SEll it to a local Chilipal on the last day. They most have proof they are a chilihead. HSB ID , HOT SAUCE ID, And local DL.LOL

a contest, we love contests. HSB BINGO

Wow! Sounds like I missed a good one. But I was at the Auburn Washington State game and I would never have missed that! I love college football!

I can’t wait for ZF though. I get more excited every day. I do think that Blair is doing the best thing as far as shipping the T-99 goes. Less moving it around decreases the possiblity for damage.

Aaron on 9/3/2006 at 2:00 pm said:

Wow! Sounds like I missed a good one. But I was at the Auburn Washington State game and I would never have missed that! I love college football!

I can’t wait for ZF though. I get more excited every day. I do think that Blair is doing the best thing as far as shipping the T-99 goes. Less moving it around decreases the possiblity for damage.

I’m sure the game was good, but yeah it was great having Blair on for a while. Definately the best way to go, Jim is going to be shipping one of his too.

How about at least 1 bottle finding it’s way into the po ker tou rney championship event? I have ordered trophy’s, but this will be above and beyond anything I could add !!!!

I was wondering about the wing sauce too. It’s a shame 200 cases had to be trashed!! Can’t wat for it to come out!

Surpise surprise. Only 99 bottles, 4 different wax jobs and such. 99/4=24.75 of each wax job. So are the fractioned bottles going to be worth more? Wait, that’s not possible. And last I heard, its only 2 per person. This just means yet again, there are going to be a select few that receive some “soecial” bottles that of course are going to be worth more on the secondary market than the others. So once again, people will be paying for the same thing, but not receiving the same thing. If each and every one of us had a business and were purchasing these for retail purposes, unless we were divided into different classes, this would be considered anti-trust. Now a lot of these will be purchased for resale, we all know it. So are the people with actual retail establishments going to get different bottles than the people that are just collecting and/or selling on ebay?

Anyone that is planning on purchasing collectible bottles at ZF should have already planned on having their purchases shipped home via UPS or other carrier. So to be able to purchase at the show shouuld be no problem, because I honestly don’t believe that anyone is going down there strictly to get the T-99. People could just ship it back with the rest of their stuff.

As a consumer, if I went to a car dealership and decided to purchase the same car as another person - with all the same bells and whistles - I would expect that if we paid the same amount of money, we would both get the same car. That is not the case with Blair anymore. If Blair were an auto dealer, we would all pay the same amount of money, but some would be gettting the base model, while others were getting all the upgrades, which on the secondary auto market, guess who’s would be worth more after driving it 10,000 miles? Same thing with jewelery. If me and the guy behind me pay the same amount of money for a diamond, but I get a 1/4 ct SI1 clarity D color round cut and the next guy gets the same quality in 1ct…there’s a bit of a problem there. Its called poor business practice. I know the BBB would have something to say about it as well.

I’m not trying to sway anyone from buying one of these, I’m just saying that its not right to sell 4 different items under the same name, at the same price, that have different values. That’s bad karma in my book, but that’s just me.

Ryan i hate to say i could not have said it better..nothin personal to those who collect Blairs stuff but i just dont understand paying all that money for something that im not going to open just seems to me that those bottles come out way to often

Ryan, no fighting at the front of the bus man! I’m gonna have to send you to the back!

DK on 9/3/2006 at 5:02 pm said:

Ryan, no fighting at the front of the bus man! I’m gonna have to send you to the back!

Fighting? Man this is history in the making! Ryan and truth have found common ground. This is a good reason to celebrate! CHEERS!
Now if I just had some jerky to go with my beer…

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 5:29 pm said:

Fighting? Man this is history in the making! Ryan and truth have found common ground. This is a good reason to celebrate! CHEERS!
Now if I just had some jerky to go with my beer…

I saw that, I meant between Ryan and Blair! Look at the bus pic in the forums!

Now if i just had some beer to go with that jerky!

Can’t wait to see the bottles!

– Ryan

Tracy and Ryan and DK will ALL have jerky for their beer next week, starting your batches tonight friends !!!!
No comment on the OTHER topic…..

Ryan@angrypepper on 9/3/2006 at 4:50 pm said:

Surpise surprise. Only 99 bottles, 4 different wax jobs and such. 99/4=24.75 of each wax job. So are the fractioned bottles going to be worth more? Wait, that’s not possible. And last I heard, its only 2 per person. This just means yet again, there are going to be a select few that receive some “soecial” bottles that of course are going to be worth more on the secondary market than the others. So once again, people will be paying for the same thing, but not receiving the same thing. If each and every one of us had a business and were purchasing these for retail purposes, unless we were divided into different classes, this would be considered anti-trust. Now a lot of these will be purchased for resale, we all know it. So are the people with actual retail establishments going to get different bottles than the people that are just collecting and/or selling on ebay?

