A hidden hot dog gem in Virginia celebrated it’s 40th anniversary this year. The locals in Williamsburg and Newport News know this diner as the “Hot Dog King”. Yes, that is a dog gone long time for a hot dog stand to stay in business, and some families have been eating at the Hot Dog King since in opened back in 1972.

Once Hotdoggers finish driving the Wienermobile for a year and pass down the keys, they officially become Hotdogger Alumni. Driving across the country in a 27-foot-long piece of Americana can be quite the experience. Therefore, meating up with people that had that opportunity is a great way to ketchup and reminiscence.

While in San Diego, CA, Ketchup Kylie and I had the chance to meat up with Monica. In 1994, Monica was part of Class VII and drove the 1988 Wienermobile model all across the country! Since they didn’t have Hotdogger names back then, we decided to give her an official Hotdogger name — Mustard Monica.

We Hotdoggers get complimented on our franktastic gear all the time. You may remember Dylan’s blog post back in October about the latest and hottest trends we sport every day from our ketchup-colored polos to our mustard-colored rain coats. We can always be spotted wearing a Wienermobile logo; and why not? We’re proud of our dog.

That’s why I commissioned my dad, Albertomato, and my boyfriend, Pepper Jack Patrick, to design some fancy footwear that I could sport on drive days and still feel connected to home. Albertomato put his graphic design skills to use to draw a great looking Wienermobile on the right shoe and Pepper Jack Patrick used his neat and precise handwriting, commonly found in most engineers, to write a bit of the famous Wiener Jingle on the left shoe. I’m proud to show off the work of two fantastically skilled artists. Not to mention, I can now sport Wienermobile gear from head to TOE.