Mark your calendars. It's just a couple of months away.
http://tulsaartofbbq.com/
It's up now. Visit the site for more info.
somebody's calendar is broken...
The web group got a late start on the page. They are working on it.
Great new website launched.
www.tulsaartofbbq.com
Looks good, I am ready to do some judging again this year. The cool part is after you get your bbq on McNellie's usually has their harvest beer event just on the other side of the railroad tracks.
I just hope more teams seriously take up the sausage part of the event. Not trying to be picky but the teams who throw some sauce on some hillshire farms kielbasa just doesn't cut it. there has to be some serious sausage making teams out there. Come on guys, do it right. And sausage does not have to necessarily be in casings. Get creative. Surely some of these teams have some venison or elk or bison in the freezer they can season up and share their creativity with the willing judges. Not to mention how easy it is to whip up a Big Fatty to please the judges.
Really dissappointed in the AHC for giving up the reins on the AOB...
Blah...
Quote from: brunoflipper on August 24, 2012, 09:15:42 PM
Really dissappointed in the AHC for giving up the reins on the AOB...
Blah...
They have not given up the reins. It operates as it always has, for the last 15 years.
Yay! It's not on MS-150 weekend this year!
Quote from: joiei on August 24, 2012, 05:08:58 PM
Looks good, I am ready to do some judging again this year. The cool part is after you get your bbq on McNellie's usually has their harvest beer event just on the other side of the railroad tracks.
I just hope more teams seriously take up the sausage part of the event. Not trying to be picky but the teams who throw some sauce on some hillshire farms kielbasa just doesn't cut it. there has to be some serious sausage making teams out there. Come on guys, do it right. And sausage does not have to necessarily be in casings. Get creative. Surely some of these teams have some venison or elk or bison in the freezer they can season up and share their creativity with the willing judges. Not to mention how easy it is to whip up a Big Fatty to please the judges.
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Quote from: Gaspar on August 27, 2012, 08:55:07 AM
They have not given up the reins. It operates as it always has, for the last 15 years.
Really? No. It is not.
Bruno,
Still Arts and Humanities Council. Same basic board. Same hosts (Three Guys Smokin'). Same name. Same KCBS Sanctioned event. Many of the same participants. Pretty much everything is the same as it has always been.
The differences, which have nothing to do with The Arts and Humanities Council - New Location, New website, new logo, new sponsors, and we're helping out...and expanding the event a bit to include Saturday night: food vendors, a motorcycle ride, and live music.
I'm not stating my opinions or rumors heard through the grapevine. Neither is Gaspar. We're both directly involved. I promise. The same people are behind this and the same people are benefitting from it.
Hope that clears some things up. You should come.
Blake
Quote from: brunoflipper on August 27, 2012, 07:35:25 PM
Really? No. It is not.
There are also other improvements that are important to mention. There is no $2 fee to enter like there was at the Driller's location. The festival is in Blue Dome, so it's surrounded by great restaurants and bars, in case you want to get out of the heat, or eat something other than BBQ. There is parking on site.
. . .and best of all, the way it is structured allows the AHCT to raise more money and spend less on overhead.
I don't want to sound like a complainer, as I do think this is a major score for downtown, but I did really like the atmosphere when it was at Schusterman.
Quote from: Conan71 on August 28, 2012, 09:31:45 AM
I don't want to sound like a complainer, as I do think this is a major score for downtown, but I did really like the atmosphere when it was at Schusterman.
Those were good times, but the lack on onsite infrastructure made the event more expensive to run, and that took money away from AHCT. Many of the teams come in from out of town and while Schusterman was a nice open space it really didn't promote Tulsa. In the old days, when we had it at Harweldon it was awesome, but it's grown beyond that.
Incorporating the festival into the Blue Dome area gives us the opportunity to showcase that eclectic urban atmosphere, and gives the businesses there a unique ability to participate in the event. There are a lot of moving parts to a KCBS competition that require specialized facilities, and the fewer stages, tents, and tables we have to rent the better for AHCT.
We had hoped that the Driller's location was to be the permanent home, however the Drillers charged AHCT a ton of money and because of that they made less there than in previous locations. Blake has gone out of his way to make Blue Dome more profitable and comfortable for the teams and the event as a whole.
We're very excited about this year's event and the money it will raise for AHCT.
