Here’s the sixth installment of Japanese television’s “Yamashita Tomohisa Route 66,” which chronicles a singer and actor’s trip down the Mother Road last fall. In this episode, he cowboys up at a ranch in the Amarillo area: https://vimeo.com/36947317 This is my favorite episode so far. Yamashita is clearly thrilled to be on the back of a horse; … Continue reading “Yamashita Tomohisa Route 66,” Episode 6
Day: February 17, 2012
New history museum in Springfield, Mo., may open by 2013
The History Museum of Springfield-Greene County in Springfield, Mo., is running out of room, and it hopes to reopen in a former downtown department store sometime in 2013, reported KY3-TV in Springfield. The station said: Three years ago the museum bought the old Barth’s department store building on the northeast quadrant of Park Central Square. Construction … Continue reading New history museum in Springfield, Mo., may open by 2013
Roadie wins free Phillips 66 fuel for a year
In November, we reported that St. Louis-based roadie Rich Dinkela of HookedonRoute66.com had entered the Local Legends contest sponsored by Phillips 66. The top winner would win $1,000 cash and free gasoline for a year. This was his video: https://youtu.be/4YN9Efq65nU The winners have been announced, and Dinkela finished third. He earned no cash, but he … Continue reading Roadie wins free Phillips 66 fuel for a year
The neon sign at Lou Mitchell’s
Here's a close-up of a beauty -- the neon sign at the historic Lou Mitchell's Restaurant, near the eastern end of Route 66 in Chicago: https://youtu.be/Zu22lXGT8Do This is one of many neon-sign videos by Mike at MindsIMedia.com. The neon sign clips are grouped here.