###@@@!!! - I am too old to understand - Y'all translate

Danged....

I am not living in the world of ###@@@!!! so I guess I shan't be able to " Tweet My Seat" or any of those other neat things at Pocono.

Remember when we used to go to the track to watch a race???

I guess that ole RFD cowboy, Baxter Black will be tweeting to PattyKay on his smart phone as he roams the Pocono infield this weekend promoting Appalachia Tour .

This is all getting to be too much for an old timer, lol.

At least the "Big Dalsky" seems to be excited. I'm just lost.

Pocono 400 Renamed Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR

NASCAR and Twitter new digital platform launching during Raceways June race weekend

LONG POND, PA (June 4, 2012) Pocono Raceway (@PoconoRaceway) announced today a relationship with Twitter. The June 10, Pocono 400 will be renamed the Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR. The renaming of the first of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events annually held at The Tricky Triangle, comes two weeks after @NASCAR and @Twitter announced a unique digital partnership with the creation of twitter.com/#NASCAR, launching this week at Pocono Raceway. The twitter.com/#NASCAR event page will feature Tweets that bring fans closer to everything that unfolds during the Pocono 400.

We are very excited about the opportunity to be associated with the new partnership between NASCAR and Twitter, said Pocono Raceway President & CEO, Brandon Igdalsky (@bigdalsky). Once it was announced the platform would launch during our June race weekend, we immediately began planning the name change. We firmly believe the NASCAR and Twitter partnership will take our industry to a whole new level, and our Raceway is thankful to be the first track to showcase the #NASCAR initiative! Twitter lets every fan experience the thrill of being at Pocono Raceway, even if they cant be here in person.

Pocono Raceway will launch several Twitter-based initiatives throughout the Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR race weekend. One such program will be a Tweet Your Seat contest, occurring during pre-race activities on Sunday, June 10, where one randomly-selected fan will become the Honorary Starter and wave the green flag to start the race. Additionally, The Tricky Triangle will be hosting a Fan Fair Scavenger Tweet Hunt, with a Tweet Up to follow, on Sunday, June 10, starting at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Tweet Hunt, open to the first 50 teams of two to arrive at the Flag Pole, located outside Fan Fair and behind the Grandstands, will be solely Twitter-based, meaning all participants must have a mobile device connected to their Twitter accounts. More information will be explained throughout the race weekend via the Raceways Twitter handle and website.

During the Pocono 400, Twitter will give fans an all-access pass to all of the excitement happening at Pocono Raceway. The raceways creative Twitter campaign offers fans at the race a new way to connect with each other and get even closer to the action of race day, said Omid Ashtari (@omid), head of Sports & Entertainment at Twitter.

@NASCAR becomes the first professional sports organization to partner with @Twitter and will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at what takes place, at respective race tracks, during each NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend. The Twitter.com/#NASCAR page will create a platform for millions of fans to view the best-possible content directly from the drivers, television personalities, race teams, media members tracks and race fans in attendance, all utilizing #NASCAR in their tweets. The tweets displayed on the newly-created page will be drawn using several algorithmic and editorial signals, bringing fans closer to everything taking place on a race day.

Pocono 400 Celebrating American Farmers

Press Release
June 5, 2012

LONG POND, PA (6.6.12) Pocono Raceway will welcome RFD-TV personality, humorist Baxter Black to celebrate the American Farmer. From crop to beef producers, Baxters humor chronicles the story of the American cowboy, their trials and tribulations. Fans can catch Baxter wandering the infield Sunday, June 10th, for the Pocono 400, meeting new friends, and reacquainting with old.

Pennsylvania and the surrounding states rely heavily on the agriculture business, Pocono is proud to celebrate our farmers and the hard working families involved with this segment of our local economy, stated Nick Igdalsky, Pocono Raceway COO.

Baxter is the storyteller in a stage-show, now available online, that tells the story of NASCARs history, the moonshiners and bootleg drivers, the true founders of the sport.

Ole RFD Cowpoke Baxter Black Readying his Tweets for PattyKay from Pocono

This is a true American tale, inspired groups with diverse motivations, rooted in moonshine, fast cars and bluegrass music, coming together to develop an America institution, southern stock-car racing, commented Pocono Raceways Joe Mattioli, a show advisor.

