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Martin's BBQ Joint

This is Martin's BBQ Joint located in Nolensville, Tennessee. Pat Martin is the resident senior pit-master.

According to the menu they smoke their meat at a fairly low temp for twenty-two hours. The smoky taste on the meat was deep, and the pulled pork had enough good smoky flavor that it was able to stand alone without a sauce. Good pork. There are a couple of sauces available, a vinegar based, which Sam and I passed on, and a red sauce that is semi-sweet, with a good but not over-powering flavor.

No cornbread to report on, as when you order a Pork Plate you get a piece of white bread. Disappointing, although I'm sure it's a profit to loss decision to sell the cornbread seperately. We'll check out the cornvread next time.

The potato salad is worth noting, as it is made with redskins and was quite tasty.

Skatetruck will return to Martin's, as the food is good, it's a fun place, and the folks seem to give a damn about their BBQ. The parking lot is gravel, too!

The Quest

The quest for barbecue. Ah, 'tis a noble quest indeed.

There are some definite goods and bads in the quest for BBQ. First and foremost, there can only be one joint, no chains invited, chains is bad. Nothing will get you removed quicker from the list of Skatetruck approved BBQ joints. We all know the blaspheme to food that is the dreaded chain, especially (especially!) when it comes to BBQ shacks.

For example Whitt's is way bad. This BBQ is cooked in Ashland City and trucked later to all their stores. Bad BBQ karma.

Pork BBQ is king, it is good. Some folks like their pork pulled, others prefer it chopped. Ribs is way good. Mustard based sauce is bad, ugh. A red sauce, or three is good.

Beef BBQ is an oxy-moron, beef is for making steaks and meat-loaf, beef BBQ is bad. On the other hand, beef brisket is good, if done correctly.

Cornbread is good. A take on a potato-salad is good. Mayo based slaw is good. Vinegar based slaw is bad, that's for chinese food and Cajun.

A gravel parking lot is usually a good sign. A gravel parking lot with a shack and a shack out back is damn good. Being able to smell that shack for a couple mile radius is good.

There are more goods and bads, but you get the idea. Please feel free to add your own in a comment.

So, join us as we take on the continuing quest for BBQ.....

What did.....

What did one dung beetle say to the other dung beetle?

Man, ain't this some shit!

Gemini Party II

Like I said, some folks came to the party in diversified vehicles. More evidence is HERE . Good party.

Gemini Party.....

Went to the 102nd annual Gemini party this past Saturday. If I remember correctly, I've only missed a couple.

There were some interesting autos driven to the party the other night. These here run the gamut from one extreme to the other.

The Answer Is Four.....

Just how many Polacks does it take to set up a portable shower? The answer is four.

Well, five if you count the photographer.

Here we see Jesco striding off after obviously giving some heart-felt supervision, as only he can. I'm sure they just ignored him.....

A Looming Specter

Senator Arlen Specter is an idiot. Sorry if that all sounds like some sort of an oxy-moron.....something that you may have heard before.

He is calling for a Senate investigation of Spygate, into whether or not the New England Patriots cheated for years (and years) by video-taping their opponents and then analyzing the information. Dude, they did.

And I am doubly sure that they are not alone in this practice, whether it be football, baseball, softball, basketball, tiddly winks, horse raciing, horse shoes, or even Formula 1 Grand Prix. It's called scouting. Been going on since when-ever film was invented. Really.

Now, don't get me wrong, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is a punk. But.

Does the senate not have something more pressing to do in this interesting 2008 day and age than to try and figure out if the Patriots cheated? They did. Would someone tell me why in the world that this is something that the Senate of the United States of America would waste their time over.

Please. Who gives a crap?

The Originator

R.I.P.

Bo Diddley
1928-2008

If you play guitar and you try and claim that you never stole nothing from him, then you don't really play guitar.

I do not suggest a moment of silence, I suggest a moment of guitar rock and roll, your choice. Loud.