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Happy Father’s Day to all and happy 20th Egg-a-versary to me!

The Cen-Tex Smoker
The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,184
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Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate. 

On this date, in 2006, I received my first Large Big Green Egg for Father’s Day. I didn’t find the forum for 6 years after that and I wasn’t into YouTube or any other outside source of knowledge back then. I had to figure it all out by myself. I made some glorious messes back then and the fam smiled their way through over/undercooked/sometimes passable meals as I was figuring it all out. 

Looking back over these 20 years, there have certainly been memorable meals (thousands of them) but the thing I never anticipated was the lifelong friendships I would forge around this weird little ceramic cooker. There are some amazing folks on here and I’m so happy I get to call a small slice of them friends. The rest are friends I haven’t met yet :)

hope you guys and gals have a great day. I have a big smile on my face looking back at all the craziness on here, all the fun cooks, and most importantly, the friendships I’ve made along the way. What a ride!
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,305
    Wow. Thanks for posting. I haven’t had my egg as long but my sentiments are the same - as you know. I could never have predicted some of the turns my life would take based on the friendships I have formed here. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,676
    Great post, Cen-Tex; Happy Father's Day!  

    “Declare victory when you have retreated past the point where you started”   - Don Tzu

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,594
    Hey hey! I think maybe you blazing your own trail was a fantastic influence on all your innovative cooks you’ve shared! 

    The benefits of which we’ve REALLY enjoyed ever the years. 

    Happiest Father’s Day to you and all dads!
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,184
    MaskedMarvel said:
    Hey hey! I think maybe you blazing your own trail was a fantastic influence on all your innovative cooks you’ve shared! 

    The benefits of which we’ve REALLY enjoyed ever the years. 

    Happiest Father’s Day to you and all dads!
    Very kind of you to say. I’ve certainly enjoyed following your adventures over the years as well. What a place! This was my sole social media source for 10 years (what we like to call “the sh!t show period”). Stike, Tweev, little Steven, Fidel, Nola in his prime. I couldn’t look away
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