Keri,
Out here is California, it isn't too hard to the "ohh damn, this is great".
Because it is usually followed with "this is pork?" and then "it was in there for how many hours!?!?"
People out here don't know BBQ worth a damn...
Seriously, Applebee's or Tony Roma's is 'as good as it gets BBQ' for 99.999999% of the people out here.
Even in the few good BBQ joints in California (A couple in Oakland and 1 down in LA), all you really can get is links, chicken, brisket or spares.
You start doing pork butts and you gotta teach em how to make a sammich.
Seriously, yall don't know how deprived these folks are out here...
When I put out a spread (fried chicken, catfish, cornbread, biscuits, greens, mac & cheese, slaw & etc), I end up spending an hour or so the next week e-mailing people with the recipes.
Mind you, I am not a great cook... I just like to cook... Heck, I am just a greek boy that grew up of the left coast that likes cooking down home southern food.
Go figure?
Spyro