Today is the big day for Jim, the day he’s going to climb 66,000 stairs. The equivalent of over 35 runs up the Empire State Building. The man jhas been training for so long, he must have buns o steel by now! Jim, thank you for your involvement in the chilehead world and all that you are doing for the charities out there. Best of luck to you today, looking forward to your wife giving us updates.
1. Why hot sauce? Where did the idea come from for you to get involved doing this?
The idea for hot sauce was a natural extension from the chile pepper growing business. My original start in the biz was selling chiles to folks all over the country- they would pay me in sauces many times & I’d re-sell those to make my money. Only problems were, the margins on re-selling weren’t that great and it meant committing more time to working festivals and such to sell other folks’ stuff! I thought I could do at least as well if I did some of my own- that ol’ value added idea and all. Additionally, I was hand delivering the chiles in a lot of cases- getting off from my 24 hour shift at the firehouse, driving to Denver CO (20 hours each way), dropping off the chiles, and driving straight back to the firehouse with only a few hours to spare.
Something had to give 😉 I was already turning the chiles into mash for Blair and so sauce making was a very easy next step.
2. If you had to pick a favorite sauce yours, which would it be?
My favorite ones to use are both from my milder end. My Chipotle Sauce (formerly known as “Smokin’ Chipotle” till I discovered that is the registered trademarked name of someone else) is probably the best all around use, though it is a bit sweet- kind of like a BBQ sauce. It’s won the most awards and is also one of my best sellers. For a standard ‘hot sauce’, it would be my Rookie Orientation. It’s a cayenne based sauce with a ton of garlic- think Franks or Durkees with a LOT more attitude and heavy garlic. Can’t have too much garlic 🙂
3. Any new products we should be ready for from your line?
Ideas are the cheap part of this business 🙂 I’ve many, many ideas that I’d like to see come to fruition but it is expensive to take a sauce from drawing board to sales floor. Having said that, you’ll likely see me come out with a fatalii sauce next spring after this crop comes in. I’d also like to have another sauce for the milder end, having the wilder side pretty well convered 😉
4. Where do you see the future of hot sauce 5 years from now? 10? 20?
The $64,000 question! Increasing governmental regulation is probably the single biggest obstacle to food production. Political blame aside, the re-organization of the FDA under the Homeland Security Department (Food Bio-terrorism Saftey Act) stands to eliminate a lot of folks from the market. The cost of meeting the regulations, which are ever changing, are substantial and form a significant barrier to start ups, especially manufacturing. There is tremendous consolidation going on in the food industry as a whole and I expect that the chile pepper biz will see consolidation as well. It’s already well underway- the actual number of original sauces out there is a fraction of the actual number of sauces out there, and the number of manufacturers smaller still.
Folks would be absolutely amazed at the number of labels that go on the exact same sauce. The days of ‘home made’ sauces are rapidly drawing to a close. Anyone who wants to become ‘known’ will soon run into the “we’re from the government and we’re here to help” scenario. The same folks that insist that my 90 year old, crippled aunt be searched to make sure she isn’t carrying a bomb onto a plane are now out to apply that logic to the food industry. If anyone thinks *that’s* a good idea, I’ve several 3rd world, wives of senior government officials, recently widowed who need your help in giving you millions of dollars who’d like to talk to you 😉
5. What is your favorite sauce that you don’t make?
Blair’s original Original Death Sauce (before he cranked it up). The single best Louisianna style, vinegar based sauce there is!
Road to Hell, from Two Chefs. Just an outstanding sauce in all
respects- perfect heat, great flavor, versatile, and chunky.
CaJohns’ Sparky. Gotta love a good Cayenne sauce 🙂
6. Do you eat the sauce you make?
Yup, though it cycles. We’re grilling a lot at the firehouse these days & so we’re going through the Original Finishing Sauce and the Chipotle sauce by the gallon.
7. What do you eat hot sauce on?
It would be a lot easier to name what I *don’t* eat hot sauce on. That would be one item only- a good rare steak. You come near my steak with anything, even a good a sauce as Brian’s Lava, you’re gonna get a fork stuck into you. Other than that, hot sauce goes on (or in) grilled cheese, hamburgers, soups, pastas, lasagne, biscuits & gravy, eggs, and most every other various and sundry burnt dead animal parts we eat…
except steak.
8. What sets you aside from the other hot sauce producers out there today?
Yuck- I’m going to come across as ‘holier than thou’ and that will make a waste of my ill spent youth 😉 Every producer is going to say ‘quality, customer service, versatility’ or the like. I’ll toss them in as well, but I think there are two things that set me apart. The first is that I grow my own chiles. That alone puts me in pretty rarified company. Most chiles are purchased in bulk on the open market and it is sometimes a crap shoot as to what you get. If Cajohn would move his manufacturing here, these sauces could just about be considered ‘estate bottled’. From seed to label and every step in between, I’m involved.
Easy enough as the one and only employee of the company 😉 The second thing that I think sets me apart is principle. I have a real job and that gives me the luxury of falling on my sword in the chile pepper biz if necessary. I won’t do toilet humor labels. Period. No judgements on those who do, that’s just not who I am and I will not compromise that for the sake of a quick (or multiple) sales. My mantra has been ‘It’s not what’s *ON* it, it’s what’s *IN* it’. There are very few jerks in the chile pepper biz (thankfully) but there are some. One or two could likely very much help my sales or lower my production costs. No thanks. I’d rather count CaJohn, Blair and Dave, among my friends then make an extra nickle on the bottle… even if it means living a limited life in the chile pepper biz. I can also add that I’ve a college degree in Fire Science 😛
Another item that sets me aside is that over 90% of all orders go out the door with a free item included- whether it’s another sauce or a bottle of powder, I try to enclose a more tangible ‘thank you’ than a note 😉
9. What is your inspiration before you embark on a new concoction?
See what CaJohn or some of the other industry leaders are doing 🙂 “R & D” in the food biz, means ‘rob & duplicate’ 😛 Seriously though, the inpsiration is most likely a perceived need, either personal or customer driven. If I find myself needing a sauce for a particular food, such as Italian, I’d be inspired to maybe come up with a spicy marinara style sauce. Occasionally, customers will demand something as well. I’m under pressure to come up with a steak sauce (ugh!). I had one a decade or so ago, but it fell by the wayside.
10. Outside of creating hot products, what else keeps you occupied or out of trouble?
You gotta be kidding! NOTHING seems to keep me out of trouble.
http://www.StepUpForCharity.org for the moment. Professional firefighting for another. Trying to stay married keeps me VERY occupied. Travel, when I can. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
11. Any weird stories or uses for your hot sauce that you would like to share?
I wouldn’t know where to start! I’ve hundreds of them. Most will be in the book, which I hope will come out later next year. They’d be waaaayyy too long for the blog, I’m afraid. There’s the “Great Red
Savina(R) Road Trip”, habanero underwear, habanero hazmat stirfry evacuation, and many others. Any story I tell usually is pretty wordy
😉
12. How much sauce do you make in a week?
Ask CaJohn 🙂 When I made it, it would vary from none (on slow weeks) to several hundred gallons (on busy weeks). I’d often work 24 to 36 hours straight on my ‘off days’ from the FD to crank out mash or sauce.
A lot (most!) of that was sauce for other folks- CaJohn was killin’ me!
My actual needs are pretty small. My sales (of sauce) are quite small compared to most anyone. Folks are pretty surprised to find I still get excited if I get two or three orders in a day 🙂 A lot of days there are none.
13. How many different recipes do you go through when developing a new sauce?
Not many. After almost 20 years now at this, I pretty well know straight off what I want done. Experimentation can be expensive.
14. How did you get started in the industry?
I’d been growing chiles all my life. I cannot remember back to a time when I wasn’t planting chiles, and my memories go back pretty far 😉 My parents were gardners, out of necessity with ten kids, so we always got to pick stuff to plant. I always chose chiles because I thought they were neat. When I got involved in the fire service (not that one, the *other* one), I was drying them out & taking them in for cooking.
Each year, my fellow friefighters would have me plant a few for them and so the garden was getting bigger and bigger. I’m only a little slow- it only took about ten years of this & it finally dawned on me that their might be a business at this. I threw a handful of habanero seeds in the ground and, when they started to produce, ordered a mixed case of hot sauces out of a catalog. I started calling the numbers on the bottles, looking mainly for East Coast & Midwest producers, to see if they’d be interested in someone growing habaneros in Indiana. I figured I could save them a fortune on shipping as habs were tough to come by back then & were mostly shipped up from the Yucatan or California. As fate (or karma 😉 would have it, one of the first people I spoke to was a restaraunt owner out in New Jersey who was thinking of going big time with his sauces and was very interested. A few others also expressed interest and I set out to then be the biggest chile pepper farmer in the world. Of course, I’m only a little slow- it only took about 3 years of that before I discovered that ‘farming sucks’! We now seamlessly transition up to the beginning of this interview and review the answer to question #1 🙂
15. What is your biggest challenge so far?
Keeping up with demand and competing within NAFTA, ie- trying to make a bloody nickel! Demand for my chiles far, FAR exceeds my meager ability to produce them. Just ask CaJohn, Melindas, or any of the many other folks I’ve had to say ‘nope- sorry, all out’ to. Several large farming cooperatives are starting to form and that is going to drive production up and prices down. Good for you now, bad for me now, bad for you later. My labor costs are substantially higher here yet I still must compete with places that have dirt cheap labor costs.
16. What is the most common question you get?
One- “I had this pepper once & it was hot. Can you tell me what it was? It was red and pointy.”
Two- “I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?”
17. What do you want to know from the readers of the HSB?
What’s the next big thing? This is the question that one must always try to answer. Succesfully guessed ‘habanero’ and then ‘Red Savina(R)’ and am pondering ‘what now’.
18. What’s a typical day for you?
Up at 3:30 AM, spend some time in the office (HSBlog!!) before heading off to the firehouse at 5 AM. Shift change with the off going Lieutenant at 7 AM. Figure out the days schedule (while blogging 😉 Answer calls as they come in. First call last day was a guy that rear-ended a tractor trailer & left parts of his face and brains on the dash. Had to extricate him- he was still alive at the time. Clean up equipment & back to training, working out, or blogging. Off duty at 7 AM the following day & off to the stair stepper. Several thousand stairs later, head home, grab a glass of wine or port and do a face plant on the bed. I guess that’s actually two days, but 48 hours is a typical ‘day’ for me 🙂
19. Worst burn ever?
Hmmmm…. 2 mil oleoresin right between the eyes. 2 gallons of 185 F habanero mash on top of the head. 5 ounces of 190 F Red Savina(R) Garlic sauce in the lap. Kind of tough to choose 😉
20. Best burn ever?
Vaporizing the hi temp, polycarbonate face shield off of my helmet while heading into a fully involved garage attached to a house 🙂 That’s what we call ‘a good un’.
Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Co
81 Martin Place
Franklin, IN 46131-1745
354 responses to “Meet Your Maker #13 – Jim Campbell”
Amazing interview!
Best of luck today Jim!!!
Awesome interview. Jim I wish you much success on your endeavor today, you are truly a hero in my book 🙂
Good luck today Jim!
Ed
Ok, life is short Jim, but geez, do you have to try to cram it all into 48hrs! I’m exhausted just reading about your day(s). lol Good luck today!
Good luck Jim from me, Bubba, Leroy, and Billy Joe Bob the ‘gator! 😉
Almost forgot, the Evil Kitty say to ” give ’em hell! ” 😀
Good Luck Jim!!!!!!!
Show those Stairs whos Boss.
Good luck Jim! It is truly a great man doing a great thing for a great cause.
GReat interview Jim. I only have one question:
“I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?” 😀
good luck today Jim..yes one one persom said you are a true hero!!!!!
Best of luck to you Jim, you’ve done an amazing job promoting this event, and a lot of time and effort to lead up to today. Now finish it, you have trained hard to accomplish this- if you put your heart and all your detrimination into it as well- you will do great, good luck man!
You can do it Jim! My thoughts are with you today!
Myself and the wife wish you good luck today Jim.
I usually tell people Jim & I are “joined-at-the-hip” business wise. If we really were I’d certainly be a lot more svelt than I am. Jim is an amazing individual with a huge heart! He is consumed by his passion and refuses to accept less than a 150% effort from himself. It will be “how much” he beat the record by, not “if” he breaks it this evening. I am honored to say Jim has been my primary mentor in this business. Go Jim, “YOU CAN DO IT” Proud to be associated with you & Mild to Wild(R)!
good luck Jim
do we have any way of getting updates on how Jim’s doing or do we just get to wait and see
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That would be great if there was a way to check in and monitor where he’s at. You know we’re all rooting for you and support you every step.
GOOD LUCK…………………….
Good luck today Jim! You are truly inspirational! Nice job on the interview too!
Good luck on your big day today, Jim. Remember if you need a knee replacement, I may have a lead on someone who could do your anesthesia…;)
“I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Awesome.
I still want to know how you get back down?
Give ’em ‘ell
Good luck, Buddy. Wee nos u kan du it!
Go Jim, Go Jim, its yer birthday. Ok, maybe not your birthday, but definately a day to celebrate you. Show that machine who’s boss!
Jim,
You are a hero!! good luck I know you’ll conquer all 66,000 stairs.
Thats great Jim. Of all that sauce I bought from you like a month or so ago, ive only go the finishing and smokin chipotle left. Yes somehow I managed to destroy 6x bottles of 16 ounce fiery hot habenero sauce that fast lol!
Me, Clint, and Dan are going to be trying our hands at producing some hot products, weve already got two under the belt. We just need to get some ideas on how to package, where to find packaging, lol and maybe where to find an industrial dehydrator (ebay anyone?), or maybe the best way to grind up dehydrated chiles.
Anyways, your my Favorite manufacturer! keep up the good work, and best of luck with the stairs today.
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim is doing great. He has a lot of great support around him and he appreciates all of your thoughts and encouragements here on the blog. He is about to pass the 34,000 stairs mark. We will keep you posted throughout the day.
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Go Jim Go…over half way there…i think i see 100,000 at the end!
Wow – that;s is truly remarkable. GO JIM
Great job Jim!
See Jim..See Jim climb..see Jim go up all the stairs….Go Jim Go!!
GO JIM WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU RAWK
drink lots of fluids, keep hydrated, and eat make sure you eat to keep up your energy.
WOOOOO HOOOOO JIM IS THE BEST!!!!!
Great interview Jim! I think your peppers are the best too. They go into my sauce.
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It lots of hot sauce, keep those endorphins moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Great news!! Jim has been interviewed by several news outlets including ABC and NBC and the radio channel WIBC (1070 am) about STEP UP & the World Record attempt. We are getting some great coverage for this event. Keep an eye out for him on the news throughout the day. Thanks for all the encouragement. It is keeping his spirits lifted and even though he has been pretty ‘stern’ looking all morning with this attempt. We have seen him crack a few smiles today while listening to some of your comments, but don’t tell him that. 🙂
P.S. Were At 45,000 stairs and counting!!
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GREAT. I pledge 1 beer drank tonight for every 10,000 steps! It is the elast I can do for the cause 😀
whoops, should say “least I can do”, and I haven’t even started drinking yet!
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C’mon huv…where’s the spirit. Add a shot of .5 with every beer why-don’t-cha! 😉
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The 0.5 and 0.4 bottle are in the colection. No shots from them!!!!! I can, however, do shots on DEFCON ONE! DEAL One beer and one shot of DEFCON ONE for every 10,000 steps! Or should I make it 1 shot of Red Savina(R) Pepper Mash 😀 It would be more appropriate.
Jim is on hour intervals with this particular stair machine. So, at the end of this hour he has posted 46, 510 stairs. We will try and keep everyone posted on an hourly basis. Thanks again for the support!!
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Good going Jim, keep it up!!! 🙄 – 🙄 – 🙄
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Thats fine Huv, you are up to 4.6 so far
Somehow I dont think your effort is as grueling though 😉
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Maybe not, but there was a lot of training that went into it 😀
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HUV, I’m gonna top ya, I pledge a beer for every 1,000 steps Jim does (but since I don’t drink, it will have to be the cost of a beer, say $3.00?) Anyone care to join me?
Hope to hear from you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send me to the poor house 🙂
Jim, I can say I don’t know how the hell you can do it at your old age! 🙂 😀
It sounds like you should have no problems there to do the challenge at hand. We are ALL rooting for you, even though you cannot see us and haven’t met many of us, you should be able to feel the proud Aura of everyone here on the HSB created by just being able to say “we know that guy”.
Best wishes, luck is not a factor when the heart is that big.
I can’t wait to meet you at ZF, to shake your hand!
Kindest Regards,
Paul MacDonald
aka pmac
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Man – you trying to get my wife to really shoot me – you met her!!!!!!! Let’s see if I win the eBay auction first 😀
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LOL….no you’re already doing the beers, no need to get into trouble with the wife. Just hoping to get others to join in, I’m sure we’ve all already contributed one way or another, just tryin to stir-up some more 🙂
WOW Keep it going Jim! I can’t wait to see how it all turns out tonight! It is good to hear you and the charities are getting some deserved attention on the ol TV. I can’t wait to hear how much was raised cause I am sure it will be several pennies!
Rock on Jim
Hey fellow HSB’rs, I will post the ebay #1 INSANE this weekend for Jim, be sure to bid high. We are giving Jim 100% of the final price. Lets all step up, this is my small way of helping.
You go jim !!!
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Jack, will be looking forward to the auction.
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim has just broke 52, 450 stairs mark at 2:30 p.m. He is still going strong and he was just interviewed by FOX news. We are really excited over here at the Healthplex Sports Club. Jim said if you are going to make the (huvason) pledge interesting you should do the shots with Stupid Hot. No, we aren’t that mean, but you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained. He also said that any pledges raising money for the charity is ok with him. Thanks again for the continued support.
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LOL – If I had stupid hot – I would. (boy am I glad I don’t !)
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I second that wholeheartedly Jim!
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Keep it up Jim!!! Huv, you hang in there too!
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Maybe we can have Nick run a bottle over to you (real quick like) 🙂
Looks like its just about at 5.3 for you Huv. Great job Jim!
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Ummmmmmm Not necessary…. that stuff sounds scary….. Besides, this is Jim’s day. GO JIMMMMMMMM
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Huv, I can offer up my .4, think you can handle it? LOL
Just Kidding, that doesn’t leave the shelf either.
I think some Hab Mash, should do a pretty good job.
Arrgghhhh – can’t wait for the next update!
GO JIM!!! I’ll be watching the local news!
All the Rogues wish you the very best!
Go Jim!! We know you can do it!
-Jen
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Fantastic news everyone! Jim just broke 58,570 stairs mark at the club. He suspects that he will break the record sometime in his next set. Now, we should start guessing about how many stairs he is going to complete in a 24 hour period. Keep up the comments, he is loving them!!
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Yes it is…
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But, “you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained.”
so if it motivates Jim, I say drink up huv… 👿
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I bid $20 for his smelly Gym Socks 😀
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I will be in about 51 minutes 😀
87855 stairs – I’ll round up to 9 beers and 9 Red Savina shots! Man my head and my a$$ are going to hurt in the morning 😀
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I’m pulling for him to break the 100,000 step mark!
If it’s a bet, I’m guessing 83,500
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Is that the secret ingredient in your new sauce huv, or a fetish of yours?
OUCH! 🙄
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All yours Huv, charity or not, I dont even want to take the chance of winning them!! hehehehe
Besides I’m pulling for the 100,000 steps, that would be 2 full 5oz woozies for you! mmmmm drink up big man! good thing your polack and dont feel any pain!!
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LOL, better you than me Huv, but I have the feeling Jim will be hurting more.
GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make Huv hurt!!!
how long has he been at this? how many hours left?
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Now that’s a secret 😉
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Don’t you mean “good thing i’m a polack and not that smart” 😀
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Good question Mrs R. I assumed based on the # of step he started very very early this morning, but i could be wrong.
Let’s hope it’s in the next update.
Oh, and Huv, you better prepare a yogurt enema for tomorrow.
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WEll i figure even new that “not that smart” goes along with being polish!! hehehe from another big dumb polack 🙂
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wow…see there’s the proof…. “everyone knew” ….
He has been on the stairs since 5:30 a.m. so about 11 hours now. And as for the socks:
Signs: $20
Gym clothes: $40
Food & Drinks: $60
Selling Jim’s Sweaty Socks On A Hot Sauce Blog 4 Charity: PRICELESS
Suck it up and whack them stairs!
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Nice, let’s call MastCard, and see if they’ll but it!
Is he wearing Nikes? Lets call them!
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Then I’m way off…… I was going from midnight…… Oh, always go with your first guess 😀
Suck it up! This is your finest hour! G/luck!
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I really thought maybe midnight or no later than like 4am!
Alot of time left. I can’t wait to hear that the record is broken and he’s extending it!
I’m off to work shortly, can’t even imagine the update I will be coming back to you. 🙂
Jim “Stair King” Campbell
Jim, You are making your Chilipal in Jersey Proud……Feel ALive My Friend..Your Eternal Chilipal BLAIR
Hey Blair, glad to see you’re following too! Thanx again for the donation of the Charity bottles. Hope all is well in NJ. TTYL
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Only 1, 310 stairs left until the record is broken, and 12 ½ hours until he is done. Keep up the support guys!!
