First Bite: Dub's High on the Hog BBQ

Ate lunch Saturday at Dub’s High on the Hog BBQ in downtown Calhoun. Had seen where bobblehead bud Mike M had eaten there back in December. Must be so much of an institution that it didn’t bother with a sign. BBQ beef plate with Brunswick stew and potato salad. Decent meal. SML ordered the pork plate, with baked potato. Three desserts to choose from, but none that catch my fancy. Great service. Steady stream of customers.

Dub’s made ExploreGeorgia.com’s Top Ten BBQ restaurants along I-75, from north to south.

Thatcher’s BBQ exit 350 on US 41 in Ringgold

Dub’s High on the Hog exit 318 Hwy 41 in Calhoun

Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse exit 288 in Cartersville

Big Shanty Smokehouse exit 273 in Kennesaw

Fox Brothers BBQ exit 248A on Dekalb Ave in Atlanta

Q.B. BBQ exit 218 in McDonough.

Fresh Air BBQ exit 205 in Jackson

Fresh Air BBQ exit 169 in Macon

Fincher’s BBQ exit 160A in Macon

Pit Stop BBQ exit 63B in Tifton

Woodstock BBQ Tavern exit 22 in Valdosta

Had risen early Saturday not for golf, but to check out Buc-ee’s up north of Adairsville on I-75. Saw John Watkins. Met up with Sharon Langley, who has a great attitude despite having stage 4 cancer. Her attitude and faith is helping her beat the disease.

I ate out every meal this weekend. Friday I stopped by Wendy’s on the way home from work, after working past 5:30. Chicken sandwich. Also stopped by two thrift stores.

Herschel spoke at FBC Atlanta yesterday. Also in attendance: Santa Claus, who stood in line to get his picture with the star RB.

Kirby Smart: Georgia QB Stetson Bennett ‘a little bit better’ than Notre Dame’s Rudy. Last Friday Stetson threw out the first pitch before UGA’s season opener. Before the game he took BP with the team – and hit one out of the park. Many made the joke that one of the five star backup QB’s could’ve done a better job.

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Saw that altercation with Juwan Howard, the head coach at Michigan, his alma mater. Howard was a member of the fab five that lost to UNC in the final four their freshman year. Before the season I heard an interview with Howard, perhaps with Eli Manning, not sure. I like Juwan and hated that he got in the altercation, though he appeared to be at fault. His lack of coaching experience may have contributed to the situation, though for sure as a player and assistant he’s been on the bench for a ton of games.

I guess for a scrub just getting into a game for a few seconds has to be a thrill, but you hate for a coach to call time out just to get starters for with just a tiny bit of time remaining. The best coaches know how to get starters out of the game. Will’s high school coach was great at that, getting everyone to play while keeping the game moving.

Catching up with Jerry Seinfeld’s Old TV Girlfriends: another super long “article” by USA-hater Lisa Wells.

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OSCAR CHARLESTON [SABR Bio] the Hall of Famer, was a member of the 24th infantry in the Philippines during WWI. The 24th Infantry Regiment was a unit of the U.S. Army, active 1869-1951, & 1995-2006.  Before 1951, it was primarily made up of black American soldiers. Charleston led the Negro National League in home runs in 1921 (15) & 1922 (19). He led the Eastern Colored League in 1924 (15), 1925 (20) & 1927 (13). It was said, “He’s so fast that he makes Ty Cobb look like Ham Hyatt”. Although Ham Hyatt managed eleven stolen bases and 23 triples during his 7-year MLB career, his name alone makes him sound like a plodder.