Fun memories

Just a few days before Christmas I made a last minute trip to the State Farmers Market in Raleigh for a bit of Christmas shopping.  In the parking lot, much to my surprise and delight, I spotted the Wienermobile!  I went over to say hi to the Hotdoggers.  I was invited to step up and poke my curious nose into the vehicle and it really does have a blue sky ceiling and ketchup and mustard seats!  What fun! 😃  

I reminisced about visiting the Oscar Mayer "pavilion" at the New York World's Fair in the summers of 1964 and 1965.  I fondly remembered the Wiener Whistles my brother and I were given at the time and the nice young lady Hotdogger surprised me by unzipping a pouch she was wearing and handed me two!  What fun.  I sent a text to my brother who immediately said, "save one for me!"  It seems it was a fond memory for both of us.  How nice!

I don't remember if we saw the actual Wienermobile at the World's Fair, but I do remember going inside the Oscar Mayer pavilion to watch an animated movie/commercial as many times as our parents would let us.  The whistles came from a vending machine apparently.  I was nine years old and my brother was seven so the memories are a little fuzzy.  I couldn't find a photo or description of the Oscar Mayer venue at the fair, but I came across some other information and history and have included it here for the curious.  

The original Wiener Whistle.

https://www.omwienermobile.com/pressreleases/WhatisaWienermobileNewLogo.pdf

https://www.omwienermobile.com/images/imagestorelish/WMB-Through-the-Years.JPG

https://www.omwienermobile.com/images/imagestorelish/wmbl-fleet.JPG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PMCSdR-o1k

https://www.oscarmayer.com/wienermobile

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/oscar-mayer-wienermobile/

The commercials were cute too.  Kind of hard not to memorize those jingles.  😁

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKTXCRqRXQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKcJps9jNH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNObgEXOpYA