Back Row(left to right) BigShow, Tracy C, Bret, Vic
Middle row(left to right) Jim Campbell, CaJohn (Big Daddy), DK
Front (on his knees”¦hmmmm) Blane
A tradition that is gaining popularity and members (Family Members), the Hards have been hosting a get together based out of Gatlinburg Tn., the Pepper Palace and their cabin in the Mountains. Several of the veteren inductees knew what we were in store for, and held the secrets well. So I think the Newbies like myself were just awestruck and amazed at the hospitality and generosity of not only from the hosts but everyone involved in the goings on.
If you have not been to Gatlinburg before, the place is awesome. Bit of a tourist trap but a lot of fun. So the plan was to meet up at the Pepper Palace which is located in the Mountain Mall at traffic light #6.
Bloggers trickled in a few at time, pointing at each other and then smiling- you’re….. was the phrase of the afternoon. But by far the biggest suprise was BLANE, driving just shy of 17 hours and giving up on a full weekend of “Winder Lickin’” to hang out with some questionable characters.
After the “Meet and Greet”, it was off to the Go-Kart Track for some serious racing! A lot of smack talk, very little talent, and HUGE men squeezed into very small machines with engines- yeah a receipt for disaster. The rules were easy- finish in one piece and you get points, the more points you get after the three races, and you win a prize.
Check out who tallied the scores…. can you see the brain waves ebbing around their heads? Yeah, neither could I. But somehow they can up with it and how amazing- they won!!
1st place was a Halloween Reserve = DK, 2nd place was a Lady Liberty = Big Show, 3rd place was a Proto Eat Sh** and Bark at the Moon, and because someone had to come in last a Danny Cash NOS = Sue.
And we all left with every body part we came with. Strategy, alliances, revenge, plotting, and conspiracy theories- who needs reality TV, we had it all. I can tell you something else, if Bret drives anything like how he did that night, I have to apologize to the drivers of the fine state of Ohio.
Leaving out the explicit material and mostly blackmail pictures, I decided to jump to Sunday morning. Mostly spent eating; signing bottles, helmets, and vehicles; and picture taking the guys opted for another group shot.
Not to be out done….
This post was not done to make anyone feel slighted, I spoke to a couple of the guys and decided to do it i honor of some really great people. There was so much talk around about it, we thought we should share it with everyone. This is a warm up for NM and future events.
The bonding and friendships that are growing from this Blog are amazing, where else have you seen anything like it. I’ve not been associated with anything nearing it’s equal. So as we group together here and there, I hope we all share the events, the makings, and the friendships grown here. I’m getting all sappy now, I love you man!!
More TN Pictures here
Written by Vic
Nick Lindauer founded Hot Sauce Blog in 2004, making it one of the internet's very first hot sauce review sites. After 20+ years of tasting, reviewing, and attending every major fiery foods event in the country, he's back behind the keyboard covering the hot sauce world he helped build.
169 responses to “Fire Mountain Krewe, Gatlinburg Tenn.”
Nice JOb Vic….. Looks like a great time had by all!
Awesome! Gatlinburg, and Pepper Palace, are great fun. Looks like good times.
Wow… looks like such a great time, Kristi was actually looking for airline tickets for the three of us on saturday night… sorry we missed it, Cajohn you have to do another one so that we can come 🙂 Glad you all had a great time
Everyone check out the latest issue of Chile pepper magazine – Eman & isabella are pictured right inside the front cover – too cute!
Vic Nice Job. Glade I got to meet you and the wife Hi Wendy.
Bigshow there are a couple of pictures missing. Oh that’s right there on the top secret camera.
Thank you Mr and Mrs CaJohn’s. Giving all of use the chance to get together like this, It was great. Again thank you. And all of you that were there thank you also. You were all awesome. Can’t wait till the next time. Bigshow you still cheated. LOL. Vic thanks for the driving tips
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Oh no,
Send the sawzall back to the eman’s 😉
It was great to meet all of you to bad it had to end I for one didn’t want to go home
Nick, how about a list of who’s who in the first picture so we can put the names to the faces. Sounds like a great time, I am looking forward to meeting some people from the Blog sometime,
Looks and sounds like you guys had a great time! This is really getting me pumped up for ABQ now!!
