2011 Kentucky BBQ Festival Schedule of Events

The countdown is on.  I'll be heading for Danville, KY on Friday to attend the Kentucky BBQ Festival.  There's a weekend full of events planned and I'm looking forward to reconnecting with some of my contemporaries and making some new friends.

If you're within shouting distance of Kentucky horse & bourbon country, stop in and check out all that's happening.  If not, stay tuned to Grill & Barrel for regular updates, photos, etc.

Here's the schedule of events.

Saturday: 11AM-10PM (EDT)

10:00-11:00 AM		Preregister for Hogs and Logs Team Triathlon
10:00-11:00 AM		Hogs and Logs Team Triathlon		Amazing Barbecue Race
11:00 AM		KY BBQ Festival Opening Ceremony		Barbeque Events
11:30-12:30 PM		Big Poppa Stampley		Music Stage
12:45-1:15 PM		Tim Farmer, Cooking Demo		Grilled Venison in Red Wine Sauce
1:00-4:00 PM		People’s Choice		Sponsored by Kroger
1:30-2:30 PM		Alien Blue		Music Stage
2:45-3:15 PM		Dr. BBQ Cooking Demo		Real Pork Shoulder BBQ
3:30-4:30 PM		Faubush Hill		Music Stage
4:00 PM		People’s Choice Sponsored by Kroger Closes
4:45-5:15 PM		Dr. BBQ Cooking Demo		Championship BBQ Ribs
6:00-7:00 PM		Johnny Roy and the Rubtones		Music Stage
7:30-8:30 PM		Da’ Mudcats		Music Stage
9:00-10:00 PM		Little T&A		Music Stage
10:00 PM		KY BBQ Festival Closes		See You on Sunday!

Sunday: 11AM-6PM (EST*)

11:00 AM EST		KY BBQ Festival Opens		BBQ Events
11:00-12:00 PM		CJ Garton		Music Stage
12:15-12:45 PM		Tim Farmer, Cooking Demo		Wild Turkey from Field to Table
1:00-2:00 PM		Soupbone		Music Stage
2:15-2:45 PM		Dr. BBQ Cooking Demo		BBQ Chicken
3:00-3:30 PM		Bean Eating Contest		Music Stage
3:30-3:45 PM		Hog Calling Contest		Music Stage
4:00-4:30 PM		Dr. BBQ Cooking Demo		Championship Beef Brisket
5:00 PM		Awards and Big Green Egg Raffle Drawing		Music Stage
5:00-6:00 PM		Andy and the Rockers		Music Stage
6:00 PM		KY BBQ Festival Closes		See You Next Year!

Cheers,
Braddog 

Have Bubba Keg, Will Travel

Some friends and I travel to Branson, MO twice each year for the Ozark Mountain Fiddler's Convention. We camp for a couple of nights and enjoy spontaneous jam sessions with the other attendees.

We have a theme of "eating better" each time and since acquiring a Bubba Keg, traveling with a grill has gotten a little easier. Of course, having a hitch on your vehicle helps and my neighbor and traveling partner has that covered.

Since this is the first time that I've traveled with the Bubba Keg mounted to the bumper, I thought I'd share these impressions.

• It's definitely a two-man job to load/unload it.
• Although I wasn't at the wheel, I couldn't tell that it was back there.
• We carried it on a mini-van so we didn't have a ton of clearance below the grill and we drug it a couple of times on steep drives.  So beware of your clearance height.
• Oh, and it sure gets a ton of looks everywhere you go!

I expect we'll continue to bring this cooker with us when camping and one of these days I'll even buy a new pickup to solve that clearance problem!

Cheers,
Braddog

Trailering the Bubba Keg

I'm getting ready for a long weekend indulging in my other hobby (playing guitar) at a Bluegrass Festival.  In preparation, I spent some time exploring the finer points of the Bubba Keg as we'll be taking the cooker to use at our campsite.

I'll be interested to see how it travels (assuming my compatriot with a hitch on his truck doesn't bail out on me). If we're successful in transporting it down to the festival via the provided hitch adapter, I'll provide an update on how that goes.

Otherwise, you might have to wait until I take a delivery of a new pickup for an update! :-)

Cheers,
Braddog