Anyone that is planning on purchasing collectible bottles at ZF should have already planned on having their purchases shipped home via UPS or other carrier. So to be able to purchase at the show shouuld be no problem, because I honestly don’t believe that anyone is going down there strictly to get the T-99. People could just ship it back with the rest of their stuff.

As a consumer, if I went to a car dealership and decided to purchase the same car as another person - with all the same bells and whistles - I would expect that if we paid the same amount of money, we would both get the same car. That is not the case with Blair anymore. If Blair were an auto dealer, we would all pay the same amount of money, but some would be gettting the base model, while others were getting all the upgrades, which on the secondary auto market, guess who’s would be worth more after driving it 10,000 miles? Same thing with jewelery. If me and the guy behind me pay the same amount of money for a diamond, but I get a 1/4 ct SI1 clarity D color round cut and the next guy gets the same quality in 1ct…there’s a bit of a problem there. Its called poor business practice. I know the BBB would have something to say about it as well.

I’m not trying to sway anyone from buying one of these, I’m just saying that its not right to sell 4 different items under the same name, at the same price, that have different values. That’s bad karma in my book, but that’s just me.

Ryan if you can see me now, you would see me standing up and applauding you

Oh and its nice to see you and my other half finally found a common ground..

Cant wait to see you guys in Texas

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 6:04 pm said:

Tracy and Ryan and DK will ALL have jerky for their beer next week, starting your batches tonight friends !!!!
No comment on the OTHER topic…..

Leroy loves Jerky.

Lisa on 9/3/2006 at 6:19 pm said:

Ryan if you can see me now, you would see me standing up and applauding you

Oh and its nice to see you and my other half finally found a common ground..

Cant wait to see you guys in Texas

Ok I’m gone for little bit and everybody starts picking on the little retail guy. LOL

Oh good news everybody i’m going to Fest. Right now in about 10 min. One big Ass party on the river in Cincinnati about 500.000 poeple, one big Ass beer fest. Peace

Jack cant wait to try some of that jerky myself save some for me i also started makeing some of our for you guys

Bret on 9/3/2006 at 6:27 pm said:

Ok I’m gone for little bit and everybody starts picking on the little retail guy. LOL

Back to the retail thing and Blair. Naw can’t do it. Just keep hammering If you are going to hammer on someone let it be me. Cause I love you guys give some nore beer Ok wife said no bloging been drinking to much and I’m gong to drink more bye bye

Right on Truth, I’ll be sure you get some. Starting the last of my eb ay batches today. ZF batch starts Wednesday so I will have the freshest avail product.

Bret on 9/3/2006 at 6:23 pm said:

Leroy loves Jerky.

Bret, let me get over the ZF hump, and I’ll get you a box of stuff to JJ’s

All I know is that I am a true chillihead and the fact that I am not going to ZF and have to mis out on the T-99 s**ks, oh well guess e-bay will be my only chance of picking one up…………..

Bret, I would NEVER pick on you … and keep drinking… its a Holiday weekend

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 6:48 pm said:

All I know is that I am a true chillihead and the fact that I am not going to ZF and have to mis out on the T-99 s**ks, oh well guess e-bay will be my only chance of picking one up…………..

Somebody step up and get Mrfreeze a t-99!

THE TRUTH on 9/3/2006 at 6:36 pm said:

Jack cant wait to try some of that jerky myself save some for me i also started makeing some of our for you guys

What about the rest of us?

Tracy you going to the show?

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 6:51 pm said:

Somebody step up and get Mrfreeze a t-99!

Thanks for the help………..

(So …No better group to ask than HSB. How Should I decide on who to offer the 4 bottles of T-99 that will be at the show. give me some ideas Please!)

Hey Blair you should offer it to someone not going to the show…………………..

the truth on 9/3/2006 at 7:00 pm said:

Tracy you going to the show?

No Sir..

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 7:09 pm said:

(So …No better group to ask than HSB. How Should I decide on who to offer the 4 bottles of T-99 that will be at the show. give me some ideas Please!)

Hey Blair you should offer it to someone not going to the show…………………..

Now that would truly be good Karma!!

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 7:16 pm said:

Now that would truly be good Karma!!

Now if he was a great guy he would make sure you got one!!!!

Tracy…I was going to have a booth at zest but since we are a young company i had to go throught aloy of @#$% from the USDA cause we are including floosy picks in the bags and they never heard of this and had to have a meeting which delayed everything the Jerky is made and will be in 3 days after zest (MY LUCK) but is going to be on ebay and my web site jerseyboyzjerky.com so send me an email and i will send you alittle something….

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 7:09 pm said:

(So …No better group to ask than HSB. How Should I decide on who to offer the 4 bottles of T-99 that will be at the show. give me some ideas Please!)

