Spark It Up!!!: Blogs United for Free Speech

Alton has reserved blocks of rooms and group rates at 3 nice motels for the Blogs United for Free Speech conference. He has made it easy for everyone with his post here. You can register for the conference and book a room in just a few minutes! I did it in under 5 mins, so most of you can do it in 3.

Friday night dinner is at the Chatmoss Country Club. The online menu is here. Saturday lunch is catered by Pigs R Us. You can read about the best BarBQue in the state here. I have been lucky enough to sample their offerings at NASCAR events. The ham is unreal! When asked about his secrets, owner Tommy Houston has this:

Q:You've developed quite a reputation for a unique barbecue specialty. The smoked ham! Can you tell us your secret?
A:There is no secret. It's the same thing I've been doing since I started. I use whole hams, big ones, around 20 pounds. I smoke them for 12 hours at 225°, and they come out like nothing you've ever tasted before. You're right about THAT. For the most part, I smoke them with hickory or cherry. This is not your stringy, pulled pork. I use a special chopper to chop it up into small chunks. We serve it with a thin Worcestershire and vinegar-based sauce and mmmmm-um-it is downright delicious.

From Chatmoss to Pigs R Us, Alton and crew have laid out a great conference. Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling - Attorney General Bob McDonnell - U.S.Attorney John Brownlee - Forrest M. "Frosty" Landon- Delegate Chris Saxman - Jeff Schapiro - Conaway Haskins - Jim Hoeft - Greg Letiecq - Steve Minor - Eric Helms Monday- NLS - Steven "Blue Dog" Sisson - Brian Patton - Will Vehrs and there will be more to come! Recently Leslie Byrne has accepted. I also hear that Mary Sue Terry, the first elected official in Virginia to receive more than one million votes in a single election. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Virginia and the second woman to serve as Attorney General of any state.