Carol Stark, editor of the Joplin (Mo.) Globe, talked to Vincent Lindstrom, the new director of the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau. Most chamber and tourism folks usually take an "everything is beautiful" tone with the local media. But Lindstrom seems willing to address the area's weaknesses (with the bold type as my emphasis). With … Continue reading Joplin tourism director wants better signage
Day: January 28, 2008
Racing and reclining
The Mohave Daily News has a wrapup story about the 17th annual Great Oatman Bed Race in Oatman, Ariz., on Saturday. Oatman, a little Route 66 town nestled in the Black Mountains, periodically holds these goofy but lovable contests, including a sidewalk egg-frying event on the Fourth of July. The Mohave Family Health Care team … Continue reading Racing and reclining
Boom to bust to boom again
Heather Clark of the Associated Press takes a look at the Route 66 town of Grants, N.M., which is undergoing a boom of economic activity again because of a rise in uranium prices. With uranium prices approaching $100 a pound, it's anticipated that Uranium Resources Inc. will create the nation's largest uranium mill and draw … Continue reading Boom to bust to boom again
A “Route 66” detour
Here's Joe DiVeglia playing "Route 66" on an old upright piano, in quite a bit of a New Orleans style.
Mother Road Transfer
In this old clip from "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, here's the Manhattan Transfer performing "Route 66."