Monday, May 24, 2010

Correction to the real story of "Skillet Shot"

Seems that ole Crockett was not entirely correct on his facts in regard to the life and times on the BBQ circuit. Got a call from a former team member of "Skillet Shot" and he set the record straight on the lowdown of what took place at the "Jubilee Jam" in Clarksdale. I was not there for judging so as you can see it was easy to miss this bit of information. Turns out at the Clarksdale event the team actually won an award that was known as the T.A.R - Tough Ass Rib. Now that in no way puts a damper on the 2nd place we took a month earlier at "High Cotton". Every team goes through some ups and downs and maybe a little inconsistency. But you also have to take into account that there were other variables in Clarksdale that weren't present at the Greenwood event. The pool, the golf cart, the bandwagon had grown. At this point we weren't a travelling BBQ team, we were a small Delta town with a grill and a dream. Must of had 30-40 members at this point. Lots of different backgrounds, personalities, and dependencies. So I reckon it was a fitting ending for the core of the team to go out with an award of such dubious recognition. Oh well, can't win em all.

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