As we enter the final stretch of Meat Week '08 I want to raise a bottle of sauce to all of you who have helped to make this holiday so greasy and warm. Whether you've come one night or all, in LA, ATL, Tallahassee, New York, the Carolinas, Baltimore or Duval, you've added to the community that is America's Meat Week. We've shared pork. We've shared the itis. We've shared the disappointment of no more Mac n Cheese in tiny joints that can barely hold us.

And thanks to the Internets we've shared photos and we've shared hype. We've shared the table gut, glowing swords, fried Twinkies, and many mugs on many meats. We've shared Tallahassee's disappointment of a Chili's meating and Derek's night of solo meating and we've been there to pick them back up in their time of meat-need. Keep up the awesome work meatographers! If you haven't already uploaded your photos from the week (ahem Duval, Baltimore, and SC) rock that mess now. If you need any help getting your photos uploaded feel free to shoot me an email.

One of my favorite things to do on this site is to visit the Latest Comments page where you see all the comments on all of the photos and hype as they are rolling in. Click here to check it out.

May you meat success in these final days!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to change the location for Day 1 of Meat Week 2008. Huston's Pit BBQ did not provide their correct hours online and they are closed today (Sunday). We chose the next-closest location to Cinespace:

Zeke's Smokehouse BBQ
7100 Santa Monica Blvd (at La Brea, behind the Target)
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Since this is a sit-down place, we have made a reservation for 5 PM to make sure that anyone who needs to get to the Channel 101 screening early can make it there. If you would still like to come at 5:30, you are more than welcome. Sorry things are a little crazy, but remember....it's all in the name of Meat.

and PLEASE bring cash so as not to drive our waitress to the brinks of check-splittin' sanity.

Your First Mate & Co-Captain,

Dan Murrell & Erni Walker

here it comes. it's coming. it's meat week and it's coming to your city.

there are new and exciting things on this site, like the all-new "From the Captain" and "Comments" sections on your city's page. if your captain hasn't filled in the section yet, check out the LA Chapter, we've set up both sections as examples.

also, you can leave comments on any city's page, regardless of your location. let the love begin.

ARCHIVES: they are now being populated. check out the hype, photos, and videos from yesteryear.

AND THE BIGGEST NEWS YET: we now have a South Carolina chapter! thanks to Jirrer and her devotion to meat.

let us all ponder solemnly the journey we soon embark upon.

come one, come all to the new shiny, greasy, glorious home of Meat Week. gone are the days of scattered schedules and pictures. here you will find a home for all things Meat Week.

go ahead and make yourself comfortable. we (erni and chris) have taken great lengths to create a cozy online community for Meat Weekers across the nation. you might want to start off by finding your city's chapter. there you can find this year's schedule, post photos, and eventually tour the archives. or if you can't find your city, start your own chapter.

check out the Hype department to get yourself ready for the oncoming slaughter. and if you're inspired, send us your own hype. and to all you new Meat Weekers, check out the Newcomer's Guide. there's a link in the top right-hand corner.

keep checking back here for new and exciting info as Meat Week approaches, and throughout the year as the site grows.

just remember, Meat Week is Real.