Serious Fun

     

     The 23rd Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival was serious fun for a lot of folks.  It was serious business for the 70 or so competitors who came from 10 states.  With team names like Serial Griller and Smoking Butt Heads they spent hours perfecting their entries to be judged the best.  I spent time walking through Hog Heaven and met with some colorful characters laboring over their portable smokers.

     But it was also fun for the thousands who came to enjoy some good BBQ and to sit back and relax, listening to music groups like Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and The Note Ropers.

     There was no shortage of food to sample from the vendors who set up shop around the infield.  Traditional BBQ shared a place with some other interesting creations.  

     Have you ever tried Key Lime Funnel Cake?