Damon Keith Toombs was born in Kansas City, MO to Arthur and Mae Toombs. Even though Arthur, a US Veteran who passed away on Memorial Day, 1978 while Damon was 2 years old, Damon has always been said to be a splitting image of his father. As Damon grew older, his looks where not the only thing that resembled his father. In 2013, Damon had a dream in where his father gave him his famous bbq sauce recipe. At first Damon was hesitant to tell anyone assuming noone would believe him. But in honor of his father, he followed the instructions and made the sauce and presented it to his mother. Mae was speechless, and at awe wondering how did he get his father's recipe. Damon explained the dream and AJ's sauce was birth. The slogan, "A Taste You Will Dream About" is truly what this sauce is about in may forms.