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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Alabama's Morning News. I'm JT and everybody. Van Psykes is
back in the studio with us. How are you, sir?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I'm doing great, JT. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're always in such a good mood. Every time you
walk through the door. We'll just upbeating and friendly. I mean,
a Laine light is here with us as well, helps
you out with a lot of things.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
The whole love.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Yeah, and this being the week that we celebrate Easter,
I mean, I am just fired up about the love
of what's going to be happening at our house when
the family comes for Easter celebration and food after church
this Sunday.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
And speaking of food, how do you like that? Segue? Barbicue.
You've got a big event coming up?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I sure do, Saturday.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Let's see April the twenty sixth, the world famous Di
Bartlapen Park and downtown Besper again. I just don't ask
me to spell it, because it's really De Bartlaben Park.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Do you know the history of the park?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I do, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Henry of Debartilaben was the founder of Besper, and so
the park was named after him. He kind of had
so much influence. He actually had a courthouse put there,
and that's why we have two courthouses in Jefferson County.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
See, I knew I've learned something today. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
So, yeah, he was quite the guy and had left
us a very nice park named in his honor. It's
actually JT. It is one of the old parks. There's
several in the South that have dough Boy statues. An
artist came through I think in the thirties or forties
and built these dough boy statues. So this is that.
(01:31):
The marl Aven Park is one of those parks that
was designated with that. And so the way it's laid out, everything,
the walkways kind of go to the statue.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
So we set the park up.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Around all of that. And every year the best you know,
number one comment is just what a beautiful park. We
have their investment and guess what, we have trees so
you can sit in the shade, bring your chair and
kind of stay for the day. And thanks to the
City of Bestmer and Coke United for being the major
sponsors this.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Well, this is a big event every year, and I mean,
I can't believe it's the fourteenth one.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Now I can't either. And you know, some things kind
of get set in stone but every year there's always
a few curves here and there, so it kind of
makes it fun too.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Well, you guys are not only a staple, you know, investment,
but you guys are a staple in the state of Alabama,
and I dare say the Southeast as well. Psykes Barbecue,
I'm Ssykes Barbecue. I mean, since it's older than that,
it's me. I think we had this conversation before it
in nineteen.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Fifty fifty seven.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Yeah, that was when they started and basically been selling
kind of the same product all these years. And I
appreciate you saying that, because, you know, all I wanted
to do was take what they started and certainly maintain
it and try to make it better. And my daddy, unfortunately,
he worked in that business probably twelve years and he
(02:58):
had a stroke and wasn't able to work in it.
And I've been down there in that building fifty years, uh,
just myself, so I don't count.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
He started young.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I did the out of the womb you were, you know,
slinging you know, some barbecue.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Well, the first year that we were open, Mama carried
me around her hip almost every day while she works,
So yeah, that's.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Kind of yeah, Bob's names on the on the marquis.
But you know, behind every successful man is a strong woman.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And boy, I'll tell you that is such there were
Actually Mom was a very strong woman, and then the
the lady that worked in the kitchen, Doc Brown, another
strong woman. So I feel like a lot of my
life has been influenced by strong women.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
My dad was a wonderful guy, and Mama always said,
you know that she was the worker and he was
the entertainer.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
But uh, behind the shit, that's right, she random place.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
She ran the place.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
She was the business woman, and that's why it's there
today because of his barbecue knowledge and his product and
then her ability to just kind of plow through every
day and just get it done. And you know, I
guess that's why I'm excited about it every day. I
like to do my own thing. I like to come
up with ideas and watch them work. But I've done
(04:20):
this alone now. To me, it's really more about the
people on both sides of my counter, the relationships I
have with employees and customers.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
All right, well, let's talk about the big event. I mean,
we got the barbecue and blues fest happening once again.
