Steve Vaught, who's walking across American in an effort to lose weight, says on his thefatmanwalking.com home page today that he will appear on NBC's "Today Show" on Wednesday, Jan. 18. There's no mention of what time slot. On for his journal, he writes that he's been dealing with physical problems (that mostly have been … Continue reading Fat Man will be on “Today Show”
Day: January 12, 2006
Postcards from the Mojave
Ace Jackalope from the lope blog took a trip in August on Route 66 through the Mojave Desert towns of Essex and Amboy. The photographs alone make it worth visiting the site. But Ace also added some history to it as well, including the horrifically bad idea in the 1960s of nuking the mountains in … Continue reading Postcards from the Mojave
Profile of the owner of Barney’s Beanery
The Palisadian-Post weekly newspaper of Pacific Palisades, Calif., published a terrific article about David Houston, the owner of Barney's Beanery, a Route 66 institution in West Hollywood. The article also contains tidbits about Barney's history, including with original owner John "Barney" Anthony, who started the restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1927. The area was … Continue reading Profile of the owner of Barney’s Beanery
Arms around the armory
The Daily Oklahoman has a story about a "human chain" at 11 a.m. Saturday to kick off the restoration of a historic National Guard armory in Chandler, Okla. The building will be converted into a Route 66 interpretive center, and it's hoped to be open in about a year. The building also will serve as … Continue reading Arms around the armory
More “Cars” movie updates
CanMag.com reports that Disney has released two movie stills for Pixar Animation’s upcoming Route 66-themed movie, “Cars.