P.S. He loves his new alias Jim ‘Stair King’ Campbell
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GO JIM GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another record bites the dust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like the record is falling in the first 12 hours, who would have thunk it!
I think Jim Croce even wrote song about the Stair King, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”.
Woo Hoo – great news!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
700 away and the Indianapolis Star photographers are here to capture the moment for tomorrow’s paper. Jim is still looking pretty good up there, thanks in large part to your continued support.
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We’ll have to get a copy of that pic for his website!
Just…….a……..few…..more……steps…….Jim.
I wish we were able to be together today, crowded around a TV, watching that final moment of you climbing that last stair. I know the energy here is great but I could imagine the cheers!!!
I’ll pay $20 for the reciept for all the painkillers you’re gonna be taken tonite! lol
Just a quick reminder. If anybody wants to help Jim financially and get something out of it, there is still an ebay auction going on from which all proceeds will be donated to Step Up 4 Charity. Current bid is $102.50 for 3 rare prototype bottles and one additional. 1 HSU bottle signed by all 4 members, 1 Liquid Axe and 1 Houston…We Have a Problem (2006 Houston Hot Sauce Festival special) both signed by CaJohn, and 1 bottle of Backdraft signed by the hero of the day, Jim Campbell himself. The auction can be found here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160018675556&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 HAPPY BIDDING!!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Can you hear that sound of thunderous applause coming from the Healthplex in your home? Well, I know we sure can. Jim just broke the record and we are breaking out the champagne to celebrate. He continues to climb, because he doesn’t just want to break the record, he wants to shatter it. Thanks for all the comments, they are keeping him going!!
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CONGRATULATIONS – I AM BREAKING OPEN THE FIRST BEER!
YEEEE HAWWWWW!!! You da man Jim!
And a HUGE thanks to Mrs. Campbell for putting up with Jim! You deserve at least 2 weeks on a tropical island….
The tears are welling in my eyes….
Ok maybe not that emotional, BUT WOW Excellent GREAT FABULOUS Envigrrrating.
AMAZING NEWS! CONGRATS JIM!!!!!! And thanks to the Mrs. for the updates!
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😀
Way to go JIM!! This is your day. Enjoy it!
Hmmm what happened to my comment? I didnt type anything bad. (Or i do not think so 🙂 )
Remember i say the most inappropriate things sometimes and dont even try to, its a give/burdon
CONGRATULATIONS JIM!!!!!! TRULY INSPIRATIONAL! I have goosebumps. Thanks for sharing this day with us all Mrs. Campbell.
Congrats Jim!!
I slipped an extra Glucosamine Chondroitin tab in my bedtime beer ’cause even thinking about what you have done makes my old joints stiff.
As PeperLaPew would say…. YOU ROCK!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
I am just writing to let everyone know, that we are taking a blog break for dinner. Thankfully, Jim will be eating and having a much needed massage soon, and then he will be right back to the stairs. There will be a different moderator for the blog from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. I hope you will come back and visit this blog for updates at that time. Thanks again. We appreciate all the comments you have shared with us today!!!
What you doing sitting down Jim? Keep up the great work, see ya soon with knew Knees for you I hope. YOU ROCK!!!
Pepper Le Pew
Good luck Jim………….Wendy
Jim, as I said in the guest book, prayers will be answered and you will have success. (however this is identified). You have done wonders for
yourself and all who have been known to you and your good works.
This will have to be the Greatest Day for you. May God continue to have
his hand on you.
CONGRADULATION TO YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim the Stair King, you are truly outrageous! I hold much respect for you! Can’t wait to shake your hand at Zest Fest!
Sorry for grammar(Congratulation)
Great to hear you broke the record!!! I cannot wait to see just how many stairs he breaks it by. Most awesome Jim! As a ‘blog employee’ of Mild to Wild at ZF I can only hope to keep up with him and his high steppin ways!
Jim,
You are outstanding! Congratulations!!!!! You are an exemplary roll model for all.
Carol
8:39 update: Jim is at 78,190 and just stopped for a break. We are monitoring his vital signs with every break to mak sure (as best we can) that it is safe for him to continue. His vitals are still very strong and he is off for another set. He should make the 10:00 news channels (WTHR, WRTV, Fox 59). The crowds should die after 10:00pm and some good chatter from you guys might be just the thing-so let’s here it from you night owls;)
” His vitals are still very strong and he is off for another set. He should make the 10:00 news channels (WTHR, WRTV, Fox 59). The crowds should die after 10:00pm”…..
YIKES!!! sounds like Jim needs a good shower!
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C’mon Jim, huv almost caught up to you, he started at 05:58 and is probably at #8 by now 😉
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And to think, when I first met Jim it was in the ELEVATOR of the Doubletree Hotel in Albuquerque in 1997! I guess he got into this stair climbing thing shortly after that. I guess he didn’t want to run the chance of meeting another chilehead the likes of me! You make us all very proud Jim Campbell! Glad to count you as one of my nearest & dearest! I know your going for the max, just listen to your handlers and do what they say, I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT! Thanks Jim, what an inspiration…
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CONGRATS JIM!!!!!!!!!!!! You ARE the STAIR KING!!!!!!!!
Sorry I wasnt around when you actually did it…
Keep it going Jim!!!!
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GO JIM GO……………..
Well Jim, you’re 2/3 of the way thru the day, and over 2/3 of the way to 100,000. I think it’s definately doable, i know you had your sights on it.
I’m here for Blog support, even till 5:30 if need be.
But as CaJohn said, listen to the trainers, get the most you can but take care of yourself doing it!!
GO JIM GO!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!
Jim you are truly an inspiration to me, not only in the hot sauce business, but in life. You’re a fine example of a giver and not a taker. Thank You for your unselfish acts of kindness.
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are you wearing your little cheerleading outfit again eman? Hope yer doin’ well stranger..
All is well here!!!! I miss everyone alot!!!!!!!!!! Babys take SOOOOOOO much time!!!
And yes, the outfit is a little tight. I need to borrow ryans pink helmet
GO JIM GO!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!!GO JIM GO!!!!!!!!!
We are all cheering you here Jim C
You rock
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now that’s a scary thought……. sorry eman…
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LOL – acutally only had 1 tonight and some CaJohn ACE…. Took my daughter to the movies.
Keep STEPPING Jim – I’ll make good tomorrow night (or at least i’ll try – the Red Savina shots have me scared!). Am I still high bidder on the socks??? 😀
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Well put my friend!!!!
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Huv socks are still all yours, so far. Uh oh, did I hear correctly? Huv is scared of some lil ole hot sauce? Say aint so….
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Just a little reverse psychology. Trying to confuse the old Pollock brain 😀 (as you know, that is not too hard :”D )
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blaaahaahaa, so THAT explains why you get Red Savina mash in yer eyes.. 🙂
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ok, i can relate to that. reverse/reverse/reverse always works for me.
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ROTFLMAO – that does explain it 😀
Hope everyone’s watching the news…….
Chileheads for the Stair King
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Is it on a national channel??
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they were talking fox59, so i would imagine your local fox channel should have it..i never watch the news, but i’m watching (fox 61 here)
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i’m watching FOX5 in NY – nothing yet….