Looks like a great time!
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Perhaps we should make reservations for the upstairs bar now. LOL!!!
Yeah – There is no way I’m standing in line for an hour again for the downstairs bar. I wonder if we could reserve it?? I also wonder if we could reserve a conference room like AZ Jack did in Ft Worth??
PEACE!
LOL! Looks like it was a blast!
It looks like you all had a great time!!! Thanks for sharing the photos with us!!!
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Fat Kid rule….. NEVER wait an hour for a beer. It’s just not right.
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UPDATE GO KART RACE IN NM. 1ST PLACE AWARD IS GOING TO BE ________? 2ND PLACE AWARD IS GOING TO BE ________? 3RD PLACE AWARD IS GOING TO BE ________? WHAT WILL I COME UP WITH?
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Does it matter? 😉 Whatever it is Bret, it will be awesome! You never cease to amaze! Really enjoyed meeting you finally Bret, as well as TracyC and everyone there.
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chilewilly, it was a pleasure to meet you. Same as you, I didn’t want to go home. Suprisingly, it felt like home. The one thing I liked about the whole trip was how close and presonal the whole thing was. The only way I have been able to describe it to myself is like family. Same feeling and atmosphere as the family reunion that I went to earlier this year and posted pics of in the forums. Everyone was just great. I can’t wait until NM, or the return gathering of the Krewe next year. Both will be a blast for sure!
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Yea right you just thought it was funny seeing Vic and I trying to get are karts to move. I still think Bigshow cheated I think he put Zero batch in his gas.
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Or did the Zero Jerky give him gas? 😉 😆
I would also like to thank Vic for the article. Great job Vic! I really enjoyed meeting and speaking with you and Wendy in TN, looking forward to seeing you guys in NM for sure! 🙂
Just got home… Just shooting a quick note… Great job on the thread.
I’ll be on later tonight.
TTYL
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Is that a tease. Oh boy let me go get my portable window ready. LOL
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Bret sorry I missed you Sunday, it was a pleasure to meet you in more ways than one..lol… Thank you for everything you did you went way beyond and then some.
Oh my god oh my god….lol
I’ll give you a call later in the week to catch up and see if LeRoy made it home.
TTYL
“The only way I have been able to describe it to myself is like family. Same feeling and atmosphere as the family reunion that I went to earlier this year and posted pics of in the forums. Everyone was just great. I can’t wait until NM, or the return gathering of the Krewe next year. Both will be a blast for sure!”
It looks like you guys really had a good time. The people on this site have really done something quite astounding. Considering no one really lives close to one another, and to drive/fly crazy hours to meet people you have either never met, or barely know to others would seem downright insane. However, in all the meetings of this group, it has always turned out awesome (oh yeah, and the local bars love it when we show up en masse, $$$$). It has developed into a really cool “family”, and I think we can thank both those who run the events as well as Nick, The Ringleader, for accomplishing something that I dare say few other sites can boast.
I truly believe the Fiery Foods show is going to be one for the record books. The “regulars” will all be in attendance, and it seems many new faces will be joining us as well (and buying the first round, lol). I am really looking forward to this.
Perhaps I can meet some new faces as well, when we invade Massachusettes in January! 🙂
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ssshhhhhh…..can’t release those ones yet…
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Bret, what are you asking Vic for? He didn’t even finish in the top 3. And I was already stripped of 1st place, and relegated to 2nd for cheating!! LOL
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I’m with you, would rather have just stayed in the mountains, next year can’t come soon enough!
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Back Row(left to right) BigShow, Tracy C, Bret, Vic
Middle row(left to right) Jim Camobell, CaJohn (Big Daddy), DK
Front (on his knees…hmmmm) Blane
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I don’t know, but I’m bringing my cheating shoes…. LOL
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Well….ummmm…..yeah know…..i have heard rumor, that it’s being used in the swamp buggy, so it would probably run a go kart too….
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Hell that was just getting them darn thing to go.
