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In this episode I chat with Chase Colston from the Troubadour Festival which will have it's inaugural event on Saturday November 6th in Celina, Texas. See all things Troubadour Festival and purchase tickets here: https://www.troubadourfestival.com Tickets go on sale 10am Texas time on August 27th Friday https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-troubadour-festival-tickets-166074185359 See the Troubadour Festival on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/troubadourfest Check out the Troubadour Festival on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/troubadour_fest You can follow the Troubadour Festival on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/troubadourfest Follow Chase on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chasecolston There will be 42 BBQ joints represented: 1701 Barbecue, 2M Smokehouse, BBQ on the Brazos, Black's Barbecue, Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brett's BBQ Shop, Brotherton's Black Iron BBQ, CM Smokehouse, Dayne's Craft Barbecue, Dozier's BBQ, Evie Mae's BBQ, Feges BBQ, Goldee's BBQ, Guess Family BBQ, Helberg BBQ, Hurtado Barbecue, Hill Barbecue, Hutchins BBQ, Kreuz Market, Lockhart Smokehouse, Louie Mueller Barbecue, Meat Church, Mimsy's Craft Barbecue, Opie's Barbecue, Panther City Barbecue, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Roegels Barbecue Co., Rollin Smoke BBQ, Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue, Schmidt Family Barbecue, Slaughter's BBQ Oasis, Smiley's Craft Barbecue, Smoke Sessions BBQ, Sunbird Barbecue, Tejas Chocolate, Tender Smokehouse, The Slow Bone, Truth BBQ, Tyler's Barbeque, Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q, & Zavala's Barbecue. Here's a link to all the BBQ: https://www.troubadourfestival.com/bbq Music: Pat Green, Josh Abbott Band, Stoney LaRue, Cody Canada & The Departed, and Kyle Nix and the .38s Here's a link to more info on the music: https://www.troubadourfestival.com/music Send all question to: info@trouadourfestival.com Logo, poster, and other branding by M. Brady Clark from Brisket Country See Scott Friedeck's Graphic Guitar Guys here: https://www.instagram.com/graphicguitars

