Ed Klein at Route 66 World made a very good video about the recent repainting of an abandoned gas station in Tucumcari, N.M., into an old-time Phillips 66 station. https://youtu.be/EaXNYHfwid0 I've been told that the Tucumcari volunteers will repaint another building in the coming weeks.
Day: September 7, 2011
How Stuff Works takes on Route 66
The HowStuffWorks.com podcast discussed "6 Cool Facts about Route 66," although the hosts acknowledged that many more cool things exist on the Mother Road than just a half-dozen. https://youtu.be/jgP-8maHUMA
Seligman restaurant is setting for German reality series
Westside Lilo's Cafe in Seligman, Ariz., soon will switch its owners and operators with that of a German family for a reality television series, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. The swap is part of a German TV show "Switched" that seeks out people with German roots in other countries and asks them to swap lives … Continue reading Seligman restaurant is setting for German reality series
Ink for a drink
One day about a year ago, a tattoo artist by the name of Dave Francis from Swindon, England, strolled into Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz. He asked owner Frank Kocevar whether he could get a free malt if he put a new tattoo on his body, showing the Route 66 business. On Sunday, Francis … Continue reading Ink for a drink
Hello from the garage
Here's one of the wildest versions of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" I've heard, by Paul Bearer and The Hearsemen. The band was based in the Oregon during the mid-1960s, and it sounds like it could liven up a party. https://youtu.be/-3TX9dLTdbE
Almost need a scorecard
Here's the latest video entry from "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This one focuses on the second book of John. https://youtu.be/Puk5G7W5vEk