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So that why you change your long pants into shorts and your shoes made yourself lighter so the karts would go faster, Good thinking. HeHe I will say for somebody from the east you can drive. Now can I buy the Pre am for 100.00. LoL
Bigshow when do we get to see the Hot Sauce Bottle Bra. You do know there one bad thing about the Bra. Walking around holding the bottles there. Ok after thinking about it that’s not bad.LOL
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If it hadn’t been for my cart having mechanical failure in the second race, you guys wouldn’t be talking about it 😛
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LOL, i hear ya there…i just push it to the floor, then pedalled with my other foot…lol
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Yup, it was that extra 2 pounds lighter that did the trick!! Thanx, I guess now you know where my motto comes from… “You F**k with the best! You lose like the rest!” LOL
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Yeah, that didn’t seem all that bad to me 🙂 ChileWilly was going to see about getting the pic from Wicked Wanza and sending it to Nick.
The pic i was laughing at was when she was waking Jim up, with her old lady panties hanging out… LOL
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LOL, that’s only cause you only was 90 pounds Jim, next time we need 2 classes. heavy Weight and Feather Weight. Although it was 2 Heavy Weights in the top 3!!!! Go FAT Kid Sauces…. Woo Hoo….
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Or should that be “Go FAT Kid CARTS!!!!!!!!!!”
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I’ll have to stick up for Jim here, he’s one go cart driving son-of-a-gun! Everytime I got behind him he all of a sudden became 20 ft wide! Almost impossible to pass him. In the last race I had a cart much faster than Jim, but just could’t get around him. He put that cart where it needed to be every single turn. Great driving Jim! And congrats on the first place finish in the last race.
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So what are trying to say? 😉
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Well….ummmm….you were on the heavy end of the Feather Weight Division!! LOL
What’s up DK? Hope you didn’t get lost a second time on the way home! I missed an exit once, but it didnt take me 30 miles to figure it out. LOL
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Don’t feel too bad DK. While driving to Vermont, the Tamales missed our exit and didn’t notice till 2 and 1/2 hours hours later!! We were singing and having a blast while driving up there and cost ourselves a total of a a five hour detour!!!! DUH!
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Couldn’t have said it better Creator, my sentiments all the way. Zest Fest was a blast, and my drive thru Ohio from Detroit was worth every mile. What a crowd, what a crowd !! (Rodney Dangerfield), this gang is freakin awesome.
I’ll get my my new friend General Lee Troy and organize a west coast thing, everybody is invited, I’ll do it this winter when it’s still 80 here and you guys are shoveling snow. I have a big house, a Bass Boat, and lakes and camping are an hour from Phoenix.
Thanks for the pics !!!!!
Aj
Looks like a great time was had by all!! Bret, nice to put a face on the voice. Hockey helmets rule.
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OK, Krisit, i gotta ask? Who was driving? But at least you have an excuse, you weren’t going home, and missed your HOME exit!! What was in Vermont? Where did you go? My rents live there.
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Speaking of helmets…keep your eyes peeled to ebay in a couple of weeks, there will be a mini-go kart-helmet listed for Step-Up, initialed by the drivers, score keeper and of course or gracious host, Big Daddy CaJohn himself.
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Our co-packer is up in Fairfax Vermont. Its about 20 miles south of Canada. A doable ride for most NORMAL people in about 5 1/2 – 6 hours from Jersey. It took us about 11 that time. We drive up every two or three months and help make our sauce. Its real cool being able to be so hands on. As for the who was driving question, THATS REALLY NONE OF YOUR D@MN BUSINESS BIGSHOW !!!!!!!!!!GEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!
ok it was me, i hang my head in shame……..
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Uh Oh, signed helmets now, that is a very specific market, lol, but a good one, THANKS Blane for the helmet thingy, this is gonna be fun, helmet contest in NM anyone? Pimp your helmet?
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Thats cool, definately nice to keep your hands on. Keeps that level of quality up, and doesn’t allow the co-packer to slack. lol
well, not sure why, but i had this gut feeling it was you…no offense of course..lol
btw…didn’t i mention firensmoke to you in TX? it’s always nice to talking to you 3, but it was a surprise call from lisa the other nite. lol
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there is an advanced pic of the mini-helmet in the pix on flickr. credit must be given to Tracy C of Cape Fear Pepper Company, for the mini-helmets. and yes, it even comes with stickers….
we WILL be there next year!!!!!!
