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What a weekend! While the rest of the Northern Hemisphere responds to the siren song of summer by visiting beaches, lakes, and air-conditioned malls, a select group of maniacs convenes at an undisclosed location in the Pennsylvania countryside for a good old-fashioned Chicken Inferno! If you’re new to this site, you may not know what [...]

For millions of Americans, July conjures visions of beach parties and BBQs, but for me and mine, this month means only one thing: the Chicken Inferno! Every year, the third weekend of July presages a preposterous event, equal parts extended family reunion and outdoor art installation, assuming said art was stuffed with fireworks and set [...]

Who doesn’t love a Chicken Inferno, an opportunity for beloved friends and family to come together in the spirit of good cheer to build a giant chicken out of wood and hay, stuff it chock full of fireworks, and burn it? Not me! Regular readers know that the Core Team celebrates the third weekend of [...]

Readers of my write-up of Chicken Inferno 2004 (whom I admire greatly for sticking around after such a ridiculous revelation) are familiar with our annual mid-summer fowl-flavored family festivities. For those who are unacquainted with this particular strain of madness, imagine the Burning Man festival taken out of the dusty desert and dropped into Pennsylvania [...]

What a weekend! Chicken Inferno 2004 was incredible, an event for the ages. If our plans for a high-quality website come to fruition, I’ll invite everyone to enjoy the pictures. For now, I’ll just tell you about the trip.
Potter County, PA is as rural an area as you can find only 300 miles from New [...]

No post tomorrow, since we’ll be enjoying a long weekend as we bring Mason out to the country for his first Chicken Inferno. What is this Chicken Inferno, you ask. Well, hold on to your hats, because you’re about to get a glimpse into the lives of the Core Team that you may regret.
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