Cock-a-doodle-doo from Lockhart, Texas After my wonderful time in Houston being shown around by my good friend Doug Harris, I headed to my next destination in the state of Texas. My GPS led me to the middle of nowhere in rural farmland Texas where I will be staying alone for the next few days. Well, not entirely alone: this area has loads of coral snakes and if they bite you, you can die. Oh, and my new neighbours are apparently deaf so they wouldn't even be able to hear my death screams if I ever crossed a hungry snake looking to taste my delicate Danish skin. Quite a welcome, right? SSSSSNAKES IN LOCKHART  Mary and Charley own this charming country house in rural Lockhart, a small city south of Austin. They're going away for a few days and need someone to take care of their cats, house, and plants. So, they asked me to be their trusted house-sitter. While showing me around and giving me strict instructions on what to do and where everything is, they also tell me a bit about the dangers out here in the countryside of Texas. They have some animals roaming around that I'm not used to from when I lived in the countryside of Denmark. Like coral snakes when you step out the door, Mary tells me. “When you walk out the door, be sure to always look out as we have had to kill coral snakes on two separate occasions right here on our porch. They are very, very poisonous. They have tiny mouths, so they have to get you real' good for it to be dangerous, but still, be careful. And they're very pretty: black, red, and yellow.” Pretty is one way to describe them. This guy on YouTube describes them as “...the most venomous snake in the United States and they have a very potent neurotoxin, more potent than any of the rattlesnakes around Texas, and you can die by the paralysis of your diaphragm: basically, you suffocate to death”. Delightful. Well, no big deal for Mary and Charley apparently, as they “just kill them” sweet Mary says very casually. Charley adds that I can just leave them alone or kill them too if I want to… “that's what the shovel is for.” During all this, I was thinking to myself: “I've never killed a coral snake before, and I don't really want to start my coral snake-killing spree now. And I wonder how long I will have to live if I get bitten living out here all by myself?”. But they are pretty, very small, and they must bite me in a soft spot of skin like my hand or my bare feet. Thank God there aren't any bigger, more dangerous snakes around here. Oh, there are? “There are also rattlesnakes around here and cayotes,” says Charley.  Oh, great. Rattlesnakes. Even though Mary tries to calm me down by saying that they haven't encountered one in ages. To which Charley was quick to remind her that he killed one only two months prior… This is truly an interesting place with interesting animals around. So, we step inside, and they show me around the house where the only animals are cute cats...and a few spiders. I introduced myself to their cats that I was going to be taking care of before my hosts guide me through what I need to know about keeping everything going. Charley then takes me for a walk outside and tells me which plants out there I need to water and how much. I was listening and paying attention…but mostly looking down on the ground to make sure I wasn't stepping on a coral snake or any other dangerous creature. Charley tells me more about the dangers: “Coral snakes are very poisonous. And rattlesnakes are too but not as much, and they tend to warn you before striking. They have a strike distance that is the length of their body. Be sure to listen out for their tail rattle. We also have raccoons. They can be very mean, especially if you corner them. They look cute but I wouldn't want to corner a mom with her babies. They sometimes come to visit us on our front porch”. SOUTH OF WEIRD Remember the unofficial slogan for Austin: “Keep Austin Weird”? Well, Lockhart is about 30 miles south of Austin, so locals like Charley say they live “about 30 miles south of weird”. In fact, Charley even has a t-shirt that has this slogan on it, but with the ‘weird' spelled incorrectly. Weird. LOCKHART IS THE BBQ CAPITAL Before I met up with Mary and Charley at their country home, they took me to an amazing BBQ restaurant. Yes, Lockhart is known as the Barbecue Capital of Texas. And it's official, something the Texas Legislature proclaimed them as in 1999. Whenever I told anyone in Texas that I was going to Lockhart their faces lit up and they started talking about barbecue. Lockhart is home to four famous barbecue joints: Kreuz Market, Black's Barbecue, Chisholm Trail BBQ, and the place we went to, Smitty's Market. Locals suggest you arrive armed with your appetite, good friends, and plenty of napkins. Mary tells me that it is frowned upon to eat your BBQ here with a knife and fork, and no sauce. You should eat it instead with your hands and with bread. As soon as we walked inside, I felt like I was walking into history. Actually, one of the competitors, Kreuz Market, was located at this spot before they moved to its current location. And it was the sister of the owner of Kreuz that opened Smitty's Market after they had a family disagreement.  