Someone should post the broadcast of the news for download somewhere (Assuming a chilliehead recorded it) 🙂
Well I have been watching all day, I am done I can not wait to see the final results. Best luck into the wee hours of the morning Mr. Campbell.
I pretty much echo whateveryone else feels and says (except eman in the cheerleading outfit, I will leave HIM to that feeling all by himself)
We will see you soon 3 weeks and counting by the time i wake up.
Good night and Be careful.
pmac
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that leaves me out, i wouldnt even knwo where to begin. hopefully nick can help us there. i’m sure jim’s wife is recording everything too.
I myself would like to see something of the stuff on TV. Maybe someone will have it!
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yeah, they’re talkin about Yoga and the Marines…who cares, I wanna know about Jim – The Stair King!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Jim on the record & here’s to your passion to keep pushing! you are an inspiration to a lot of us.
You have inspired me to lose some weight………ok there I took my shoes off, whew I’m spent. 😉
❗ WAY TO GO MAN ❗
🙁 Damn fox news…nothing!! 🙁
guess we’ll have to wait for a direct update from Jim’s crew!
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Nothing in NY either. Good Luck Jim- keep it up!
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Vic, you rock man…what’s next? the socks? lol
A MSN Rogues member says Jim was on the local news and was approaching 90,000 at 10:45 his time
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DAMN Jim, slow down you’re costing me $$….lol….
Thanx for the update Jeff.
Right on Jim !!!!!
Makes me tired just thinking about it. Congrats to the STAIRKING !!!
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That’s it brother, down to fighting weight now! All I’m wearing are my panties and a big smile! LOL! 😈
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Yeah, me me shots of red savina 😀
GO JIM – make those socks nice and sweaty 🙂
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I’m outta here, I can’t handle the visuals anymore…lol
Latest update on Jim-His count is 88,030 as of 11:30pm he is taking a break and going to sit in the jacuzzi for a few. His vital signs are still strong so on he goes. The night crew is settling in for this last 6 hour haul and we will keep you posted.
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Yeah, I hear you- enough to give anyone nightmares! See ya man, have a good night.
I am going to call it a night myself, good night all!
We need an update from the Healthplex. Jim, hope things are still going smooth, almost 3/4 of the way!! YOU GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Guess I spoke a little too soon….thanx for the update, no sleeping in that jacuzzi Jim!!
I know you got 12,000 plus left in you BigMan!!!!!! Fireworks when the 100,000 goes down, have your company ready, we’re burning the Healthplex down!!!!!!!!!
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Vic have a good one, I’m still sticking around, got to keep and eye on Jim, make sure he has some blog support!
We now have 2 world record holders on this blog. Blair and Jim C!!!!!!
Hey Mr. Jim!
Oh Boy! You’re gonna make us pull an all-nighter! This is so awesome to get the updates going around.
Just think, you’ll be able to do slow trot to H-Town. It’s all down hill! Speaking of Hill, Hank Hill is danged proud of ya!
Hangin’ with ya Kid! We luv ya!
Beth in Texas
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Maybe Guiness, will give them their own ChileHead section! Who’s going for #3?
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Well, we are downwind of Jim’s protien farts and we think that his underware should be auctioned with a starting bid at $100-any takers???;) He is back on the machine and 100,000 stairs is in sight within the next 2 hours. Keep up the good chatter.
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Huv, you hungry? Protein stained shorts, you’ve conquered 10 .5 wings and a couple of .4 wings, i think that’s next on your diet. I’ll buy them, you eat them!
Jim, keep those legs astepping… Your incredible man, I thought 100k was a pipe dream when comparing it to 66kwhen we chatted last week, but now, it’s just a matter of time, and you got plenty of it! You do know when you get there, and you will, that I’m gonna set the next goal at 110k….
Woohoo!
Way to go Jim! You rock buddy! So happy you did it! Amazing accomplishment and you did well over what you said you thought you would. Hitting 100k soon it sounds like and I remember you saying you wish you did it younger in life so you could get there. Well, all that hard work and motivations….hell yeah, you’re going to get it!
I’ll check back later if I don’t hit the sack. Mandy sends her wishes, well, from her sleep anyway as I’m sure she would if she were awake!
Jim, we’re still here, supporting every step you take!
Show that damn stair machine who’s the boss!
Hi guys! This is me for one post, if anyone is still here. I’ll have to go back & see all what was said sometime tomorrow 🙂 In some pretty good pain right now but only about 4 hours to go. Should top 100k if not this hour then very soon into the next one. Final number looks to be around 103-105 k. I’ve slowed down a bit 😉
thanks for all the support! Later gators. Back to the imposters 🙂
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Jim, that is so awesome man!! You’ve already totally impressed and set your mark on the world! I think I can speak for all of us here on the blog to say Great Job, looking forward to that final number, and take care of yourself.
[quote]Later gators.[/quote]
Hey Boss, easy there! 100% Cane here!
Hey, if you only get 103-105k, you going to try and better that next week?
lmao, completely kidding of course! Awesome job and keep it up! Can’t wait to hear how you feel in a day or two!
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I don’t think he’s leaving his bed for the rest of the week! I’m tired just thinking about those steps!
hmmm…i like that “ONLY” 103K – 105K LOL
I could do that many and more in 24 hours!
Oh wait, sorry, no that’s 24 years…
He must be nearing that magical 100,000 !!!!!!!!!!!! and still almost 4 hours to go.
Hope the next update will include some facts. Who HELD the previous record, when was it set, how old was the EX-holder when he did it.
I had to stop lurking just to shout out to Jim. Congratulations, guy! Set a record that’ll stay on the books for a good long time. Way to go!
(Although the underwear comments almost made me dart back in the shadows. I knew you guys weren’t going to stop with the socks.)
Go, Jim!
STAIR KING….are we in store for a countdown to 100,000 yet? or have you already surpassed that. No sleeping on the job!!
With exception of the last post the after dinner posts are coming from the wife-I will leave the facts of the previous record for Jim to answer sometime in the next 2 days. As of 2:15, he is at 98,412 and is saying he will break 100,000 with the next set.
We are still downwind of him and the price on the underware just went up again…;) Keep in mind now that these are a one of kind item and Jim would agree to sign and date them…..what do you think;)
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Jim says the current record is 66,204 set in March by a Seattle area firefighter. If it hadn’t been a firefighter he would have never come across it.
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Now that’s spousal support, thought you were heading home for rest after dinner. Next couple of days, or when Jim finally wakes up is good. I’m so happy he’s gonna hit the 100,000, in talkin to him last week i think it was, i kinda got the feeling that, that was his ultimate goal, and actually felt pretty good about making it there too.
As for the underwear, I think that’s abit over the top for me. But he definately has the $3.00 per 1,000 steps coming from me, so that’s at least $300 to add to your totals.
And aybe I’ll give Huv a little bidding war for the socks!
Tell the STAIR KING…to climb on, less than 3 hours to go!!
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Thanx for the update, that’s a shame the other guy didn’t get to hold it long, but I guess that’s what he gets for only 66k ….. LOL
I take it Jim’s vitals are still good, and everythings going smooth. Especially now that it’s all just additional frosting on the cake.
