MAZOC BBQ 2014 Thread
 

So let's try to pick this up where we left off last year. Please let me know if you are planning to attend, head count for how many people will be with you, and what items you will bring for the BBQ. Details for the event are below.

Date: Saturday August 2nd. Rain dates are Sunday August 3rd or Saturday August 9th.
Time: Official start time is 10 AM. A couple people will be there at 8 AM to reserve a spot for us and anyone is welcome to join them.
Location: Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, MD


We are planning on using the Chestnut picnic area.

Easy directions:
From park entrance, head down Park Central Rd.
Pass the visitor's center
Approximately 10 minutes down the road, Chestnut picnic area will be on your right

Maps are available at the visitors' center.

http://i.imgur.com/eTUE8H7.jpg

List of attendees:
1. Shahid - Plates, napkins, utensils, water bottles, burgers (backup for Steve)
2. Mark + 1 - Some sort of grillable meat
3. Rob + Kim - Potato Salad, canopy, hot dogs
4. Michael - sodas, cheese, cooler w/ ice, canopy
5. Aniceh - Salmon
6. Dee + 2 - Chicken
7. Jay - Scooby snacks
8. Jim + 1 -Baked beans, Chips and Salsa
9. Chris S.
10. Steve (Crux) - Canopy
12. Walter
13. RonRizz + 1 - Charcoal
14. Steve + Dana - burgers
15. Brian - sausages + buns
16. Chris C. + 2
17. DelawareTerp + 1

May be attending:
1. Bmore370z

Total Headcount: 26-27

List of things we still need:

What could go wrong? I'm a definite maybe. :p

I'll be there. Also that's pretty close to me so I will be there at 8am to reserve a spot.
I'll bring some sort of grilling meat.

So Wegmans has a pretty insane butcher/seafood counter. Last week I was there they had entire shishkebabs, dry aged NY strip steaks and uncooked "old bay/parmesan/garlic" shrimp so I'm pretty confident I can find something we can eat.

Planning on being there. Not sure what I'll bring yet.

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i'm a maybe. the location just makes this hard for me. typically when i go to the BBQ/meets down there i go for a weekend and stay with my family in alexandria. this location is like 2/3 of the way between me and there.

first step is to see what my schedule is like a little closer to the event.

I'm pretty sure the event is closer to PA than it is to everyone else here. It's just a hop down 270 to 495 to get to Alexandria.

yea good point. i gotta check and see if i'm able to in general first lol

I have penciled in the date on my calendar. I do have some unscheduled work travel that pops up every now and then with around 2-3 notice, so unless something like that happens, I should be available. I will also volunteer to help reserve the space. Thanks for reviving this!

I'll be there, and I'll plan on bringing some salmon for the grill

yeaaaaa this might sell me......if it's lemon pepper seasoned :yum:

You want lemon pepper, you got lemon pepper. :)

mmmmmmmhmmm thinkin about my own little recipe for that now :yum:

If you've got a seasoning blend you'd like to use, by all means bring it. I figure I'll portion it ahead of time, so individual pieces can be seasoned (or not) as desired.

Salmon owns. One of the few things I can eat right now.

Im in Blades, it'll be good seeing you bro. I'll bring some chicken.

Ok got you guys on the list. :tup:

Ok, tentatively, Dana and I are a yes. If we are lucky we will have a doge with us. :p

Thanks brother.

Add Kim, she is off. We're thinking a side dish right now... Probably a potato salad.

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you used my first name?! really thought no one knew that lol :bowrofl:

Bout time we scheduled another one of these. :icon17:

Count me in. :tup: All the brake work should be done by then so I can deal with the stop and go of 495. :icon17:

My dog is named Frank. Not likely to forget.

haha nice.

i'm just used to everyone knowing me as Presto....or asshole

You won't hit 495 and neither will Frank. The park is right off of route 15 north of Frederick. Should be a super easy drive.

Folks it looks like we can reserve a picnic area ahead of time and for an additional $35, we can get an alcohol permit as well.

Edit: There seems to be some confusion on their Yelp page as to whether alcohol and dogs are allowed or not. I'm going to call them and find out what the rules are.

What's the cost to reserve the pavilion?

Never mind, looks like it's already booked.

i will be driving the Z somewhere near Mt Rushmore at this time.. sorry to miss it.

Hopefully this works out for you Shahid. Ill be in Chincoteague that weekend so unfortunately ill be missing it as well.

The pavillion is already rented and it'd be cost-prohibitive anyway. We just want a laid-back bbq.

The good news:
-We don't have to rent a picnic spot.
-$5 admission for in-state residents, $7 for Presto and Chris
-Lots of room (tons). There are trails, fields a lake to swim in (with lifeguards) and even a little waterfall if you want to hike a bit.

The bad news:
-No alcohol and apparently they're pretty strict about it. It's a $55 fine if you get caught. You can only buy an alcohol permit if you rent the pavillion or a cabin.

-No dogs memorial day to labor day even though that directly contradicts what their website says.

Don't need alcohol to have fun :-p

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We'll be fine without the booze, but I'm bummed about the dogs. :(

No dogs... Might be a no go if that's the case.

Potential solution. There's another state park in Thurmont (Cacoctin Mountain Park) that does allow dogs.

Pros:
-Dogs allowed
-Much less crowded
-Picnic area with grills available
-It's free! No entrance or parking fees.
-Less pushy/annoying. Lots of yelp reviews of the other park mention that park rangers are constantly bothering you if you look like "damn kids" or whatever.

Cons:
-Wooded area. No open fields that I can see. Not necessarily a bad thing. Still plenty of room for cornhole/frisbee/whatever.
-Still no booze.
-No swimming

Let me know what you think. Just a suggestion.

I'm down for whatever. Cacoctin looks nice as well.

Ditto

Shahid, you ok with us switching parks? I'll still drive ahead and secure a picnic spot only I'll bring Frank with me. If so, could you change the park and address in the OP?

Also a wooded area in August might not be such a bad thing.

Agreed.

Tentatively in...

I'm in as of now... if it's cloudy with a chance of grilled meat, I'm there.