But it is quite remarkable that this city has so many incredible barbecue joints for such a small place. MARY ON LOCKHART “It's small, with a population of only 14,000. It's a very Hispanic town, with families being here for generations. We have a few fancy courthouses that have been used in many movies and series because they all look mid-century”. FACTS ABOUT LOCKHART The city of Lockhart is named after Byrd Lockhart, an assistant surveyor (someone who takes measurements and maps an area). Reportedly he was the first Anglo to set foot in Caldwell County in the 1800s. Lockhart was the victory site for the Texans over the Comanche at the Battle of Plum Creek in 1840. In fact, Lockhart was originally called Plum Creek, but the name was later changed to Lockhart. The Caldwell County Courthouse is absolutely stunning, and you may recognise it from being featured in various TV shows and films (Waiting for Guffman, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Faculty, Transformers, and the HBO series The Leftovers. And one final thing: it's got nothing to do with Gilderoy Lockhart from Harry Potter (I checked). HOME ALONE IN LOCKHART Mary and Charley left for their vacation, and I had the house and the cats to myself for the next 10 days. I've housesat before but in case you haven't heard listened to those previous episodes or are wondering what housesitting is, let me quickly explain.  It's where people like Mary and Charley let someone stay in their home for a few days/weeks/months while they go on holiday or something and get ‘housesitters' like me to look after their pets, water their plants, provide general upkeep, etc. In this case, we found each other on TrustedHousesitters.com.   There's a mutual agreement that I get to stay in the house while they are away in exchange for doing a few things. In this case, it's taking care of their cats and making sure that their plants are alive when they come back. No money changes hands. They get someone to look after their house, pets, and plants, and I get a place to stay for free. They even gave me the keys to their car and their truck. And a car is handy because we're in the countryside down a dirt road, 5 miles southeast of Lockhart. BUNCH OF COCKS  The next morning, like eeeeaaaarrrllyyyy in the morning, I was woken up by the delightful, sweet melodies of LOUD COCKS cock-a-doodle-doo-ing. The neighbours of Mary and Charley breed cocks for cockfighting, despite it being illegal in this state. So, they breed them, train them like miniature gladiators, then truck them to a nearby state where people place bets on which cock will win. Charming.   And the cocks don't only cock in the morning: it's an ALL DAY affair which the neighbours don't mind because, well, they're deaf. PAUL WEYLAND I fed the cats and then headed two hours north to visit another good friend, Paul Weyland, a Texan whom I also know from the radio industry. In fact, Doug, Paul, and I met in Mumbai a few years back when we all were speakers at a conference. And like Doug, Paul is also an amazing public speaker and an interesting man. So, I just had to pay him a visit now that I was here in Texas. Paul's house is quite unique: so special, in fact, that it has been featured in Dwell, a popular website for unique house designs. Pictures of Paul's LBJ Lakehouse in Sunrise Beach Village, TX are by Austin-based photographer Chase Daniel. Visit him on Instagram and on ChaseDaniel.co. After a quick tour of the beautiful house on the edge of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, he takes me for a drive around this beautifully idyllic area. But he hasn't always lived here: when I met him, he lived in Austin. “I lived in walking distance to the big park where Austin City Limits music festival is held. We had a house that was maybe 4min by car to downtown and we got tired of the traffic and the city. So, we sold it and moved to the lakehouse which was handed down to me by my grandfather. We only used it as a holiday home but soon we realised that it would be a perfect place to live, with its lovely and quaint community that is still close to Austin but far from the maddening crowd. We started to renovate the house but realised that we had to completely demolish and rebuild due to structural implications, but we wanted to include elements of the old house”. Paul drives me to Sandy Mountain to experience the incredible view of the lake and the neighbourhood. Paul shows me his house from up here. It takes roughly a day's drive to visit each place along the lake, but 6 hours if you go from one end to the other without stopping. It is a man-made reservoir with a dam at either end that generates electricity. This area used to be Comanche land, Paul tells me.   Paul informs me about the history of the Comanches in the area, how they preferred to raid the European settlers than farm for themselves. He tells me that when he lived in Europe for 3 years, some people would talk to him about Europe experiencing “American problems” - referring to the migrant surges. But Paul uses this as an opportunity to inform his ‘friend' that the USA was founded by the bravest and most religious Europeans... Paul tells me that as a natural-born American, his heritage is Scottish, German, Alsace-Lorraine (between France and Germany) and some other mixes, including Native American. In response, I joked that as a Dane, I am 100% Viking... Well, since my drive with Paul I actually had a Heritage DNA test taken and found out that I am only 98% Scandinavian…the remaining 2% is either Greek or Southern Italian. I must say that I was a bit surprised how that had ended up in my bloodline. But then, it might just be due to the Vikings raping and pillaging their way through the Mediterranean Sea back in the day who then brought something back to Denmark from there that just got watered down throughout history. If only I knew… I'll continue my drive and chat with Paul Weyland in the next episode.  But before I go, there are two things I'd like to mention: If you like what you hear, please give this podcast a five-star review in your podcast app… just because it makes me feel good.  And then tell a friend about this podcast. One way you can do it is by going to Facebook.com/TheRadioVagabond and just tag a friend in the post for this episode. Hey, with all the work I do, to give you these episodes totally free, that's the least you can do for me, right…? My name is Palle Bo, and I gotta keep moving. See you.

