Meeting Mads Mikkelsen in Hollywood

The Hot Dog Team entered on thursday the 4th of october the Roosevelt Hotel with keyhangers, Cocio, caps and charity cds. The Danish Film Festival had the opening Galla Party and approx. 600 people were invited and my good music friends Vincent Van GO GO gave a concert. Grrrrrrreat!

Unfortunately Hottie could not go with us - Roosevelt Hotel said no even though June, manager of the Film Festival fought to the very end for us. Too bad, people would have loved Hottie as a cosy contrast to all the fancy pancy stuff.

We told people about USA coast2coast and they loved the story. Some got keyhangers and some got a cd or a cap. Roosevelt did not like the Cocios, so they stayed under the table. Only Sven Ole Thorsen got two to take home.

During the night I bumped into Mads Mikkelsen, I introduced myself and he said that he heard about us. Waauuv! Isn't that cool! I also had the pleasure to shake hands with Sven Ole Thorsen - he is a super nice and cool guy! Yeah! Tina and I sat down beside Anden, "The Duck", Anders Mattesen and had a chat with him about our tour and a bit about his film "Terkel in trouble". He looked really good in his suit. Wuuw!

Well, it was a great night and we met soooooo many really nice people who were very welcoming. Oh yeahh I also said hello to the man behind "Who killed the electrical car" - if you know that movie...

Time to go to bed, tomorrow we are going to Beverly Hills with Hottie. 90210, sounds so cool!

How are things going?

Well, if I look at the goals, here is how we are doing.

Goals USA coast 2coast

Generate power for the Hot Dog Stand from a bike - I have the bike and it works.

Visit Today´s `Morning Show` and `Oprah Winfrey` - I have been in contact with Oprah's senior producer of the content and he is waiting for some material from me. He mentioned something about a theme in May next year I would fit into. I will keep on fighting for it. NBC got an email - no answer.

Get Al Gore to ride the power-bike - we will invite him for an event in LA.

Ask Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven Ole Thorsen to
carry the Hot Dog Stand - I am arranging an event with Sven in LA, I hope it works out. Ha got it confirmed today, Sven is coming to the event the 12th in LA.

Get an autograph from BB-King - we have been in contact with a band member of his.

Get inside the Atlanta football stadium with the kicker Morten Andersen in the Hot Dog Stand - well, since Morten didn't have a club by the time I left Denmark, we couldn't do it, now he has and now it is too late, unfortunately.

Have the model and store owner Helena Christensen to serve hot dogs in New York - we were working so hard to get a car and trailer in NYC that we didn't even have time to visit Helena in her store. I wrote her an email not long ago - no reply.

Serve a hot dog to G. W. Bush in front of The White House - because of Oprah Winfrey I decided to go through Chicago and not Washington DC.

See if Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton like Danish Hot Dogs - they will get an invitation for the event in LA.

Get a full body treatment by Ole Henriksen in Hollywood - I have left a message on his answering machine, now I am crossing my fingers.

Release a music album with at least one song from eight different artists - the music album is being released at www.prefueled.com this week with 16 songs. A spot is made for the Danish radio: Radio 100FM and they will send it out in the air.

A day in mountain heaven

Hottie climbed the Rocky Mountains with style - hottie is cool.
Christian took us to his house in Golden that has a wonderful mountain view. 8000 feet / 2600 meters above see level. We all felt the thin and fresh air.
That afternoon Christian took Hottie and us to the highest located lake in the USA, 14000 feet / 4600 meters above see level, uh I got a bit dizzy and so did hottie. We have never been that high up together, and we made it. Yahooooooo. So so beautiful.

Christian has been a wonderful and very inspiring host, a perfect break for the Hot Dog Team, Hottie and me. Thank you Christian - my new Hot Dog Friend and if that was not enough, Chistian has donated Dkr. 5000 to children with arthritis. Your kindness, warmth and willingness to share is overwhelming.

We are now in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Taken from http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/newmexico/santafe.html:
With 65,000 residents, Santa Fe is New Mexico’s third largest city. It was originally settled by Spaniards before 1607, and is now the oldest state capital city in the United States.

Denver, Colorado

With a little help from my new Hot Dog Friend.

Uhhh I feeeeel good, du du du du du du, I feeeeeel good, la la la la

What a wonderful feeling it is to watch Hottie cruise through the USA to support children with arthritis. It is an undescribable feeling to live out my dream. It's fantastic, crazy, surrealistic, cozy, warm..it is like falling in love. First I couldn't eat, I didn't sleep much and I couldn't think of anything but Hottie in the USA. It tickles in my stomach, my eyes smile and I have a hard time talking about anything else. I am happy.