I wasn't aware of the location changes. Maybe an email sent to the judges might help otherwise we will all be trying to get into the ballpark. Personally, I am looking forward to the change and am thinking about that party on Friday night.
Quote from: joiei on August 28, 2012, 11:13:20 AM
I wasn't aware of the location changes. Maybe an email sent to the judges might help otherwise we will all be trying to get into the ballpark. Personally, I am looking forward to the change and am thinking about that party on Friday night.
Andrea will be contacting you with your judging package in the next week or so. It will show you where to go and where your parking is.
Thanks, looking forward to one of the best events that happens in Tulsa.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=39&articleid=20120919_39_D1_CUTLIN873843
We did Ribs for Fox 23 news this morning if you missed it, and I discussed some availability at the event. We have a couple of spots left, so if you have a team, church group, company or civic organization that would like to compete, you can visit the www.tulsaartofbbq.com website, contact me, or the Arts and Humanities Council to sign up.
Hey Gassy. How does the 25 dollar ticket work at the Harvest festival?
Is it a all you can "Drunk" ticket?
Quote from: DolfanBob on September 19, 2012, 10:34:01 AM
Hey Gassy. How does the 25 dollar ticket work at the Harvest festival?
Is it a all you can "Drunk" ticket?
No clue. We typically "all we can drunk" at our site, unfortunately, all we drink is Old Style and Tequila.
Quote from: Gaspar on September 19, 2012, 10:52:03 AM
all we drink is Old Style and Tequila.
OUCH! Bad hangover material.
Quote from: DolfanBob on September 19, 2012, 10:34:01 AM
Hey Gassy. How does the 25 dollar ticket work at the Harvest festival?
Is it a all you can "Drunk" ticket?
from their web site
Quote012 Harvest Beer Festival
Tickets now on sale at www.ticketstorm.com or at the pub!
We will close down Elgin between 1st and the railroad tracks for our 3rd annual Harvest Beer Festival. The event will start at noon and end at 10pm. Email amanda@mcnellies.com for more information.
Oh, and FYI, Marshall's Heffeweisen is simply amazing. I am not a Heffe fan at all, but Eric changed my beer paradigm again.
Quote from: Conan71 on September 19, 2012, 11:11:33 AM
Oh, and FYI, Marshall's Heffeweisen is simply amazing. I am not a Heffe fan at all, but Eric changed my beer paradigm again.
Is that new? Or is that his offering that was exclusive to the ballpark this year?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Quote from: Hoss on September 19, 2012, 11:41:09 AM
Is that new? Or is that his offering that was exclusive to the ballpark this year?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
There were complimentary kegs of it at the MS-150 camp in Chandler on Saturday night, not sure if it's a current brew or left-over.
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It was a great time! Thanks to everyone that came out to see us.
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Congrats on the win!
MC and I ventured downtown a little after noon on Saturday. The original idea was lunch at Glendi, sample at the Harvest Beer Festival, then BBQ in the Blue Dome for dinner. Glendi was over-crowded and since we both were starving after long bike rides figured we would get sampler kits and have BBQ for lunch. I should have thought to check earlier about when the tasting kits went on sale as they had sold out 15 minutes before we got there. No big deal, McNellies wasn't terribly crowded and sweet potato fries are good recovery food anyhow ;)
We wandered back over to the beer festival, then did a walking tour of the Brady to see all the new development. We figured after that we would wander back through the BBQ festival but were mystified to see AOB being dismantled by mid-afternoon. So that basically meant going back to the Harvest Beer Festival for more sampling. All was not lost.
I realize many teams travel a good distance to get to competitions, and are probably anxious to head back home after judging but is there any way to extend the festival on into Saturday night? What I mean is with BBQ vendors and live music or something along those lines. Just something to think about. Certainly not complaining, it just seems that the AHC is missing out on more fund-raising by not taking advantage of two weekend nights.
Quote from: Conan71 on September 24, 2012, 09:16:27 AM
Congrats on the win!
MC and I ventured downtown a little after noon on Saturday. The original idea was lunch at Glendi, sample at the Harvest Beer Festival, then BBQ in the Blue Dome for dinner. Glendi was over-crowded and since we both were starving after long bike rides figured we would get sampler kits and have BBQ for lunch. I should have thought to check earlier about when the tasting kits went on sale as they had sold out 15 minutes before we got there. No big deal, McNellies wasn't terribly crowded and sweet potato fries are good recovery food anyhow ;)
We wandered back over to the beer festival, then did a walking tour of the Brady to see all the new development. We figured after that we would wander back through the BBQ festival but were mystified to see AOB being dismantled by mid-afternoon. So that basically meant going back to the Harvest Beer Festival for more sampling. All was not lost.
