Back Yard Braggen’ Rights is always a whirlwind of adventures for me! Plans and preparations start many days and weeks before and it is such a treat when all that planning falls into place. The day of the event always starts early with set up and food preparations. Once the smoking teams start showing up our day is set in motion.
As a member of Charred Forces and a behind-the-scenes Papa Rock Volunteer, I get to experience the best of both worlds as a contestant & worker.
May 23rd, 2015....round 4 of Backyard Braggen' Rights kicked off with beautiful weather (seems to be some power in prayer...yes God!). Add a breakfast burrito, that I snagged from the Allred smoker, to the beautiful weather and my day was off to a great start! The music system was easily put together and most of the set up had been accomplished the day before so unlike previous years where we ran around in circles, we were actually able to enjoy the beginning of the day and enjoy the calm before the storm AKA lunch hour.
Backyard Braggen Rights is always a fun experience for me and this time was no different. I worked the sign-in table 90% of the day, since I was not able to walk around due to injuring my leg. This also allowed me to converse with people I knew.
Had a certain Steve Krammer in attendance at the Back-Yard Braggen Rights Spring 2014. Steve had taken pictures at the event and sent them to me on a flash drive. I just recently ran across the flash drive and viewed his pics. WOW.. he is good... Gona ask him to be in charge of pics for our events from here on out.
Great job Steve Krammer.
Backyard Braggen’ Rights….round two! We began the day bright and early, shout out to Sara J (AKA Mustang Sally) who ran into town for hamburger buns and the oh so important donuts for breakfast at 6:00 a.m.! The rest of us followed suit with not a one left sleeping after 7:00! Then began the hustlin’ and bustlin’ as PA speakers were brought upstairs, electrical cords unwound, music downloaded, smokers positioned, signup sheets printed, cameras located, Papa Rock attire on, tables set up, BBQ sauces displayed, signs positioned out front, cars relocated to accommodate others, and then greeting the competitors as each one rolled in! I must say the morning itself pulled through without a hitch, much to everyone’s amazement!
The Grand Champion title this year went to Oink-A-Doink BBQ, Rick & Ivy Taylor and their kids head up this team. This year the Grand Champion not only receives the Braggen Rights title and their name on the trophy but they took home a Char-Griller Smoker for the Grand Prize.
Saturday we had our debut in Monroe City at C & R Market. It was a great pleasure to demo in this store managed by Bob Brummer. We appreciated the atmosphere in the store from the moment we walked through the doors, Donna at the front greeted us with a warm welcome.
Our Spring Back Yard Braggin Rights is fast approaching! We are in the process of lining up our judges and signing up teams to join in the cookoff.
My hubby is working feverishly behind the scenes to get our website updated and ready for this event. Please check back frequently for updates. If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email or ring us up on the telephone!
We are hoping for another fun filled day, be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday May 24th and join in the festivities.
Papa Rock Bar-B-Que debuted our sauces at C & R Market in Macon MO. Our sauces are now available on the shelves in the BBQ sauce aisle.
It was great to meet all the staff at C & R Macon and all the customers who stopped by to give our sauces a try.
Thanks to Randy Farmer for hosting this demo. We are excited about the opportunity to have our sauces available at C & R Market in Macon!!
Today was our first time showcasing our sauces at the Clarence February Expo in Clarence MO. We were pleasantly surprised to be invited to this event and the reception we received from the Liebhart's. They did a great job organizing this event.
Shout out to the cook at the concession stand he served up some great chili!
Thanks to all who tried our sauces. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to meet new folks! We look forward to the next event in Clarence MO.
Despite the blustery conditions, Papa Rock Bar-B-Que restocked the shelves at Prenger Foods in Macon MO.
All four of our sauces are now available on the BBQ Sauce aisle. Stop on by and pick up your favorite!
Be sure to check our calendar to see when we will be demoing again in your area.
We will be featuring our sauces and gift baskets at the Clarence February Expo in Clarence MO.
This event will be held at the Clarence VFW Hall from 9:00-4:00 pm.
We will be serving up free samples of our four sauces on pulled pork!
Our sauces are now available in Macon MO at Prenger Foods.
A big thank you to the managers George and Alli for allowing us to demo at their store. We enjoyed meeting all the Macon folks.
It was the first time we have ever had our demo broadcasted over the loud speakers in the store. Hope to see you again soon.
The Grand Champion taking home 1st place and the title of Back-Yard Braggen Rights went to No Sleeves BBQ! No Sleeves BBQ Team was Todd Flaspohler & Doug "Bon Jovi" Bowers!! We are in the process of adding their team name to our trophy!!
Thanks to PapaRocks Big Daddys Paste for helping us get a 6th place Rib entry at KCBS smokin on the river in Glasgow Missouri !
Love me some pork steaks... Seasoned the steaks when they hit the grill with salt, pepper, and some garlic powder.
When the steaks were cooked, I put just a bit of sauce on each side... let that small amount of sauce cook down some.. it will get real sticky, then I slather them up real good on all that stickiness.
BBD's and pork loin turned out geat. A little time on the Weber with a small piece of cherry wood and we even got a little bit of smoke ring!
Rotisserie chicken over the weekend. Gave it a good dusten with Magic Dust then sent it to turnen.