Hey Blair you should offer it to someone not going to the show…………………..

sounds like a good idea to me. but also make it equally fair to everyone in that catagory too. maybe like a pick a number between 1 and 1,000 or have Blair put so many skulls in a jar, take a picture of it and have those people email him and guess the number. i just believe that it should be equal. and also about the mailing thing, i support Blair’s decision 110%.
adios from generallee and thanks again Blair for giving me a search to acquire yet another one of your awesome bottles.

Ryan - I only get in here once in a while, but I’ve caught enough of your posts that I am really looking forward to meeting you in person at the Aurora BBQ on the 16th. Hope Mrs. Ryan comes too. Keep it up. I love it!! Enjoy the ZF.

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 7:16 pm said:

Now that would truly be good Karma!!

I can’t make it to the show, but I do have some Jerkey coming my way Via Jack! Thanks my friend……I’ll be eating it and gazing at pics you guys send back for all of us who unfortunatly cannot make it to ZF….I hope I can speak for all when I say…..I mean Cry “Have a Great time”!

Ya know there are people in California who like Hot stuff…..Why no Cali hot sauces?

Do I need to start something here?

parker394 on 9/3/2006 at 7:47 pm said:

I can’t make it to the show, but I do have some Jerkey coming my way Via Jack! Thanks my friend……I’ll be eating it and gazing at pics you guys send back for all of us who unfortunatly cannot make it to ZF….I hope I can speak for all when I say…..I mean Cry “Have a Great time”!

Ya know there are people in California who like Hot stuff…..Why no Cali hot sauces?

Do I need to start something here?

Hi Parker! Nice to see you again…I think Pam from Long Branch Trading Co will be at ZF. They’re from Cali.

Bret on 9/3/2006 at 6:31 pm said:

Oh good news everybody i’m going to Fest. Right now in about 10 min. One big Ass party on the river in Cincinnati about 500.000 poeple, one big Ass beer fest. Peace

Bret hope you have a good time man, ttyk

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 6:48 pm said:

All I know is that I am a true chillihead and the fact that I am not going to ZF and have to mis out on the T-99 s**ks, oh well guess e-bay will be my only chance of picking one up…………..

hey MrFreeze, how’s it going? maybe noone will buy any, and they wil lgo on his site….lol..yeah right…

Hey all………..Whatz Happening!

Yo Ho Capt, how’s it going…….

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 8:38 pm said:

Hey all………..Whatz Happening!

Yo Ho Capt, how’s it going…….

Hey Vic, how goes it? was just heading to the off-topic thread to see who is on

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 8:38 pm said:

Hey all………..Whatz Happening!

Yo Ho Capt, how’s it going…….

Howdy Vic, just drivin around with a bunch of tards! Hope all is well with you guys!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 8:41 pm said:

Hey Vic, how goes it? was just heading to the off-topic thread to see who is on

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 8:42 pm said:

Howdy Vic, just drivin around with a bunch of tards! Hope all is well with you guys!

That’s too funny, DK it rocks brother! Capt just keep your eyes on the road and TBS keep your hands where I can see them!!

I might be dumb but bottles that are alike except that they are
in different colors, how does one color cause it to be more valuable
than the other. With all else the same. It is not the same as with
the Firecrackers where there was a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Someone tell me the secret of values.

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 6:04 pm said:

Tracy and Ryan and DK will ALL have jerky for their beer next week, starting your batches tonight friends !!!!
No comment on the OTHER topic…..

Tracy C on 9/3/2006 at 6:59 pm said:

What about the rest of us?

I would never forget about the rest of the HSB’rs that can’t atend, Tracy, your #99 is all set buddy, will ship with jerky this week.

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 8:47 pm said:

That’s too funny, DK it rocks brother! Capt just keep your eyes on the road and TBS keep your hands where I can see them!!

Vic, I’m the BB/SB WL Monitor, making sure you’re not concealing any weapons.

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 8:52 pm said:

Vic, I’m the BB/SB WL Monitor, making sure you’re not concealing any weapons.

I can not consider it a weapon, maybe a minor threat at best.

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 8:55 pm said:

I can not consider it a weapon, maybe a minor threat at best.

In that case, I’ll let you slide, no need to embarass ya with the ladies…

Need a sock?

HenryK on 9/3/2006 at 8:49 pm said:

I might be dumb but bottles that are alike except that they are
in different colors, how does one color cause it to be more valuable
than the other. With all else the same. It is not the same as with
the Firecrackers where there was a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Someone tell me the secret of values.

i understand 100%. now you know what is going to happen…
everyone is going to want one of each color and the next thing that will happen is they will be selling for $500 plus on ebay and us poor collectors will never be able to have the complete set of every Blair bottle that was released. i cant wait til the holiday and halloween bottles come out then hopefully they will all be the same and the only fighting will be for the low numbers. me personally, i would just like to be a lucky one with all the bottle whatever the number is.