Cock-a-doodle-doo fra Lockhart, Texas Efter min fantastiske tid i Houston, hvor jeg blev vist rundt af min gode ven, Doug Harris, tog jeg til min næste destination i Texas. Min GPS viste vej til en lille by langt ude på landet syd for Austin, hvor jeg skulle bo alene de næste ti dage. Ja, ikke helt alene, for der er mange farlige koral slanger, og hvis de bider mig, kan jeg dø. Og de nærmeste naboer er begge døve, så de vil ikke kunne høre mit råb efter hjælp, hvis en sulten slange skulle få lyst til at smage min delikate danske hud. Noget af en velkomst, ikk'? SSSSSSLANGER I LOCKHART Mary og Charley har et charmerende hus på landet udenfor Lockhart. De skal på en lille ferie, og havde brug for nogen til at passe deres hus, katte og planter. Så de har bedt mig om at være deres 'trusted housesitter'. Mens de viser mig rundt og fortæller mig, hvad jeg skal gøre og hvor alting er, fortæller de mig også om de forskellige farer herude på landet i Texas. De har nogle dyr omkring, som er meget forskellig fra da jeg selv boede ude på landet i Danmark. Mary fortæller mig for eksempel, hvad der kan ske, når jeg træder udenfor.   ”Når du går udenfor, så hold øjnene åbne. Vi har måtte slå et par koral slanger. Vi har tit måtte slå et par stykker ihjel. De er meget giftige, men de har en lille mund, så du skal være meget uheldig, men pas alligevel på. Og så er de i øvrigt sorte, røde og gule… og meget smukke”. Smukke er da én måde at beskrive dem. Jeg hørte en fyr på YouTube beskrive dem som “... den mest giftige slange i USA, og de har et meget potent gift, som er mere farlig end nogen af klapperslangerne i Texas, og at man kan dø ved lammelse af din membran: dybest set kvæles du ihjel”. Skønt at vide… Ifølge Mary og Charley er det ikke noget at bekymre sig om. Søde ældre Mary siger henkastet ”vi slår dem bare ihjel”, og da jeg spørger hvad jeg skal gøre, hvis jeg ser én, siger Charley: ”du ka' bare la' den være, eller slå den ihjel, hvis du skulle få lyst til det… det er det den lille skovl er til”. Mens de taler, tænker jeg bare ”jeg har aldrig slået så meget som en snog ihjel og jeg har absolut ingen planer om at blive koral-slange-morder på dette tidspunkt af mit liv”. Men de er jo ganske små, og jeg tænker samtidig, at jeg da er glad for at der ikke er større slanger heromkring. Men så siger Charley: ”Vi har også klapperslanger og prærieulve”. Fedt… Klapperslanger! Mary mærker min nervøsitet og siger, at det er længe siden, at de har set nogen. Men det hører Charlie, og minder hende om, at det da kun er et par måneder siden, at han sidst havde slået en ihjel. I sandhed et interessant sted med nogle interessante dyr. Så træder vi indenfor i deres hus, hvor de eneste dyr er søde katte og lidt edderkopper. Jeg lærer kattene at kende og de får at vide, at jeg er deres ”mad-mor” de næste ti dage. Charlie tager mig også med på en gåtur udenfor, hvor han fortæller mig, hvilke planter, der skal vandes hvor meget og hvor tit. Jeg lytter efter og er opmærksom, men må samtidig indrømme, at jeg kiggede ned, så ikke jeg satte foden i nærheden af en koral slange eller noget andet farligt. LIDT SYD FOR UNDERLIGT Kan du huske det uofficielle slogan for Austin: ”Keep Austin Weird”? Lockhar er omkring 30 miles syd for Austin, så de lokale siger, at de bor ”omkring 30 miles syd for weird”. Faktisk har Charley dette stående på en t-shirt. Og ”weird” er stavet forkert. Underligt. LOCKHAR ER BARBECUE HOVEDSTAD I TEXAS Inden jeg blev vist rundt i deres hus, havde Mary og Charley taget mig med på en fantastisk BBQ-restaurant. Og det er en stor ting her, da Lockhart er Barbecue Hovedstaden i Texas. Og det er ganske officielt, og noget de blev udråbt til af den lokale regering i Texas i 1999. Og det er almindeligt kendt i staten. Hver gang jeg har nævnt for andre texanere, at jeg skulle til Lockhart, er deres øjne lyst op og de har sagt, at jeg skulle glæde mig til deres barbecue. Lockhart har fire berømte barbecue restauranter: Kreuz Market, Black's Barbecue, Chisholm Trail BBQ, and så den, Mary og Charley tog mig med på, Smitty's Market. Lokale anbefaler, at man tager på tur til dem alle fire – men på tom mave medbringende gode venner og masser af servietter. For man bruger ikke gaffel her. Du kan få en kniv til at skære i kødet og en ske til at spise tilbehør med. Men ingen gaffel. Det er forventet, at du spiser med dine fingre og bruger brødet til at samle ting med. Da vi trådte indenfor, lugter man straks røgen fra det åbne ildsted, og samtidig var det som at træde tilbage i tiden. Smitty's Market ligger faktisk, hvor en af deres konkurrenter, Kreuz Market lå inden de flyttede til deres nuværende placering. Faktisk var det en søster til ejeren af Kreuz, der startede Smitty's efter et skænderi i familien. Men det er ret specielt, at der er så mange fantastiske BBQ-restauranter i denne lille by. Det giver Mary mig ret i: ”Det er en meget lille by, med bare 14.000 indbyggere. Det er også en meget latinamerikansk by, hvor mange har boet her i mange generationer. Vi har også en meget speciel retsbygning, der er blevet brugt i mange film og serier, fordi ligner noget fra gamle dage”. FAKTA OM LOCKHART Lockhart er opkaldt efter Byrd Lockhart, som var en landmåler og efter sigende den første europæer, der satte sine fødder i Caldwell County tilbage i 1800-tallet. Lockhart var stedet for et stort slag, hvor texanerne kæmpede mod Comanche stammen ved Plum Creek i 1840. Faktisk hed byen Plum Creek i starten, men blev senere omdøbt. The Caldwell County Courthouse er utrolig smukt, og du vil måske kunne genkende det fra mange