A few folks have suggested smoking Boston Butt. I haven't seen one in a
local grocery store in quite some time. Safeway is having it's
recurring "million pound pork" event, so I went in to get some
country-style ribs and look for a Boston Butt.

None to be found.

I asked the butcher and he told me the shoulder blade roast was the same
cut. I looked at my reflection in a mirror and thought about it... my
shoulder is nowhere near my butt, and nothing like my butt.

Next stop was at City Market (a Kroger affiliate). They had a roast
labeled shoulder blade roast/butt.

So, evidently butchers think of the shoulder as a butt.

I'm confused.

Any hints on pork cuts? Is the shoulder blade roast the same as a butt?

Thanks,
Mike