Hey Vic, whats up brutha?

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 9:00 pm said:

i understand 100%. now you know what is going to happen…
everyone is going to want one of each color and the next thing that will happen is they will be selling for $500 plus on ebay and us poor collectors will never be able to have the complete set of every Blair bottle that was released. i cant wait til the holiday and halloween bottles come out then hopefully they will all be the same and the only fighting will be for the low numbers. me personally, i would just like to be a lucky one with all the bottle whatever the number is.

general, i think they will prob sell for $500+ period as there is only 99, and you have to be at ZF to get one.

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 9:02 pm said:

Hey Vic, whats up brutha?

Not much man, tough weekend at work- looking forward to some R&R and some well deserved drinking!!

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 9:06 pm said:

Not much man, tough weekend at work- looking forward to some R&R and some well deserved drinking!!

plenty of that in texas….cajohn is tryin to scare me….lol.. JK John

You want to be scared, talk to the Cash Crew!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 9:07 pm said:

plenty of that in texas….cajohn is tryin to scare me….lol.. JK John

That’s what I hear, looking forward to seeing some of these guys get wild- Hey Hot Sauce Blog Goes Wild! Good idea for a video, I’ll wear my speedo!

The makers have been wild for years, we even have pics to prove it! MSK knows, Chili knows, ABQ is nothin’ like Ft Worth when it comes to a party! Pepperman will be shooting beers, just be glad Dude won’t be there! Vic, lose the speedo man, them cowboys can’t handle that, somethin’ about steers and queers, don’t quite remember the rest…

CaJohn on 9/3/2006 at 9:21 pm said:

The makers have been wild for years, we even have pics to prove it! MSK knows, Chili knows, ABQ is nothin’ like Ft Worth when it comes to a party! Pepperman will be shooting beers, just be glad Dude won’t be there! Vic, lose the speedo man, them cowboys can’t handle that, somethin’ about steers and queers, don’t quite remember the rest…

LOL, I hear you- actually lost it already, I had it on and when I sat down it disappeared up in there somewhere.

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 9:05 pm said:

general, i think they will prob sell for $500+ period as there is only 99, and you have to be at ZF to get one.

i know i know. i am so envious of the lucky ones like you going to zestfest. i am saving my money and counting the days til fiery foods 2007. also, looking forward to our meeting in az in 2 weeks. will reserve some hot a$$ scottsdale honeys and blackjack tables on the reservation.

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 9:26 pm said:

i know i know. i am so envious of the lucky ones like you going to zestfest. i am saving my money and counting the days til fiery foods 2007. also, looking forward to our meeting in az in 2 weeks. will reserve some hot a$$ scottsdale honeys and blackjack tables on the reservation.

ohhh blackjack, not very good to me….

hey you got mail (friends popping up everywhere)

CaJohn on 9/3/2006 at 9:12 pm said:

You want to be scared, talk to the Cash Crew!

i’m ready for it all…..no plans, just run with it…if you scare me, i just wont go back next year…lol….

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 9:58 pm said:

i’m ready for it all…..no plans, just run with it…if you scare me, i just wont go back next year…lol….

Hey thebigshow whta’s up ???

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 10:04 pm said:

Hey thebigshow whta’s up ???

Hey Freeze, how’s it goin man? you’ve been busy lately. how’s the salsa?

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 9:26 pm said:

i know i know. i am so envious of the lucky ones like you going to zestfest. i am saving my money and counting the days til fiery foods 2007. also, looking forward to our meeting in az in 2 weeks. will reserve some hot a$$ scottsdale honeys and blackjack tables on the reservation.

It sounds like Los Dos Molinos is gonna be fun !!!

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 10:08 pm said:

It sounds like Los Dos Molinos is gonna be fun !!!

sure is getting interesting…general, forgot to tell ya, AJ’s gonna join us too. maybe you can talk him into saving you a special ZF 06 bottle and bring it with him. (i think he said only $5 too)

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:13 pm said:

sure is getting interesting…general, forgot to tell ya, AJ’s gonna join us too. maybe you can talk him into saving you a special ZF 06 bottle and bring it with him. (i think he said only $5 too)

Yes sir , General I’ll bring some along, $5 to HSB’rs !!!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 9:58 pm said:

i’m ready for it all…..no plans, just run with it…if you scare me, i just wont go back next year…lol….

If you don’t come back, everyone will say you can’t hang…

CaJohn on 9/3/2006 at 10:17 pm said:

If you don’t come back, everyone will say you can’t hang…

And the Gauntlet is down!!!!

Don’t make me open this can!!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:06 pm said:

Hey Freeze, how’s it goin man? you’ve been busy lately. how’s the salsa?

Salsa is awesome, you should be getting yours this week. Just picked another 15 lbs. of habbys. That is 30 lbs this year so far. Turned my 45 lbs of jalapenos into mash and did that with my first 15 lbs. of habbys. Pretty sure that is what I will do with 15 lbs.I just picked. Going to be busy tomorrow canning.

