Danny Explains Buccees

Melissa Forman talks with listener Danny who explains Buccees.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now things are very very busy on the phones. Yesterday
we were talking about BUCkies. Oh, we were talking about
the top convenience stores in the country. Wawos number one.
I think BUCkies was two or three. And I was
talking about a sandwich or something that everybody talks about
at BUCkies. So Danny's on me. You want to talk
about it?

Speaker 2 (00:18):
What's going on? Hey, I got all your info you
need about Bucky.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Oh awesome, Okay, what do you got?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
So the closest one to Chicago is in Smith's Groad
of Kentucky on sixty five South Fountain.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Okay, how many miles from here is that?

Speaker 2 (00:32):
It's a bunch. It's like an hour outside of Louisville, right, Okay, Okay,
you've got barbecue, brisket, sandwich. Yes, you gotta get the
beaver chips, a side of beaver on everything, everything that
make got a buck tu Bucky. There's a Bucky statue
out in front of it. There's over on the Big
Ones next year. It all started in Texas, right right,

(00:52):
and it expanded out. The very first one in Texas
that was ever built outside was from where I'm from
in South Alabama and Ball County on itea. Okay, people
get there for hours to get brisket. The Ta kitos
are awesome. They've got jerky, they've got a bakery. You'll
go there, You'll spend three hours. I guarantee you that's service.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
And you get a pair of pants while you're there too.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
And right, oh my god, yeah, you get the jumpers.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
You get jumpers.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
They've got sucky the Bieber stickers. It's a round circle.
Get a little profile shot. Right, they got that on
everything everything, right, you name it, you can find it.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
I'm not passing a BUCkies up. I'm not passing it
up now because I've been driving home.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Yeah I know.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Ok Now, let me ask you if you've ever been
to a wa Wan now that's on the East coast,
completely different?

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Yes, no, no, no, no, Okay, Wawa's even better because they're
starting to expanding the south too. Right. They built one
of those in fair Hope, in fair Hope, Alabama. It's
not the same as it is the wah Wan experience
that I've had up in the northeast, right, but it's
pretty good now. Coffee and there their mac and cheese,
oh my god.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
Best and cheese over and great egg sandwiches. They have
the best egg sandwiches, and you have to try tasty
cakes from the East Coast, which is like where you
know they have It's like our our ding Dongs and
ho hosts.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
But yeah, uh you know what. I just moved here
like two months ago, right, yeah, and you may commute
the best ever. I go from the south Loop down
to the south Land and I listen to you guys
all the time, and I appreciate you.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
I love you, my friend. I'm so happier along. I'm
getting in the road right now, just to go get
a Bunky's a brisket.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
I'll be there, I'll me.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
You better call me again.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
What's your name, Danny?

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Danny, that's a Danny.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
I love you.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Drive safe and call me anytime. Thanks. List one, okay, bye,
Bucky boy. I love it all right. If you're on
the road, let's check your traffic. You see a BUCkies,
make sure you pull over. This is just not to
be missed, okay. And if you want to report on Buckie's,
the phone lanes are open to eight five, five, nine, nine,
six nine three six