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what?
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For the record, I wasn’t the lightest one there! That goes to the ‘other’ Campbell 🙂 All that extra weight you guys were packing gave you the edge on the down hill runs 😛
Thanks DK! Did some pretty good driving yourself 🙂 Thought I had you when I pinned you against chilewilly after he spun out 🙂
For NM we need to fins something a bit more exciting- any street luge venues out that way? 🙂
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Lets start getting ideas! I think there will be a big showing.
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awesome!! how are things eman? your package went out today.
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awesome!! how are things eman? your package went out today.
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we can go to Vegas Motor Speedway, and strap into some real cars. Then weight is not an issue, and there won’t be some much blocking at 180mph. We’ll seperate the men from the boys there! And then still watch the women win!! NOT!!!! LOL…sorry ladies, couldn’t resist.
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You know I felt like I was in a whirlwind in TX. I have no recollection of the conversation but that sure as hell doesnt mean it didnt happen! Congrats to you on that btw. Really awesome!
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Will be looking for it. Thanks Dude!!
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Suddenly I”m hearing the sirens of ambulances in my head. You all are nutz!!!!!!
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Thanx, i totally understand, if it was a hectic day at the show, it was a long nite of drinking. lol no worries of course.
i will be shooting out an order soon, just tryin to get a little caught now after TN.
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Whats up AJ?
The master mind behind the mini helmets was TracyC, he gets all the credit, it was a awesome ideal he pulled them out right before the race for everyone… I enjoyed every minute of the trip and all the people involved…. And TracyC winder was mighty tasty…HMMMMMMMMMMMMM okay I’m back….lol
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I’m not nutz!!!! just a little fractured!!!
we dont need ambulances, just Duff with his hearst!! LOL
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Welcome back Blane!! Good thing you unloaded that sign in TN, so you had room for all the sauce you brought you back.
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Well just give us the word, anything you need.
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Ok when you say “we” will be there, can you be more specific please. Hint, hint, cute, beautiful baby, starts with an “I”, missses her Aunt Kristi terribly…. anything, anything????
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Jim sorry I didn’t get a chance to say good bye… Thanks for everything, Luke missed you on Sunday. I’ll shoot you pics of you and him this weekend,….. Everything you hear about Jim C is true and then some, You could not meet a kinder man, it is a frienship I’ll keep always.. Can’t wait to see everyone in NM.. Jims alot bigger than he looks…. He’s just standing by a bunch of 6’4 fat guys…..lol
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hmmm….ANYTHING???….LOL thanx, will definately shoot you an order soon. just had some Jerzy Boys Jerky, mmm mmm good.
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Hey i’m having a little girl in April (FOUR girls in the house AHHHHHHH – just found out yesterday) I’ll drop her off to you every weekend 😀
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you talking about Jim the dog? that just gets up in the middle of a party, climbs under a table and falls asleep, snoring and all? or gets up and just starts walking out of the mountains down/up to the pepper palace?
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how about a stairs competition? only Jim has to do 1000, to every one we do! i bet he still wins 🙂
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I do stairs everyday – 8 down to that car in the morning, and back up to the ouse at night. Tough work, but someone has to do it 😉
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64 at last count…. SWEET it was like christmas when I got home….. With all the proto type’s and special # bottles and everything being signed…. Is anyone jealous yet..
My most prized thing I took out of Tenn. was everyone’s friendship that was awesome, all the sauces that I won, given or bought where a bonus….A nice bonus at that..
We need to put some pics of everyone’s bottles on the Thread, I’ll put mine on this weekend… I talked with CaJohn today, he is going to post later about the set we where given, only 12 will exist is my understanding….
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Huv,
You just can’t catch a break can you? Hope that’s not going to effect NM!
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No way! Already said i’m going no matter what. Even if Karen goes early, i’ll be home.
