Jim Hinckley, an author and roadie in Kingman, Ariz., recently sent me Route 66 updates regarding his town. Demolition has begun on a block of several moribund and closed businesses on Route 66, including the City Cafe, the Imperial Motel and a Texaco gas station that dated to the 1940s. A Walgreens drug store is … Continue reading Updates from Kingman
Day: March 17, 2009
A road trip on Leviticus
The latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" is Leviticus, a book in which the pastor apparently acknowledges is tedious. I don't think it's terribly safe to barbecue goat in a convertible, however.
Salute to a King
Today is what would have been the 90th birthday of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole, whose version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" became a big hit in 1946 and helped inspire generations to explore the Mother Road. A number of news outlets have published tributes to the man, including the Los Angeles Times, … Continue reading Salute to a King