Smokin in San Diego

[Gizmo]

Talked my other half to joing us as well.  It wasn't a tough sell either.

[Arcs_n_Sparks]

Now owrstrich..... :D :D :D

Where is the Mr. Clean with gravity.  8) 8) 8)

Sparkler.....

[West Coast Kansan]

Drove by cafe tonight.  Small place middle of the block. No Parking other than side street. A little ugly. Workers at the car wash said food is great! We will see.  From your photo and there should be no issues finding you.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=1527.60
I will be the good looking guy.

[Gizmo]

I'll wear my BBQ University Hat.  Should be the only one around.

[West Coast Kansan]

Gizmo, see modified link above.  (Maybe let your wife wear the hat)?

[owrstrich]

well... the wench and i did in fact meet the west coast kansan the gizmo and his wench in oceanside...

come to find out they are all from iowa except me... those iowans know everything you know... iowa this and iowa that... well... what the he11 are they doing in socal if iowa is so good...

my wench snapped this photo... i dont know if its the west coast kansan or the gizmo... but im thinking thats a green egg...



you gotta eat...

johnny owrstrich

[West Coast Kansan]

It was very good to meet the JO, Gizmo and the better halves of each. The group session, bringing Iowa wisdom to the west should be of benefit to the area for years to come. Hopefully if we do it again the mission can be expanded.

I do think some laws of statistical probability were broken. When smokers represent the theme and SD is the venue and attendence is from 100 mile diameter of Iowa.

JO, how do you do that... my body, Gizmo's G=String, and a face only a mother could love?

[Gizmo]

Thanks for compliment on the GString.  Now I know what my next line of work will be if I ever get tossed from the present one.  Looks like a lot of surface area for the folded cash.  JO, your wife takes great pictures except for the egg.  Should have had the BS in the background.  Oh well, us Iowan's aren't prejudice.

[West Coast Kansan]

