Dixie Evans, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike who co-founded Exotic World (later the Burlesque Hall of Fame) on a former goat farm near Route 66 near Helendale, Calif., died this past weekend, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other media outlets on Monday. She was 86. The newspaper said Evans had been in an assisted-care … Continue reading Exotic World co-founder Dixie Evans dies
Day: August 5, 2013
Notes from the Route 66 festival
This post will be a placekeeper of tidbits and news from the just-completed International Route 66 Festival in Joplin, Mo. First off, here's an unedited video from the Friday part of the festival weekend that includes Gary Turner at Gay Parita station and the Boots Motel: https://youtu.be/OrQ2crgmiWY Longtime roadie Jennifer Bremer posted about 130 photos … Continue reading Notes from the Route 66 festival
A concert between two Packards
Here's The Road Crew, performing Bobby Troup's best-known song between two Packards at Afton Station in Afton, Okla. This was during the International Route 66 Festival weekend in nearby Joplin, Mo. https://youtu.be/FYTqfmMnoTQ
Please take a survey about Route 66
Nick Gerlich, a marketing professor at West Texas A&M University, has turned into a Route 66 enthusiast in recent years and has explored even the most obscure alignments of the Mother Road. Here's a new video about him and his hobby: https://youtu.be/tl4VgVgJkD4 As he mentioned in the clip, Gerlich and several other professors are taking a … Continue reading Please take a survey about Route 66