In the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, a number of recent accidents have tied up traffic on Interstate 40 for hours. According to KOAT, state Rep. Kathy McCoy wants something done about it: McCoy is working with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and law enforcement officials to get the situation and the traffic cleared … Continue reading A bad idea?
Month: September 2007
“On the Road” again
On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," longtime roadie Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look at "On the Road: The Original Scroll," which contains the original text Kerouac typed during a caffeine-fueled marathon session. The never-before-published scroll anchors the second half of the book in one … Continue reading “On the Road” again
Why did a turtle cross Route 66?
To get to the other side, of course. 😉 In the space of less than a mile on Old Sapulpa Road (aka Route 66) in Oklahoma, we encountered a small flock of wild turkeys and this turtle. The turkeys didn't have a problem. When a couple of motorcyclists approached from the other direction, they simply … Continue reading Why did a turtle cross Route 66?
The story on Route 66 katsina dolls
This column in the Cincinnati Enquirer provides a lot of good information about Hopi-made wooden katsina dolls (aka kachina dolls), which were and are a common souvenir offered along Route 66 in the desert Southwest. I didn't know this before, but there are genuine katsinas, and Route 66 katsinas. As tourist traffic increased, imitation katsinas … Continue reading The story on Route 66 katsina dolls
George Maharis, singer?
Apparently so. Check out these videos of an old jukebox playing one of his old 45s. According to AllMusic.com, the "Route 66" television star released two albums in 1962. The Collectibles label combined the two into one compact disc in 2000. And, yes, Bobby Troup's "Route 66" is one of the songs that Maharis recorded.