I realize many teams travel a good distance to get to competitions, and are probably anxious to head back home after judging but is there any way to extend the festival on into Saturday night? What I mean is with BBQ vendors and live music or something along those lines. Just something to think about. Certainly not complaining, it just seems that the AHC is missing out on more fund-raising by not taking advantage of two weekend nights.
Once the judging and awards are done, the teams hit the road. By that time we've all been up for over 24+ hours and are either happy or very sad!
Friday night and Saturday morning/noon that's just the way it works.
Same here. I got to AOBBQ at 1:30 and it was over.
I did go back downtown to the Harvest Beer Festival at 8PM and it had devolved into a drunk fest. Still had a good time though.
And the overall winners were
Little Pig Town is from Owasso
and there was a great showing by local teams. Congrats to them all!! The breakdown by catagories can be found here - http://www.kcbs.us/events.php?year=2012&month=9&id=3451 (http://www.kcbs.us/events.php?year=2012&month=9&id=3451)
Grand Champion: Little Pig Town
Reserve Champion: Munchin Hogs at the Hilt
Overall:
1. Little Pig Town - 700.0002
2. Munchin Hogs at the Hilt - 695.4282
3. Hog Tide Bar-B-Que - 691.4286
4. Uncle BC's - 691.4284
5. Buffalo's BBQ - 686.8568
6. Fire Dancer BBQ - 684.0000
7. Hogs On the Sauce - 682.8570
8. Team Enoserv - 682.2856
9. Sunrise BBQ - 681.7138
10. Lotta Bull BBQ - 672.5716
11. Iron Wheel Cookers - 667.4280
12. Spicy Spitfire - 662.8570
13. OSoSlow BBQ - 658.8570
14. Bayou Barbeque Co. - 657.1434
15. Grown donkey Man BBQ - 649.1432
16. Smokin Bones - 646.2858
17. Bad Moon Smokin - 642.2858
18. MooChewSooey - 642.2856
19. Ncognito Cookers - 641.1430
20. TORNADIC BBQ - 640.5712
21. Baconaters - 640.0002
22. Bruce & Kyle-The Dynamic - 640.0000
23. Know Bull - 637.7144
24. 3 Guys Smokin' - 634.2854
25. BBQ of the Highest Order - 633.1422
26. Smoklahoma - 629.1426
27. Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue - 628.5712
28. Okie Boys Que - 628.0000
29. Skunkeye - 627.9998
30. Cotton Pickin Porkers - 624.0002
31. Bigg'ns BBQ - 619.4284
32. Big E's Pit BBQ - 610.2854
33. Bubba-Q-Boys - 609.7142
34. Men On Fire BBQ - 609.1418
35. Killer Butt Smoke - 605.7142
36. Justice Served - 603.9992
37. Foster Q - 596.5716
38. Specialty BBQ - 589.1428
39. Double Barrel Smoking - 569.1424
40. Smoke Busters - 565.1422
41. 118 BBQ - 498.2854
Quote from: Gaspar on September 24, 2012, 10:09:01 AM
Once the judging and awards are done, the teams hit the road. By that time we've all been up for over 24+ hours and are either happy or very sad!
Friday night and Saturday morning/noon that's just the way it works.
Pretty well what I figured as far as the teams wanting to get the hell out of Dodge. Just seems like a missed entertainment and revenue opportunity by not having something else going on into the evening after the teams move out for a well-deserved rest. The BD lends itself to being very festival friendly on the weekends. Who would someone mention this to, Blake? Ken Busby?
There was a big party Friday night put on by Back Alley BBQ with live music and all that was I think $50 per couple with food, drinks and everything. For most KCBS bbq events if there is a big party it takes place on Friday nights.
Because of the location, the Friday night party tended to spill out into the streets and the teams actually didn't mind, even though the 11pm quite-time rule was basically ignored. We traveled around talking to other teams until about 1am and everyone was having a good time.
We were right in front of The Max and had a blast talking with all the hipsters that walked over asking why we were there, and what we were smokin'. There were several groups of roving-drunk-girls that came by begging for meat. Unfortunately, none of our meat was available.
