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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 08, 2014, 03:51:47 PM

Title: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 08, 2014, 03:51:47 PM
....on the highway.  No stopping to say hello to Bazz.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: GooooMarquette on August 08, 2014, 03:56:13 PM
Hope you didn't blink....
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 08, 2014, 04:06:30 PM
No, I was just thankful the highway expanded to 3 lanes at that point so we could pass people who don't know how to drive.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: 4everwarriors on August 08, 2014, 09:52:29 PM
Bumstead didn't have you over for Q and sweet tea?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: GurneeHitchkr on August 08, 2014, 11:15:39 PM
Did you feel your IQ drop when you crossed into West Virginia?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 08, 2014, 11:26:43 PM
Quote from: GurneeHitchkr on August 08, 2014, 11:15:39 PM
Did you feel your IQ drop when you crossed into West Virginia?

I am from northern Virginia. The IQ Mason-Dixon is the Shenandoah which includes both West Virginia and western Virginia. There is little difference.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 09, 2014, 09:09:40 AM
We stopped for gas in VA just over the WV line and the woman behind the counter had the hockey player gap in the teeth.  I'm well past VA this morning.  Driving through Shenandoah is a very scenic and picturesque drive.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: Class71 on August 09, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: keefe on August 08, 2014, 11:26:43 PM
I am from northern Virginia. The IQ Mason-Dixon is the Shenandoah which includes both West Virginia and western Virginia. There is little difference.

I am too from NVA but I thought the IQ boundry was inside the beltway?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 09, 2014, 09:37:31 AM
Any Scoopers could have spotted me running with the wife on the streets of Buckhead Atlanta this morning as I was wearing my Marquette Track & Field t-shirt.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 09, 2014, 10:10:03 AM
Quote from: Class71 on August 09, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
I am too from NVA but I thought the IQ boundry was inside the beltway?

Well, inside the Beltway is the Lobotomy Zone so IQ is actually irrelevant...
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: River rat on August 09, 2014, 02:13:49 PM
Passed
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: 4everwarriors on August 09, 2014, 03:38:06 PM
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 09, 2014, 09:09:40 AM
We stopped for gas in VA just over the WV line and the woman behind the counter had the hockey player gap in the teeth.  I'm well past VA this morning.  Driving through Shenandoah is a very scenic and picturesque drive.


Did ya give her one of my business cards?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 09, 2014, 04:26:42 PM
Quote from: 4everwarriors on August 09, 2014, 03:38:06 PM

Did ya give her one of my business cards?

LOL!
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: willie warrior on August 09, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 08, 2014, 03:51:47 PM
....on the highway.  No stopping to say hello to Bazz.
You were not invited. He is grilling out with Sultan and TAMU. Derrick is the caterer.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 09, 2014, 06:27:32 PM
Quote from: 4everwarriors on August 09, 2014, 03:38:06 PM

Did ya give her one of my business cards?



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Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 09, 2014, 06:29:53 PM
Quote from: willie warrior on August 09, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
You were not invited. He is grilling out with Sultan and TAMU. Derrick is the caterer.

You are just........not funny.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 09, 2014, 11:41:49 PM
Quote from: willie warrior on August 09, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
You were not invited. He is grilling out with Sultan and TAMU. Derrick is the caterer.

Ha, this made me smile. But I wouldn't fly to Virginia when I've got the best barbecue right in my backyard.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 09, 2014, 11:51:36 PM
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on August 09, 2014, 11:41:49 PM
Ha, this made me smile. But I wouldn't fly to Virginia when I've got the best barbecue right in my backyard.

C&J, or Rudy's?

C&J is my fav.

Made a brisket at home today.  12 hours on the smoker.  Nummy.

Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:07:05 AM
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on August 09, 2014, 11:41:49 PM
Ha, this made me smile. But I wouldn't fly to Virginia when I've got the best barbecue right in my backyard.

You live in Memphis?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:22:13 AM
Quote from: real chili 83 on August 09, 2014, 11:51:36 PM
C&J, or Rudy's?

C&J is my fav.

Made a brisket at home today.  12 hours on the smoker.  Nummy.



Is there a Rudy's in College Station?? I remember when the original in Leon Springs was struggling to pay the light bills. It was a shack nailed to the side of a gas station out near Lackland AFB. I don't know C&J but Rudy's gets my vote for being an Air Force institution!

Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 12:34:35 AM
Rudy's is pretty damn good.  C&J is a notch above. Great sauce.

Rudys does have wet brisket.  Tough to beat. 
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:40:48 AM
Quote from: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 12:34:35 AM
Rudy's is pretty damn good.  C&J is a notch above. Great sauce.

Rudys does have wet brisket.  Tough to beat. 

Here's why I will always support Rudy's:

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Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 10, 2014, 11:08:32 AM
Quote from: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:22:13 AM
Is there a Rudy's in College Station?? I remember when the original in Leon Springs was struggling to pay the light bills. It was a shack nailed to the side of a gas station out near Lackland AFB. I don't know C&J but Rudy's gets my vote for being an Air Force institution!



We do have a Rudy's but I have to agree with RC. C&J's is just a notch above. We also have Buppy's, J. Cody's, and the Feed Barn. All fantastic Texas BBQ joints.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
PAID has their events catered by C&J.  Nummy.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:24:57 PM
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on August 10, 2014, 11:08:32 AM
We do have a Rudy's but I have to agree with RC. C&J's is just a notch above. We also have Buppy's, J. Cody's, and the Feed Barn. All fantastic Texas BBQ joints.