Rock on Jim. We are with ya buddy in spirit !!!
This is so phenominal (sic) I dont know what to say, Im stunned at the effort and dedication.
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Hey another night owl, of course you have a 3 hour advantage. lol
was thinking about disappeasring for a bit, but wanted to be here when he finishs!!
As of 3:10 am he is at 100,992 steps-Ya.. he is taking a jacuzzi break.
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Stairs Gone Wild!
I feel guilty going to bed, but it has to happen.
Amazing, simply amazing. So happy for you! Way to really step up for charity! Be safe going home you two when it’s all said and done, I’m sure you’re both tired at this point.
100,000 stairs! Way to go man! I think he will hold this record for a little while no doubt. Can’t wait to see some pictures from the evening as well!
Jim, What can I say
HEART BROTHER nothing but HEART!!
Well and maybe some calf muscles!! HA!
Much Kudos
Scotty B
104 & change with one set to go… I hope. I’m in some severe pain but you’all have heard that before.
Good morning all…
Good morning Jim, or is it since you havent slept yet… 😉
Excellent job my friend, be glad its almost over.
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Looks like huv owes you at least 9 more…
The new world record is 106,377. That is the preliminary final it will be reviewed before it is sent in. My guy is tired and I am going to take him home-we will be in touch when he regains conscienceness;)
What great news to wake up to. 106,377???? Congraulations Jim, that is a number I am sure you are proud of. You kicked the &%#@ out of that last record!!!
Maybe you should put out your own version of a “Buns of Steel “tape after all that? GO REST!!!!
Congrats Jim – we are all very proud of you. I guess that’s 11 beers and 11 shots of Red Savina (I’ll try anyway 😀 ). Still have $20 for those socks!
Great Job.
Congrats Jim! Many thanks for all of the updates. WOW!
Friggin’ awesome Jim! Congratulations!
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Thats 56.4 trips up the Empire State Building! Amazing! Great job Jim!
Just incredible, Congrats Jim- you are a machine!
Wow! Looks like, according to this blog’s calendar on the front page, Jim’s going for it again in 364 days! Way to go Jim! Better start training tomorrow!
WOW!!! Congrats Jim! What an accomplishment!
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Sign them something like
“Jim Campballs go here”
……………8O……………..
Ok light humour, I hope you rest up fully for a couple days. Very proud of you Jim, will this record go into the Guiness as well assuming no one is able or tries to break it?
If there was any doubt on who at the HSB has the best cardio …. no doubt anymore. 🙂
Awesome job Jim. I had no doubt you would accomplish your goal and beyond. I’m tired just thinking about the climb. Can I be one of the first to buy the Jim “Stair King” Campbell work out tape? My fat a$$ needed it yesterday…
C
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CONGRATS JIM, YOU ARE THE STAIR KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I didn’t stick around ended falling asleep in the chair, and the laptop died! lol
Looking forward to chatting with you in a day or two when you’re up to it.
CONGRATS YET AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Huv, I got $25 man, where you at now?
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$26 of course
Forget the socks… I hear his shoe inserts are a bargain at $7.95 each 😉
Way to go Jim, you made the whole chilihead community proud!! 106,377, just amazing!
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Aw huv, wring em out and do a shot…show us how its done 😉
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Amazing! You shattered the record by 40,000 stairs!!! That’s 2/3 of the previous record! Dude, you friggin rock!
CONGRATS!
Jim, you are an inspiration to many! Congrats on this wonderful feat!!! Now go take a well deserved rest!!!
Great job jim! I’m otherwise speachless….
“Congrats on this wonderful feat”
No pun intended? 😛
Congratulation for a most amazing feat. I am sure this record will stand for many years.
Great accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim!!!!!!!!
In my lifetime I’ve known no one who would even think of attempting such a feat, much less making it a reality! The wife and I are dwarfed by your heart, drive and heroism. It’s moments like this when we feel like “Fleas amongst Giants”! If all of us would accomplish just 1% of what you’ve done in your lifetime, the world would no doubt be a better place.
“THANK YOU JIM CAMPBELL FOR ALL YOU DO”!!!!!!!!!!!
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I apologize for not being around for the event. August 16 just happened to be our 31st anniversary so we took a little overnight trip.
Jim,
I always said you were a hero, now your a rockstar too 😀
Way to go Jim! I can’t say much more than what has already been expressed, but I guess I can speak for myself a repeat it one more time. Congratulations on the record, and also to the charities that will benefit from this awesome event. Awesome job!
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AMEN MSK!!
Congrats on 31 years 😀
Congratulations!!! Good Job Jim!
Well, that sure was a bunch of sappy reading 😛 Thanks though. I say MSK 31 years is a bigger achievement! Thanks for all the kind comments. Wife wasn’t passing any of those onto me but was telling me the more humorous stuff 🙂
Wow- do I hurt 🙂
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We could always split them up too.
Daniel- you already own an industrial dehydrator. Your oven. They work great & I used mine for years to dry the garden stuff. Grind your chiles in the blender & spread them out on a cookie sheet that you’ll never use for anything else again. Set it on as LOW as it will go- no higher than 175F. Leave them in overnight & in the morning (provided you didn’t pile the chiles too high- no more than about 1/2″ thick) your house will smell wonderful & your chiles will be dried. Grind them again.
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Jim, what the heck are you doing up already? I’m sure you have some good reading ahead of ya! Congrats one more time.
Hope someone dropped of a hot tub at the house for you to sit in for the next few days.
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Sun’s up, I’m up 🙂 Hard for me to sleep during the day. I’m ‘cat napping’- not to be confused with the *other* catnapping that’s gone on around here 😉 Trying to get some food to stay down. Didn’t eat as much as I probably should have.
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Will take your system a little while to get caught back up. My friend competes body building, and after dieting and training for so long especially that last week before the competition, then after he has trouble eating for a day or two. Lots of liquids…..
Are you suggesting you may be behind the other catnapping? lol
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He can use mine…..
I’ll split the socks with you 😀
106k+ Astounding!
If the two of you are in need of something and too tired to go about getting it, let me know as I’ll come down there and bring it to you!
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I think thats a long trip to sit in your hottub.
Since it’s for a good cause, we should each offer $25 for them then.
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$25 for each – as long as they come in a zip lock bag!
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Hell Yeah, I think he should sign and date them with teherecord number, then vacuum seal them like you would Jerky. When he’s back from a Catnap we can see what he thinks.
Jim,
I sent payment thru Nick’s link for $3.00 per thousand. (106.377 x 3 = $319.13) Sent $320.00 once again Congrats and Great Job. You are the STAIR KING!!!
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I certainly hope thay get washed and dried prior to the vacuum fresh sealed baggie 🙂
Reason: well socks are at the bottom of the waterfalls gentlemen, and sweat from EVERY and I mean EVERY other part of the body would be fermenting in them 🙂 Just have a visual….I thikn point made as I sit here killing myself laughing 😀
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Hence the vacuum sealed bag….don’t want to smell anything…if things happen to grow after, well then they grow…..lol…
Howdy all !!!! Have been real busy, but not busy enough to know that Jim ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go, what a deal……………..
