Hotdogger Blog

Cruisin’ Crystal and I try our best to keep our buns as clean as possible. While washing the Wienermobile in Billings, Montana we attracted quite the crowd, which it usually does! Everyone grabbed a few quick pictures and asked where they could see the Wienermobile while it was in town. Well, we had a few friends who decided to stay and watch us wash the Wienermobile, and they even pitched in $0.75 to help with one rinse cycle!

So Cruisin’ Crystal and I would like to extend another “franks a bunch” to our new friends Jeremy, Casey and Drew from Billings, Montana.

While circling through Southern California, we were lucky enough to be within the radius of a Wienermobile fan named Josh. Josh is a highly skilled photographer, and knows how to round up incredible 360 degree spherical panoramas of various places easy as pi! He set up his camera inside RELSHME, took a couple quick shots, and rolled out this ball-ing image of the inside of the Wienermobile! Are Euclid-ing me?! Click and drag your mouse around on the image below to take a panoramic tour of the Wienermobile’s interior, and franks again to Josh for allowing us to show the inside of the Wienermobile to people a-round the globe!

I have always been a fan of McDonald’s growing up…it was that place that would be a special treat after a visit to the doctor’s or five stars on the “good behavior” chart. Now, at age 23, I had no idea how that same fast food meca would come back into my life in such a different light.

Ronald McDonald houses, which are located all over the country, house families while their child is being treated at a local hospital. After visiting the Houses in San Francisco and Seattle, I knew I had to do the same in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Dijion John and I had a blast spreading smiles to the children and families at the brand new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the Lawrenceville neigborhood. The families live on the 14th floor of a highrise adjacent to the hospital, also known as “The Penthouse.” We couldn’t think of a better name for the home-away-from-home for these special families. And look at their view!

Beneath a bridge in Seattle, Washington lies a menacing one-eyed troll.  This troll in no way resembles those awesome Treasure Troll toys with the rainbow-colored hair and the adorably bejeweled belly buttons.  This one savagely grimaces and eats defenseless automobiles like this poor, misguided Volkswagen Beetle.

An out of control troll on patrol

MmmK and I decided to risk disappearing or getting eaten and climbed atop this creature anyway.  Turns out, he’s pretty friendly.

MmmK and I and our new friend

Arizona and its cities have plenty of activities for its visitors.  After a day in Scottsdale, AZ, Doggone Dave and I had a list of things to do with our free time.  Top of the list was to go to Camelback mountain. As we got to the starting point of the trail, we saw giant cactus’s and desert like vegetation.  We stop and took scenic pictures while catching our breath. 

From the top of Camelback Mountain, the view was magnificient.  I couldn’t help to strike a pose and share the amazing view.  You can also enjoy Doggone Dave shadow! 

Don’t let this photo deceive you.  Though it appears as if Lil Links Laura and I crossed the Atlantic to visit the Eiffel Tower in France, sadly you are mistaken.  Believe me, it fooled me too.  I was seconds away from breaking out my foreign language dictionary to brush up on Parisian slang for “hot dog” and “bologna.”

This virtual replica of the iconic French monument is actually in Las Vegas, Nevada!  Lil Links Laura and I took a quick drive down the strip in the “Entertainment Capital of the World” to see what all the fuss was about.

A colorful view of Vegas from the shotbun seat

While in Oklahoma City I realized the Wienermobile had never been to an Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game.  I took a little cruise down to Ford Center and waited in line at the ticket booth.  While in line the family in front of me told me they had an extra ticket.  I thought to myself, “Free Thunder Basketball!”.  Graciously, I accepted their offer and was thinking of a way to repay them.  I returned the generosity the only way I knew how, hot dogs!  By far the best snack for a basketball game and these bad boys were stuffed to the gills; ketchup, mustard, relish, onions and nacho cheese sauce.  We had a great time with some great food.  Below are some pictures I took while at the game, enjoy!

Tumbleweed Territory

Me and RELSHME Relishing the Views

So if you see me keepin’ my doggy rolling through the West, be sure to say howdy!

You can get a great view of Seattle from atop the Space Needle. I however think the best view is through the bun roof of the Wienermobile! Check out this great nighttime shot of the famed 605-foot-tall landmark.

When the Wienermobile heard that the very first Wal-Mart was in Bentonville, AR we had to go see it.  Walton’s five and dime was the very first general store operated by Sam Walton which would later grow into Wal-Mart.  Today Walton’s five and dime in Bentonville, AR serves as Wal-Mart’s museum.  I had a bun of fun learning about Walmart’s rich history.  Below I included a photo of me shaking the hand of Sam Walton (Large cutout of Sam Walton)!!!