I sent that video to CB and he insisted that I send it in for the contest. Char-Broil used the video in their marketing for the Big Easy. shortly after I got the grill, CB called and asked if he could stop by the house on his way to Char-Broil HQ. Of course I said YES. I called Dee (I had only chatted with him on the forum) and invited him to come meet CB. We cooked some steaks and sat around the kitchen table till about 1:00 AM talking grilling stuff. Dee said it would be great if we could have a cookout somewhere and invite everybody to come. CB said he would help. It was in the Fall of that year that we had the first Gathering at a campground near Augusta, GA. Dee was a great host, securing the campground and cleaning it up before we all arrived. We had a good crowd and we cooked until we dropped. CB talked to a sponsor who donated over 200 lbs. of prime Duroc pork - every cut you can think of. We were truly in "hog heaven".
Dee was gracious enough to host several more cookouts at that campground and they were all special.
Now, if we can just get rid of this Covid-19...we can get our Spring Cookout in
