I Wanted A Song...

Well I did. Could not find an appropriate one last night to go with my pics but I think I ended up with a good one. Amboy Dukes PLEASE!!! Maybe not a well known song but one I wish I could play. A real master piece(LOL)!!! Without saying more than needs to be said enjoy :8)

Jack Daniels BBQ Contest 2010

For the 4th year Primo sponsors the Jack Daniels BBQ Competition. Friday night party went great. We served 27 full food service pans of Greek food and another 4 or 5 of the meat and pitas cooked on site. What a great event!!!



Beautiful view as well!!!





The making of the Lynchburg Lemonade!!!



Here we are getting ready for the crowd to start filing in...



You gotta love a close up??? Don't you???

Are you a Cowboy Junkie???

Been a while since I thought about this band. Old friend from the Army turned me on to them. Gotta say not my normal style but something about the band still makes me tap a toe!!!



Just returned from another trip to Florida. I lucked out this time and my friend and colleague Greg G. cooked dinner for us one night. Pork tenderloin with Dizzy Pig Raging River rub and grilled asparagus. Man by the time we were done I was stuffed.

Florida and Dillard Georgia

We did our first KCBS contest this year at Dillard GA. Didn't get any calls but we had a great time with family and friends!!! First up is a picture of our ribs as they were cooking and then a shot from the side of the Dillard house





Sunday I left for a week in Florida. Did a couple of demos and visited dealers and potential dealers from Jacksonville down to Melbourne over to Lakeland.

Way To Busy!

Since my last post I have had another trip to Ohio and a trip to Florida and a short one to Missouri! I drove on all of these so it was hard to get from one place to another and stop and take pics when you are following someone. So this time I flew and had a rental car. I thought hey I will have time to stop take pics and do a post up right. Well that plan didn't work out. I flew into Seattle spent the night and worked for 2 days but had no car. This put a damper on picture taking. Next I drove to Spokane after working all day. This is a 4 hour trip. Next day drove 3.5 hours to destination. Missoula MT starting a 6am and then we worked our way back to Spokane and landed back there around 5. Then it was 5.5 hours to Portland after that. Another day of work then 3 hours back to Seattle to fly out at 7am. Man was I beat by the time I got home that afternoon. Anyway I got a few crappy pics on my way to Portland. The road follows the Columbia River for a long way and it is a beautiful ride.

This was a great sunset. If you look very closely you can see the windmills on top of the hill.



Some of the scenery!



Between Seattle and Portland there are tons of micro brews. This one was a Mack and Jacks. I also had another called Mannie's. Both good quality solid beers. Well I have a couple of weeks mostly at home with a KCBS competition in Dillard GA next weekend. I will definitely get some pics from there.

Alabama and Tennessee

Another week down on the road. Started north of Birmingham AL and ended in Manchester TN. I was busy driving most of the time but we did manage a lunch at Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur AL. 2nd location not the original but it was pouring rain so we wanted to stop ASAP. Food was above average for sure. I got a chicken 1/4 dark meat that I put some white sauce on and had beans and tater salad on the side. The tater salad was the best I ever had going out to eat. Other than that the trip was pretty standard. Glad to home for a week.

45 Today!

Well I feel like I have reached a small milestone today, 45 years old. I must admit I have been a touch melancholy but nothing a good beer didn't fix(Ranger IPA from New Belgium Brewing). As I think back I can remember the kids being little and me only in my early twenties!!! Man oh man so much has changed and so much is different in just that now short period of time. You know other than 25 years of climbing ladders, using heavy drill guns, plus sports and the Army I still feel about 20 years old. I have a few minor aches and pains in my elbows and knees but heck I can still do 50 push ups and more sit ups no problem. Anyway so since I had a little bit of the blues I was thinking music. What's new there? I relate music to all aspects of my life so today was no different. Well way back in the memory bank came a Texas blues song from ZZ Top. I don't think it was ever a popular song but it is I guess my favorite ZZ Top song. You gotta love invisible 7-11's and floating naked cowgirls!!! Man this song just gets you moving. Tomorrows a new day and I have tons to be thankful for no doubt. Enjoy the song. I know I did several times!!!

Michigan

1800+ miles to Michigan and back. I did stop in Tennessee for a few days on the way back. 2 large dealer get togethers that were both successful. I was quite busy during the days so I didn't get but just one lonely pic that welcomed me to Michigan...



It's always great to reconnect with old friends and I met some quality new friends as well! Home for a couple of weeks because of the Memorial Day Holiday then it's off to Florida for another week. Maybe I can score some quality pics there.

Colorado!!

Man I had the pleasure of traveling the Rockies this past week. The weather was nice but a bit breezy. At one point we were just shy of 2 miles high!!! A great trip for sure. Lots of people now know about Primo that were clueless before. If you get a chance to go I definitely recommend it!

Soggy Bottom Boyz

Well I went to SC but didn't find a thing to take a pic of. Then I got canceled for a week in NC. I was thinking about a few things and dang if "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" didn't pop in my head. I love this movie and it has been a favorite of the Oval Rulers for years. Listen and have fun!!!

Spent a week in Michigan and Ohio. Beautiful country for sure. All my pics were in Ohio. Sorry Michigan. 1st we ate at Packo's. This isn't the original location but it was where we were. This location is right across from the Mud Hen's stadium in Toledo OH. I must say the food was outstanding. I started with a bowl of chili and then a combo of chili dog and cabbage roll. Man I was full.





Later in the week we went right by the Smuckers plant.





Then to visit a new dealer at Lehman's. Man this place is for sure famous and has at least 1 of everything.




Glad to be home for a few days for sure!

This Will Make You Laugh!!!

OK I know some of the previous songs have made you wonder about me but this one is a shoe in for a laugh. This video brings a smile to my face every time. Enjoy!! P.S. I have another one coming after a trip to MI and OH that may make your sides split.

OK I wanted pics from Orlando but dang if my bone spur didn't beat me down!!! Dang it rained as well so trade shows pics this year are non-existent. I do have a new song that I hope might at least make you say "WOW" or OK or "man that is weird". I'm a Tool fan so here it goes...

No travel for another week so here is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Feeling 2 foot small...

Another Week Gone BY!!!

Started by taking a jet to Minneapolis MN. Uneventful trip there thank goodness. Once I got checked in I took the shuttle to the Mall of America. The largest mall in the US and second largest in the world if I have my facts straight.



I spent a few hours there and man oh man is that place huge. Finally got tired of walking and went and had dinner then back to the hotel and went to bed.

The week went by very quickly but we did have time to at least stop and get a picture of the Spam museum. Yep about 20 miles east off of I-35 in Austin MN. You can find the museum right on Spam Blvd. If you look in the pic you can see the road sign.



Right across the street was a restaurant called Johnny's Spamarama. I wish we would of had time to of had a bite to eat there.



Overall a very successful trip. The temps were cold and it snowed but the sunsets were very beautiful.

New Song, Next Trip

Well a busy week in the office. Lots of work after a week on the road and some work that needed to be done on the graphics side. Next up is a trip to Minnesota back down into Nebraska with my friend BBQ Bob. Should be a good one. Leaving on Sunday so I may venture over to the mall of America Sunday late afternoon? Til then lets enjoy some music... OHH HVAC thought Mr. Krinkle was a little over(I said it was a nightmare LOL)the top so this should be more his speed!!!!!!

Trip Pics

This week I have been up and down the SC and NC coast. Weather was fairly cold and a little rainy. I ate as much fresh seafood as I could. I was able to get a few pics. The ocean and one of a sign of a beer I first had in Charleston. Haven't seen it since then. Cooking tomorrow at "The Happy Butcher" in Lexington SC. Maybe the rain will hold off but I wouldn't bet on it. I'll get another pic or two but these are the ones I have...

Nightmares

OK tomorrow I will get some pics!!!! In the mean time if this doesn't make you have a nightmare....Well you never will!!!! I could go into lots of detail explainig my unusual tastes but I did warn you before. I do enjoy some of the things in this clip. HAVE FUN!!!

Well The Road Trips Are Scheduled!!!

Finally I will be posting some trip pics. I know, I know my start was premature but I wanted everything to be in place when the S@%T hit the fan. I have trips scheduled through the end of April so here we go. Next post will be a pic from the southern east coast I promise. Until then enjoy some music. I know it's a little on the dark side but hey I like it so... Hey no complaining I told you I had strange musical taste!!!

I made a little time to put together a tri-tip slide show. When the kids were here every night to eat plus their friends this was a quick and easy thing to fix with some veggies or just a sammich or wrap. Now that it is just me and Wifey plus BOY the carbetarian a steak just makes more sense. I will cook plenty more of these Lord willing but the days of one a week are over. I found a few pics that really have nothing to do with tri-tip but they seemed to kinda fit with a little caption. I hope you enjoy the show!!!

OK so finally a pic. This one was taken as we went over the bridge going into St. Louis. This was the same scene 2 years in a row as we were on the way to the American Royal. What a great time!!!

Another Song I Like!

Well I didn't have a chance to do a slide show of any old stuff but I have added another song I like. Not like Primus but I said I was bizarre in my musical taste. Enjoy... JW

Well this will be my first blog post!!! God Bless Wifey for helping me set this up. She says I'm anal but I just know how things ought to be in my minds eye Hehehe. My travel will start ASAP so check back in a bit and see what I'm up to. Until the travel starts I will ad some food pics. Many of you may have already seen these on the forum but I will look for some older stuff to keep it interesting. I will also add some music I am partial to. Don't be afraid to say you hate the music cause I know my musical taste can be beyond bizarre. Let's sit back, crack a brew and have some fun!!! Til next time JW out.