Picture this: isles and isles of tents filled with bbq pits and smokers, texas country music playing all around, funnel cakes, corn dogs, and carnival rides! That sounds fun, right?
Well, we had the opportunity to experience all of the above mentioned greatness last weekend at the
Houston Rodeo World's Championship BBQ Cookoff. This event occurs every year the week before the rodeo kicks off.
Literally hundreds of bbq teams come to show off their culinary talents and host parties for their sponsors and friends for an entire weekend.
We arrived on Thursday afternoon and were able to see things before they really got started. Thursday's music lineup included Cory Morrow and Jason Boland.
Friday we heard
Max Stalling, Cody Johnson, and
Aaron Watson. Charlie Robison was playing for a private party on the grounds, so we were also able to hear him AND I got to meet him. The rest of the day was spent hanging out in tents (which you have to be invited and have an armband to enter) and eating...lots and lots of eating. Saturday we heard
Bart Crow and
Josh Abbott.
These aren't just your normal tents, these are fancy and can hold anywhere from 100-1000 people!
Look up! Stacy and I really did meet Charlie.
Erin and Stephen were able to get us wristbands to a fellow attorney's tent. Their group won several awards: 1st runner up for overall, 1st runner up in Ribs, and best skit.
Inside
Szalkowski/Riley Collage
Hot Piggies
If you can't tell from these pictures, we had a wonderful time with some of our best friends and family. Life is sweet. Life is good when you're surrounded by good friends!
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