Quote from: Gaspar on September 24, 2012, 11:52:11 AM
There were several groups of roving-drunk-girls that came by begging for meat. Unfortunately, none of our meat was available.
That happens to me all the time.
I enjoyed walking around Friday evening visiting with the teams and then being able to stop in at Juniper for an adult beverage and an appetizer.
I did the early shift and really enjoyed. Did the BBQ tasting, when it first opened. Great food and great environment. I then went to the beer fest. Going early was great. People weren't sloppy, yet, and the lines were short. I enjoyed talking to all the brewers. I wish I had paced myself better. I was done by 4pm. I hope they keep these events next to each other in the future.
Side question, can you get a DUI on a bicycle?
Quote from: Boksooner on September 26, 2012, 08:22:05 PM
Side question, can you get a DUI on a bicycle?
Probably not if you are sober.
Seriously, if bicyclists are going to demand the same rights as motorists, they should have the same responsibilities.
Quote from: Boksooner on September 26, 2012, 08:22:05 PM
I did the early shift and really enjoyed. Did the BBQ tasting, when it first opened. Great food and great environment. I then went to the beer fest. Going early was great. People weren't sloppy, yet, and the lines were short. I enjoyed talking to all the brewers. I wish I had paced myself better. I was done by 4pm. I hope they keep these events next to each other in the future.
Side question, can you get a DUI on a bicycle?
Yes. I had a friend in Stillwater that achieved this.
If you can get a DUI on a riding lawn mower or a powerized bar stool. I'm sure a bicycle is fair game also.
Quote from: Boksooner on September 26, 2012, 08:22:05 PM
I did the early shift and really enjoyed. Did the BBQ tasting, when it first opened. Great food and great environment. I then went to the beer fest. Going early was great. People weren't sloppy, yet, and the lines were short. I enjoyed talking to all the brewers. I wish I had paced myself better. I was done by 4pm. I hope they keep these events next to each other in the future.
Side question, can you get a DUI on a bicycle?
Public intox, I suspect.
I learned my lesson riding home from Crybaby Hill back in June, I earned a nice big thigh bruise when I thought it was a great idea to go ripping across the field behind Toni's Flowers at 36th & Harvard on the way home and hit a hole. Fortunately, it was on my old tank bike. I don't think you could do anything to bend those heavy old sleds.
Quote from: Gaspar on September 27, 2012, 06:44:50 AM
Yes. I had a friend in Stillwater that achieved this.
Nice acheivment. He must be one of the 47%
Quote from: carltonplace on September 27, 2012, 12:27:57 PM
Nice acheivment. He must be one of the 47%
Close! Actually he used to be one of my fellow hippy-scumbag friends that went to all of the Dead shows with us back in the eighties. Invented some bizarre golf-swing training device after college and now he's a tax payer. Kinda funny too, because I don't remember him ever even playing golf. He was basically that guy that always crashed on your sofa. Back in the 90s he actually rode his bike from Houston to Canada just because he didn't have anything else to do for a summer. Took a camera and came back with loads of amazing photos. Ran into him a couple of years ago. He's traded his bike for a Range Rover. Sad how we all grow up and grow old.
Quote from: Gaspar on September 27, 2012, 04:09:35 PM
Close! Actually he used to be one of my fellow hippy-scumbag friends that went to all of the Dead shows with us back in the eighties. Invented some bizarre golf-swing training device after college and now he's a tax payer. Kinda funny too, because I don't remember him ever even playing golf. He was basically that guy that always crashed on your sofa. Back in the 90s he actually rode his bike from Houston to Canada just because he didn't have anything else to do for a summer. Took a camera and came back with loads of amazing photos. Ran into him a couple of years ago. He's traded his bike for a Range Rover. Sad how we all grow up and grow old.
I know several big time wake and bakes from HS who have become fabulously wealthy in the software and/or business services industries and are straight family guys now.
I never figured any of them would have the brain cells left to do something like that nor the sperm motility to procreate.
Quote from: Conan71 on September 27, 2012, 04:29:24 PM
I know several big time wake and bakes from HS who have become fabulously wealthy in the software and/or business services industries and are straight family guys now.
I never figured any of them would have the brain cells left to do something like that nor the sperm motility to procreate.
The human body is an amazing thing.
Never under estimate Deadheads.
Steve Jobs did ok... I think dead brain cells are a false assumption. New channels replace the old ones.
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