March 19, 2023
Our neighbor, Lowell, has been working the last couple of weeks for a gentleman by the name of Dell. Dell has the 4 Ever Ranch in Benson and has planned on starting a music festival this weekend at his ranch. Because of all of Lowell’s hard work he was able to obtain passes for Nancy and I for the Cochise County Music Festival. The festival will host various vendors and food trucks, beer sales, and of course music. Various local artists will perform all throughout the day and then there will be headliners. Friday was Joe Nichols, Jake Jacobson, and Kentucky Headhunters. Saturday Tyler Haverson, Bri Bagwell, and Sawyer Brown. Tonight we are going to see The Cole Trains, Doug Stone, and Clay Walker.
Before the show, we walked around and found some very nice items. We did not buy anything but saw some nice stuff. Of course, it was dinner time so we had to scope out the food trucks. We saw one, Big Tex, and have had their BBQ at their restaurant in Wilcox. It was good. Then one of the security personnel, whom I had a conversation with early, saw us and pointed us to Bam Bam BBQ. He said they were the best and he had eaten their 3 days in a row. We viewed their menu and they had a few dishes on display. Then I noticed that they were selling and using Killer Hog products. Killer Hog is one of our favorites for rubs, seasonings, and sauce. They are made by Malcolm Reed who has the YouTube channel HowtoBBQRight. We chose two options, the Cowboy Sundae and the STFU Nachos. Nachos had a choice of pulled pork or brisket. Of course our choice was brisket. The Cowboy Sundae was a bowl of potato salad, with baked beans, cole slaw, brisket, and drizzled with BBQ sauce. It was tasty but I would prefer not to have the potato salad in the mix. The STFU Nachos were nacho chips smothered in cheese, cole slaw, baked beans, brisket and topped with BBQ sauce. It was extremely good. Some friends of ours were working as volunteers there and had a couple of beer tickets. I just had to get an age verification bracelet. So I had a Barrio Blond Ale.
We didn’t know what to expect so after walking around for a while, Nancy ran home to get our chairs and a blanket and sweatshirts. It tends to get cool after sunset but we had a great time. We sat with Lowell and his Mom, Val, and saw a great show. The music was great!