film og tv-serier – som f.eks. Waiting for Guffman, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Faculty, Transformers og HBO-serien The Leftovers. Og en sidste ting: Byen har intet med Glitterik Smørhår at gøre. Du ved Gilderoy Lockhart fra Harry Potter. HOUSESITTING ALENE HJEMME I LOCKHART Jeg fik sendt Mary og Charley afsted på deres ferie, og jeg havde huset alene med kattene de næste ti dage. Jeg har passet huse og kæledyr før, men hvis ikke du har hørt de episoder, så lad mig lige minde dig om, hvad ”Housesitting” er for en størrelse. Det er hvor husejere (som Mary og Charley) lader nogen bo gratis i deres hus, mens de er ude at rejse, mod at housesittere (som mig) ser efter deres hus og passer deres kæledyr, planter og andet, der skal holdes styr på. I dette tilfælde har vi fundet hinanden på den hjemmeside, der hedder TrustedHousesitters.com. Der er ingen penge, der skifter hænder. De får nogen, der passer på deres hus og dyr, og jeg får et sted at bo. I det hele taget er det en god ting for alle parter. De har endda givet mig lov til at låne nøglerne til deres personbil og truck. For sådan én har man jo i Texas. I det hele taget er det godt at være mobil herude på landet, da det er 8 km fra den næsteste by Lockhart. LARMENDE HANER Den næste morgen – som I “tiiiiiiiidliiiigt” næste morgen vågende jeg til lyden af højlydte kyklikyyyyyyy. Naboen opdrætter haner til hanekamp. Denne ikke særlige dyrevenlige sport er forbudt i Texas, men det er åbenbart ikke forbudt at opdrætte dem, for herefter at eksportere dem til et sted, hvor det er tilladt at sende haner i kamp med det formål at hugge hinanden til døde. Ikke særligt charmerende, hvis du spørger mig.   Og hvis du tror, at haner kun galer om morgenen, så tro om igen. Det foregår hele den lange dag og flere hundrede haner kan i den grad lave larm. Hane-farm-ejerne har tilsyneladende ikke noget problem med det. De er begge stokdøve. PAUL WEYLAND En af de næste morgener fodrede jeg kattene og kørte et par timer nordpå for at besøge en anden god gammel ven. Som det var tilfældet med Doug Harris i Houston, så kender jeg også denne texaner fra min tid i radiobranchen. Han hedder Paul Weyland og faktisk var vi alle tre sammen i Mumbai, Indien, hvor vi alle var foredragsholdere på en konference. Og som Doug er Paul også en fantastisk foredragsholder og en meget interessant og underholdende mand. Så jeg blev bare nødt til at besøge ham, når nu jeg var i nærheden. Da vi så hinanden sidst, boede han i Austin, men nu er han flyttet ud i naturen og ombygget sine bedsteforældres hus ved bredden af Lyndon B. Johnson søen i Sunrise Beach Village. “Da vi boede i Austin, var det i gåafstand til den store park, hvor Austin City Limits Music Festival finder sted. Vores hus var måske kun fire minutters køretir fra centrum, men vi blev trætte af trafikken og trængte til at komme lidt væk fra byen. Så vi solgte det, og flyttede her ud til vores sø-hus, som vi har arvet fra min bedstefar. Tidligere brugte vi det bare som sommerhus, men blev så enige om, at det ville være et perfekt sted at bo. Det er et mindre og meget roligt bysamfund. Det er ret tæt på Austin, men stadig lidt væk fra de mange mennesker. Vi renoverede lidt på huset, men blev så enige om, at det ville være bedre at jævne det med jorden og starte helt forfra. Vi fjernede endda fundamentet, så det er et helt nyt hus. Dog har vi taget enkelte elementer fra det gamle hus, så der stadig er noget nostalgisk ved det”. Det er blevet så specielt og smukt, at det er blevet omtalt i et amerikansk ”Bo Bedre”, en populær hjemmeside for specielle design-huse ved navn Dwell. Billederne af Pauls hus er taget af en fotograf fra Austin, Chase Daniel. Besøg ham på Instagram og på ChaseDaniel.co. Efter et glas vand og en rundvisning i det specielle hus med egen bådebro, tager Paul mig på en køretur i området. Vi kommer først igennem Sandy Mountains og oplever en utrolig udsigt over søen og området. Paul gætter på, at det vil tage det meste af en dag at køre hele vejen rundt om søen og måske 6 timer fra den ene ende til den anden. Det er en kunstig sø, som har en dæmning i hver ende, der genererer elektricitet. Han fortæller mig også, at hele dette område var engang Comanche land. Comanche stammen var ifølge Paul ret brutale. Måske ikke overraskende, når de kæmpede for at beholde deres land for sig selv, da det blev invaderet af folk fra Europa. Paul fortæller mig, at han boede i Europa i tre år, og her var der ofte folk, der sagde, at de var begyndt at opleve ”det amerikanske problem med indvandring”. Hver gang mindede han dem om, at amerikanerne jo selv er indvandrere. Det USA, vi kender i dag, er bygget op primært europæisk indvandring. Paul selv, er født og opvokset i USA, men han har rødder fra både Skotland, Tyskland, Alsace i Frankrig og sikkert også andre steder. Hans familie har endda også blod fra den oprindelige befolkning i Nordamerika. Jeg siger til ham, at jeg helt sikkert er 100% viking. Men siden min køretur med Paul, har eg faktisk fået taget en af de her ”Heritage DNA-tests” og fundet ud af, at jeg kun er 98% skandinav. Jeg har rent faktisk også 2%, der enten er græsk eller syditaliensk. Hvordan i alverden det er havnet i mit blod, står hen i det uvisse. Men måske er det netop vikingerne, der på et togt i Middelhavet har taget mere med hjem til Danmark end guld og sølv. Og så er det blevet udvandet af midtjysk blod gennem tiderne. Det er ikke til at vide. Jeg fortsætter min køretur og snak med Paul Weyland i den næste episode. Mit navn er Palle Bo, og jeg skal videre. Vi ses.

