March 02, 2010
Have you met "The Man"?
I'm fortunate to have met "The Man" and the man behind "The Man".
Gene Porter, R.I.P..
Thanks for the barbecue.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at March 02, 2010
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1. Second the motion. I have met the man, and he knows whereof he cooks. Sincere condolences to his family, and may he liven up the barbecues of heaven.
2. Gene was a true institution, and his BBQ place legendary. Meeting "the Man" was something special, as was meeting Gene. Nothing like a hot-links and pork sandwich with a cold soda and beans!
3. I've known his son Alton for many years. Great people.
4. I too have 'met-the-man' and hopefully will again under less 'intense heat' conditions. :) RIP my man.
5. YEAH BABY!
Gene was a character alright. We loved his BBQ.
Back in the days before his risk manager told him someone was gonna get killed, I took the challenge and had him put three spoonfulls of "the man" on my sandwich.
When I got back to work that afternoon, fellow employees commented that I "didn't look so good" and asked if I was feeling OK.
We'll all miss him and his ever present smile.
6. Those of us known as "pepperheads" hold Man Sauce in the hall of fame.
The man behind the sauce is no doubt, at that big smoker in the sky, making sure the Q is just right.
No doubt his eatery has been our pleasure.
7. He'll be missed. RIP.
I also miss the taste buds burned from my tongue after having a dollop of man sauce.
8. "The man" worked much, much better on my sinuses than Claritin! It might have something to do with my acid reflux today however.
9. I remember going to Dixie's in the summer several years back and I had a little sunburn blister on my lower lip.
SOB aka Sonofa.....!
One bite with that sauce--
It hurt for the rest of the day.
I kept an ice-cube on it.
When I took them off
SOB aka Sonofa....!
Gene should have had a warning sign..
Do not consume if you have lip blisters or cankersores,
10. Yeah, he came around our table offering toothpicks dipped in "The Man." I told him to be a bit more generous, but he wouldn't give me any more until I tried the toothpick. The closest I have found to "The Man" is Dave's Total Insanity, but I don't think it fully measures up. R.I.P.
11. A friend of mine summed up "The Man" sauce this way:
You know Habanero peppers? Those are for cooling down from The Man.
12. My first meeting with the Man went like this. Gene came over to my table with the usual question, and I said I was ready. He gave me a tiny spoonful with his usual earwax picker size spoon, and I said, "Hey, man! I have been trained with Kimchi and Korean hot peppers sause all my life!" A total mistake and underestimation of the Man on my part. He took out a coffee spoon from his pocket and gave me a heaping scoop of the sauce on my pulled pork sandwich, and that was the only time in my life, even to this day, when I drank two cans of soda to down a sandwich.
Gene, what a memory that was, and RIP!
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14. I've been going there for years, and have gotten to know the family a little bit. I will miss seeing Gene, but plan to keep going as long as they keep Dixie's open.
My sympathies to his family and to his many friends.
(As long as I have been going there, it has been popular among the techies who work in the area. And sometimes they would bring foreign visitors, which was always fun to watch.)
15. PC,
Thanks. I will look for that.
16. I met "The Man" one time. I'll never forget that experience. RIP Mr. Porter.
17. I met "The Man" one time. I'll never forget that experience. RIP Mr. Porter.
18. A Bar-be-que Haiku:
A drop of "The Man"
It burns! Oh my God, it burns!
Wow! Not for the meek...
Thank you, Mr. Porter, for the great eats. Rest easy...
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