So Hal and I get a phone call a couple weeks ago from the Monkey. 10.5 and Nepas are driving in for a beer summit, care to join us?
I think our wives wanted us out of town for the weekend, as they jump on a laptop, and clickity click click we are booked on a Big Iron Bird to Houston.
Flight was delayed, so we roll into Sonny's about 1AM. We sit up having a few cocktails and chatting.
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After a short night's sleep, we are all up and at 'em. Sorta.
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We pile into the truck and blast into Houston to meet Eric (BLSH) for some Tex Mex.
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Tortilla machine. Pretty cool.
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Back in the truck and off to Allied Kenco. Or in Rick's case - VALHALLA.
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Spotted in their test kitchen.
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I find some goodies to bring home.
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Brand new flavor of bisquettes! ;D
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We're turning around to leave, and spot a used restaurant supply store. Uh Oh...
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We leave before anyone gets into trouble.
After a quick and unexpected tour of downtown Houston, we get turned around and are off to John Henry's..
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The other guys have some shots from inside the store. I was too busy sampling, followed by coughing and sneezing.
More to come.
We kick back at Sonny's for a while, and Rick has to pack up and head home. After more food (Cajun place - PDG), we head back and start a butt and a brisket. Salt Lick Clone in the works..
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Time to fire the Viking!
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I asked where the fire extinguisher was. Numerous times. ;)
10.5 brought up a load of sugar maple, so Sonny gets to work breaking down some chunks of that.
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Sonny's Smokin' Buddy.
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Meanwhile, 10.5 breaks out the AMZN smoker to play with.
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I have to get me one of those.
Hal finally shames Sonny into seasoning up his Backwoods Fat Boy smoker. It's sat there for a year and a half!
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Time for another chimney.
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I fire up his Traeger after we find a pork butt in the freezer - and a bottle of Sriracha. Rubbed with John Henry's Texas Pig Rub. D@mn good stuff.
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The mosquitoes are leaving us alone now.
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Brisket is rubbed down and ready to go in the Viking.
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Ash tray is loaded with the rest of the Sugar Maple, and it is buttoned up for the night.
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The AMZN has been burning for 2.5 hours, and it still has plenty of pellets in it.
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Last check of the Fat Boy, and then back inside to cool off and call it a night.
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More to come.
Chris and I are up and the coffee is brewing. Time to check that butt.
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I'd like to note that I had to stand there for what seemed like an eternity waiting for that temperature to register. ;)
Gator! Choot it!
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Lots of smoke and humidity.
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Toss some sausage links on for 'brunch'.
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Hal and Sonny come rumbling out, so we load up the Fat Boy again for a couple racks of spare ribs.
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Back inside to get the ribs ready. Hal is in charge of those.
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Fire in the hole!
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Time for a snack.
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Ribs are ready to go.
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Meanwhile, the butt is done.
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As is the brisket.
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Into FTC they go.
More to come.
Chris and I head out for a beer/gas run, and do a little sight seeing.
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94° at 2PM. Sheesh.
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This is where we ate the night before.
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They had a little heritage museum set up.
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New and old court houses.
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Cute little mom & pop cafe.
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Back to Sonny's we go..
Couple hours later, and it is time to glaze the ribs. One with Bone Suckin' Sauce, and one with 10.5's Bulldog BBQ sauce.
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Load some Jalapeno cheese sausages in the top, and the rest of the links we didn't cook that morning.
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Bring the ribs in. Pretty.......
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Sonny gets to slicing, and it is every man & dog for himself.
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I sit down to gnaw in a few bones, and I get this feeling someone is watching me.
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Word is that Nepas had a few of these Bud Light Platinums before we got there, and he went down like an oak tree in a hurricane.
Sure 'nuff..
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Wow! What a great time must have been. Great to see who's who.
Sonny had some beans simmering and cucumbers pickling for dinner, so he broke out some cheese to keep Chris busy with the AMZN smoker.
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Fire it up.
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85° and 99% humidity. Perfect.
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Load it up.
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We'll give it a couple hours of 'cold' smoke. Meanwhile, it's time to set the table and ring the dinner bell!
Ooohhh... Pretty.
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Not a huge smoke ring. Sonny is going to get an AMZN tube smoker to use in his Viking.
Pearl is just waiting for somebody to trip and drop something..
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Table is set for a traditional Texas Brisket dinner. Now everybody take your d@mn hats off and somebody say grace.
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My plate. Somebody give me a hammer!
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Note the clean plates.
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We have a helper keeping an eye on the cheese.
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Little too much smoke for him..
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We'll give in another 30 minutes, and pull that pork butt.
