Braggin' on the Family

I don't know how common this is with other families, but with mine it is THE thing.  I'm talking about the "Q".  No, not that annoying guy from 'Star Trek, The Next Generation' who always seems to want to put the screws to Capt. Picard.  I'm talking about BBQ.  

With the Voelz's, BBQ is almost like the Holy Grail.  It seems that we are always going out of our way to find the newest (and that may also mean the oldest) spot.  No place is too far out of the way if the there is a semi-verifiable rumor that there is good pig.  I remember going to one place in Tennessee that was so far off the path I think if everyone in the place had been quiet (and it was packed) you might have heard that familiar sound of "Dueling Banjos".  

That said, when Dad retired a few years ago we all wondered what he would do with his time.  It surprised none of us that he took the BBQ judging class with the South Carolina BBQ Association.  http://www.scbarbeque.com/  Well that was a few years ago.  I am proud to report that the old man has made his way (and who would have doubted) all the way up the ladder to the esteemed rank of 'Master Judge'.  

Here he is on the right.

Way to go, Dad!