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I think you’all need to get a life 😛 The socks aren’t sweaty or fermented at all. Had a fan so I really didn’t pour sweat like usual. They insisted on checking vital signs the last 10 hours or so & BP was never worse than 120/80 & pulse was never higher than 100.
If somebody really wants them, I’ll be happy to send them however they want 🙂 Yeeesh!
If you want sweaty- the pic that appears with this article was at the Houston Hot Sauce show. It’s outdoors (covered overhead though) and was 97 F with a heat index of 107 F. I wore my full gear and and SCBA for the full two day show. Those Texans thought I was nuts 🙂 I’d tease them by telling them they didn’t know what ‘hot’ was… after tasting the Bear, they agreed 😉
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Well, if they are not sweaty, I’m only offering $20 :D, in a baggie, signed of course 😀
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Thank you VERY much!
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Hey bigshow that was REAL generous of you. I”m feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
pmac. WAAAAY to much detail on the socks my friend, I never thought about what excretions COULD trickle down to a pair and I”m sorry that now I”ve been forced to. EWWWWW!
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Hey Mr. Freeze!!! Where you been??? Have you been busy making oh, I don’t know, something yummy?
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Well since I couldn’t drink a beer for every one like Huv, I figured I would buy a beer. Thanx
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Huv, you cheap Polack!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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All right $25 bucks 😀
Plan on drinking those beers tonight (plus some red savina 👿 )
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LOL.. good luck with that, have fun tomorrow…ouch…
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You are a true hero! We are honored just to know you!!
All the best from the eman’s
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Yeah just making a little something….not to happy with the turn out though, not up to my standards… You guys will have to wait a little longer for a couple of jars……..also trying to get ready for a wiffle ball party this weekend so if anybody has some free time…………..
Yo Jim!
Are you waking up with leg cramps in the middle of the night? LOL
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Don’t know- haven’t slept yet 😉 Just a couple of cat naps still.
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In that case…
YOU AIN’T DONE YET!!!! GET YOUR A** BACK ON THAT STAIRMASTER!!! 🙂
The winners are…..
So just for information sakes:
This is totally public information FYI. With some minor speculation involved. As no one has told me anything.
chef8630 Set #3 HSB Member
lanesummers Set #4 HSB Member
penelope210 Set #2 HSB Member
thebigshow set #5 HSB Member
xredrumx Set #1 HSB Member
Awesome! I hope i got it all right 🙂
Congratulations guys!!!
Based this informatin on the feedback from the auctions and the order in which they were left!
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Mr. Freeze, I must say, the jars you gave me at The Alley were very good. We kept them in the fridge, and I finally got around to cracking them open. We had a couple people over last Sunday, and they were all quite pleased. Good job.
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Got a call from Nautilus asking if I’d consider doing promos in exchange for the donation of the machines. I told them I couldn’t tell them ‘no’ to anything since they were so generous, but I couldn’t even *THINK* of getting back on one of those at the minute…. or week for that matter. Doesn’t sound to appealing at the moment 😉
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Ask for an endoresment before you agree to freebies 🙂
I hear world record holders get 1million dollar contracts.
Get a lawyer 🙂 and an agent*cough*me*cough* to get you all hooked up 🙂
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Somehow I doubt the guy with the worlds’ largest ball of twine is a millionaire 🙂
They donated two $4,000 machines so I can’t say no… just ‘not yet’ 😉
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Hey Creator thanks for the compliment, began working on this years batch as we speak. I will send ya some if you like……..
Also Creator the last batch of Habby Horse was killer, super job !!!!!!!!! and thanks for the delivery………
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Sure, be happy to take some off your hands. We have a couple parties coming up, very good for a test market.
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Not a problem.
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Jim, maybe you can talk the folks at Nautilus into letting you do a promo on one of thier massage beds.
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LOL, I thought you were climbing stairs while taking cat naps. And who knows, as the story gets out more and more, you could have otehr deals too, this is awesome news.
You need a Nike endorsement too! And maybe No-Doze!
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Nah- as mentioned on the log, 24 hours straight without sleep is no big deal. I do it all the time about this part of the year 😉 As I’m sure most of us do with chile shows, harvests, and such!
No Brian- No Doz is the LAST thing I need right now 🙂 Still haven’t been to bed yet. Hope to sleep tonight!
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How are my socks doing? 😀
OK, Blair is in the Guinness, Jim is in the Guinness, so what is CaJohn gonna do to get in that book?????
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15 jalapenos in 1 minute. I was goigmn to try but ill let cajohn do it 😀
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Hell’s bells…I’ll do that!!!!!! 🙂
Yep, 15 in one minute is just like eatiing a Snickers bar to me.
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I don’t know about John, but I’m going for the largest number of people one person can piss off in a lifetime…kidding 😛
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No way ! I found it – and I’m giving it to cajohn 😀
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Blaaaahaaahaa! Yer getting plenty of practice here on the blog that’s for sure. Maybe the Guiness peeps will show up in Ft. Worth and you can try to break it that weekend.. 😛 Darnit, I won’t be there to witness it.
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You already won 😀
JIM, Big Congrats…..You are the Champ!!!!!! FEEL ALIVE Your Chilipal BLAIR
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Thank’s Huv! 😀 It was a tough race between me and few other guys on here, but my extra work off the blog REALLY paid off 😛 I hope I get a Golden Chili for this accomplishment. Sorry “Critic”, better luck next year. There’s plenty of time and reviews coming up.
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HAHAHAHAAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAH HAHAHA hAHHAHAHA hahah haahaha hahahaah ahaahaha hahaha hahaha hhahaha ahahahah ahaha aha aha ahahahaha ahahaha aha
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Hey Ryan, that really pisses me off man 👿
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holly cow hahahaha
hahahahaha ahahahaah ahahahaha ahahahaaha ahahahaha ahaaa aaahaha aaahahahahahaha ahaaahahahaha even mrspmac is howling with laughter LOL LOLL LOLOLOL
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LOL – find that funny pmac 😀
Ummm, you doin’ allright pmac?
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You mean your SOCK and my SOCK….lol
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True . I want my ONE sock 😀
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Huv, I heard back from Beth again too, all set for Friday night!
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Please share with the rest of the class just what you plan on doing with only one sock Huv? 😛
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A puppet show- I love those!
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you’re jumpinig up n down clapping yer hands aren’t ya Vic.. 😈
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LOL- how did you know!?!
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I’m always peeping in your bedroom window about this time every night…
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Will you guys hold my hand and take me for ice cream after!?!
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LOL – now there’s an idea! I donmt know maybe me and the bigshow will do a puppet show one day 😀
Jim still hasn’t said if we can have them!
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that just sounds wrong huv!
btw..you seemed to be missing from the Hot Sauce Underground review yesterday..hummm.. 😛
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I couldn’t make out who that was- frigured it was huv.
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With his ONE sock I presume.
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Yeah, I didn’t want to know where the other one was 😯
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you two with a sock each?!? Uhh…nah too easy.
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LOL – we work cheap 😀
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I’ve heard that about you 😛
Ok all- I’ve got an early shift in the am, off to bed for me. Tracy, huv- nothing to watch tonight! LOL………See ya 😈
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Nite vic.
