Photo by Mrs. Dada, El Paso, TX, 9/21/2007On her Friday visit downtown for the local peace group's weekly vigil outside El Paso's federal courthouse, Mrs. Dada had a surprise encounter. Returning home, she was anxious to show me the photo she'd taken.
Here then is what she encountered. Welcome back, old buddy! Last time I'd seen the Oscar Mayer wiener mobile was about five decades ago in my youth in Los Angeles. I just wish I'd been with Mrs. Dada when she encountered it here Friday.
It's nice to know that, despite the dramatic and often traumatic changes that have taken place in the country since the last time I saw the 'big wiener,' this icon of a different era still lingers. Today our big wiener has been overshadowed by our "Big Dick," but I suspect it may still be around long after cheney's gone. I hope.
6 comments:
welll indeed this is One Big Dick that is worth seeing...
What a blast from the past! Has a theme song & everything. How weird would it be to have an accident with a ketchup, mustard, relish condiment delivery truck?
e4e: Yes, I'm really sorry, I missed this. After all, what's that old 70's song, "We may never pass this way again."
fran: You're so funny. Takes for planting the following imagery in my head after your wiener mobile/mustard relish truck collision: I envision that triggering an enormous accident on the freeway with, of all things, a coke truck and Lay's potato chip rig unavoidably crashing into these two vehicles. Commuters were extremely disgruntled until a bread truck with the hot dog buns slid into the back end of the chips semi. It was then folks suddenly calmed down and picnicked right there on the freeway where they devoured into eternity the last known Oscar Mayer wiener mobile in all the world.
wonderful post, funny comments! I lived in too small a market for a personal visit by the weinermobile, but EK has fond memories of an encounter in the late 50's Whittier, Yorba Linda area. It must've been a highlight of his youth for he is now filling the house with his off key (not to mention off color) version of wishing he was an Oscar Meyer Weiner. Thanks Mr/Mrs Dada! ~~ D.K.
D.K. Tell E.K. my youthful encounter also brought out similar lyrical talents I never suspected I had (yes, mine too were [and "are again"-thanks to Friday's encounter]off key and color! so I have an idea how E.K.'s go.)
But--oh joy!--Mrs. Dada and I just happened by the same place today where she spotted the bit orange wiener Friday. And there is (still) was! I stopped and took a couple more pictures naturally.)
Whew (wiping sweat from brow)! I was afraid you'd ask me for the words ... and then I'd have to remind you this isn't a porno blog. I'm not sure exactly what a porno blog is, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. Although after the down-n-dirty assaults we've suffered over the last 6+yrs, I'm not sure I'd recognize the diff. ~~ D.K.
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