Only a portion of the pig is useable as chops though. Go with sausages for maximum usage. Pork cheek is quite tasty if slow-cooked. I saw pig's trotters on sale in the supermarket today - never used them (I assume they're just meant for making stock?).
Chalk it to dramatization and or imcomplete memory. Also wasn't his instrument using a double-reed setup up? Space oboe, but as a clarinetist, I am tickled by 'space clarinet'