Wow, Good for you. :clap:
I don't see anyone over here beating up lamonts barbeque , why do you have to rain on Spydertalks parade. When Spyders in the Smokies was originally set up by Billy Bob after a ton of expense and thought process and collaborating with Spydertalk to make it a world class event, it ended up a class act and still is. Lamonts decision to have a barbeque the same week was smart from a business perspective I suppose. Is there competition between businesses yep? (and these forums ARE businesses ...yup Lets be real folks , both these forums are profit driven through their advertisers and these men have invested their time and efforts into their businesses , which is what it is, no more no less.)
Since the area of the country is a magnet for Spyders and riding , Perhaps a barbecue at Lamonts in the spring would would be a good idea and not create friction and let the Spydertalk event be on its own in the fall ... :2thumbs: but looks like the events can co-exist. Looking at the group picture over on Spydertalk, there was a crap load of SITS attendees, so your comments above that people wouldnt wanna get gass(sy) over at Bush Beans does'nt hold much weight..:roflblack:
Lamont puts alot of work into the barbeque and deserves credit , Marc at Sydertalk put months of solid work into his multi-day , multi location event.
Maybe more people come the the barbeque because SITS gets bigger each year. Maybe SITS gets bigger cuz of the barbeque. By all accounts the SITS event was the largest and best there has ever been this year and by all accounts The Barbeque was a great one too. Perhaps it could be left at that instead of throwin shots. :chill: