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NYT article about John Folse and gator
Posted on 12/2/21 at 9:44 am
Posted on 12/2/21 at 9:44 am
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The members of Hoppy’s Corner Tiger Tailgate have gathered in some fashion at the same spot across the street from Tiger Stadium for nearly every Louisiana State University home football game since the 1970s. But their tradition of roasting whole alligators didn’t begin until about 12 years ago, as a way of teasing fans of the University of Florida Gators. “I had to get it out of my ditch,” joked Lance Cortez, 41, of Thibodaux, La., on a chilly Saturday in October, as he rubbed Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning and garlic powder on a wild alligator he’d lugged to the tailgate in a cooler. A patch of skin left on its back spelled L.S.U. Mr. Cortez’s gator and another, larger farm-raised one were tied down to a homemade rotisserie built with a windshield-wiper motor. The reptiles, their mouths stuffed with apples, would spin for hours over hot coals. In Baton Rouge, where the food at the tailgate is almost as important as the game, alligator — chargrilled, blackened, fried, in a stew or roasted whole — is both a specialty and an opportunity to tease out-of-town Gators fans.
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Posted on 12/2/21 at 9:46 am to Big Scrub TX
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The members of Hoppy’s Corner Tiger Tailgate
has been my tailgate since the 90's, and a good personal friend........before they made the sign "Hoppy's Corner" most people referred to this crew and the sign guys.
Posted on 12/2/21 at 11:12 pm to caliegeaux
quote:Tell us more.
has been my tailgate since the 90's, and a good personal friend.
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