Little House of Tacos, Route 51 BBQ & BBQ

On Friday we went back to the Freedom Bar to pick up some stuff that the Glue had won in a raffle.  After we left we went on a little drive then stopped in at Taqueria Pequena in Cobden and picked up some tamales to bring home.  Next we stopped at Old Route 51 BBQ and picked up some of their chili also to bring home.  While we were there the owner noticed us and stopped to talk which he always seems to do.  He's a really nice guy who does BBQ right but it's tough enough not having indoor dining there but with all the crap going on he may have a tough time staying open through the winter.
The tamales were disappointing.  It would have helped if they were hot but they seemed to be mainly masa and little filling.  Once again I liked a lot about the chili but the heat level was too high for me.  Chili needs to have some heat but this was too much at this point in my life.  I did manage to eat the whole bowl and was really worried about fiery butthole syndrome the next day but it stayed away.  The Glue is more of a chili fan than I am and she really didn't care for it.  She said it was ok but wasn't chili.
The next day I made pulled pork for the Packer game.  I got it on a little before 6am and cooked it at 225.  I also put on a pork hock we'd got at Big Muddy Hogs to put some smoke flavor in it.  I won't know how the hock turned out until we make ham and beans on New Years Day.  I basted the butt with Whickers once the rub set up.  Later I basted it with a mixture of Whickers and fresh pineapple juice.  Once it got to the color and an internal temp of 160ish I put it in an aluminum pan and poured the remaining Whickers/pineapple juice on top.  I also added a can of pineapple juice in the pan and covered it.  Later I had to up the temp to 250, then to 300 and finally 350 to get it done in the time frame I wanted.  It finally got close to an internal temp of 200 and I took it off the grill.  I took it out of the pan and let it rest for about a half hour.  I tried a little sample and I was very optimistic.  Once a pulled it I was shocked.  It was very good and moist.  Hope I can duplicate in the future.