SOUTH OF THE BORDER'S KITSCHY OUTDOOR STATUES
6-20-10 POST KEYWORDS: south of the border, pedro, south carolina, tourist attraction, fireworks, see rock city, rock city, billboards, advertising, art sucks, cojo art juggernaut, artsucks.com, cojo
Driving route 95 South on the East coast it's impossible to miss the signs for South of The Border. It's even more impossible not to stop there. If not for the fireworks and ice cream, then for some of the best in kitschy (borderline racist) sculptures and signage you would ever want to stumble across.
I hope Coop got paid for this.
"Oh Mr. Sam, you trademark infringement skirting bastard, you are incorrigible!"
Mr. Sam is Uncle Sam's depressed brother who can't wait to die.
His catch phrase is: "I WANT YOU! To assist my suicide via explosive device."
As Molly illustrates here, it was hot as fuck. A town made entirely of blacktop in a dead of Summer Southern heat wave.
"Look mom, that man is talking on that primitive cellphone! What's the wire for?"
I was on hold with my sparkler dealer: "Cancel the order Smitty, I've got plenty! A veritable cornucopia! That's right, just South of the border. Sparklers out the Wazoo!"
The car made an interesting stall at the gas station here. Not a good sign. Oh well, onward to St. Augustine, Florida!