Roy Perez has worked in the barbecue pits at Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas for over 34 years. In 1987 Roy Perez left his home building career and started smoking sausages for 4th generation Kreuz owner Rick Schmidt. Over the years, Roy's mastery of Kreuz's oak-fired offset-smokers has made Kreuz Market a must-visit stop on the Texas BBQ circuit.  In this interview, Roy explains how the traditional barbecue methods at Kreuz Market haven't changed since the smokehouse was established in 1900. It's interesting to note that Kreuz Market is not a follower of the traditional school of low and slow barbecue. By contrast, Kreuz hot smokes their oversized-briskets, sausages and other cuts in the 600-degree range (Fahrenheit), allowing their barbecue to cook in four hours or less. Get BBQ recipes and watch the full series here!

In this episode I chat with Roy Perez from Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas.See all things Kreuz Market here: https://kreuzmarket.com/ See Kreuz Market on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/KreuzMarketLockhart Check out Kreuz Market on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kreuzmarketSee Roy Perez on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pitmaster_kreuz/ Order BBQ from Kreuz to be shipped nationwide here: https://kreuzmarket.com/order-menu/ This is a GREAT conversation that spans the history of Kreuz, Roy's history before Kreuz and during Kreuz. How hard he works, how much he appreciates his job and how he works through pain to show up every day for a job that he loves and for the customers and fans that visit.We talk for a good amount of time about Elvis Presley and what his two favorite Elvis songs are. We talk about how he has always been really reserved, but has gotten stronger and better at dealing with strangers because of Kreuz.We also talk about Kreuz in depth. The food and the experience AND what his favorite thing to order is. It's almost an hour that I think you'll greatly enjoy.

