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Got a corner standing spot right in front of Popeyes just in time for the 94th annual Nathan's hot dog eating contest!

A dancing hot dog mascot behind some contestants.

I love you Sonya. You are so hot !!

And of course EVERYONE in the crowd loved Kobayashi.

2009 Results: 3x winner Joey Chestnut ended up winning with a new world record of 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Beach was packed with umbrella, seal sloths, and drowning fish.

A very hairy whale indeed.

Consumptions. And trash, lots of it.


And this is how funnel cakes were born, kids.

Festival by the Sea was pretty damn cool, I'd definitely be back to check things out again. The stuff sold are yummy, interesting, and random for cheap flea prices. If you want to be a vendor, the booths start at only 40 bucks a day!




Forgot to check this out for 50¢ - will go another time. Does ALIVE Angel Snake Girl have a shorter name? What will her classmates think of her?? Perhaps she should join the Ringling circus next door when she grows up!?

MAD balloons.

West side fireworks mob crazy, happy independence day!