EARLY ASTRONAUTS FROM CAPE CANAVERAL WOULD LOOK FOR PINKY THE ELEPHANT TO GUIDE THEIR CORVETTES TO THE CARNIVAL CLUB


EARLY ASTRONAUTS FROM CAPE CANAVERAL IN THE 1960 S WOULD LOOK FOR PINKY THE ELEPHANT TO GUIDE THEIR CORVETTES TO FAMOUS BREVARD COUNTY ENTERTAINER LEE CARON S CARNIVAL CLUB IN COCOA BEACH FLORIDA FOR A LAST FLING BEFORE BLASTING OFF PINKY WAS KIDNAPPED IN 1978 AND NOT SEEN FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS UNTIL HE RETURNED FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AND WAS PLACED ON A MOUNTAIN OVERLOOKING THE CAPE CANAVERAL POST OFFICE PINKY S SUNGLASSES SHIELD HIS EYES FROM CURRENT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHES HISTORIC MEANINGFUL FLORIDA ROADSIDE KITSCH AT ITS BEST


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