J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q

My thanks to everyone for the kind words and especially to those who have eaten at J.R.’s Family Bar-B-Q in Norman. I appreciate all of your support, especially from you folks who have driven GREAT distances to dine with us. We are doing our best to serve great food and provide friendly service and thus far our team is delivering the goods. As you can tell by our previous blogs many readers have reviewed our place and thus far the feedback has been on the money. WE are proud of what we are building and will continue to work as hard as possible to serve all that pass thru our doors with nothing but great food and a smile and a thank you. If things continue to be as productive as our first week has been, we may be talking “expansion” sooner than later. I kid my buddies that I want to be the “Colonel Sanders of Bar-B-Q”. I am still a firm believer that dreams do come true and my Bar-B-Q Dreams are becoming a reality every day. My wife, Jan, and I had dinner Thursday night at the home of country music superstar, Toby Keith, with several friends, including OU football coach, Bob Stoops, and former OU coach and Hall of Famer, Barry Switzer. Former OU football player and 1981 Orange Bowl MVP, Bud Hebert, paid around $57,000 to have the dinner, with the proceeds going to Ally’s House, a children’s cancer charity. This event was for a great cause and all our rowdy friends were on hand. There was more than a little casual discussion about the upcoming college football season, by the by. Plus, Coaches, Switzer and Stoops, had been to our restaurant and couldn’t say enough wonderful things about our place. I feel really bad for Edge, who will apparently be out of action for approximately 4 months due to a pec tear. Edge has arguably been one of the most valuable hands in the WWE for quite some time and is one of the overall most talented men in the company, from where I sit. Perhaps this untimely injury will be a blessing in disguise for Edge, over the long haul, as he will be able to get completely healthy before he roars back into the scene. For my money, I would say Edge will definitely have more title reigns before he decides to hang up what is shaping up to be a Hall of Fame level career. Edge was one of my signees many years ago and has always served the WWE and our fans well. Being a life long fan has helped Edge become the super star that he is, which speaks to the point that prospects should rarely be signed if they are not fans of the genre. Your feedback: Shock- Do I like diva matches? Not as much as The King, but I don’t “hate” them. They are entertaining at times and the Divas are more pleasing to the eyes than some hairy backed dude. Taylor- Greg Oden is the real deal and will anchor the Portland Trailblazers like a healthy Bill Walton did many seasons ago. Oden may look like someone’s grandpa, but the former Buckeye is the real deal and seems to have ample character. John- Am I a fan of the movie “Stripes”? Yes, I am a devotee of the Bill Murray classic. Ricky- Will Dean Malenko ever return to wrestling? Not likely but there is no doubt in my mind that Shelley Dean Malenko can still go with the best of them. The man of one thousand holds and one thousand one liners. MM-J- Did the Brooklyn Brawler ever win a match? Absolutely. Several. OK, maybe not several, but some, and yes he is still with the WWE. Seann- We will definitely have some wrestlers visit our Bar-B-Q place in time. I will keep everyone posted here on our site. CSquire- I don’t think the presence of wrestling legends hurts the growth or advancement of the younger talents. If executed properly, the young bucks can get the all important “rub” from the veterans. Dustyn- Definitely go to college and graduate before starting full time in the restaurant biz. You can always wait tables while getting your degree to gain valuable practical experience. Nathan- I never write down phrases to fit into a show. I am not an actor and simply use my instincts, for better or for worse, to do play by play and rarely ever plan on exactly what I am going to say in a specific situation. Bill- I am actually in casual talks with the Food Network to perhaps do some Bar-B-Q oriented projects in 2008. Nothing etched in stone and only in the talking stages at the moment. My people are talking to their people, so to speak. Shane- I don’t know why Kevin Von Erich sold the family ranch, but I can tell you from experience that working on a ranch or a farm is damn hard work. KVE has paid his dues and is living at least part time in Hawaii as I understand it. Tez- I think Khali is the tallest champ ever in the WWE, but not the heaviest, as that would be the Big Show or Andre, most likely Andre. Khali be the “biggest ever” is called “hype”. Sort of like what the legit news media does every day to promote their shows. I really want to thank all those once again for not only wishing us well with our restaurant, but especially to those folks that have actually visited our place. Some of you have driven for miles and miles to eat our Bar-B-Q. Some have even flown in to OKC to drive south down I-35 to Norman which I find absolutely amazing and humbling. Thank you all so much. Don’t forget to stop by our store and check out the specials. We will also have more photos up on the site soon of our place and we plan on doing a virtual tour when our ace cameraman gets back from his much needed vacation. Take care and come back and see us. BOOMER SOONER! J.R. P.S. more feedback coming soon.