Slow cooking life through BBQ, pigskin, brew, and music.
After watching CBS Sunday Morning this past Sunday I have been craving Journey. Seems the band found their new singer on YouTube and there’s a story.
Yes, I did get the new Journey album at Wal-Mart today. Only $11.88. How could I resist?! The first LP I ever bought was Frontiers. I have purchased every album since.
No review of the album yet – just happy to have it. We may get into the DVD this weekend when Panovec arrives.
More to come…
They are on their way to June 7. Here’s what others are saying so far:
I feel honored today that our neighbor asked me to hang her flag this morning. It hasn’t been flown since her husband passed away two years ago. Her husband was a Navy yeoman who served in the South Pacific in WWII. She referred to him as her “sailor boy” with a gleam in her eye as she reviewed my handy work.
We read every day that the “greatest generation” is leaving us in record numbers, 1,000 a day by some counts. Their stories go with them and the countless others from Korea, Vietnam, and those being taken early in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is why we celebrate Memorial Day, not just to remember the sacrifice but to give praise and thanks to those who took up the cause to fight.
Tend to your BBQs, bask in the sun, consume your favorite lager, and enjoy your families today. Celebrate the freedoms we have and at some point take pause to remember those men and women who paid the price. Don’t let their stories fall silent.
Memorial Day wishes to all…
From CBS Sunday morning…
More from Section 60 from CNN…
It’s turned out to be a glorious day here in the Lou. The early thunderstorms are long gone. The sun is purifying.
The butt is within an hour of coming out of the smoke. It hasn’t quite passed the bone test yet.
Tracey has some collards on the stove and some fresh corn. Looks like some cornbread is on tap as well.
Salut!
It was a little overcast when I went out to get the fire going around 7am. Thunder was rolling in the distance. Then the sun came out. We got the fire off to a great start. Just as I was moving it to one side in the kettle the skies darkened and the thunder rolled our way.
Did we let that stop us? Nah. The fire was ready and we covered it up to throttle the temperature back and incorporate the hickory wood. Good timing too because the gloomy sky did open up on us. We didn’t miss a beat however as the showers lasted just long enough to bring the temperature down to get the butt on.
She’s on now, just 20 minutes into her day.
The butt looks smaller this morning. Perhaps some moisture left the meat overnight per our dry-age method we are experimenting with. The butt was in the fridge about 18 hours. I took it out this morning to bring it up to room temperature before going in the smoke (about two hours out of the fridge).
Come to think of it, I haven’t found a butt or picnic larger than 7-8lbs here in St. Louis. In Virginia, we were buying picnics 12lbs+. The butts we got periodically from the butcher were always 9lbs+. I’m not sure of the weight of today’s butt but I’m guessing around 6-7lbs.
After she settles in and we’re confident the fire is stable at around 220-250 degrees, we have house work to do. With the moisture in the air and the threat of rain still looming I plan to power wash the deck, patio, and maybe get around to the front facade of the house. The pollen has left a nice yellow hue over everything.
The Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 will remain on in the bar for those refreshment breaks required for Memorial Day weekend. I hope to get an opportunity to get some of the races in, particularly the starts.
Last night’s tenderloin turned out great. Hale didn’t care for the heat from the red pepper flakes but everyone else gave it a thumbs up. I probably cooked it more than I would like to have but it was still a nice medium to medium-rare (I prefer mine to lean more on the rare side).
We’ll check back in through the weekend to share the pig.
Enjoy the races and the meats…
One Week and Counting Down
In terms of the first question, we’re rooting for AB in this one, not St. Louis. An American company with genuine American products that’s been in business for over 150 years and is woven into the fabric of our culture is worth keeping American. Not to mention several of my classmates are AB people. Just knowing them and their passion around their jobs has me rooting for the company.
The city is concerned about losing yet another prestigious company and all the $$ given back into local community works. They may want to look in the mirror and examine “who really cares what high school you went to?!” first. No doubt roots run deep with AB but today’s front page article seems kind of superficial to me.
In terms of the second question, we’re disappointed (has to be the worst major metro paper we’ve subscribed to and read by the way) the DMB show in less than a week is a concern. There is no mention of the two tour opening performances, how the band has evolved, how green the tour is becoming, or anything like that. Nah they wanted to communicate to the public that the Cardinals are confident that the grass will be ok and the team will have a field to still play on after the show. All the gear can enter the stadium without damage, etc.
I understand the concern but let’s get over it and start the party. We went all-in with the VIP tickets, the first time we’ve invested in such amenity for a concert. Panovec’s Warehouse status secured great seats – 17th row center stage. The VIP gets us prime parking and food with beverage, plenty of AB products no doubt. Budweiser is a sponsor. That’s ok with me, Budweiser has grown on me since living here. I’ll most likely choose a couple cold Selects at only 99 calories.
We have some yard work to do today and various other things. Overall the house will be in good shape for the weekend. We can’t wait…