Finally got the meeting notes put together from B'Fast seems to be largely  Iowa Trivia
>>>>
>>>> Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington's Snake Alley the most
>>>> crooked street in the world.
>>>>
>>>> Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry.
>>>>
>>>> The state's smallest city park is situated in the middle of the
>>>> road in Hiteman.
>>>>
>>>> Scranton is home to Iowa's oldest water tower still in service.
>>>>
>>>> Dubuque is the state's oldest city.
>>>>
>>>> Crystal Lake is home to a statu e of the world's largest bullhead
>>>> fish.
>>>>
>>>> Rathbun Dam and Reservoir is the largest body of water in the state.
>>>>
>>>> Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in the state.
>>>>
>>>> West Okoboji is the deepest natural lake in the state. Its depth is
>>>> 136'
>>>>
>>>> Imes Bridge is the oldest of Madison County's six bridges.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock.
>>>>
>>>> Elk Horn in the largest Danish se ttlement in the United States.
>>>>
>>>> At 16 miles, East Okoboji is the longest natural lake in the state.
>>>>
>>>> Kalona is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
>>>>
>>>> The state's lowest elevation point (at 480 feet) is in Lee County.
>>>>
>>>> The Holliwell Bridge is the longest bridge in Madison County.
>>>>
>>>> Francis Drake was 66 years old at his inauguration and Iowa's
>>>> oldest governor.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa's oldest continually running theater is in Story City.
>>>>
>>>> The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of
>>>> Grant Wood artwork.
>>>>
>>>> Fenlon Place Elevator in Dubuque is the world's steepest and
>>>> shortest railway.
>>>>
>>>> Wright County has the highest percentage of grade-A topsoil in the
>>>> nation.
>>>>
>>>> Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the
>>>> world.
>>>>
>>>> The Saint Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville is the only
>>>> basilica in the United States situated outside a major metropolitan
>>>> area.
>>>>
>>>> Clarion is the only county seat in the exact center of the county.
>>>>
>>>> Dubuque is home to the only county courthouse with a gold dome.
>>>>
>>>> Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire
>>>> campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
>>>>
>>>> The Sergeant Floyd Monument in Sioux City honors the only man to
>>>> die during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
>>>>
>>>> Maynard Reece, born in Arnolds Park, is the only artist to win the
>>>> Federal Duck Stamp competition five times.
>>>>
>>>> A bronze life-sized sculpture of a Norwegian immigrant family
>>>> (circa1860) is located on a six acre restored prairie site located
>>>> at the east entry to Lake Mills on Highway 105.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa's only operating antique carousel is located in the city of
>>>> Story City.
>>>>
>>>> Knoxville's National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum is the only
>>>> museum in the country dedicated to preserving the history of sprint
>>>> car racing.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa's only fire tower is situated in Yellow River State Forest.
>>>>
>>>> Sabula is Iowa's only town on an islan d.
>>>>
>>>> Herbert Hoover, a West Branch native, was the 31st president of the
>>>> United States and the first one born west of the Mississippi.
>>>>
>>>> Mamie Doud Eisenhower's birthplace is located in Boone and includes
>>>> a restored frame house, complete with summer kitchen and original
>>>> furniture from the family.
>>>>
>>>> Van Meter is the hometown of baseball's Bob Feller, an Iowa farm
>>>> boy who went on to greatness with the Cleveland Indians during the
>>>> Golden Age of baseball.
>>>>
>>>> Born Donnabelle Mullenger in Denison, Oscar Award-winning actress,
>>>> Donna Reed, started her career at the young age of 16.
>>>>
>>>> Born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, John Wayne was the son of
>>>> a pharmacist and grew up to become one of Hollywood's most popular
>>>> movie stars. The famous actor was born on May 26, 1907.
>>>>
>>>> Meredith Willson, who played with the famous John Philip Sousa and
>>>> the New York Philharmonic before launching his career as a famous
>>>> composer and lyricist, is a Mason City native.
>>>>
>>>> Jay Berwanger, the first winner of the Heisman Trophy, was born in
>>>> Dubuque in 1914.
>>>>
>>>> Glenn Miller, noted trombonist and orchestra leader, was born in
>>>> Clarinda located in Southwest Iowa.
>>>>
>>>> The tonof Fort Atkinson was the sit e of the only fort ever built
>>>> by the U.S government to protect one Indian tribe from another.
>>>>
>>>> Campers and motor homes are manufactured in Winnebago County.
>>>> They're called Winnebago's.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed
>>>> by water - Missouri (& Big Sioux) and Mississippi rivers.
>>>>
>>>> The highest double track railroad bridge in the world, the Kate
>>>> Shelley Bridge, is located at Boone.
>>>>
>>>> I owa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa State University is the oldest land grant college in the U.S.A.
>>>>
>>>> Decorah hosts Nordic Fest a three-day celebration of Decorah's
>>>> Scandinavian heritage.
>>>>
>>>> The National Balloon Museum in Indianola chronicles more than 200
>>>> years of ballooning history.
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon High School Summer Theatre, the only high school repertory
>>>> in Iowa and one of just a few in the nation, presents a different
>>>> play for each week in June and July.
>>>>
>>>> Clarion, the co unty seat of Wright County, is the only town that
>>>> can claim John Phillips as their local hero.
>>>>
>>>> Wright county is the only county with the most artesian wells.
>>>>
>>>> Eagle Grove has an artesian well that has run non stop for over 100
>>>> years and is still flowing. Folks from all over go there and fill
>>>> jugs with its pure water.
>>>>
>>>> Iowa means "beautiful land".

[Gizmo]

Boy that was a lot of notes and there are few you didn't even mention.
Now I know where the time went discussing all those points of interest.

[iceman]

Isn't there supposed to be some spots in your notes regarding (Silence, gulp,gulp,gulp, belch :o). ;D
Bar keep, please bring us more nectar of the gods so that we may continue our discussions in detail. :D ::) ;D ;)

[Gizmo]

Thats what we left out!!!!
And I though it was more points of interest.
Ice, if you would have made it to the get together (we would have even allowed you to pick up the tab ;)), you could have kept us on track.  I hate it when a meeting misses the important issues. ;D
Looks like we will have to reconvine.

[iceman]

Ahh!!! Next time perhaps all will be right Gizmo. With somethings it's better to keep "PRACTICING" if you know what I mean. :D ;)