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Anytime huv, I”m a baby freak!!! My sons feet didn’t hit the floor till he was 2 1/2!!!! Four girls!!!!!! Holy God in heaven give you strength!!!!!! JK, Congrats!
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lol… I do not know how he does it…
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I thought your most prized bottle was the “Fire N Smoke” version 1 prototype 12/12??
I just put all of mine away on display, will see if i can pull them out for a pic.
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Hey Blane, just saw the pics on flicker, your little guy is soooo cute!!!! I’ll have to make it next year with mine. He’s freaking out at all the go kart pics, he wants to go!!!!
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You will not be dissapointed, everyone welcomed me and my family like it was there own… And yes Luke is a little ham he took a liking to Jim…
I think there going to get some dates nailed down over the next few weeks.. I think TBS and CaJohn are working on it, I just need a date and we will be there.
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I must say it is at the top, with CaJohn’s set and the special label bottles that Tracy, DK and John did and not to mention my other 12/12 Eat Sh-t from bret, it would be truly hard for me to chose a #1.
Not to say I now have 3 auto helmets… I need to shoot pics of those also.
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sounds good, you better be there… you better start practicing 8 stairs a day just wont quite cut it.
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actually i got a friend that can top that. he can fall asleep anytime any where no matter what’s going on. he even fell a sleep at winston cup race sitting in the front row at nh!!
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We’re working on it, and then figuring out about renting the cabins on his street too, so everyone can be on the same place. and should be cheaper than hotels too.
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Tracy’s new bottle is really cool, what a great label, and i’m sure the sauce is awesome too.
Hey Hey!! What’s up everyone!!
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I just got an email from Nick saying that my pics are going up now as we speak.
Man, I go away for a little bite of dinner and this thread just takes off! I’m barely able to get caught up!
I think the pics turned out great- Nick thanks for the Flickr link.
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Hey Vic, how goes it brother?
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Doing well man, it was a long day at work- still have not had a good night sleep or much needed rest from the trip. It’s going to be a early night, lol 🙂
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i hear ya, i half got my night’s sleep last nite, except i have no heat, so it was a cold one.
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I heard, That’s crazy dude- you could have cracked open one of those new sauces to warm you up!! 😯
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oh, i got plenty of hot sauce here to keep warm, thought maybe i should crack open a pre-am, that would get me hot! lol
still no heat yet, hopefully tomorrow
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Too bad the Zero Jerky didn’t make it! 😉
No heat? Man that sucks! Same here, but by choice. Not that cold yet to justifyit.
And what’s this about being lost? I knew exactly where I was at! I just wasn’t where I was supposed to be! There’s a difference! 😉
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Yeah, not by choice here, it’s like 54 in the house.
Did I say lost? Sorry, i just meant confused. LOL….
hey all. i am alive. it looks like y’all had a good time in God’s country. me, myself am so alive now, words cant explain. will explain my adventure to everyone but nick is posting something tomorrow or thursday about my adventure. glad y’all had a good time. going to spend time with my family.
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Also want to mention the old label bottle of Ralph rightous (SP?) that Jim Signed for us.
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Whats up Vic….. I think I have found someone who likes helmets as much as I do… Thanks buddy..
Hey thar peeps! The Cape Fear crew made it back home late this afternoon. A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE GREAT TIME!!
Cajohn and Wanza, THANK YOU BOTH for making your home away from home open to all of us “winder lickers.” Words can’t express the appreciation that we have for you guys. I hope that we didn’t scare Big Paul and Sue to bad. They looked a bit concerned, especially when folks started lickin’ the windows on the van.
TC
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Tracy how goes it Brother…. Man it was great to meet you and your family… Thanks again for everything… My wife is still talking about it and Luke, well I can’t understand him but it sounds interesting what every it is.
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Mr. BLANE, I am glad you all made it home ok! You guys had one heck of a drive but I am glad you did. It was a pleasure to meet you and your family. Wendy still wants to hang out with Luke, even though she made him cry, heck she makes me cry too 🙁
We had a great time………….
Hey Tracy, also a pleasure my friend!! Thanks for the Helmet, it has taken a special place in the collection.
