing.
ReplyDelete...oops. left out dry rub.
ReplyDeleteBinOBA - have you said you run a restaurant in Orange Beach? Which one? the wife and I may travel to the eastern shore soon and I would like to support another HOTTIE's career..
ReplyDeleteI'm also a huge fan of Mike and Ed's in Auburn.
ReplyDeleteto sum it up: if you like that type of BBQ, it is good, and its your favorite, well then, that's the best one...
ReplyDeleteEnough of the BBQ talk.
ReplyDeleteCan we talk about something that doesn't suck??? Let's talk about our wives on wrestling night...
sup peeps?
ReplyDeletegatiger, I have limited knowledge, but I think chains are all we have here in the Bham area.
ReplyDeleteSeanZ, where in Auburn is that?
ReplyDeleteFrankenbummer: I know the spicy sauce you are talking about, but I am talking about kethup in texture spicy sauce. It is unique to this one restaurant. Neely's sauce is also a little spicy, but it is thinner, more like what you are talking about. Corky's is really sweet, which I still like, but it is not my favorite. It still beats vinegar in my book.
ReplyDeleteI am proud to say that in the wikipedia entry for BBQ styles, there is a list of styles varying from state to state, but Memphis is the only city to get a section all to ourselves.You guys should come to BBQ Fest in May. It is awesome.
Mike and Ed's is at the corner on College St across from the Spur, I don't know what the other street is called.
ReplyDeleteZ4Z - your wife is a wrestler? which one? how does her busy travel schedule hurt your relationship? do you travel with her? are the hotels comped? what do you think about all the airline fees nowadays?
ReplyDeleteSeanz, my favorite in Auburn was also Mike and Ed's. Pretty good stuff. While Memphis style is my favorite, I do like the spicier mustard based stuff that seemed to rule down south. I am no snob, after all. Well, except for when it comes to the whole vinegar thing.
ReplyDeleteCollege and Mitcham Ave. Right before you get to Glenn coming from 280.
ReplyDeleteThanks, SeanZ. We'll have to check it out - esp.now that I know it has michael's stamp of approval too!
ReplyDeleteso, BBQ is like the BC coaching situation?
ReplyDeleteWe (NC) are BBQ!
ReplyDeletesorry, I was busy and didn't get a chance to make that bold factual statement in a timely manner.
I've hit that Memphis in may before for some Panic and some Gov't mule (alan woody gov't mule). Memphis is a great culinary town if you can keep from getting stabbed or shot.
ReplyDeleteHeck I might go down there tonight, have dinner and make my way over to the BEMC for basketball, but that's my foolish side talkin...we'll see what happens.
ReplyDeleteZ4Z - your wife is a wrestler? which one? how does her busy travel schedule hurt your relationship? do you travel with her? are the hotels comped? what do you think about all the airline fees nowadays?
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1) Rarely. Like on my Birthday and Valentine's Day.
2) No comment
3) She is an IHOP waitress, so she doesn't travel very far or often
4) Only when we take the public transportation on Saturday to do our grocery shopping.
5) What does comped mean?
6) I have not had to pay any airline fees ever since O'bama took his rightful place as King of the Free World.
Everywhere has it's good eats i suppose. I like it here where i am because the spanish influence is prevalent here and i can drive 3hrs to NOLA and it's french influenced there. You don't see the spanish influence here like you once did. Good Spanish rice is hard to come by these days but you can get a bowl of gumbo anywhere.
ReplyDeleteplease. Your fine neighbor to the south owns that claim. You just copied.
ReplyDeleteso we've got 45 minutes until the HABOTN gets hoppin' I wonder what's goin on
ReplyDeleteBinoba – the food still tastes good after you’ve been stabbed and shot. Unless, of course, you are spitting up blood.
ReplyDeletePeter- North Carolina is a vale of humility between two mountains of conceit (so someone claimed 150 yrs ago).
ReplyDeleteSC can claim hash. BBQ is ours! We've been kind enough to share it with many other states.
Z4Z - classic answers. I almost spit up my drink...
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a spicy thin sauce fan
ReplyDeleteLike Archibald's, Dreamland, etc. They both incorporate ketchup and mustard in theirs to get the "semi-orange" color.
Most commercial sauces are way too thick, IMO.
Blues, BBQ and Bullets are what makes Memphis great
ReplyDeleteNC Barbecue Trail (24 BBQ joints)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail.html
I'm going to have to print this whole thread. Too many good BBQ suggestions here not to save it for travels (and posterity).
ReplyDeleteTHT:
ReplyDeleteIf I am ever off for several weeks at a time..I am going on tour..
That is if my wife will let me.
Jay G won't tell you, but if the post comments in this thread reach over 200, then Jay G will be as the French say la' furloughed. Please folks, if you must post a comment and thus bring Jay G one step closer to his involuntary sabbatical, please make sure it is not drivelous...
ReplyDeleteDrivel. :)
ReplyDeleteFSJ - will you tow your new grill behind you on your travels?
ReplyDeleteFSJ will be showin' them boys how to cook it!
ReplyDeleteWhen did Ziemba start posting when it wasn't a campfire?
ReplyDeleteInstead of tanning do Bammers just slather themselves in BBQ sauce and get toasty on their port-a-grills?
ReplyDeleteFSJ- I was hoping to spend retirement bbq touring. My planned retirement at 80 has now been pushed back to 120.
ReplyDeleteFYI for whomever was asking the other day, the 2009 football season tickets are $395.
ReplyDelete395 ain't bad...I'm dreading the bill for my Titans tickets...that's never a fun day.
ReplyDeleteHere's my pithy comment... ($1 to Bill O'Reilly):
ReplyDeleteDreamland sauce starts with Kraft sauce as a base, IMO.
So, knowing that, I came across this clone recipe for Dreamland sauce. This is a pretty close clone for it...It still lacks something and I am working on that..but it is pretty close. Close enough to know it is what they use. If you need it more thin add some more vinegar.
1 qt Kraft bbq sauce (Plain old Kraft)
1/2 c French's yellow
1 c vinegar
1c water
1/2 c molasses
4 tbsp Tabasco
You might also add a TBSP of Rub or Spice Blend to taste...
There is a more prominent clone recipe out there on the internet..I've tried it and although the color is right it doesn't taste the same to me....
Dreamland Clone
And sorry to Jay for turning HABOTN into Food Network...At least I didn't link the clip going around of Paula Deen losing her pants in front of an audience....
$395 would make a lot of single moms happy....
ReplyDeletei've been dreading paying my Tigers Unlimited donation for my tickets. i've got 2 more days to do that. yikes!
ReplyDelete395 is a lot to pay for the w. va and alabama games. all the other good games are on the road, if i remember correctly.
ReplyDelete$395 is not bad at all.
ReplyDeleteOle Miss will be a good game this year...so there's at least one more decent game.
ReplyDeleteOle Miss will be a very good game.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I wouldn't be shocked if they won the west.
Quit yer yappin'
ReplyDeleteIf we're playin', it's a game worth seeing.
You get to see Lupe, Troop, Gus and the crew.
You get to see Aycock, Onterrio, DeAngelo and Tyrik
You get to see Eltoro!
I mean I have no complaints, I went to 2 games last year: LaMo and UTM.
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