southern style barbecue

you know something that i love - southern style barbecue - i love every part of it - the sauce, the sides, the condiments - and most of all i love to cook southern style barbecue.

the way the sauce slowly pours onto the meat and the meat gently soaks in the sauce - giving it a faint crimson glow - as if the sauce were the sun and the meat is a fair skin being lightly sun-kissed.

i digress onto the real reason i wanted to write this and rant for a bit.

last night i sat down by myself at a unnamed barbecue restaurant - i had been craving barbecue for a while so as i was driving to the establishment i was excited - as i walked in the door my lips slowly moved upward to develop a light grin of pleasure

it was the smell of smoked meats - barbecue sauce and potato salad

suddenly - as if i was ambushed from behind - i was assaulted by the twang of some top 40 country music song. don't get me wrong - i appreciate music - i love music and REAL country - classic country is irreplaceable - but this is strait out of the mouth of some overproduced silver spoon fed young man that had no business to be lamenting on his hard times.

sure that sounds rude and snobby but it's the way i feel - i won't apologize

okay - tangent - sorry

i get my food and sit down - i close my eyes as i take the first bite ------ heaven - my taste-buds are dancing - my palate is delighted - i open my eyes to have my happiness taken down a few notches - everywhere i look i see western decor - from the floor to the ceiling

why - why - why - do we have to be pummeled by cliché decor and music to enjoy good barbecue? why can't i sit down in a mod styled dining room while indie rock blares from the speakers?

wait i can

i just have to make it happen myself - so this is deal - as soon as i get everything settled - you are all invited over for some amazing barbecue teamed with great music and laid back non cliché setting.

thanks for letting me rant a little bit.