In this episode, the guys are joined by John Colunga. John is the Shipping Manager at Kreuz Market. We discuss his life at work, sports, rap and hip-hop, and much more! Also joining us is our other guest Eli.

In this special episode I chat with Ryan Cooper(@BBQTourist: https://www.instagram.com/bbqtourist) who by day works for the National Park Service, but by night(and off hours) is co-founder of The Smoke Sheet(https://www.bbqnewsletter.com) and travels the country searching out incredible barbecue. We talk about his recent 10 day trip to Texas(from Nebraska where he lives) where he visited 20 BBQ joints and went to what is possibly the best BBQ party of the year(Robert Jacob Lerma's Summer BBQ Bash). The journey begins when he picks up Chris Bengston from Common Decent Provisions(https://www.commondescentprovisions.com) and ends with a through visit to all of the latest BBQ spots opening in Fort Worth and Arlington.
For reference, here's a list of his stops:1. Boss Hog’s BBQ and Bail Bonds: https://bit.ly/2lfUWMh2 Brothertons Black Iron BBQ: https://www.facebook.com/PFTXBBQ/3. Valnetina’s Tex Mex BBQ: https://www.valentinastexmexbbq.com/4. Interstellar: https://www.facebook.com/Interstellarbbq5. The Switch: https://www.theswitchdripping.com6. Smitty’s Market: http://smittysmarket.com7. Kreuz Market: https://kreuzmarket.com8. City Market Luling: http://www.lulingcitymarket.com9. Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que: https://www.brettsbackyardbarbque.com10. Louie Mueller BBQ: https://www.louiemuellerbarbecue.com11.Banger's Sausage House and Beer Garden: https://www.bangersaustin.com12. Panther City BBQ: http://www.panthercitybbq.com13. Flores Barbecue: https://www.facebook.com/FloresBarbecue14. Smoke-A-Holics BBQ: https://www.facebook.com/smoke1tx15. Derek Allan's Texas BBQ: https://derekallansbbq.com16. Hurtado Barbecue: http://hurtadobbq.com17. Zavala's Barbecue: http://www.zavalasbarbecue.com18. Lillian’s Barbecue: https://www.facebook.com/lilliansbbq19. Dayne’s Craft Barbecue: https://daynescraftbarbecue.com20. Goldee's Barbecue: https://www.facebook.com/goldeesbbq/ Sign up for The Smoke Sheet at: https://www.bbqnewsletter.comFollow The Smoke Sheet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokesheetSee The Smoke Sheet on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/thesmokesheetCheck out The Smoke Sheet on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/thesmokesheet Kevin's BBQ Joints on Twitter Kevin's BBQ Joints on Instagram Kevin's BBQ Joints on Facebook

In this episode we are live from Kreuz Market. The guys take your questions and discuss other topics. Plus, who turned off the fucking lights?!

Musical guest Olivia Zane joins us from Kreuz Market

RUSS heads to Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX for Saturday raceday! Football talk and more!

RUSS heads to Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX for Saturday raceday! Football talk and more!

Flores Barbecue in Whitney is one of the top barbecue destinations in the state, according to Texas Monthly, which named it to its “Top 50 Best Barbecue Joints in Texas” list. "I cook my food the way I like it and it seems like a lot of people like it that way," owner Michael Wyont said. "We do put a lot of work into it,” Wyont said. “We make all of our salads from scratch, we make our brisket it smokes from 12 to 14 hours.” The owner knows the secret isn’t in the sauce. Instead, he says, it’s the pickles. “They will come back and they'll say ‘your brisket was really good, but man those pickles were amazing.’” If you're a real #meatman you know that sides are just as important as the food that these masters cook! Michael, who has been cooking barbecue since he was 11, said one of his major barbecue influences has been Roy Perez at Kreuz Market. His dad and uncle would mess around with a smoker on the weekends, but, Michael said, “I knew there was more to it than what they were doing.” A stint at the Texas Culinary Academy put him on track toward opening his own place where he smokes with the same wood Perez uses: post oak. It provides a sweet kiss of smoke on the prime-grade briskets. The tender slices were peppery with just enough salt. And, despite the forty-degree temperatures and a slight breeze when I visited recently, the meat stayed juicy. The same can be said for the mound of pulled pork I ordered. Moist and pleasantly fatty, each strand had some smoky bark clinging to it. A dip in the sauce, a dead-ringer for the orange nectar from City Market in Luling, was unnecessary, but I couldn’t stop. Nor could I with the excellent housemade dill pickles. Louie's BBQ is located on south Congress Ave in Austin, TX. You can find it just south of the 290 Highway in a sea of food trucks. This isn't his first location but Luis Vasquez has been getting a ton of acclaim since he opened. One of my favorite reviews is on his facebook page from a guy named Chris Higgins, "The brisket! Oh my, the brisket! It’s like eating cake. So good. And the Sleeper. The Sleeper will hurt you. You have got to get to Louie’s. By far the best brisket I’ve ever had. Highly recommended. Get there early because they sell out daily." Like most BBQ in Austin you gotta get it early if you want to get any. Luis is humble about his skills and truly takes on the duty of a Texas pit master. He also has great shady seating where you can smell that delicious que cooking while you have yours. His sides are not to be missed as well. The mac and cheese is smooooth and his cole slaw has a little lime and cilantro that truly cuts all the heaviness of the meat on your plate. Good sides give your stomach a break from the grease so that you can eat even more. His street corn is classic with a few of his own twists and not to be missed. Most importantly he has Topo Chico. Not just the regular kind but the twist of lime as well. I know I can't get too far into a plate of BBQ without a little Topo. Both of these #meatmen were great guests on the show and I am grateful for all their hard work. They truly put in the time it takes to keep the BBQ scene alive. Sometimes when you're sitting in line or waiting for your lunch break to start you forget that these pit masters are slaving away, every day, to cook you great food. Thank them an extra time today. Write them a 5 star review and leave a comment reminding them that all the hard work is worth it. I'm thankful for BBQ. I'm not sure what I would do without it.

