[AT] QRe: G.O.O. at Asheville, N.C.

[charlie hill]

Yes I exist!  It was good to finally meet Farmer and Herb at the show. 
Unfortunately I didn't plan my  trip well.  I got to the show fairly early 
Friday morning planning to spend most of the day there.  I had other plans 
for Saturday.  When I got there and after chating with Herb and Farmer I 
realized the show hadn't really gotten cranked up good yet.  I was tired 
from a hard week at work and a 6 hour drive in pouring rain Thursday night. 
I hung around and had my picture taken with Farmer and with the bunch at 
AllisChalmers.com and then decided to leave and come back later.  Well we 
never got to riding and looking and never got back on Friday.  Saturday was 
already booked up solid so I didn't see much of the show.

We did have a good time for the whole weekend.  We got a chance to go by and 
visit with Gerald Johnson at his store in Avery Co. and we saw some 
beautiful fall colors up around Grandfather Mountain.  I'm just sorry I 
didn't spend more time at the show.  In retrospect we should have done our 
sightseeing and visiting on Friday and gone to the show on Saturday.  I'll 
know next time.

Hi H.L.,  Cecil loved to eat as those that knew him can attest to.
I told him about a famous BBQ joint in Ayden NC named the Skylight Inn but 
know by everyone local as Pete Jones's BBQ.
There serve one thing and one thing only, eastern NC chopped pork BBQ 
seasoned with a vinegar based sauce.  The place was very near Cecil's route 
to pick up a tractor and he stopped by.  The place is about 40 miles from my 
place and I was hoping Cecil would let me know when he was going to stop so 
I could meet him there.  I wanted an excuse to go but Cecil thought he'd be 
putting me out and didn't call.  He told me he liked the place but 
complained that there was some bone in his BBQ.  I laughed  at him and told 
him I was positive that it was chopped up pig skin.  In traditional eastern 
NC BBQ they chop up everyt bit of the hog except the bones and the squeal. 
I wasn't sure he really liked it but he came back through the area 2 or 3 
more times and stopped everytime so he must have.

Gotta get back to work.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] G.O.O. at Asheville, N.C.


> Farmer and George------Cecil Monson picked up a tractor in Charlie Hill's
> area and posted some pictures of Charlie.  Been quite a few years back, 
> don
> t remember exactly. It seems to me that there was some discussion of 
> eating
> North Carolina Bar B Q. Charlie fill in the rest of the story.
> There may be some of the pictures in the ATIS album.
>
> H. L. Staples
> McLoud, Oklahoma
> USA
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