The day today
16 hours in the car, on a totally straight road in the mittle of nothing..sorry in the mittle of Nebraska. They said it was flat and boring - they were absolutely right. It is quite an experience though to see these parts of USA. To get a feeling of how different it is and how big this country is.

After spending the day on the road, I and the Hot Dog Team have now checked in at the Holiday Inn Hotel to get some rest. Two really nice women, Beverly Wofford and Bobbi, that came to support us at the Hot Dog Party in Elk Horn, used their magic stick and swupti then we had a nice and cosy bed to sleep in tonight in Denver.

These women privately donated two hotel rooms - sometimes I have to pinsh my arm to realize that this is really true. Wooooow, I mean..this is just some amazing women, who decide to share and thereby make a difference to us and the charity tour.

Thank you! You are wonderful.

Together with Hottie and the Team I have decided to spend one day in Denver. Hot Dog Agent Tina and I have really worked hard to create an event with the Denver Broncos - unfortunately without any luck. Bummer!

We are now half way through the tour and we all need a break from the computers, telephones and the car. This nice man Christian Christensen has opened up his home to us and we will spend the sunday looking at the mountains and getting our bodies recharged. We really need that!

It's now 2am at night and I am ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Elk Horn, Iowa

Wuuuuuuw, what a wonderful world, full of wonderful and warm people. Every where I go, I meet embracing people, who want to do the best they can to support us and the cause. This time we arrived in Elk Horn and the great Thomas Hansen and Lisa Riggs Welcomed us with open arms. Thomas is Director of Development at The Danish Immigrant Museum here in Elk Horn and he is an amazing man, who has a fantastic energy and like us never never never never give up. Lisa Riggs is the head of the wind mill and is a very warm and giving person.

I thought St. Charles was a small town...this place has 600 enhabitants and is reeeeeeally quiet. Ahhh peaceful and flat as Denmark.

BUT, the minute the Hot Dog Stand was on the grass in front of the old Danish Wind Mill - importet from Nørre Snede, Denmark - people started to show up and so did the newspapers and a TV station. At 12am sharp there was a huge line and I had to make 120 hot dogs per hour to keep up with the line, fast fast fast fast. Only because I have my efficient Hot Dog Team with me, I could do that.

The sun was shining, people were chatting and laughing, we were all smiling, the birds sang, the music album was playing out loud...Hottie and the Hot Dog Team were rocking in Elk Horn.

The Mayor Howard Sørensen came and had his debut as a Hot Dog Man. His grandparents came to the States from Denmark. He is born and raised in the USA, but when he visited his grandparents his grandmother spoke only Danish, so he had to learn.

Howard did not run for the election, he was chosen by the community and asked to become the mayor. That is so cool. He gotta be an inspiring and respected man. I definately felt his warmth and good spirit - and he made a perfect hot dog, what more does a Hot Dog Woman want, ha ha.

After six hours and 480 Hot Dogs and a lot of good chats with people from all over this area, I closed down Hottie.

People came from up to two hours drive from here, just to visit us. They read about it in the news papers and heard it on the radio.

What a wonderful feeling, Elk Horn, Iowa.

Hitting the road again. Next stop Denver, Colorado to spend the night before moving on to LA.

Huge Hot Dog Party in ST. Charles

Saturday night we arrived to the small town St. Charles, 1½ hours west of Chicago, after 26 hours on the road. A peaceful and quiet place in the countryside. We got our own old house in a really cozy atmosphere and when we parked the car, the neighbour sat around the fire listening to "Sweet home Alabama". We all smiled and felt good inside - this was definately different from NYC.

Sunday around 250 Danes and Americans came to a party at Mid West Ground Covers, which is a huge place started by the Dane Peter Ørum and his lovely wife Irma.

The Hot Dog Stand was rocking and so were the Hot Dog Team and I. For 3 hours I did nothing else but served hot dogs to excited people. The songs from the music album played in the background, the sun was shining and everything was just perfect for a Hot Dog Party to support children with arthritis.

Uhhh every time I looked at the line it was as big as before. I served and served and served and served and the line did not seem to moove at all. Great, I love it.

Well, monday we went to Mid West Ground Covers again to serve hot dogs and this time to the employees. It was a really nice day where I got to talk to the local people working and living in the area of St Charles. Nice people.

By the way, we got the car and that is wonderful. What we didn't know was that a lepricorn lived in the car and all it has done since we left NYC is to tease us. First the windows couldn't go up and down, then the light didn't work and when the light worked again the radio didn't work. Hmmm then we got the windows fixed and we all celebrated it by taking the windows down....and then they were stuck again. Grrrr...

On thursday we head towards Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn, Iowa.

A big hello and lots of smiles from the Hot Dog Team to all of you.

Hilton N.Y.C