Austin Wayne Self talks racing and TMS from Kreuz Market in Lockhart. Rodney Rodriguez Bobby Chaffee

RUSS from Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX. Austin Wayne Self Rodney Rodriguez Bobby Chaffee John Molis

We love eating barbecue, and eating with new friends is even more fun. After online banter with Chris Wood of Primacy Meat Co. we were able to meet up with him at Truth Barbecue and the next day at Valentina's Tex Mex Barbecue to share stories of the road. Chris was in the middle of an epic Texas barbecue road trip when we sat down next to the freeway and chatted. Listen in as he tells us about his travels. Keep an eye on him as he launches his business in Virginia, follow him on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/primacymeatco/  and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/primacymeatco/ Chris's entire trip included Tejas Chocolate, Corkscrew, Southern Q, Victorian's, Pinkerton's, Snow's, Truth, Louie Mueller, Taylor Cafe, Stiles Switch, Valentina's, La Barbecue, Kerlin's, Micklethwait, Texas Ranch, Black's, Smitty's, and Kreuz Market -- what a trip! We announce not one, but TWO winners of great prizes, Mandoesc09 who won an autographed photo of Tootsie Tomanetz, and Stephen Narron who is picking up a John Mueller Black Box Barbecue shirt. Hang on as we tell you about THREE more giveaways including some more details on the insane Yeti cooler stuffed to the brim with BBQ swag. The response from our friends in the BBQ industry has been overwhelming and we keep getting more but it's full and we're going to seal it up for the giveaway. But that's not enough, we will also have two prize packs! We've got some great interviews coming so be sure to subscribe to us on your favorite podcast app - it really helps promote our show. Here are a few of our favorites: iTunes Podcast Addict Castbox Podbean Follow us on Instagram at @TalesFromthePits and Twitter @bbqpodcast or reach out to us directly at talesfromthepits@gmail.com  

In this tenth episode of I Live In Dallas Radio, I sit down with Will Fleischman and Tim McLaughlin, the Pitmasters for Lockhart Smokehouse. Specializing in central Texas style barbecue, Lockhart Smokehouse has been racking up enthusiastic reviews and accolades over the past two years since their opening. Owned by Jeff Bergus and Jill Grobowsky Bergus, The name "Lockhart Smokehouse" was chosen as more them mere homage to the Texas Barbecue capital. Jill is the granddaughter of Edgar "Papa" Schmidt, who ran Kreuz Market in Lockhart Texas, from the time he purchased it from the Kreuz family in 1948, until he passed it onto his sons in the 1980's. Having a dream of bringing a good Central Texas style BBQ place to the DFW area, Jill and Jeff joined forces with Pitmasters Tim McLaughlin, and Will Fleischman. An Interview with Tim and Will Tim has over 15 years experience as a fine dining chef, and trained with the legendary Pitmaster Roy Perez at Kreuz's Market. Will, hailing from rural Wisconsin, has worked as a chef in China, and was named by Southern Living in 2012 as one of the Ten Best Pitmasters in the South, a list that also includes Aaron Franklin, founder of the acclaimed Franklin Barbecue in Austin. This Internet Radio show was recorded live in the main dining room at Lockhart Smokehouse, situated in the heart of the Bishop Arts district at the corner of Davis and Bishop streets.  The three of us gathered around a table to talk about wood, fire, smoke, meat, and an abiding love of all things barbecue. We also discuss the culinary backgrounds of  Will and Tim, what "No Forks, No Sauce Needed" means, and the central Texas style of BBQ. [powerpress] Listen as: Tim talks about the most challenging BBQ meat to cook Will talks about some of the most unique items ever offered on the menu I talk about the BBQ item I find to be "meat candy" Will and Tim talk about their favorite BBQ places The story behind Will's very unique cow tattoo Their reaction to a 1 star restaurant review by a local reporter   Links: Lockhart Smokehouse- Main SiteLockhart Smokehouse's FacbookLockhart Smokehouse Twitter