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Get Ready, 2025 Fall Cajun Country MeatUp Is Coming! Book Your Rooms Here!

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    Get Ready, 2025 Fall Cajun Country MeatUp Is Coming! Book Your Rooms Here!

    Alrighty folks, even though it’s over 3 months away, I figured we should go ahead and start booking our rooms for the Fall Cajun Country MeatUp. There’s a lot of festivals in Louisiana during the month of October and I thought we should start a little earlier than normal. I also found out the hotel we’re going to stay at is undergoing some major room updates/renovations, so they won’t have their full number of rooms available for a while. We should all have nice updated rooms by the time we check in!

    We really enjoyed our stay there last time, the place was great, plenty of indoor and outdoor seating for our group, as well as a complimentary hot breakfast each morning. Every room has a small kitchenette with a stove, microwave, dishes/utensils as well as a Full Size fridge/freezer!


    In addition to the many great Cajun restaurants Lafayette is known for, there’s also a ton of activities available for us. From Swamp Tours to the Acadian Village, there’s plenty of things to see and do while we’re there!

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    WHAT: The 2025 Fall Cajun Country MeatUp

    ​​​​​WHEN: Thursday October 23rd through Sunday October 26th 2025

    WHERE: Lafayette, Louisiana….The Heart of Cajun Country!

    ACCOMMODATIONS: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Lafayette-Airport, La. 201 Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, La 70508
    Direct Line to the hotel is….337-264-6044.


    As I mentioned earlier, we’re getting a really good rate on our rooms….$122. per night plus tax! To get this rate, as usual, USE THE LINK BELOW. Do not book your rooms using their website, you won’t get the discounted rate! I’m including a link to their website though, so you can get more information about the hotel if needed. When you click on the link, booking your room is EZ-PZ. There’s also a few lines of wording explaining their hotel policies, no big deal. One of them says Check-In time is 4PM and checkout is 11AM. I’ve already asked about the check-in time and they’re more than happy to let us check in earlier if you want, providing you call them the morning of your arrival and ask. They will make sure to have a clean room ready for you, if there’s not one already. Also, it says there’s a $25. per day INCIDENTALS FEE charged each night of your stay. THIS WILL BE REFUNDED TO YOU WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF CHECKING OUT. 👍 This would not be refunded if you, let’s say…. get drunk and trash the room or steal stuff. ​​ Your credit card will not be charged until you check-in. As is normal, you can cancel your room if needed, up to 48 hours of your arrival date without any charges. Our rooms and special rate are reserved for us that Thursday thru Sunday, but if anyone wants to stay longer than that or on different days, please CALL THE HOTEL AND ASK FOR FAITH. Tell her you’re with the AmazingRibs.com group. She will then give you the special rate for your additional days. When you book your rooms thru the link, it won’t let you enter additional days at our rate, that’s why you’ll need to call Laurie, she’ll fix ya right up!

    Anyway, I’m stoked dudes and dudettes! Looking forward to seeing old friends again and making some new ones! HERE’S THE LINK TO BOOK YOUR ROOMS…

    EDIT: THE LINK IS NO LONGER VALID. ….To book a room at the discounted rate, call the hotel directly and ask for Faith. Be sure and tell her you’re with the AmazingRibs.com group.



    After you book your room, please let us know the days you’ll be staying and the number of people in your party, along with their names if you don’t mind. This will help with making any restaurant or activity reservations down the line. Thanks!

    Here’s a list of all the cool kids who will be attending so far. 😎




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    Last edited by Panhead John; October 3, 2025, 09:44 AM.

    #2
    I had planned on coming but an unavoidable life event is gonna keep me sidelined until.... to be determined. Ya'll have fun.

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    • hoovarmin
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      Hope everything is ok brother!

    • Bkhuna
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      hoovarmin I was diagnosed with bladder caner in January. First surgery took out a malignant tumor that was non-invasive. I had six weeks of immunotherapy. The follow-up found another tumor. This time it was both malignant and invasive. I'm getting a whole body PET scan next week and we'll take it from there.

      Spirits are up, along with consumption of tacos, bacon and smoked meats.

    • hoovarmin
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      Bkhuna prayers up for you!

    #3
    Ok, I just booked my room for Thursday thru Sunday. I’ll be bringing Halle with me again. This was her at last year’s MeatUp.


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    • Panhead John
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      CaptainMike Be forewarned, as you can see, we’ve updated the dress code at the MeatUps since your last one..

    • SheilaAnn
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      I don’t recall seeing her…..

    #4
    She gets inflated to how many PSI?