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Ok, start the cheese bucket brigade.
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We pile it all inside to cool off while we slip into a food coma...
Somewhere in the middle of all of this, 10.5 and I do a 'cooker inventory' on Sonny's porch.
Big Sausage Smoker.
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Backwoods Fat Boy. (greasy and dirty, as it should be)
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Camp stove.
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Viking - built by Stump's.
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Traeger Little Tex Elite. (those fuel cans behind it are empty - we checked!)
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SRG.
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Bradley 6 rack with cold smoker box and Auber PID.
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Here is an old Big Easy hiding in the corner.
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A couple of turkey fryers.
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Couple of Smokey Mountains.
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Couple of Orions.
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And I didn't get a shot of it, but he's got a huge cast iron charcoal rig that's been covered up for a few years now.
We can't thank Sonny enough for having us down, and showering us with Texas hospitality.
A good time was had by all..
Cheers!
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Great stuff, felt like I was there. Glad a good time was had by all!
What Pat forgot to mention about when Sonny was trimming the brisket. Pat, Hal, and myself was standing on the back porch counting cookers and contemplating what to do with the pretty little waitress HAL had tied up in the bag of the truck!!! HAL blurts out "Let's see how many of these cookers we can fire up!!" Well of course it was game on!
Great photojournalism, squirt, but I gotta "call Bull$hit!" on you for one of your captions...
Quote from: squirtthecat on June 25, 2012, 06:54:00 AMI'd like to note that I had to stand there for what seemed like an eternity waiting for that temperature to register.
Since you were fortunate enough to be using the fastest Thermapen, I'm betting the delay had more to do with your blood-alcohol level than anything else.
Waiting for some of my pictures to load then will add a couple more
Very Nice, That Trinity River sure is a pretty one. I will be going through Houston next week. Going home for a few days..looking forward to it.. Lake Charles and New Orleans may not be the same after this trip
Quote from: Ka Honu on June 25, 2012, 09:38:52 AM
Since you were fortunate enough to be using the fastest Thermapen, I'm betting the delay had more to do with your blood-alcohol level than anything else.
I think that Red had the speed advantage by being pre-heated to 100° from the ambient air temp!
Those new splash-proof ones are nice. I might have to colorize myself when my old battleship gray one gives up the ghost.
Some more pictures I had on my phone.
Pappasito's Lunch with BLSH
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What was left of my lunch special with our appetizer. Fajita platter thought it was a pic of the full platter sorry
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Rick about to pass out because MRS NEPAS laid down the LAW. DON'T BUY ANY SPICES MISTER!! He tried real hard honest he did!!
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Butt rub anyone?
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Them New Bradley pucks only available in Texas!!
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Dinner at Shrimp Boat Manny's
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Snack on Sausages
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A Small Boat I pulled up behind somewhere between here and there
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Mister 2 Beers himself
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Our More than Gracious Host the Smoking Monkey himself!! Along with Miss Pearl his smoking buddy
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Great pics and narratives. Glad to see the monkey is doing well (as well as the rest of the participants), and hope he gets his tail back here soon.
Looks like you kids had fun
I'm getting drunk, I'm feelin' mellow
I'm drinkin' bourbon, I'm drinkin'
scotch, I'm drinkin' beer
Gonna get high man I ain't had enough,
need me a triple shot of that stuff..............................and dont forget the wheelbarrow
It's supposed to get to 102* here in Houston today. :o. Looks like lots of good eats.
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Yes i got it right here. If he tries to buy all sorts of stuff i push it and he gets zapped just like a bird dawg :o
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Yes Mrs nepas. Chris taped the zapper to his back, he thinks its a skeeter bite and wont scratch it. No Chris didnt have to use it yet. Hal wanted to zap him just to watch him jump.
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great pictures. i liked them alot. sounds like a fun trip. ya ho. ;D
Great post and pics guys. Almost like being there. Thanks for sharing.
Quote from: Sailor on June 25, 2012, 01:16:52 PM
Great post and pics guys. Almost like being there. Thanks for sharing.
Not even REMOTELY close to being there and hanging out with friends. Well more like terrorizing your little brother with your buddies. Only difference is sooner or later during the weekend your GONNA be the little brother!!
This weekend was what all of the Smoke Outs and gatherings are all about. Meeting new and old friends and having a GREAT time making memories! The next opportunity to encounter forum friends is in July at the Midwest Smoke Out. http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=26150.0
What do you do after a Weekend At Bernies Sonny's?? (No dead guy at this one)
You go on a DIET and eat this for the next 2 weeks!!!