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Tracy! Hey man! I want to give a huge shout out to you, it was a real pleasure to finally meet my partner in crime on the SB and FMK label projects! Felt like I already knew you from minute one! We’re gonna hook up a little closer to home one of these days and throw back a few cold ones for sure! You got any go kart tracks near your house that we can practice for NM on? I know, it’s Cape Fear, nothing but bumper boats! Ha! Glad to see you guys made it home ok. Later!
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Tell Wendy it wasn’t her Luke was up way to long that day, she can try again in NM….lol
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Whats up DK…. Man it was great to meet you finally, I still can’t stop thinking of our last hug….lol
Make sure you bring a plunger to NM…..lol
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Hey BL, same here. Enjoyed meeting your wife and son. Lukes prolly trying to tell you that he wants to race next year. Poor little guy starting crying every time that I looked at him. 🙁
Jim Campbell seemed to have a way of communicating with the little guy though.
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Tracy I forgot to ask you are you going to NM?
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Ha! Yea, I’m just waiting for that pic to surface! Not as bad as the DC thing in Texas though!
Plunger, you’re funny man! That’s the one that I hope ther’s no pictures of!!!
Truly was a pleasure to meet the inspiration to the madness that I know intimately as the Short Bus. I really felt like I knew you, once I figured out who the hell you were!!!!! 😉 😆
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I don’t even know what time that I’m gettin up in the morning, so I guess the NM question will have to be answered a bit later. 🙂
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All I know is I’m scared about NM, if we have 1/2 as much fun as Tenn it will be a riot….
Great job on the bottles by the way.
We will have to get after the next little project soon.
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Nah, I have to admit I saw her pinch him, sorry 😛
She’s like that, what can I say, lol.
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Blane was helping him out
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Not only is there a picture DK, I saved the perpetrator!! Figured I’d bring it with me to NM, see if it stirs up any memories. I’m going to call it “DK’s Mr. Hankey” Hidy Ho!!!
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Man I gave all my Jerky Forgot AJ jerky and my Bacon. I’m who ever has it will send it to me. RIGHT
What’s up Bret!!! How’s the trip home? Sorry I didn’t get to give ya a big bear hug on the way out, I’ll give you two next time I see you. 😉
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WHAT EVER
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YOUR ON
Don’t know about the rest of you, but I scored 24 new sauces this weekend!! Woo Hoo!! Some F’n good ones too, should easily be at 1400 by Christmas. It was a good trip on all levels, lol!!
Sorry alittle tear ran down my cheek. I miss you guys. I want to go play some more. DK ready 115 days till NM
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I asume you mean the FMK one? If so, thanks a bunch. It meant a lot to me to do those for everyone. I had no clue that John was gonna do one similar as well, so it was quite the suprise to have two bottles to commemorate the occasion with! Twice the sigs! And true to form, I left my bottle of the FMK in TN! john found it and is gonna get it back to me, so it’s all good.
As for the next little project(s), I’m at least waiting ’til this weekend, gonna try and let things settle here a little first. It’s been hectic ever since I returned from TN. Gators at every turn! Ha!
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That’s funny, Wendy grabbed the wrong bag leaving from my sisters- we didn’t bring home the bacon either!! No breakfast at our houses aye Bret, lol!!
Alright you guys, I am off to bed.
by the way, eman…..Good picture!!
Have a good night. 😈
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I’ll shoot you a whole cooler of bacon later in the week…. I’ll get your addy later.
How’s LeRoy
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Your getting warmer!!!
🙂
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The clock is set!
Bret, that must have been your bacon we had for breakfast Sunday morning! It was good man! I wondered where it came from!
Speaking of bacon, I saw the Ready Crisp bacon in the store tonight and thought of Blane right away. I think I even said “Winder Licker” out loud when I saw it! A couple of people were looking at me funny, so I guess I did. It was very cool though. Here was this tiny package of this bacon on the shelf, and I have several pounds of it at home, straight from the man himself, And I just got meet him this past weekend, even gave him a big ass hug and almost considered grabing a handfull of ass! 😉 It was just too much, no wonder the words came so easily! 🙂
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Same here won’t get any pic’s on till the weekend.
