01/29/2016

ZZ TOP'S BILLY GIBBONS THRILLED BY RECREATION OF 'TRES HOMBRES' PHOTO: 'I STAND IN AWE'

Chef recreates 'Tres Hombres' album art perfectly. Tres Hombres was ZZ Top's third album and their first to capture a mass audience, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Micklethwait’s Craft Meats, a popular food truck located in East Austin, began serving barbecue in December 2012. It’s been featured in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and shows on the Cooking and Travel channels.

Thomas Micklethwait, the owner of Austin’s Micklethwait’s Craft Meats, posted the above video, titled “ZZ Tom,” to his Facebook page with the caption, “Sooooo … I really like Tex Mex and ZZ Top. And I’m a huge nerd. Thanks David Bessenhoffer for making this video! Now, my life is a little more complete.”

Color ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons impressed. “It’s crazy – absolutely nuts,” Gibbons tells Texas Monthly. “I stand in awe of what he’s accomplished. I have to hand it to him, he recreated every last element that you see in the centerfold with exacting detail. It’s rather remarkable.”

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