Kirk's Steakburgers Redux: YouTube Fame

[joey75220]

"It's just so goddamn goood!!" HAHAHHA

I love you, man!!! When the hell are you coming to TX?!

[kenrg]

@joey75220 I don't know when, but someday I'm coming through Texas on my beer, bbq, and bourbon tour of the south. I just need a couple of months free and money in the bank and I'm on the way.

[ockteby]

I bet you were surprised, Ken. I remember seeing the video. :-)

[kenrg]

@ockteby Now if you walked up to me at Kirk's burgers I would be floored!

[flan984]

What? They have a celebrity in there, recognized in public, and they still made you pay full price?! That's not right... But seriously, it must have been an odd experience being recognized like that...

And you know what...I’ve always wanted to taste a real american burger... they are mythic...and now, thanks to you, my mouth is watering for a bite of a burger in a place on another continent...that's just not fair... :)

[kenrg]

@flan984 Well, I'm sure you have wonderful things to eat where you are. They just aren't as good as this burger ;^)

[chicago85bearz]

I want to try this place so much. Few thousand miles away though.

[kenrg]

@chicago85bearz Start planning the trip now. There's other things to do once you get here, but the burger alone is worth it :^)

[21stCenturyCat]

ahhh to be famous! I went on my annual work pub rally/fancy dress event last week. I got the camera out and told a girl I was making a vide for YT - she said "oh you should search on 'We Were Marshals' to find a good on about the pub rally... to which I replied "that was MY video!!!" - I guess she didn't recognise me with the blonde wig and extra stone of weight...

[kenrg]

@21stCenturyCat Great story - Did you get it on tape?

[21stCenturyCat]

@kenrg damn it no... can't think why not. Kids... don't drink! (plenty of other footage though)

[HarveyEspatchelowe]

Magic Jungian Burger Moment! If I understand Jung correctly, it means the Universe is in order...which is nice to know.

[kenrg]

@HarveyEspatchelowe I'm much relieved to know the universe is in order. Now, if only something could be done about my garage.

[Momotaro15]

Ooooo! You're famous! May I have your autograph you goregous hunk!

[kenrg]

@Momotaro15 Send a request to my management office and they'll have one of the interns sign one for you.

[OhCurt]

LOL, now THAT is a very cool coincidence.

I think you should've been given the Vloggerhood discount.

[kenrg]

@OhCurt Okay, here's the plan... we'll go there next week, separately... when I walk in you come up to me, and make a big fuss about how you'd never even heard of Kirk's till you saw my videos, and now you're hooked. Make sure the manager is listening, and ask me, "Do they give you a deep discount for all the publicity you've given them?"

[OhCurt]

@kenrg This sounds like both an excellent and delicious plan!

:-)

[MrRandomWritings]

Ha ha ha ! Great story and what a good sport letting you film her like that - maybe it's your new best friend "We met through a burger appreciation video"!

[kenrg]

@MrRandomWritings I'm glad I had the presence of mind to ask her if she'd be willing to do a quick video, instead of (as usual) being too shy and leaving the camera in the car. It's a major 'tubian breakthrough, I tell ya!

[juliact]

YT videos can sure have a long lifespan!

[kenrg]

@juliact There is no "past" on the internet!

[blackturtleshow]

I remember that video of you eating the burger in the car! Funny coincidence to be recognized in public like that!

[kenrg]

@blackturtleshow It did impress my brother and nephew. They had no idea what was going on :^)

[P00P0STER0US]

That's really neat, getting recognized. Now I want a burger, but I shall abstain.

[kenrg]

@P00P0STER0US Getting recognized was fun - The burger was even better.

[bearchay889]

Haha that's cool wouldn't happen in my area though there's no place that good.Well there is one japanese buffet that is.

[kenrg]

@bearchay889 Ooh, don't even go there... I don't want to know :^)

[ralfonzo83]

Oops, watched that one already. Came back accidentally.

Anyway, funny story!

[kenrg]

@ralfonzo83 Come back any time you like!