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not sure if i wanna stick my hand in those socks
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Actually, I have them packaged up and ready to send out. Was going to do it today but didn’t get to it. Glad- I now see that it is supposed to be only one- didn’t know bigshow was in on the action 😉 I’ll need your addy bigshow, huv’s I’ve got.
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shoot me an e-mail and ill send it to ya
thebigshow823 “at” yahoo “dot” com
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Still can’t believe that you guys are serious about this! Sheeesh. And folks think *I’M* the goofy one!! 😛
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Very cool – love ya jim! (Ok way too drunk to be blogging – but I do love ya)
Will pay tomorrow 😀
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we’re polacks, need i say more?
stay away from the mash huv..
Message sent. The wife said they were supposed to be numbered??? Have you worked out who gets what? I can’t believe we’re even having this discussion 🙂
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I thought just signed, dated, and # of stairs. LOL
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Thank YOU sir! Tried to call today but you weren’t there. Late dinner with family (in town for the gig) and am gone first thing am out of town. I will make it a point to call again on Monday. Thanks again for all you’ve done!
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Fair enough! Needless to say, there will be more in the box than just a stinky sock 🙂
Hey Jim, you’re at the 1000 mark!
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Trying to do the 10.6 beers and the two bottles of mash? Saw something about that. Those would be some pics worth seeing 🙂
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Just no sweaty shorts please! lol if Huv wants those, they’re all his. LOL Again, Congrats, hell of a job, very impressive and for a great cause.
Not sure if you’re all set on charities, but a good cause is The Victory Junction Gang, by the Petty’s in I think NC. For those Nascar fans out there.
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Yeah Huv, I wanna see that too!!
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Woohoo!! Didn’t even notice that. Thanks Tracy 🙂 Should I be worried about the secret handshake? 🙂
Got a little bit more of the story on your chipotle sauce. Laughed myself silly 🙂 Great stuff all the same!!
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Nah- I still need those 🙂
Pretty well set on the charities, though I’m splitting the Hope Lodge one. One of the witnesses turned out to be from the American Cancer Society. Long story short, they’re opening a Hope Lodge here in Indy so some will go there also.
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I’d be scared of anything that Huv is in on!!! LOL
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That’s cool, just popped into my head while typing. Great cause, well worth it.
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Hope Lodge and ACS that is.
Outta here 🙂 Still haven’t slept since 4 AM Tuesday. Not the least bit sleepy or tired either. I know that’s wrong so it’s a wee bit of the soured grape and an OTC sleep aid. Gotta get up and work a festival all weekend 🙂
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Nite Jim, Have a good one.
My charity event is tomorrow, so I’m outta here soon too. Of course mine is alot easier, I get to play Volleyball in the mud for the Epilepsy Foundation.
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Golden Chiles?
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Growing Golden Chiles? I want some of those plants.
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Talk to Jim, he grows most of mine…
Hey John!! How is everything with you buddy!!
Doin’ well! Almost called you earlier, then remembered what you do, you were probably slammed at that point, at least I hope you were! Lookin’ forward to meetin’ up with you at ZestFest, when do you get in?
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Im not sure about the handshake Jim. It’s a secret. Only the elders know for sure.
Speaking of the Cape Fear Chipotle, I hear you want the recipe. 🙂 No problems bro, Anything to help you out Jim! I’ll have my sauce chef fax it to you on Monday.. 😛
I am getting in first thing friday morning, grabbing a rental at the airport and heading as fast as I can to the show!!! I am bring treats for everybody!!!!
Sounds good to me Cheffy, I’m lookin’ forward to it! Nice post on the other thread, I’m with you on that one!
Tracy, what you callin’ me a Reb for? Good to hear/see from you to! Just cause I married a MS girl don’t mean I’m not a Yankee…
Cheffy, btw, Ft Worth don’t have any policies about picture takin”…
hah hah hah Thats cooool.
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You’re kind of like a cat sittn’ on a fence trying to decide which side is the best to jump off. On one side is rabid dogs and the side is water! 🙂
Kinda fittin’ that ol MSK would pop in, it was ALL his fault anyway!
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Yeah whatever, she’s got you trained big Daddy. I saw the “Git er done” tat on your back. You ain’t foolin me. MSK saw it too.
Hey you 2 cheffy gotta call it a night, served 350 tonight and thats toooo much!!! Night guys!!
What’s up Brother, how’s the recovery comin?
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I gotta turn in soon too, Big festival at the Market tomorrow, see you soon!
Nite Cheffy!
G’Night Tracy-Boy…
MSK, give me a call tomorrow evening if possible.
G-night, but I’m not going to bed yet
btw Pops, had my new skin on today. 😉 thanks!
Hello john and tracy – you guys up?
I’ll call tomorrow John. Friends dropped by so they have me cornered in conversation right now.
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Hey msk – get my email from john want to send you somrthing
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Will do my friend! You’re not forwarding Jim’s shorts to me are you? 🙂
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LOL – not the shorts, maybe the sock 😀
Wow! Over $400 for the auction. Thanks Tracy! Pretty cool 🙂
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Congrats Jim! Way to go Tracy!
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Here Here! great cause, good people involved, and hats off all around!
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Yeah, yeah- we’ve heard it all before 😛 Move along folks, nothing more to see here 🙂
Thanks Vic! And thanks to whoever bought them 🙂
I wish I could try that 10/10 sauce, I’ve got one but don’t want to open it!
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No prob Jim!!! I’m happy now. Well not really ’cause I need to say goodbye to 4 really cool bottles.
$100 each ain’t to shabby for 5oz bottles! Makes me feel kind of whoozy.
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CaJohn, when are you getting in? I’ll be there sometime Thursday evening sometime.
Late Wednesday afternoon. Got to set up on Thursday. Come on over to the hall, you can get in. Give me a call this week sometime. Did you get the info?
You still here John?
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Yeah, i’m here 😀
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Oh… you mean the other John 🙁 (actually, I’M the other John 😀 )
Howdy Huv. I owe you an email. I’m a slacker..
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No biggie…… Whenever you get to it.
Evening Tracy and Huv. Tommorrow is jerky day again thanks to you two! 🙂 Thanks for the compliments, glad you liked the first round.
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Your Jerky was a hit with my brother as well. He killed the whole bag today at his block party. Great stuff!
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Cool, was it hot enough for him? I know it was hotter than the turkey.
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Yeah – said the heat was good. Nice and hot, but still could taste the flavor of the Jerky. It was funny when he let his friend try it – like an old looney tunes cartoon with smoke coming out of his ears!
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If ya feel like a laugh, click on my nickname in red and take a look. You were not the only guy woking on his site today. 🙂
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NOw that’s funny. I love the “Gatorman Jerky’s Marketing Department”! I’m going to add you to my links section now…. Just finished my new banner for the site.
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THAT’S what I wanted to hear! 😀 Yea, I have been trying so long to get heat and still have it taste like jerky. That was my main goal. Cool!
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LOL….can’t handle the heat, stay away from the jerky
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bigshow, you get you jerky yet? It’s on the way.
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It was pretty funny. One of those “I can eat hot stuff” guys. then he had some EXTREME, and his face turned bright RED 😈
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I just shot you one Huv…….
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I got to it..you have mail
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Thanx….. you guys have mail now as well !
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not yet, maybe tomorrow 🙂 lookin forward to it, thanx dk