How could I go to Dallas and not go to the famous location of John F. Kennedy's assassination? Dealy Plaza was only nine blocks from my hotel and so I took a walk to check it out. I didn't go to the museum, just to the site.

My friend asked me what I was in the mood for. Being in Texas, I said, "Barbecue!"

We drove into a commercial area near the airport where there was nothing but corporations and warehouses. Being that it was almost 9:00, the area was dead quiet. And yet we came to an intersection with a lot full of cars - we had arrived at Hard Eight.