Rib America Fest, Downtown St. Louis, May 24, 2008
Tasty scenes from rainy Rib America Fest on Saturday, May 24, 2008. The puddles didn't seem to affect the foodies and party-goers in these photos by
Lyle Whitworth.
By Lyle Whitworth
Stuart Malloy, Richard Wallace, Dominique Kafka and Danielle prepare a barbecue sandwich.
By Lyle Whitworth
A Coyote Roadhouse employee stores their trophies in back to prevent them from getting wet.
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Jacob, Tony, and Debbie Smith find a way to stay dry while tasting barbecue.
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Michelle Bibko thinks her barbecue is finger lickin’ good as Dan Rojek enjoys the barbecued ribs.
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There was a variety of barbecue meat available.
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Kevin Slaton, of Granite City, Illinois, tries spiral potato spuds.
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Georgia Satellites member Rick Price plays the guitar on Market Street.
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Nothing will prevent Nectar Daigle and Chuck Mohelsky from attending the concerts.
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Joel Dean finishes off his barbecue ribs while Sue Dean collects the bones.
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Rick Richards jams on his guitar.
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Chris and Evelyn Matousek enjoy popcorn on a park bench. From New York, they had three weeks off and decided to tour the Midwest and stumbled across the festival.
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Barbecue lovers battled the rain for part of Saturday afternoon.
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Chris Peters avoids the rain and cuts chicken in their trailer. This trailer includes a kitchen with a three-base sink, separate hand-washing sink, commercial refrigerator, food warmer, and storage for their display tables, grill, etc…
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Downtown St. Louis streets were covered with puddles Saturday.
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Corey Coleman takes advantage of free Brawny paper towels, given by Jill Schinshy, Brawny representative.
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The Kansas City Barbecue Society checks off their summer tour locations on the back of their trailer.
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Promoting an upcoming movie, Zohan Zohan, Sony sponsored free hairstyling. Pictured styling Jackie Murphy’s hair is Kara Sanders and Ellen Devine.
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Garry Guinn takes a big bite of a turkey leg.
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Tables were placed throughout downtown St. Louis for barbecue lovers.
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Mike Sovar gets an air-brushed tattoo of his son’s name, Caleb, right below an real tattoo of Caleb’s feet. Tattooing Mike is Bob Dunderdale.
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Trish and Peter Canale, of Detroit, Michigan, enjoy fresh roasted sweet corn on the cob on the Soldiers Memorial stairs.
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Atlanta Rhythm Section vocalist, Andy Anderson, entertains the crowd.
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A large crowd hit the downtown St. Louis streets for a day full of music.
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Free chicken samplings, given by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, attracted many.
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Many vendors proudly display their trophies.
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Stuart Malloy, Richard Wallace, Dominique Kafka and Danielle prepare a barbecue sandwich.
