Jetton's BBQ

04/08/2013

Walter Jetton on the Johnny Carson Show

08/12/2010

Jetton of Texas Catering

08/11/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-hZwvLjtFQ

This is a video of Walter Jetton giving tips on grilling. Walter was a well known King of BBQ back in his day. The first part has a little bit of the Houston/Galveston area I think. Anyway, sit tight and the tips will begin, accent and all. This video was in my grandfather's 16mm movie library. I...

08/11/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xavs1epSD5g

This video was in my grandfather's 16mm movie library. It was first converted to VHS many years ago, and then digitized from VHS before computers could handle digital video very well so the quality is not great. The content is of a couple of guys outside his store (Jetton's Grocery) in Fort Worth, T...

08/11/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyF-1s0hTuQ

This old home movie shows Galveston, Texas back in the 1950s or earlier. Old car buffs will be able to guess the date much better than I. This video was in my grandfather's 16mm movie library. It was first converted to VHS many years ago, and then digitized from VHS before computers could handle di...

08/11/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbOYvs-44U

Do you remember when they built a Sea Life Park along I30 in Arlington, Teas? It is where the hotel sits now at the corner of E. Copeland and Convention Center Drive. My dad designed a restaurant that looked like a cave and this video shows the grand opening. This video was in my grandfather's 16mm...

08/11/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838co9gYH-8

This is a video of a barbecue cookout on President Lyndon B. Johnson's Ranch. Check out the airport on LBJ's ranch and the communication tower used to keep in touch with Washington at the time. This is a fascinating historical film that my grandfather, Walter Jetton had in is movie library. This ...

02/06/2010

01/08/2010

Are you hungry for BBQ? Well, you should be.