In April twenty sixth there in that park that starts
with a D.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
So what goes on during the day.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
Well, when the gates will open at eleven, music will
start at twelve. We'll have sponsors and vendors doing handouts,
like on the peripheral part of the festival.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
The stage is.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Out on one end down down there. We kind of
lay it out where we can use the angle of
the park. But the music will start at twelve and
we'll be serving our food over there. We've got a
selected menu we serve over there. One thing that everybody
really likes, so we do barbecue nauchos that day.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
So that's always uh, that's.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
You can't go wrong with it.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
You can't go go and we do them all the
way through ourselves.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
The most important question, will there be mac and cheese?
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Well, I probably leave that at the stower.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
All right, I'll be glad to slip a pint down
there just in case you come back.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You can count on it.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
Well, I appreciate you coming by it. It's a blast
to see you, and well, thank you. How much is
it when people get tickets?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Oh yeah, you know this year?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Come? Is it free?
Speaker 2 (05:48):
What's the well you're going to see it, not the food.
Not the food.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Yeah, all that food and drink or so separately. But
this year, I just I don't know, I kind of
got lost there for a second. It's ten dollars, but
that's what I was trying to think of. Ten dollars
and please bring a can good. I'm partnering with the
(06:13):
Food Bank of Central Alabama. They're building a new location investment,
and I wanted to kind of welcome them to town.
So it's ten dollars the day before the show event
bright Bob Sykesblues dot com, okay, and fifteen the day of,
and just drop a can good in the box when
you come in.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
That helps everybody and their.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Expenses tied to this and the bands and the cost
of you guys putting it all together and everything. It's
not like you're making a million dollars.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
On all this.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
No, no, And every year whatever we do seem to
make in profit, we just donate it to a local charity.
Over fourteen years, we've donated quite a bit of money
down there, but it's always local right there, investments where
I always try to pick a beneficiary.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Very nice, very nice, well great to see event.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Great to see you. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
We'll see you on the twenty six.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Right, buddy, what's that?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
What's that park name again?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
The Bartlabent Park Aver twenty six
Alabama's Morning News. I'm JT and everybody. Van Psykes is
back in the studio with us. How are you, sir?
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I'm doing great, JT. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're always in such a good mood. Every time you
walk through the door. We'll just upbeating and friendly. I mean,
a Laine light is here with us as well, helps
you out with a lot of things.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
The whole love.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Yeah, and this being the week that we celebrate Easter,
I mean, I am just fired up about the love
of what's going to be happening at our house when
the family comes for Easter celebration and food after church
this Sunday.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
And speaking of food, how do you like that? Segue? Barbicue.
You've got a big event coming up?
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I sure do, Saturday.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Let's see April the twenty sixth, the world famous Di
Bartlapen Park and downtown Besper again. I just don't ask
me to spell it, because it's really De Bartlaben Park.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Do you know the history of the park?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I do, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Henry of Debartilaben was the founder of Besper, and so
the park was named after him. He kind of had
so much influence. He actually had a courthouse put there,
and that's why we have two courthouses in Jefferson County.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
See, I knew I've learned something today. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
So, yeah, he was quite the guy and had left
us a very nice park named in his honor. It's
actually JT. It is one of the old parks. There's
several in the South that have dough Boy statues. An
artist came through I think in the thirties or forties
and built these dough boy statues. So this is that.
(01:31):
The marl Aven Park is one of those parks that
was designated with that. And so the way it's laid out, everything,
the walkways kind of go to the statue.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
So we set the park up.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Around all of that. And every year the best you know,
number one comment is just what a beautiful park. We
have their investment and guess what, we have trees so
you can sit in the shade, bring your chair and
kind of stay for the day. And thanks to the
City of Bestmer and Coke United for being the major
sponsors this.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Well, this is a big event every year, and I mean,
I can't believe it's the fourteenth one.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Now I can't either. And you know, some things kind
of get set in stone but every year there's always
a few curves here and there, so it kind of
makes it fun too.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Well, you guys are not only a staple, you know, investment,
but you guys are a staple in the state of Alabama,
and I dare say the Southeast as well. Psykes Barbecue,
I'm Ssykes Barbecue. I mean, since it's older than that,
it's me. I think we had this conversation before it
in nineteen.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Fifty fifty seven.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Yeah, that was when they started and basically been selling
kind of the same product all these years. And I
appreciate you saying that, because, you know, all I wanted
to do was take what they started and certainly maintain
it and try to make it better. And my daddy, unfortunately,
he worked in that business probably twelve years and he
(02:58):
had a stroke and wasn't able to work in it.
