ButtBurner
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- Dec 18, 2012
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We held our BBQ for the Michigan Warriors DAV Detroit Red Wings alumni game this past Saturday.
Started on Friday by going to Rest Depot and picking up the food and supplies. Pulled pork, drumsticks, beans, mac and cheese, slaw and cake were on the menu.
Here is the first load from RD
I got everything home and unpacked. As I was loading the 80 lb case or pork into the back of my vehicle, I felt a small twinge in my back but thought nothing of it. A week earlier I had slipped on ice while at my cabin and fell flat on my back. But I was able to shake that off and after a week felt pretty good.
So I set out to get the pit ready for the butts, setup my tables and all my supplies on Friday. Even cut the grass. The plan was to get up early on Sat get the butts on and once they were done, foil and cooler them, tow the Shirley to the venue which was about 45 mins away, fire it back up and use that plus my teams UDS's to cook the chicken on. Dinner was after the game, we were serving about 8:30 pm.
So like I was saying I was getting ready Friday afternoon then disaster struck.
I reached for some spices on the kitchen table I was using to make my injection and felt another twinge in my back, but this was different.
I better lay down for a bit and take it easy. So I did, then I started having severe muscle spasms in my mid back area. Never had any back problems before.
Now I am worried. I better be able to shake this off!!!
It kept getting worse. One of my team mates Paul, (pgn here) and his wife were to drive down from there place in Northern Mi to help with the cook, arrive Fri night and get a hotel room near the venue.
As the night went on I could not move out of bed. Paul ended up coming to my place at 4 am, got the smoker going, and got the butts on. He has back problems and just had an epidural 2 days prior to the cook so he was not in the best shape for this
So at 9 am Sat I went to urgent care, was there until 2 pm, 6 xrays, 3 shots later they release me, the doc is thinking I may have a cracked rib but cannot get a good view of it on the xray. Turns out I did not have one but I am in such severe pain I cant do a damned thing.
So my team has to pick up the ball and run with it and boy did they!!
Oh on top of everything we got about 6" of snow during the day and evening
BIG THANKS TO
Paul (pgn) and his bride
Ebijack
Dean Moore (not a member here, but my best buddy who is also a DAV)
Mike Powers and his wife (mjpmap)
Dave M and his friend (I am sorry I do not know his name and did not meet him since I was not there in person)
my wife Penny
Oakridge BBQ for a very generous donation of rub
Shirley Fabrication for the donation of the smoker
Here are a few pics of the event
I would have posted this sooner but today is the first time since Friday night that I can sit up in bed.
Started on Friday by going to Rest Depot and picking up the food and supplies. Pulled pork, drumsticks, beans, mac and cheese, slaw and cake were on the menu.
Here is the first load from RD
I got everything home and unpacked. As I was loading the 80 lb case or pork into the back of my vehicle, I felt a small twinge in my back but thought nothing of it. A week earlier I had slipped on ice while at my cabin and fell flat on my back. But I was able to shake that off and after a week felt pretty good.
So I set out to get the pit ready for the butts, setup my tables and all my supplies on Friday. Even cut the grass. The plan was to get up early on Sat get the butts on and once they were done, foil and cooler them, tow the Shirley to the venue which was about 45 mins away, fire it back up and use that plus my teams UDS's to cook the chicken on. Dinner was after the game, we were serving about 8:30 pm.
So like I was saying I was getting ready Friday afternoon then disaster struck.
I reached for some spices on the kitchen table I was using to make my injection and felt another twinge in my back, but this was different.
I better lay down for a bit and take it easy. So I did, then I started having severe muscle spasms in my mid back area. Never had any back problems before.
Now I am worried. I better be able to shake this off!!!
It kept getting worse. One of my team mates Paul, (pgn here) and his wife were to drive down from there place in Northern Mi to help with the cook, arrive Fri night and get a hotel room near the venue.
As the night went on I could not move out of bed. Paul ended up coming to my place at 4 am, got the smoker going, and got the butts on. He has back problems and just had an epidural 2 days prior to the cook so he was not in the best shape for this
So at 9 am Sat I went to urgent care, was there until 2 pm, 6 xrays, 3 shots later they release me, the doc is thinking I may have a cracked rib but cannot get a good view of it on the xray. Turns out I did not have one but I am in such severe pain I cant do a damned thing.
So my team has to pick up the ball and run with it and boy did they!!
Oh on top of everything we got about 6" of snow during the day and evening
BIG THANKS TO
Paul (pgn) and his bride
Ebijack
Dean Moore (not a member here, but my best buddy who is also a DAV)
Mike Powers and his wife (mjpmap)
Dave M and his friend (I am sorry I do not know his name and did not meet him since I was not there in person)
my wife Penny
Oakridge BBQ for a very generous donation of rub
Shirley Fabrication for the donation of the smoker
Here are a few pics of the event
I would have posted this sooner but today is the first time since Friday night that I can sit up in bed.
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