[twister7boy]

i remember that video.

gotta love it.

they didnt see your free advertisement hehe.

peace. gregg

[kenrg]

@twister7boy Someday, I'm sure, they'll reward me for my loyalty and all the free publicity. Till then, I'm happy to pay :^)

[bohogirl1]

maybe they'll name a burger after you. what would you like it to be called?

[kenrg]

@bohogirl1 "The Dearly Departed"

[periurban]

You want free? lol That's what YouTube gets you these days - not even a free burger!

[kenrg]

@periurban I don't even need free, but 25% off would be nice ;^)

[scottsadventures]

your on your way to fame and........

[kenrg]

@scottsadventures "... fame and ... a double bypass?"

[ebiannah]

Too cool!

[kenrg]

@ebiannah :^)

[ThePadburys]

Oh c'mon, you are there every week, I have seen Man Vs Food!!!

[kenrg]

@ThePadburys Going back and looking at my original Kirk's burger video, I reminded myself of Man Vs Food. That guy is amazing, but I'd hate to see his cholesterol numbers.

[Menn019]

Kirk's snackbar? The only american snackbars we've got here in the netherlands so far i know;

Macdonalds, burgerking and KFC...no Wendy's or Captain Kirk's...

[kenrg]

@Menn019 You're not likely to see a Kirk's there - strictly local stuff. But I'm surprised Wendy's hasn't made it over there yet!

[Menn019]

@kenrg I shall look around for it when i'am in the capitol city's

[LeSaMilano]

I've been recognised a couple of times. At first I was freaked out a bit as if my privacy were breached, then I slapped myself for being so stupid. Um...I chose to upload!

[kenrg]

@LeSaMilano It's a little embarrassing, but I didn't feel violated, and I recovered quickly enough to run out to the car and get out the camera :^)

[liz1060]

Did she use up the whole 15 minutes, Ken, or do you still have some time left on your Fame-O-Meter?

[kenrg]

@liz1060 The only used about three minutes, so with other brief moments of fleeting fame, I'm sure I've still got seven or eight minutes left.

[FantasticBabblings]

I'm glad I already picked up lunch before seeing this or I would have been tempted to get a burger. You need to negotiate a deal with them to be their spokesmodel.

[kenrg]

@FantasticBabblings They don't even need to pay me... just one burger & onion strings per month will do it.

[WorldAccordingtoRich]

Well, i was just going to say something about the power of social media - but I guess it's not powerful enough to earn you a discount.....

[kenrg]

@WorldAccordingtoRich The power = money equation seems to have been lost here :^)

[IXGertXI]

How funny is that? I can say "I knew him when".... figuratively speaking of course!

[kenrg]

@IXGertXI "... knew him when ... he weighed under 200 pounds..."

[IXGertXI]

@kenrg ha! good one.

[LJonYT]

Small world! And what a sweet lady. Can't believe they made you pay full price, you gave them free advertising!

[kenrg]

@LJonYT Well, actually, I did have a coupon. But still!

[kenrg]

@DogWalkingTall How's the old saying go? The chicken is involved in your ham and eggs, the pig is committed...

[ralfonzo83]

When she checked the calories website and getting distracted by your video, did she does that before or while you came into the restaurant?

[kenrg]

@ralfonzo83 She watched the video before going to Kirk's... then I walked in as she was finishing her meal.

[ralfonzo83]

@kenrg Still creepy. :)

[thefrozenghost]

Hey, there wasn't any Kirk's Steakburgers on the Vlogger's Caravan tour!! We're gonna have to do it all over, now. Way to go, Ken.

[kenrg]

@thefrozenghost Well, if only some people hadn't gotten ill and f*ed up the whole itinerary! The nerve!

[andymooseman]

@thefrozenghost That's exactly what i was thinking Marc.

We have to go back!

[ralfonzo83]

"Steakburgers"....God Bless America!

[kenrg]

@ralfonzo83 Yes, Ralf, if you want bacon, they'll add bacon...