MrFreeze on 9/3/2006 at 10:20 pm said:

Salsa is awesome, you should be getting yours this week. Just picked another 15 lbs. of habbys. That is 30 lbs this year so far. Turned my 45 lbs of jalapenos into mash and did that with my first 15 lbs. of habbys. Pretty sure that is what I will do with 15 lbs.I just picked. Going to be busy tomorrow canning.

mmm can’t wait man. need some $$ at least for the shipping, shoot me a paypal invoice. i appreciate what you do.

if you ever dry any of those habs, i know someone who buy some from you.

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:19 pm said:

And the Gauntlet is down!!!!

Don’t make me open this can!!

Just remember, it’s an endurance run, the Cash Creww treats it like a 1/4 miler, but they CAN hang! just hang back and let them burn themselves out (I’ve never seen them do it, heard stories about Danny and the porcelain altar) it really will be a great time. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 10:15 pm said:

Yes sir , General I’ll bring some along, $5 to HSB’rs !!!

hopefully it has a #12 and a gold skull on it

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:13 pm said:

sure is getting interesting…general, forgot to tell ya, AJ’s gonna join us too. maybe you can talk him into saving you a special ZF 06 bottle and bring it with him. (i think he said only $5 too)

by the way, i forgot to tell you, the last guy that i heard order the hottest Los dos Molinos could make it (my favorite order) it turned his tongue black. dont know the medical term for that but it sounds like you cant take a shot of jack daniels and rub some dirt on it and it’l be gone the next morn.

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:27 pm said:

mmm can’t wait man. need some $$ at least for the shipping, shoot me a paypal invoice. i appreciate what you do.

if you ever dry any of those habs, i know someone who buy some from you.

Dried habs? Me have some big a$$ dryers, hmmmmmmm

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 10:39 pm said:

hopefully it has a #12 and a gold skull on it

Skull? Umm no, thats someone elses thingy, just the DITD is pushin it Im told, we dont wanna piss off anybody, #12, I can do, consider itdone

CaJohn on 9/3/2006 at 10:33 pm said:

Just remember, it’s an endurance run, the Cash Creww treats it like a 1/4 miler, but they CAN hang! just hang back and let them burn themselves out (I’ve never seen them do it, heard stories about Danny and the porcelain altar) it really will be a great time. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you!

trust me, if i fall all the way of the wagon, i will have to take my time. i’m sure i lost my immunity and endurance…. but i’ll make sure i hang..

we’ll have to play with DC boys, find out what they cant handle and do a shot challenge or something.

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 10:41 pm said:

by the way, i forgot to tell you, the last guy that i heard order the hottest Los dos Molinos could make it (my favorite order) it turned his tongue black. dont know the medical term for that but it sounds like you cant take a shot of jack daniels and rub some dirt on it and it’l be gone the next morn.

hmmm, sounds interesting and a challenge. may have to sample it. i’ve been warned, talked to the bro earlier today. he’s been there, said very hott…and no A/C to boot! if he’s free, and may come too.

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 10:45 pm said:

Dried habs? Me have some big a$$ dryers, hmmmmmmm

Skull? Umm no, thats someone elses thingy, just the DITD is pushin it Im told, we dont wanna piss off anybody, #12, I can do, consider itdone

nahhh.. DITD is good. Like the desert isnt hot enough to kill ya, gotta add hot sauce too.

Hello everyone

BLANE on 9/3/2006 at 10:53 pm said:

Hello everyone

Hey BLANE- Nice Hat!

Ok Gang, off to the HSRA again for a while, behave kids, dont make me……..

Back later

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 10:55 pm said:

Ok Gang, off to the HSRA again for a while, behave kids, dont make me……..

Back later

Make you what????

Can’t wait to see who wins the bragging rights.

Arizona Jack on 9/3/2006 at 10:55 pm said:

Ok Gang, off to the HSRA again for a while, behave kids, dont make me……..

Back later

See ya bud, what you don’t see won’t get us in trouble!!!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:48 pm said:

hmmm, sounds interesting and a challenge. may have to sample it. i’ve been warned, talked to the bro earlier today. he’s been there, said very hott…and no A/C to boot! if he’s free, and may come too.

the more the marrier. i will bring my camers. should be an eventful evening.

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 10:50 pm said:

nahhh.. DITD is good. Like the desert isnt hot enough to kill ya, gotta add hot sauce too.

DITD? i need a translation.

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 11:09 pm said:

DITD? i need a translation.

Death In The Desert

Habanero Hot Sauce

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 11:09 pm said:

DITD? i need a translation.