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Bag of mixed lettuce, Bag of Romaine lettuce, fresh cucumbers chopped, fresh red onion sliced and diced, fresh red and yeller Bell peppers, 2 thin slices of Ham sliced and diced, a Roma tomato diced, and 2 Tablespoons of light Ranch dressing, Fresh Cracked Pepper and Fresh ground Ghost Pepper Salt. Along with a tall glass of ICE water.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on June 25, 2012, 01:44:05 PM
What do you do after a Weekend At Bernies Sonny's?? (No dead guy at this one)
You go on a DIET and eat this for the next 2 weeks!!!
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Bag of mixed lettuce, Bag of Romaine lettuce, fresh cucumbers chopped, fresh red onion sliced and diced, fresh red and yeller Bell peppers, 2 thin slices of Ham sliced and diced, a Roma tomato diced, and 2 Tablespoons of light Ranch dressing, Fresh Cracked Pepper and Fresh ground Ghost Pepper Salt. Along with a tall glass of ICE water.
Chris, PLEASE!! Tell me yer not gonna eat that stuff :o Geez buddy your system will go into shock!! ;D ;D
Hey, Sundance...
Who are those guys?
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Way to go Guys!!! Thanks for sharing those great pic's.
Really nice pictures! Looks like good fun had by all.
I see down there in Texas they still have the Back Porch Museum of Smokers.... I'll have to check that out soon!
Bugs anyone??
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I even washed it about half way home so I could see
Looks like Lovebug season...lol
unpacked some of the goodies I picked up.
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Looks like everyone had a great time! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Great pic's and narrative, thanks for sharing.
I am so Honored to have these guys come and play for a couple of days. What Fun.
True Gentlemen. They are Welcome at my House anytime.
I hope they all had a good time. That is the name of the Game.
Hmmm, I think I've seen that avatar before and the screen name looks sorta familiar...
Quote from: classicrockgriller on June 26, 2012, 11:30:22 PM
I am so Honored to have these guys come and play for a couple of days. What Fun.
True Gentlemen. They are Welcome at my House anytime.
I hope they all had a good time. That is the name of the Game.
Sonny i really enjoyed the visit even though i had to cut it short.
TYVM brother for having all of us.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on June 26, 2012, 11:30:22 PM
I am so Honored to have these guys come and play for a couple of days. What Fun.
True Gentlemen. They are Welcome at my House anytime.
I hope they all had a good time. That is the name of the Game.
"good time"?? Nope I had a great time making memories with Great friends!!
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on June 25, 2012, 10:27:20 AM
Them New Bradley pucks only available in Texas!!
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Are they different than these? http://www.amazon.com/Bradley-Maple-Bisquettes-120-pack/dp/B000FK2DSW
Loved the pics. I wish i had places like that around here. I would love to try some of those rubs. What are your favorites for a traditional Texas Brisket and for Pulled Pork? I might get the evil eye, but I haven't really cared for the Byron's Butt Rub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
Holy crap guys!
Looks like absolutely loads of fun! 8)
Thanks for sharing and great to see the Monkey is still floating around! ;)
Mike
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on June 27, 2012, 08:44:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
Dang...thought this was a video of you in a wheel barrow race or sumthing! ;D
WOW that looks like such an awesome time of meat smoke and booze. I wanna join!!!!!!
Nice to see ya posting again Sonny. Looks like it was a blast.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on June 26, 2012, 06:34:53 AM
Bugs anyone??
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I even washed it about half way home so I could see
Wonder what the last thing that went through their mind was??
My money is on.... the windshield!
::) ;D ;D
Mike
That would be their ass :D
Quote from: classicrockgriller on June 26, 2012, 11:30:22 PM
I am so Honored to have these guys come and play for a couple of days. What Fun.
True Gentlemen. They are Welcome at my House anytime.
I hope they all had a good time. That is the name of the Game.
Awww..
Shucks... That's quite diplomatic...
But, Chris says (
before I could clear my throat and speak up) you can send him the bill for
the damages ;D ;) ::)
Quote from: hal4uk on June 28, 2012, 08:34:24 PM
Quote from: classicrockgriller on June 26, 2012, 11:30:22 PM
I am so Honored to have these guys come and play for a couple of days. What Fun.
True Gentlemen. They are Welcome at my House anytime.
I hope they all had a good time. That is the name of the Game.
Awww.. Shucks...
That's quite diplomatic...
But, Chris says (before I could clear my throat and speak up) you can send him the bill for the damages ;D ;) ::)
I helped repair most of them before I left. The mental damages were all that were left. Not 100% sure they weren't there to begin with!! ;D