Labor day weekend had us making our trip to Kentucky and our family reunion.
Elaine, Joel and I left Saturday before lunch and took our time going down to Tomkinsville.
Take our time means that we played around a little bit in Cave City.
Cave City is a tourist trap town with all kinds of things Kentucky to do.
One of my favorites is Big Mikes.
On the front porch of Big Mikes was a coin operated Batmobile.
On a previous trip to the reunion, 1992, I found this Batmobile in Glasgow, Kentucky outside a Walmart.
After I rode in it I let Megan and Levi take a turn.
At that time there wasn't a Joel yet.
Joel made up for his missed opportunity this year.
I got in another ride too.
I might not have been as enthusiastic as I was when I was younger but I still had to sit in it.
I know it had been repainted but it was the Batmobile.
Big Mike had other coin operated rides from the past on it's porch too.
They also had a big thing or marbles.
That was just the porch.
Here is what it was like on the inside.
If it had Kentucky printed on it they sold it.
There are several items that used to be a staple at these stores that I keep my eye out for but didn't find them.
The man thing I always look for is the man in the outhouse that turns around and pees on you.
Big Mike let me down but if you look closely in the picture you can see giant underwear hanging up.
I did spy a vintage decal advertising Mammoth Cave.
I didn't miss seeing Big Mo either.
The boys tried on some hats.
I looked under a giant penny.
The girls humored us.
The junk shop is fun but the real reason I stop here is for the Mystery House.
It only costs a dollar so we did it twice this weekend.
Check back later to see what mysteries lay withing.
Here is Megan with her brothers girl friends at this years reunion.
It was a sea of red this year with Paige and Delaney doing the art work for the back and Megan suggested the name and year for the front of the tee shirts.
I made these the night before the reunion with a silk screen kit I got at a hobby store.
Modeled by Megan, Elaine and Levi.
Not to bad for being sleepy, crabby, inexperienced and under the gun.
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