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      #5
      Booked!! Me, Mike Hamilton, and potential guest, Rena (who is way more better looking than Halle Berry). Thurs - Sun.

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      • CaptainMike
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        58limited I have it set to "Scenic Backroads" routing.

      • hoovarmin
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        I can't wait to meet you!

      • CaptainMike
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        hoovarmin long overdue! We go way back in AR time.

      #6
      The link will not let me book. Kim and I are going.

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      • Panhead John
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        What’s the deal? What’s happening? Can you refresh the page and try again…

      • Panhead John
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        I just tried it, worked fine for me. I got to the point where they ask for your CC info. No problems.

      • 58limited
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        I just booked and it worked fine.

      #7
      Idk. Maybe. I want to go to Chicago for the Sous Vide thing, too. We’ll see.

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      • Panhead John
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        Tom, I know you’ve mentioned about not eating seafood, but at one of the places we’ll probably go, they have a boudin stuffed grilled pork chop that sounded good! And there’s plenty of non-seafood options wherever we go. Just an FYI.

      • Mosca
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        And we just got a wedding invitation in Florida for November.

      • Panhead John
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        What are you gonna tell them as to why you can’t make it? 🥸
        Last edited by Panhead John; June 30, 2025, 07:30 PM.

      #8
      I'm booked but Panhead John told me that Halle bailed on him and his usual blow up doll has a leak so he told me he is bringing his very special Jayne Mansfield doll instead:



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      • 58limited
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        I will say that the reservation link takes you to a custom Amazing Ribs reservation page, the process was much easier than in the past.

      #9
      58limited I'm booked and also booked my brother. Though not sure if he is going or not.

      Dean: 23-27
      Bob: 23-27

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      • Panhead John
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        Alright Dean! 👏👏

      #10
      I booked Thurs 23-Sun 26. Will likely be driving, might bring dog. I booked with Hilton points, so won't turn up on your roster automatically, and I didn't see a comment available with the reservation to tell them I'm with AR.

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      • CaptainMike
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        What kind of dog are you bringing?

      • acorgihouse
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        CaptainMike Pembroke corgi

      • Panhead John
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        Glad you’re going to make it Karen! And thanks for letting me know about paying with points. Could you please PM me your last name you booked under? I’d like to email Laurie so she can credit us with a booking. Thanks!

      #11
      Here’s a link to the hotel’s website if you want a little more info. But remember, don’t book your room here, use the link at the beginning of this post.

      https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lftkshw-homewood-suites-lafayette-airport-la/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HG-LFTKSHW&y_source=1_MjA4MjkyOS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2V ic2l0ZQ% 3D%3D

      Also, as mentioned before, if you’re flying in, Lafayette has a regional airport only 1 mile from our hotel.

      Aaaand, probably our favorite experience last time was going on a swamp tour! Here’s a couple of brief clips of what we experienced.👍👍



      Last edited by Panhead John; June 30, 2025, 08:01 PM.

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        #12
        Well I’m standing on the corner of Lafayette
        State of Louisiana
        Wondering what a city boy could do
        To get her in a conversation
        Drink a little red wine
        Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier
        The King of the Bayou
        ‘Ei-toi!​

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          #13
          Just a little ditty to get ya in the mood. Beau Jocque and The Zydeco Hi-Rollers, my favorite Zydeco artist. This looks to be from the 90’s or early 00’s, but there’s still joints around Louisiana just like this.

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          • Mosca
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            I used to listen to a lot of zydeco. Back in the day I saw Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Queen Ida many times. That was when I lived in Pittsburgh. When you move to small town USA (like I did in ‘87), you get a lot of the benefits. But you give up easily accessible big time entertainment, arts, and sports.

          • Panhead John
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            All great Zydeco artists!

          • Panhead John
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            Thank goodness for YouTube! Just found out Beau Jocque died in 1999, so the video must have been in the 90’s maybe? Here’s one more from Beau….Give Him Cornbread.


          #14
          IMPORTANT NOTICE: Hey folks, I spoke to Laurie yesterday about the availability of ground floor rooms and she does have some available for our weekend. If anyone attending has mobility issues or could benefit from not having to deal with elevator waits, please PM me and I will take care of it for you….don’t be shy! Having a ground floor room usually means less walking distance, so…… Anyway, I would like save a few ground floor rooms for anyone who could benefit, I know we have a few folks who might appreciate it. Carry on!
          Last edited by Panhead John; July 1, 2025, 05:27 PM.

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            #15
            pasmom and I are booked for Thur-Sun

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            • Panhead John
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              Alright Bill! Lookin’ forward to seeing yall again.

            • hoovarmin
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              Can't wait to see you again, Bill!

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