Death In The Desert, that’s one of his sauces. You got e-mail too

E.Z. Earl on 9/3/2006 at 7:46 pm said:

Ryan - I only get in here once in a while, but I’ve caught enough of your posts that I am really looking forward to meeting you in person at the Aurora BBQ on the 16th. Hope Mrs. Ryan comes too. Keep it up. I love it!! Enjoy the ZF.

LOL E.Z I am not sure if any of ya’ll can handle the 2 of us in person looking forward to meeting you also!!

CaJohn on 9/3/2006 at 9:21 pm said:

The makers have been wild for years, we even have pics to prove it! MSK knows, Chili knows, ABQ is nothin’ like Ft Worth when it comes to a party! Pepperman will be shooting beers, just be glad Dude won’t be there! Vic, lose the speedo man, them cowboys can’t handle that, somethin’ about steers and queers, don’t quite remember the rest…

I have it on good authority (from my gay cousin) that Texans are not gay friendly….. Vic, whatever you do please do not wear the speedo.

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:42 pm said:

I have it on good authority (from my gay cousin) that Texans are not gay friendly….. Vic, whatever you do please do not wear the speedo.

Ok I guess I can go a couple of days without it! Gonna be tough though

How the heck are you!?! I have not seen you on in awhile…do you miss me!!!

just throw ona frilly pink thong, under your jeans…..you’ll be fine

Hell yes I miss you……the question is do you miss me? LOL I have been one busy girl getting ready for this trip, and staffing my store

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:46 pm said:

just throw ona frilly pink thong, under your jeans…..you’ll be fine

Yeah but I have issues with lacey-frilly and…well you know…butt hair!!! Oh don’t get me started!! The knotts are pure hell!!

thebigshow on 9/3/2006 at 11:11 pm said:

Death In The Desert, that’s one of his sauces. You got e-mail too

email not in my email box. will wait… (jeopardy theme song)

LMFAO @ Ryan and truth agreeing on something, I think hell just froze over!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:48 pm said:

Hell yes I miss you……the question is do you miss me? LOL I have been one busy girl getting ready for this trip, and staffing my store

SHAA!!! Absolutely, I cry every night!!!

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 11:49 pm said:

Yeah but I have issues with lacey-frilly and…well you know…butt hair!!! Oh don’t get me started!! The knotts are pure hell!!

LMAO@knotty butt hair (omfg what a visual)

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 11:51 pm said:

SHAA!!! Absolutely, I cry every night!!!

ahhhhh how sweet your such a good liar :P did you get your package?

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 11:49 pm said:

email not in my email box. will wait… (jeopardy theme song)

if that song gets tsuck in my head you are in big trouble mister

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:53 pm said:

if that song gets tsuck in my head you are in big trouble mister

that would be stuck not tsuck thank you

generallee on 9/3/2006 at 11:49 pm said:

email not in my email box. will wait… (jeopardy theme song)

lol, i got jeopardy theme on my cell…hmmm..sent you a new e-mail, dont knwo what happened to the first one.

Leroy you got mail too.

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:52 pm said:

ahhhhh how sweet your such a good liar :P did you get your package?

Yes, it’s awesome. I told Ryan, I think it looks better in person then the label on his site. I think the colorings of the sauce and the label go well and it is a good presentation. I am off tomorrow and had intentions of updating and adding some pics to our site, yours is one of them.

Vic on 9/3/2006 at 11:56 pm said:

Yes, it’s awesome. I told Ryan, I think it looks better in person then the label on his site. I think the colorings of the sauce and the label go well and it is a good presentation. I am off tomorrow and had intentions of updating and adding some pics to our site, yours is one of them.

awesome Thanks so much, I have had great reviews all the way around, so i am excited to see what happens at ZF.

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:58 pm said:

awesome Thanks so much, I have had great reviews all the way around, so i am excited to see what happens at ZF.

Oh shoot yeah! It should be good for you. You know all this talk about it and it still hasn’t really sunk in that it’s just a few days away. It seems like it got here so fast, I can’t wait.

Mrs.Ryan on 9/3/2006 at 11:42 pm said:

I have it on good authority (from my gay cousin) that Texans are not gay friendly….. Vic, whatever you do please do not wear the speedo.

Mrs Ryan, perhaps I need to speed up my new label with Mr Ryan, a jpeg would work, this sounds interesting !!!!

brew, bottle, fill, sign, label…..drink a few……brew, bottle, fill, sign, drink a few……. ZF has me workin my A$$ off lately, but well worth it Im sure !!!!!!

Arizona Jack on 9/4/2006 at 12:10 am said:

brew, bottle, fill, sign, label…..drink a few……brew, bottle, fill, sign, drink a few……. ZF has me workin my A$$ off lately, but well worth it Im sure !!!!!!

Tuff night for you, mine is a little simpler= type, drink a few, pee!