Yardarm Productions, the shows producer, seeks to advance its theatre-film arts initiative by exposing people of all ages to the beauty and power of theater and music. The films trailer is available at appalachiatour.com

Source: Appalachia Tour/Yardarm Productions, Press Release

The Big Dalski

The Big Lebowski

The Big Pierogi - My favorite "Big" item at Pocono!!

I've only seen the boiled, then deep fried variety, which is what they sell at Pocono... never heard of the cabbage leaf wrap.

Here's an authentic recipe:

Homemade Pittsburgh Pierogies with Sour Cream

Whether you spell it pierogi, piroghi or pierogie, authentic homemade pierogies are a delicious treat and a Pittsburgh tradition. Here in Pittsburgh we eat more than 11 times the pierogies of any other city in the nation, according to a recent survey, with pierogi fillings ranging from standard potato and cheese to sweet prune. A popular Pittsburgh business, Pierogies Plus, ships pierogies as far away as Alaska and Hawaii. The Pittsburgh Pirates even hold a pierogi race during the bottom of the 5th inning at every Pirates home game.

Sour cream in the dough is a favorite secret of many Pittsburgh pierogi makers.
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:

2 cups flour, plus extra for kneading and rolling dough
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour cream, plus extra to serve with the pierogi
1/4 cup butter, softened and cut into small pieces
butter and onions for sauteing
ingredients for filling of your choice (potato & cheese filling recipe below)

Preparation:
Pierogi Dough
To prepare the pierogi dough, mix together the flour and salt. Beat the egg, then add all at once to the flour mixture. Add the 1/2 cup sour cream and the softened butter pieces and work until the dough loses most of its stickiness (about 5-7 minutes). You can use a food processor with a dough hook for this, but be careful not to overbeat. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or overnight; the dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Each batch of dough makes about 12-15 pierogies, depending on size.

Prepare the Pierogies
Roll the pierogi dough on a floured board or countertop until 1/8" thick. Cut circles of dough (2" for small pierogies and 3-3 1/2" for large pierogies) with a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Place a small ball of filling (about a tablespoon) on each dough round and fold the dough over, forming a semi-circle. Press the edges together with the tines of a fork.

Boil the perogies a few at a time in a large pot of water. They are done when they float to the top (about 8-10 minutes). Rinse in cool water and let dry.

Saute chopped onions in butter in a large pan until onions are soft. Then add pierogies and pan fry until lightly crispy. Serve with a side of sour cream for a true Pittsburgh pierogi meal.

Homemade Pierogi Tips:

If you are having a hard time getting the edges to stick together, you may have too much flour in the dough. Add a little water to help get a good seal.

If you don't want to cook all of the pierogies right away, you can refrigerate them (uncooked) for several days or freeze them for up to several months.

You can fill pierogies with pretty much anything you want, though potato and cheese is the most common (recipe below). Sweet pierogies are often filled with a prune mixture.

Potato, Cheese & Onion Filling: Peel and boil 5 large potatoes until soft. Red potatoes are especially good for this. While the potatoes are boiling, finely chop 1 large onion and saute in butter until soft and translucent. Mash the potatoes with the sauted onions and 4-8oz of grated cheddar cheese (depending on how cheesy you want your pierogies), adding salt and pepper to taste. You can also add some fresh parsley, bacon bits, chives, or other enhancements if you desire. Let the potato mixture cool and then form into 1" balls.

Pierogi Race at Pittsburgh Pirates game!! See, no cabbage leaves!

My sister is in town... she & hubby picking me up at 6:15 to meet Joyce for dinner. They'll never guess what an appetite I've worked up!!!

Man you two know how to make guys stomach hurt showing all that If I may call it FOOD... And a Pierogies Race ?? Oh wait thats north of that Dew line we all cherish, seperates them gnats from the other bugs.................

Hummm, I love them "Pigs In A Blanket" - Polish you know!

lol

We have made history once again, Dave you'vecorneredPKL into (not admitting she was wrong) admitting your were RIGHT....lol.

I am afraid to comment, lol!!!!

You have evidently been discussing me with my wife behind my back!

Why can we never fool you women?