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10-05-2012, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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The Royal sucks now. All the parties are "private tents." Like a big clique fest.
It used to be a lot more open and friendly. Now it's a big corporate dick sniff. Pass. |
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10-05-2012, 11:27 AM | #3 |
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Hmmm... That's not my experience, but I know a couple of teams that compete every year. I don't know what it's like if you go down not knowing anyone.
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10-05-2012, 11:32 AM | #4 |
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yea prolly the dick-sniff crowd only .. a shame .....
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10-05-2012, 11:34 AM | #5 |
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Hung out a couple of years with the KCBT people and it was fun. That was early 90's though, so it has probably changed.
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10-05-2012, 11:44 AM | #6 |
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I went last year, and this wasn't my experience at all. I was welcomed into countless tents where I didn't know anybody. Only the ones with the private outhouse and such were really "off limits"...
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10-05-2012, 11:48 AM | #7 |
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Most parties are welcoming especially if you're willing to provide a small donation. We hang out with a team and bounce around to others. The whole thing is really an exercise in how ****ed it is to get in an out of the West Bottoms, though.
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10-05-2012, 11:53 AM | #8 |
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I've always wanted to go... and saw the episode on BBQ pitmasters.
I def wanna make it out this year, but probably won't because I am a baby making machine. |
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10-05-2012, 11:54 AM | #9 |
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I used to go about five or six years ago. We were friends with a team from Waverly, MO. Very nice people. Always had a good time hanging out at their tent. But unless you are an invited guest to a private party, you're basically just a party crasher. So I would say if you've been invited to a private party tent, go for it. If not, be prepared to be treated like a stray dog sniffing around for food.
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10-05-2012, 11:56 AM | #10 |
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Johnny Trigg won this season of BBQ Pitmasters, cooking a couple of things he'd never cooked before. The guy is a master.
And the only thing bigger than Mixon's trophy case is his ego... |
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10-05-2012, 12:00 PM | #11 |
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I was a bit surprised how foreign some of the proteins were to a couple of those guys. I mean tri-tip throws you for that big of a loop?
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10-05-2012, 12:04 PM | #12 |
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Heh, yeah, Mixon is an asshole as far as I can tell. I find it interesting that his team is only competing in the Open competition, not invited to the invitational. Must not have done very well this year.
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I thought the opposite. When I first started going (corporate tent), there didn’t seem to be much to do for people not invited to a tent. The last couple of years, teams have been selling BBQ out of trucks, and the events seem more open to the public.
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10-05-2012, 12:09 PM | #14 |
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The thing I liked best is you could buy BBQ sauces from all over the country for $5 a bottle. Got some great stuff out there that you can't find in stores.
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Add to it that some of those guys, especially from the southeast, don't cook beef at all and it's easy to see how that happens. |
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