And I've been down there in that building fifty years, uh,
just myself, so I don't count.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
He started young.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I did the out of the womb you were, you know,
slinging you know, some barbecue.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Well, the first year that we were open, Mama carried
me around her hip almost every day while she works,
So yeah, that's.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Kind of yeah, Bob's names on the on the marquis.
But you know, behind every successful man is a strong woman.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And boy, I'll tell you that is such there were
Actually Mom was a very strong woman, and then the
the lady that worked in the kitchen, Doc Brown, another
strong woman. So I feel like a lot of my
life has been influenced by strong women.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
My dad was a wonderful guy, and Mama always said,
you know that she was the worker and he was
the entertainer.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
But uh, behind the shit, that's right, she random place.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
She ran the place.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
She was the business woman, and that's why it's there
today because of his barbecue knowledge and his product and
then her ability to just kind of plow through every
day and just get it done. And you know, I
guess that's why I'm excited about it every day. I
like to do my own thing. I like to come
up with ideas and watch them work. But I've done
(04:20):
this alone now. To me, it's really more about the
people on both sides of my counter, the relationships I
have with employees and customers.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
All right, well, let's talk about the big event. I mean,
we got the barbecue and blues fest happening once again.
In April twenty sixth there in that park that starts
with a D.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
So what goes on during the day.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
Well, when the gates will open at eleven, music will
start at twelve. We'll have sponsors and vendors doing handouts,
like on the peripheral part of the festival.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
The stage is.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Out on one end down down there. We kind of
lay it out where we can use the angle of
the park. But the music will start at twelve and
we'll be serving our food over there. We've got a
selected menu we serve over there. One thing that everybody
really likes, so we do barbecue nauchos that day.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
So that's always uh, that's.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
You can't go wrong with it.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
You can't go go and we do them all the
way through ourselves.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
The most important question, will there be mac and cheese?
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Well, I probably leave that at the stower.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
All right, I'll be glad to slip a pint down
there just in case you come back.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You can count on it.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
Well, I appreciate you coming by it. It's a blast
to see you, and well, thank you. How much is
it when people get tickets?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Oh yeah, you know this year?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Come? Is it free?
Speaker 2 (05:48):
What's the well you're going to see it, not the food.
Not the food.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Yeah, all that food and drink or so separately. But
this year, I just I don't know, I kind of
got lost there for a second. It's ten dollars, but
that's what I was trying to think of. Ten dollars
and please bring a can good. I'm partnering with the
(06:13):
Food Bank of Central Alabama. They're building a new location investment,
and I wanted to kind of welcome them to town.
So it's ten dollars the day before the show event
bright Bob Sykesblues dot com, okay, and fifteen the day of,
and just drop a can good in the box when
you come in.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
That helps everybody and their.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Expenses tied to this and the bands and the cost
of you guys putting it all together and everything. It's
not like you're making a million dollars.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
On all this.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
No, no, And every year whatever we do seem to
make in profit, we just donate it to a local charity.
Over fourteen years, we've donated quite a bit of money
down there, but it's always local right there, investments where
I always try to pick a beneficiary.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Very nice, very nice, well great to see event.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Great to see you. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
We'll see you on the twenty six.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Right, buddy, what's that?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
What's that park name again?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
The Bartlabent Park Aver twenty six
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