I want you to know that there are classes that you can take in barbeque judging. A friend here in Greensboro went to such a school in Douglas, GA, and is a judge at a big barbeque gathering that Douglas has each year. Folks drive in with big rigs decorated with neon lights and compete with each other. Glenn Ray told me while we were in Russellville at the reunion that he had gone to such a competition and found that they were really big time. I, personally, would like to judge barbeque because you also get lots of samples to take home and freeze. That could really cut down on cooking.Ann Piper
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Thanks, Ann! I googled this and found the link to the National BBQ Festival:
http://www.nationalbbqfestival.com
Can't figure out how to get the link to come alive in this comment, so you'll have to cut and paste it into your web browser.
But it sounds like those folks have an awfully good time!
There was one of those "fillers" in today's paper about a self-designed college class in which four Birmingham Southern students spent the month of January visiting barbeque establishments in five states and reporting on their experiences and judging quality. Thinking about this, I guess it would be good preparation for life.
As a follow-up to my February 14 comment, - the AP picked up the story (probably not from this site). They didn't get into Kentucky, but were in North Carolina and Tennessee, and, of course, have a web site: http://www.southernbbqboys.com/ Maybe we should contact them about Roy's.
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