I agree with you that Texas is full of incredible Q shacks. It really is splitting short and curlies in trying to determine which is the best.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 12:45:25 PM
I want to get to Franklin in Austin one of these days. 
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 12:56:08 PM
Quote from: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 12:45:25 PM
I want to get to Franklin in Austin one of these days. 

A great place for BBQ is New Braunfels, Halfway between SATX and Austin it has more solid Q shacks per sf than any place else.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: Ardmore Mug on August 10, 2014, 01:39:49 PM
I agree with the New Braunfels..been to a few in prev visits... We were just in New Braunfels for my Nephews retirement ceremony from USN and US Marine Recon for the past 25 yrs . He retired as Master CHief. While there, we went to Lockhart, TX for their highly acclaimes BQ City joints. We tried out Kreuz's and Smittys Mkt.. Awesome stuff..  Yummy  All kinds of great BBQ in TX..
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 02:25:31 PM
Seems like they focus more on brisket and sausages than they do on pig.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 07:18:46 PM
Quote from: real chili 83 on August 10, 2014, 02:25:31 PM
Seems like they focus more on brisket and sausages than they do on pig.

Yea, man. Gotta go to Memphis fo' poke.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: Virginia Warrior 77 on August 10, 2014, 07:45:29 PM
Quote from: keefe on August 08, 2014, 11:26:43 PM
I am from northern Virginia. The IQ Mason-Dixon is the Shenandoah which includes both West Virginia and western Virginia. There is little difference.

Having lived in both places I'm not surprised that someone from a DC suburb would have to feed his ego by insulting and demeaning an entire region of the United States.  Perhaps the posts here should be related to MU basketball and not pathetic attempts to use fatuous insults to compensate for one's lack of self-esteem.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 08:40:16 PM
Quote from: guzica on August 10, 2014, 01:39:49 PM
I agree with the New Braunfels..been to a few in prev visits... We were just in New Braunfels for my Nephews retirement ceremony from USN and US Marine Recon for the past 25 yrs . He retired as Master CHief. While there, we went to Lockhart, TX for their highly acclaimes BQ City joints. We tried out Kreuz's and Smittys Mkt.. Awesome stuff..  Yummy  All kinds of great BBQ in TX..


Good call on Lockhart. Kreuz's gets all the attention but I'm not a fan of the carnival atmosphere. I also think their 'No Sauce' mandate is absurd. For that reason I prefer Black's and even Smitty's though Smitty's doles out their sauce in such meager amounts that it is almost a game with them.

Another great place for Q is Luling. In my opinion City Market is the best. I typically give smoked sausage a miss but it is a must have at City Market. Their sauce is better than any other, too, but it is mustard-based so buyer beware.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 10, 2014, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: Virginia Warrior 77 on August 10, 2014, 07:45:29 PM
Having lived in both places I'm not surprised that someone from a DC suburb would have to feed his ego by insulting and demeaning an entire region of the United States.  Perhaps the posts here should be related to MU basketball and not pathetic attempts to use fatuous insults to compensate for one's lack of self-esteem.

Not surprised someone from western VA could not appreciate why a minority would abhor the thought of living on the western side of the Shenandoah. I'm sure you fit right in with the locals.

Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: pbiflyer on August 10, 2014, 09:21:15 PM
Quote from: keefe on August 10, 2014, 08:45:44 PM
Not surprised someone from western VA could not appreciate why a minority would abhor the thought of living on the western side of the Shenandoah. I'm sure you fit right in with the locals.



Do they have to have badges on their posts to make for other short comings, or is that just your thing?


If you have to tell people how great you are, you're not.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: willie warrior on August 11, 2014, 08:40:44 AM
Quote from: keefe on August 09, 2014, 06:27:32 PM


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That "chick" is not from West Va. Those teeth have Kentucky/Arkansas written all over them.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: brandx on August 11, 2014, 12:06:12 PM
Blacksburg ain't so bad.

Last time I was through there, a semi was burning on the side of the highway. Added a nice touch to the scenery.
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 11, 2014, 01:35:10 PM
Quote from: brandx on August 11, 2014, 12:06:12 PM
Blacksburg ain't so bad.

Last time I was through there, a semi was burning on the side of the highway. Added a nice touch to the scenery.

One of the great images of life in DC is the burning cars on the side of the highways in SE and Anacostia. If your car breaks down on 295, the Suitland Parkway, or anywhere in SE it will be stripped then set on fire. Our Nation's Capitol. 
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: Warrior Code on August 12, 2014, 09:28:23 AM
Quote from: Virginia Warrior 77 on August 10, 2014, 07:45:29 PM
Having lived in both places I'm not surprised that someone from a DC suburb would have to feed his ego by insulting and demeaning an entire region of the United States.  Perhaps the posts here should be related to MU basketball and not pathetic attempts to use fatuous insults to compensate for one's lack of self-esteem.

keefe's lack of self-esteem? That's news to me.

And are you not also categorizing a group of people based off the area where they live/are from?
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: keefe on August 12, 2014, 10:43:01 AM
Quote from: WarriorCode on August 12, 2014, 09:28:23 AM
And are you not also categorizing a group of people based off the area where they live/are from?

Yea, but that's beside the point, dammit!
Title: Re: Just past Blacksburg, VA.....
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 12, 2014, 11:19:36 AM
And in more unrelated, but "thinly related" former Marquette coach items, on Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville we saw a "guy" in Starbucks who for a split second I thought was Mike Deane.  "He" was wearing a miniskirt and bra.  My kids asked me later, "Hey dad, what the?!"
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