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4th Annual
Viejas Smokin' In The Park
October 17-18, 2008
Alpine, CA
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All photos credit: Paul Parks Photography
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Here was the scene on Willows
Road in front of Viejas Casino. The entire street was
blocked off, and filled with BBQ teams and vendors, and
there were tons of people.
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Another crowd scene collected
as we filtered into the stage area, waiting for awards to
start. I keep looking at this photo trying to find
Waldo.
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Also waiting were the Some of
Our Favorite Organizers Ever, [L-R] Brian, Nancy and
Debbie. Even dealing with the nightmares of this
year's road closure, they made sure we had everything we
needed.
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No BBQ event is complete
without shiny trophies with various figural depictions of
livestock on top of them.
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Sam the Cooking Guy emceed
the proceedings very capably, even giving a brief
description of KCBS judging procedures.
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And hey! We got a
trophy with a cow on top! I might also point out that
we were up against two Wagyu briskets that day, that I knew
of, both from Lobel's of New York.
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And when it all shook out, we
ended up on top by half a point! That was a very big
check.
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With the Reserve Grand
Champions, Sug's Shack.
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9th place Chicken
~ 8th place Ribs
11th place Pork ~ 1st place Brisket
Grand Champions
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