Yep, absolutely nothing to do in Chicago..... May the Force be with you...
I was thie idiot that tried to get discussion about Chicago. Ive been pushing since Mike Lake was President on what I need to do to get it off the ground. The crickets are deafening. The cold excuse is just more BS. Its freakin' cold in Philly, its cold in Denver, its cold every other year in KC. And let's get one thing perfectly clear. We have had the banquet twice in Nashville. Yes, it is cold there as well. If you do not believe that, ask the folks that were stranded there last year in Nashville. So enough of the cold BS. This is all about where the BOD wants to go for their trip to the annual meeting. Who cares if the Midwest dwarfs Florida in Membership and KCBS contests. Who cares if the facilities and airports are better and more convenient. Nope, can't even get it where I could submit a proposal to the BOD. It's too freakin'cold in Chicago.
For the record I had major support from the BBQ societies up here, membersbp, people in the business, friends, family and friends of friends willing to try and get it off the ground. The letter that I had drafted to the Mayor will be moot. Chicago is a World Class city thst is recognized around the World, but not by KCBS. Chicago is good enough for George Lucas and his Star Wars museum (even though he is from San Fransisco), but Chicago is not good enoigh for the KCBS and our BOD.
Scottie Johnson
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KCBS Lifetime Member