Tony and I decided to head down to Lynchburg for the annual Jack Daniels BBQ Cookoff since neither of us had ever attended and it was a beautiful fall day for a drive.
The verdict: Lynchburg is a beautiful little town and we'd like to
go
back when it's not in *festival mode.* The event was a bit over crowded
and commercialized for our taste, but we did arrive early enough to get a good
parking space and not be trampled by crowds thanks to some good advice from
a friend. [And due to Tony dragging me out grumbling earlier than what would be
considered normal
for this night owl.]
And as icing on the cake, we got to be BBQ snobs, supreme. I never was one until Tony & his mama trained me. Now I am worse than they are. haha
Another funny note about Lynchburg is that, although they are the home of the world famous Jack Daniel's Distillery, they are in a dry county. No liquor by the drink allowed. [Not that we were looking for cocktails, but it does make me giggle.] I could swear that at sometime, in the not too distant past, when listening to a special on the history channel about moonshiners and the law, there was a comment on the subject. Seems it was financially beneficial to the family who owned the distillery [and pretty much owned the town ;-]. Pork belly politics are another specialty of the upper-crust rednecks. My guess is politics were being discussed, along with football and bbq techniques, by the Southern Gentlemen's Culinary Society. I kept thinking how my father would have fit right in with those old coots. [smile]
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I didn't take many pictures, but thought you might enjoy a few glimpses of fun in true redneck style. [smile]
One thing I am sorry I didn't think to click was some of the Confederate flags
that were sported on booths, rednecks and dogs. Those of us of down here in *Dixie*
don't see that bit of Southern history in the same light as you Yankees do. We wave it proudly. Since all other *oppressed* sectors of the population have separationist, hypenated names for themselves, purrrrhaps we should insist on being
called *Southern-Americans*??? Nah, I think Redneck suits us just fine. haha!
That's all for now, folks!
_^..^_
Farron