really.
An impressive sight? Depends on what your definition of impressive is.
One thing’s for sure: The contestants let it all hang out. With the
combination aroma of pig’s feet and Spam — which many would rightly
describe as a “stench” — wafting through the air, the judges made their
decisions and the results were tallied.
Once again, it was
amazingly close, with only four points separating the top four
contestants. Fat Boy and Smitty, both rookies this year, showed their
chops by finishing fourth and third, respectively.
But, in an
almost exact reprise of last year’s results, Big Jimmy retained his
crown for the second straight year, followed once again by Big Scotty.
This warmed the hearts (or maybe that was heartburn?) of Big Jimmy’s
contingent of followers, the Blues Creek Militia. Big Scotty expressed
disappointment but vowed, much as Gen. Douglas MacArthur once did, that
he would return.
For all the details (including photos!), see www. rock92.com/
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If
you happened to read my cover story on the Dot Matrix Project last
month (it was good), the next such event will take place Thursday at
the Green Burro Sports Bar (106 W. McGee St., Greensboro). The bands performing, and being recorded and filmed, will be Possum Jenkins and Tom Beardslee.
The
show starts at 8 p.m., and you may find yourself part of the show (or
subsequent music video) as the filmmakers and photographers do their
best to capture the live concert experience.
For more information about this event (and the project overall), see www. dotmatrixproject.com
To comment on this story, e-mail Mark Burger at marksburger@yahoo.com.
Clockwise from right: The Boogie Woogie Man from Rider’s in the Country. Deidra from the “Two Guys Named Chris” show holds up some yummy Spam. Some of the world famous Hooters Girls, including our friend Ashley, center.