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May 6, 2013 By 8 Comments

King Kong World Tour — Atlanta, GA

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The King Kong World Tour continues as Kong hitched a ride in the back of a watermelon truck and ended up in Atlanta, Georgia with a hankering for some Southern comfort food.

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Raaaaaa! It’s the Branded in the 80’s headquarters! The latest stop on the World Tour was with Shawn Robare, who kindly offered to show Kong around Atlanta while he was in town.

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First stop, Videodrome–one of the last of a dying breed of video/dvd rental mom and pop shops in Atlanta.

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The selection was great and Kong felt right at home!

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The Vortex is a restaurant in Little 5 Points in Atlanta, and is one of Shawn’s favorite places. He thought the building’s facade would remind Kong of home.

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“Fried pickles? Just keep ’em coming, lady!”

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Shawn also took Kong to an Atlanta landmark– the Varsity– a hot dog place known for their chili and slaw dogs. “The hot dogs were this big!”

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The onion rings were amazing!

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Back at the Branded in the 80’s headquarters, Kong was thrilled to see Shawn’s G.I. Joe wall.

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And check out this shot of Kong at an early age. He’s still got it, doesn’t he?

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Thanks Shawn for letting Kong crash on your couch, and after feeding him all those onion rings and fried pickles, I would hate to see that plumbing bill!

Where will Kong turn up next? Find out…

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Click here to see Kong’s previous destination.

kingkong-worldtourlogo-smallWant King Kong to come visit you? Here are the details on how to sign up!

 

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Comments

  1. Kal says

    May 6, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    May his world tour continue unabated.

    Reply
    • Shawn Robare says

      May 7, 2013 at 11:45 am

      I believe there is a northerly stop very soon…

      Reply
  2. hobgoblin238 says

    May 6, 2013 at 11:23 pm

    I didn’t know he lived in Atlanta GA….Hell I am FROM Atlanta Georgia…Hmm…

    Reply
    • Shawn Robare says

      May 7, 2013 at 11:45 am

      Yup, been here since 1990…

      Reply
  3. Dex (@Dex1138) says

    May 7, 2013 at 6:27 am

    Hey Brian, I don’t know if you get the Diamond Previews magazine but they have a listing for “Doc Savage: The New Adventures Vol 5: Skull Island” that came out in Feb. Here it is on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/docssi

    Reply
    • Brian says

      May 7, 2013 at 8:37 am

      Yes! i can’t wait to check that out, it’s getting some great reviews and is such a cool idea.

      Reply
  4. Rich (Fortune and Glory Days) says

    May 7, 2013 at 6:49 am

    Lol, the plumbing bill…..

    Reply
    • Shawn Robare says

      May 7, 2013 at 11:44 am

      The clean up was … arduous… 😉

      Reply

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