Paducah BBQ Festival and Competition

[KyNola]

I know this is awfully early but wanted to get the dates out in plenty of time so people who might be interested can start making plans early.  The dates are 9/22-9/24.  Jan and I are staying across the street from the event.  I think maybe a couple of folks from up around Springfield IL may be coming down.  Who knows, it is mildly possible that 3 of us from the forum may be helping out one of the "circuit" competition teams this year.  Seems they have a little trouble doing chickens.  More on that later as the time draws nearer.

48 teams, 3 days of BBQ, beer and everything else you can imagine and 50,000 people.  All of the net proceeds go to different charities.

[squirtthecat]

What a coincidence, Hal and I have a room booked across the street from the festival..    :D

[hal4uk]

Woo-Hooo!!!

[BigJohnT]

Paducah, KY?

John

[squirtthecat]

Paducah, KY?

Yep..

Here is last year's itinerary.

http://www.bbqontheriver.org/event06.htm

[Ka Honu]

I am not singing that Sheboygan/Paducah song again this year!

[hal4uk]

I am not singing that Sheboygan/Paducah song again this year!

For our main FEATURE!
Sing it, Ka Honu!

Pa Pa Paducah!!!

If you could see a certain town down south
I'll bet you fifteen cents you'd holler "Shut my mouth!"
I'm not exaggeratin' when I say
There's not a sweeter town in the U.S.A.
I know an awful lot of people claim
It has a funny name. But brother just the same
They can't frown on my home town
Paducah, Paducah
If you wanna you can rhyme it with bazooka
But you can't pooh-pooh Paducah
That's another name for Paradise.
Paducah, Paducah
Just a pretty little city in Kentucky
But to me it rhymes with lucky
When I look into two blue eyes.
Tulip time, they get excited over tulip time But I'm delighted over
julep time Because I happen to love A resident of...
Paducah, Paducah
If you wanna you can rhyme it with bazooka
But you can't pooh-pooh Paducah
That's another name for Paradise.

[Ka Honu]

No, no, no... the other song (but I'm not singing either one).

[BigJohnT]

Paducah, KY?

Yep..

Here is last year's itinerary.

http://www.bbqontheriver.org/event06.htm

Cool, that is only a 2 hr ride on the bike... sounds like fun.

John

[mybad]

Hal and I have a room booked across the street from the festival..    :D

;D

[squirtthecat]

Hal and I have a room booked across the street from the festival..    :D

;D

.... with our spouses.   ;)

[KyNola]

Somebody ask Pat how many square feet are in their "room". :o

[KyNola]

Somebody ask Pat how many square feet are in their "room". :o

1,740 square feet sounds about right! :o

[squirtthecat]

It's bigger than my house.

Plenty of room for 4 of us to stumble around in.   Full kitchen, dining room, private street entrance, washer/dryer, couch for Hal to sleep on...   :D

[dman4505]

If the wife and I weren't going to Chicago to see the Cubbies play the week before I'd try and talk her to going. I wonder if I still have some relatives living there?

Don