Sometimes the events surrounding a show garner it nearly impossible for a let down. For example, take an 80 degree sunny day on an October weekend packed with friends on a wedding getaway for the first time ever to the endearing city of Austin, Texas. Then add about a hundred thousand lubricated University of Texas Longhorns fans coming off their number one ranked football team’s takedown of the number six Oklahoma State Cowboys and put a thousand or so of the drunkest ones in Stubb’s BBQ for a nighttime serenade by Ben Folds. While normally this might sound like a recipe for disaster, it was a well behaved, yet euphoric populous to share in our cherry popping at the famed Stubb’s BBQ.
Before we dive into the nitty gritty of the Ben Folds show, I have two staunch recommendations for anyone taking a first time pilgrimage to Austin (warning: you veggies might want to skip ahead a couple paragraphs). Stubb’s is an obvious choice, but for a truly amazing barbeque feast, but you absolutely have to head a half hour outside town to the Mecca of food that is the Salt Lick. My friends and I, hung-over like you wouldn’t believe, rallied a group of 30 friends out to Driftwood, Texas to feast on juicy brisket, fatty spare ribs, giant sausages, barbequed chicken, cole slaw, every down-home side dish you could imagine, and some warm blackberry pie. The best of all was this amazing brown sugary sauce (more like barbeque gravy than a traditional barbeque sauce) that smothered over our heaping plates of food. If it sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. Just get a load of this barbeque pit.
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