Vic on 9/4/2006 at 12:06 am said:

Oh shoot yeah! It should be good for you. You know all this talk about it and it still hasn’t really sunk in that it’s just a few days away. It seems like it got here so fast, I can’t wait.

We leave on thursday morning and I can’t believe it is almost time….seems like we have been counting down forever.

Arizona Jack on 9/4/2006 at 12:06 am said:

Mrs Ryan, perhaps I need to speed up my new label with Mr Ryan, a jpeg would work, this sounds interesting !!!!

Jack, the label we are speaking of is on ryans site…you can’t miss it….

alright all I am outtie for now See you in a few days

Mrs.Ryan on 9/4/2006 at 12:13 am said:

We leave on thursday morning and I can’t believe it is almost time….seems like we have been counting down forever.

Jack, the label we are speaking of is on ryans site…you can’t miss it….

That’s cool, We are driving. I had planned on leaving Thursday morning but Wendy wants to take off Wednesday after work- take our time and site see a little on the way.

Mrs.Ryan on 9/4/2006 at 12:15 am said:

alright all I am outtie for now See you in a few days

Good night, see you guys soon! Have a good one…..

HenryK on 9/3/2006 at 8:49 pm said:

I might be dumb but bottles that are alike except that they are
in different colors, how does one color cause it to be more valuable
than the other. With all else the same. It is not the same as with
the Firecrackers where there was a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Someone tell me the secret of values.

Well Henry, its like this. With the firecracker, there were 3 variations on the bottle (nevermind the gold skull ones, misprints, etc…) Red, White, and Blue. The fact that there was an equal number of Red and Blue, but a very small number of White is what made all the difference. The fact that there were less of the White makes it more difficult to obtain on the secondary market, so the demand is up, thus the white is worth more to the collector than the Red or the Blue.

Now in the case of the T-99, there are FOUR different wax jobs. 99 is not evenly divided by 4. So there is going to be less of at least one color that will be worth more to the collectors on the secondary market. Blair has now taken away the purchasers ability to choose what color they get so he can choose for us…like the firecracker.

A buddy of mine brought up a good point today. There’s only 99 of the T-99, 299 of the Halloween 06, and 299 Holiday 06. There’s a 3 part message that can only be put together if you have all 3 of these…but here’s the catch. If each person that buys a T-99 only buys 1, only those 99 people have the opportunity to have the complete message because there is 200 more of the other two. Potentially 200 people will not be able to have the whole “trilogy” (we all know that people will buy more than 1 of each, so that’s even less).

So you see, Henry, the value bit is directly associated with rarity, in conjunction with a manufacturer’s popularity and built up hype. Blair will select who gets what, as always, and has made it impossible for more than 99 complete sets. And if you REALLY want to get technical, he’s made it impossible to have more than 2 complete sets due to the Firecracker fiasco. How many people are going to disapointed this time around because they didn’t get what they wanted? I know there were a lot of people hoping to get the white firecracker and were disapointed when they got a regular red or blue. I know there were a lot of people disapointed when Blair chose who got the 05 holiday based on how much money people had or had not spent on him in the past.

I’m tired, hopped up on vicodin, and just ranting now, but you get the point. At least we have other manufacturers that are willing to give people the opportunity to get the same thing for the same price…even limited editions like the Caveat Emptor. There’s not going to be different bottles at ZF, and you can actually get your hands on it at the show.

so i am so happy this morning. i finally found out some truth about who gets some bottles. as it stated in the first to the last paragrapgh, last sentence… “I know there were a lot of people disapointed when Blair chose who got the 05 holiday based on how much money people had or had not spent on him in the past.” by Ryan. i have always wondered how the big collectors in the industry have acquired all the reserves. now the second and last question of life is which came first, the egg or the chicken. anybody have an answer?

I won’t quote the whole thing from Ryan, but I have to Completely disagreen with one point.
“I know there were a lot of people disapointed when Blair chose who got the 05 holiday based on how much money people had or had not spent on him in the past.”
This has to be a complete fabrication, or speculated opinion, but I guarantee it is not true.
I received 2 bottles mailed one to me one to a friend. The one to me was my second bottle ever (first was Holloween ‘05 and I ordered only one bottle), and the second one My friend ordered was the first bottle they ever ordered.

“now the second and last question of life is which came first, the egg or the chicken. anybody have an answer? ”

The egg

pmac on 9/4/2006 at 11:17 am said:

I won’t quote the whole thing from Ryan, but I have to Completely disagreen with one point.
“I know there were a lot of people disapointed when Blair chose who got the 05 holiday based on how much money people had or had not spent on him in the past.”
This has to be a complete fabrication, or speculated opinion, but I guarantee it is not true.
I received 2 bottles mailed one to me one to a friend. The one to me was my second bottle ever (first was Holloween ‘05 and I ordered only one bottle), and the second one My friend ordered was the first bottle they ever ordered.

Blair said himself that the people receiving the 05 holiday would be chosen based on previous sales. I just paraphrased.

generallee on 9/4/2006 at 10:55 am said:

so i am so happy this morning. i finally found out some truth about who gets some bottles. as it stated in the first to the last paragrapgh, last sentence… “I know there were a lot of people disapointed when Blair chose who got the 05 holiday based on how much money people had or had not spent on him in the past.” by Ryan. i have always wondered how the big collectors in the industry have acquired all the reserves. now the second and last question of life is which came first, the egg or the chicken. anybody have an answer?

Darn I miss out on the 05 I did not even get 1. Oh well there is always 06

Bret on 9/4/2006 at 11:40 am said:

Darn I miss out on the 05 I did not even get 1. Oh well there is always 06

Oops sorry this is about chiliheads not about retailers. Go on with it.

Ryan@angrypepper on 9/4/2006 at 11:38 am said:

Blair said himself that the people receiving the 05 holiday would be chosen based on previous sales. I just paraphrased.

Well, how come pmac got a bottle and it was his second bottle EVER to buy from Blair? …and it was his friend’s first ever.

What gives?

Ryan Bell on 9/4/2006 at 2:09 pm said:

Well, how come pmac got a bottle and it was his second bottle EVER to buy from Blair? …and it was his friend’s first ever.

What gives?

Ask Blair, I don’t read the man’s mind, I just went off of what he said himself. Its posted here on the blog under the 05 Holiday Reserve thread. He said the the people he chooses to receive the 05 holiday would be based on past purchases. For crying out loud, Blair is not the second coming, he’s a hot sauce manufacturer. He’s not perfect. He makes mistakes. He said it, I paraphrased it.

Ryan@angrypepper on 9/4/2006 at 3:47 pm said:

Ask Blair, I don’t read the man’s mind, I just went off of what he said himself. Its posted here on the blog under the 05 Holiday Reserve thread. He said the the people he chooses to receive the 05 holiday would be based on past purchases. For crying out loud, Blair is not the second coming, he’s a hot sauce manufacturer. He’s not perfect. He makes mistakes. He said it, I paraphrased it.

Dam the way people act over this product you think he was..Well Ryan again for the second time i agree with you maybe you can explain the whole blair thing to me at zf

Truth, bummer about your delays bro, I wish you the best of luck. I also will see you Ryan at ZF, how’s the secret label coming along?

Well its nw its less of a secret! Got some ideas, still need to put them together. Been running all over getting stuff done for ZF, but I will start soon. Got a couple things ahead of yours, but it will be done.

Truth, Jack, looking forward to meeting both of you in person.

No need to get defensive about it. haha. I just asked a question.

– Ryan

Ryan Bell on 9/5/2006 at 11:32 am said:

No need to get defensive about it. haha. I just asked a question.

– Ryan

Wasn’t defensive, I had nothing to defend there. Just the facts ma’am

I wish I could get to ZF!! I would love to get my hands on a shipping coupon and then a bottle!! I will make a space in my cabinet and just hope (I’m running out of space already in it!!)

ooo and just a question - when did it go upto 99 from 59? I haven’t been around in a while and didn’t realise it had changed

MattUK on 9/6/2006 at 9:30 am said:

ooo and just a question - when did it go upto 99 from 59? I haven’t been around in a while and didn’t realise it had changed

The same day 9-3

“How Should I decide on who to offer the 4 bottles of T-99 that will be at the show.” How about something like, “where your blair’s has been” contest….you know, best pic of where your reserve has been…that would be mint, and there would be some nice pics too

Ryan@angrypepper on 9/4/2006 at 5:34 pm said:

Well its nw its less of a secret! Got some ideas, still need to put them together. Been running all over getting stuff done for ZF, but I will start soon. Got a couple things ahead of yours, but it will be done.

Truth, Jack, looking forward to meeting both of you in person.

More Hype, lol

Dave from Hot Shots told me he has quite a few Blair’s older collectables for sale here at ZF. Look him up if you are interested. He has a end cap booth!

CaJohn on 9/7/2006 at 12:22 am said:

Dave from Hot Shots told me he has quite a few Blair’s older collectables for sale here at ZF. Look him up if you are interested. He has a end cap booth!

is there a way us HSB folks can contact him and see what he has available? i am stuck here in AZ and no funds to get to the Mecca of Zestfest.

Wife and I just arrived in Fort Worth, 22hrs drive from The OC, can’t wait to meet everyone!

My girlfriend got a call from Crystal at Blair’s, and she said that they are starting to ship the T-99s this week!

We got our’s today! 9/20/2006 We received a Blue on White Wax #38 of 99. You can see pics of it @ http://vwendy.photosite.com/Album1/
It arrived in perfect condition and with lots of little goodies!!! WhooHoo!!!

Got mine today, gold on platinum #47, very happy about that by the way.