My buddy owns a bar in Wrigleyville, and does alot of pig roasts and crawfish boils for fun events. This is the 2nd crawfish boil I have helped out with.

1,800 lbs of bugs flown in from Louisiana. 20 cases about 90 lbs each case. Took my truck and a rental to go fetch them from Fed-Ex. My job is purging the bugs before they go to the pots to get cooked. In the mix is andoullie, hot dogs, garlic, corn, potatoes, lemon, spices, etc.

Crawfish season looks to be good, some large bugs for sure.

Just a few pics as I was pretty busy eating, drinking, working, smoking.

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purging:

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my buddy Danny with a big bug:

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soak:

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Hangin' with Bill Murray @ the boil :thumb: :

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We did half the crawfish Saturday when I was there, then the rest Sunday.

thanks for looking.

Man looked like a great time, I met Bill Murray when they were filming Groundhog Day, pretty cool guy.

Love it !!!!!!!

Man looked like a great time, I met Bill Murray when they were filming Groundhog Day, pretty cool guy.

yeah it was fun, a bit of rain as folks can see by my wet shirt. But the bugs were big and good.

Thats a feast for sure Jim.....Great job man....:hail::hail:

alot of work, but worth it.

I only probably ate a couple punds of the bugs, too busy working to sit and eat.

alot of work, but worth it.

I only probably ate a couple punds of the bugs, too busy working to sit and eat.

I know the feeling...at comps i usually take a stroll at 3 am and never have a clue what else(entertainment etc.) is happening rest of the time...

How cool & fun :thumb:

I have no clue to why I am posting in a thread like this.


I know why..... Cause that is one awesome looking crawfish boil Jim!!

Wow! That is a lot of crawdads!!! :thumb:

I know the feeling...at comps i usually take a stroll at 3 am and never have a clue what else(entertainment etc.) is happening rest of the time...

heck yeah, always happens like that. Comp's, parties, etc. I spend so much time talking, cooking, partying, I forget to eat.

heck yeah, always happens like that. Comp's, parties, etc. I spend so much time talking, cooking, partying, I forget to eat.

There's a pork chop in every 12 oz can :whistle:

holy cow, thats alot of bugs... 2 pickup loads!!!:thumb:

Damn that is a mess of bugs there. What a fun thing to be a part of. Thanks for the post and I will go away hungry. I love those things! :drooling:

There's a pork chop in every 12 oz can :whistle:

REALLY??????:banana_smiley::banana_smiley::banana_ smiley:

Nice adventure, loves me some bugs!

Wait a minute - Hot dogs?:noidea::noidea::noidea: :whistle:

Wait a minute - Hot dogs?:noidea::noidea::noidea: :whistle:

not sure about that one either,

he uses the cheapo pork/turkey ones as well. They are acutally pretty good.

Christ- Bill looks rough... get him a Bloody and a mugbug!

Incredible... Bravo!

bill was feeling no pain. He stopped by after an afternoon in the Wrigley bleachers watching the Cubs lose. :lol:

We did about 1,000 lbs of the bugs on Saturday, the other 800 lbs were done Sunday and Monday.

That is a lot of fish bait err.. I mean Mud Bugs...:lol:

Looks great...:thumb:

My mouth is watering. I boiled about 80lbs sat. Much smaller than the batch you had but still good.

it's nearing the end of crawfish season. the shells are getting hard.

I can tell you are not a rookie at boiling some bugs. Good job.

I bet that was a great time. I imagine it cost a few bucks to ship nearly a ton of mudbugs from Louisiana to Chitown.

I bet that was a great time. I imagine it cost a few bucks to ship nearly a ton of mudbugs from Louisiana to Chitown.

I am guessing it wasnt cheap to fly them up from LA. via Fed-Ex.

When I did 10 lbs. a few months ago I payed $5/lb shipped. Betting the price per Lb. on a large qty is much better. Picking them up from the Fed-Ex facility vs having them delivered is a better price thats for sure.

I am guessing it wasnt cheap to fly them up from LA. via Fed-Ex.

When I did 10 lbs. a few months ago I payed $5/lb shipped. Betting the price per Lb. on a large qty is much better. Picking them up from the Fed-Ex facility vs having them delivered is a better price thats for sure.

Good times and eats priceless jim......:thumb:

good golly them mudbugs are lookin good :thumb:

Amazing!
What an awesome feast.

Dave