Webcast of the Cars Land grand opening event

Disney has posted the full webcast version of the Cars Land grand opening event from Wednesday night. You'll see a brief appearance by Michael Wallis, author of "Route 66: The Mother Road" and voice of the Sheriff of Radiator Springs from "Cars," at the 9:20 mark. https://youtu.be/UIJLlj8WK1c

From Louisiana, with love

Using footage from a History Channel program about Route 66, this video with Marcia Ball's version of Bobby Troup's most famous song really cooks: https://youtu.be/-sMxKUxVHso Ball, a stellar blues and boogie-woogie pianist, was born in Texas but grew up in Louisiana -- and it shows in a good way. The song can be downloaded for … Continue reading From Louisiana, with love