The Would-Be Hot Dog Hall of Fame
David Moye sent us: Hot Dog Museum Looking For A Home That Cuts The Mustard
EL CAJON, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – The head of an organization called the “Hot Dog Hall Of Fame†is looking for a permanent home for his wiener collection.
The man – who calls himself “Uncle Frank†– has been collecting hot dog memorabilia for 29 years and has a whole warehouse worth of weenie items in his house in El Cajon, California.
Prize items include a six-foot hot dog statue in his living room and a rare coin featuring a sausage that dates back before the Civil War.
Now Uncle Frank wants to turn his collection into a tourist attraction but admits his home won’t cut the mustard.
So he’s trying to find a permanent location, preferably near San Diego, and a business partner, preferably a celebrity who likes hot dogs such as Christopher Walken who he says “does this hilarious tirade against people who don’t like hot dogs.â€
If Uncle Frank isn’t able to get anyone in San Diego to bite on his plan, he says the Smithsonian Institute is interested but worries, “I don’t think anybody actually wants to visit Washington, D.C.â€
More on Uncle Frank and the Hot Dog Hall of Fame can be found at www.thehotdoghalloffame.com. Here’s an article from the June 1999 issue of Smithsonian Magazine mentioning Frank and his, er, quest.
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Bernie Dodge said on Saturday, August 13, 2005, 21:21
Too bad. I’d like to see a hot dog museum here. Seems like the kind of thing you’d find in the middle of North Dakota, though, and not here where there are other distractions.
But that reminds me: does anyone have recommendations for where you can get a great charbroiled hot dog in San Diego? There used to be an outside stand adjacent to the Home Depot parking lot off Mission Gorge Road near the 8. They seem to have been put out of business by the thoroughly awful food truck directly in front of Home Depot.
So… with them gone, where’s the beef?
Chicago Girl said on Sunday, June 4, 2006, 8:27
I love Chicago on a Bun - I think their food if fabulous and completely authentic. Sure beats a plane ticket back to Chicago for a good tasting Vienna beef dog with all the trimmings!
Rare Coin Coin said on Monday, February 4, 2008, 6:22
Collecting Rare Old Coins…
———- Getting your coin collection started isnt as tough as you might think and there are a number of avenues you can track. The Majority of it depends however on why you need to turn into a coin collector. If youre doing it just as a comforting d…
lloyd lewis said on Friday, July 18, 2008, 19:54
I found a quarter size coin with on one side, THE FRANK FAMILY in print-and a father,mother,child dressed like HOT DOGS. On the other side we have in print W C FRANK / A FRANK WE ALL CAN AFFORD and a hot dog dressed like MR.PEANUT. Do you have any info?