happy birthday america

the fourth of july weekend came and went. flags were flying. the beach was be packed. the hermosa ironman went down (and i assume some beer came back up). street closures and permitted block parties made getting through town a lot of fun. illegal firecrackers were heard throughout the day. the smell of barbecues filled the air and then fireworks lit up the night sky. americans consumed over 150 million hot dogs this fourth of july {oddly the wiener came to us by way of germany}. it's all pretty interesting how we celebrate our independence.

there was some commotion at the world famous nathan's contest. there was taunting, smack talking, rushing the stage and an arrest. i didn’t know there was so much drama in competitive eating. i didn’t even know there was an international federation, let alone a major league eating organization. apparently, there is a bit of a feud between joey ‘jaws’ chestnut and ‘the tsunami’ kobayashi. and due to some contractual issue kobi didn't get to complete. so much for freedom to binge. upon his release he said he was hungry and wanted to eat some hot dogs. next fourth i'm going to coney island and set up a stand to sell "waNgyOu nathans" all kobe beef dogs.  how do you think shump burgers would sell?

in honor of our independence, july's moty event is a hot dog eating and because so many of you have asked to do the go kart racing again, we thought it would be a good idea to combine the two. we'll call it "racing for pinks"! it sounds totally manly {more so than racing for der weinersnizle}. and to be on the safe side we’ll race first and eat second.

the rules:

• consume as many hot dogs and buns as you can in 10 minutes. 
• whatever type of dog you prefer - all beef {really all..?} turkey or veggie will count too. no cocktail weenies.
• condiments are permitted
• any beverage to help you along the way is allowed
• no reversal of fortune for 10 additional minutes (get'em down is one thing - keeping them down is another)
• the most hot dogs downed is the wiener!

this is a b.y.o. event. i'll bring a cooler and a grill. the rest is up to you. we could tailgate it in the parking lot or come back to town for a picnic in the park with our families. maybe we can bring out the pitching machine, bocce balls, lawn darts and turn it into a moty decathlon. we may need some more volunteers.

it will be on saturday, july 17th.  we are going to need a head count so please reply.