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The funny thing is, he will still win!!
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That picture will be posted this week….lol
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Nick posted mine tonight Blane. they start on the third page in the Flickr pics at the one of you and bigshow behind his truck. I can’t wait to see what all pics you have. Christy was taking pics of everything! 🙂
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Thats what I’m scared of…..lol
I bet TBS tongue is stuck to the monitor on his computer…. Man that sucks with no power.
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Ah eman, thats twice in one week (you forgot)…Im getting worried now 😉
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For the first part … 😆
For the second …… 🙁
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That’s because Luke and Jim are about the same size. lol… JK Jim.
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all i know is there was alot of plotting at the front of that pack in the last race. and i’m the one everyone is calling cheater?????
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Not me, after all that i came home with a little jerzy boyz jerky and that was it. don’t tell the truth, but it was good too…
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nice!!!! , i still cant imagine how big that collection is, and i’ve seen the amazing pix. just glad i can be a part of it? 🙂
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I ran everyone into the wall that got close to me….lol… I sure wasn’t going to catch anyone… I’m just lucky several people hit the wall so I was able to pass them and If I remember right Bret took me to the wall while you went to the inside….lol
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Would that include at the turn you missed? lol
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i know, i know….
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i got power…just no heat…. so if i was monitor lickin, it would be stuck!! lol
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lol, not in the last race, i only passed mark and dwayne when they were stuck in the wall, and sue and sue on the last lap.
but i do have some great passes in the second race!
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That’s for sure
I working on a aero space design helmet for the NM race it should increase my speed, also looking into wearing a spandix suit to cut down on wind drag ( also a little eye candy for the ladies)…. Sweet
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im gettin a part time job at a go kart track, so i can figure out how to tweak them so i can have a fast one everytime…lol… hehehe
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if you’re wearing spandex, i’m staying home…
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lol…. Heading to the casa then the sack…
TTYL
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nite man. ttyl
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Good Morning!
DK thanks for the phone call last night glad you like the jerky
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Duff would be more than happy to bring the hearse. He can haul away all the wallets, gold teeth, and salvageable organs.
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Dude, it seems you have a little trouble putting the stem on the apple. LOL!
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NM was a riot last year, but with the current influx of numbers in “The Family”, as stated before, this one is going to be one for the record books.
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I was spreading it around in TN. Jerky that is
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LOL – yeah, tell me about it. I’ll be twirling for ever now 😀
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If he has much of his daddy in him, that will only be a question of a few more months before it’s true 😀
Sigh… great to be back at the firehouse 🙁
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as long as i get my cut….
what’s up Dilly?
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You were definately spreading IT around in TN, and the jerky too. lol
Broke out a package last nite at cards and everyone loved it. Some said could be a little spicier, but still good 🙂
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Not much, takin’ a well-deserved break. Got a lot comin’ up, but right now…..Relaxation.
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relaxation is good. how are the plans coming for Defcon Day Mass. ? Any other Defcon Days coming up?
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Haven’t nailed down an exact date in January, but there will be two. One in Westboro Mass, the other at a cool Mexican joint, Toro Loco, in South Orange, NJ. We’ve also got tentative dates for early February in West Orange and Kenilworth, NJ. We’ll be doing a huge speedboat competition in June in Maryland, and we’ll be heading up to Toronto it looks like, when it gets a little warmer. That’s it for now, like I said, I ‘m enjoying the relaxation right now.
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Oh yeah……..sorry dude, If you find my usual witty humor laying around somewhere, please send it back. I miss it!!!!!!
🙁
…..a baby that won’t sleep will do that to a person
The Flickr set has been updated to include all the pictures sent in to date:
More TN Pictures here
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Hey truth I like yer Jerky…HOT HOT!! Great job!
Gatlinburg is great, just don’t rent from Auntie Belhams cabin rentals, they’re filthy. The management is aware of the problem with their cleaning agency “Master Cleaners,” but continue to use them.
Timber Tops is a great place to rent from – never been disappointed by them!
Diane Leonard
Bristol, VA