This 22-minute video on the Mother Road in Missouri features irreverent hosts Jeremy Wood and Diane Robertson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_03_n31niA The television show is called "Just Down the Road." Other episodes can be viewed online at its website.
Month: February 2011
Rust in peace
Stumbled onto this segment from the "AAA Presents Highroads with Dan Davis" television program in Arizona about the photography artwork of Cheyenne Rouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bH3PUvKkb0 Rouse's work features a lot of old vehicles along Route 66. You can see her "Rust in Peace" series on her website here. And, yes, you can buy one of those … Continue reading Rust in peace
Harvey House in Barstow marks 100 years
The landmark Harvey House in Barstow, Calif., is marking its centennial, and a celebration is planned in the coming weeks, according to the Desert Dispatch newspaper. [T]he Chamber is planning a community-wide carnival style celebration of the Harvey House’s 100th anniversary in the spring, although details have yet to be worked out. The current Harvey … Continue reading Harvey House in Barstow marks 100 years
New “Cars 2” trailer
Here's a new movie trailer for Disney-Pixar's "Cars 2," which aired during Sunday's Daytona 500 telecast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DzBcfnCjIY "Cars 2" will be in theaters on June 24.
Update, or wither
The Internet isn't just a valuable tool for businesses and organizations. Nowadays, the Internet can actually become a make-or-break situation. Case in point is the National Historic Route 66 Federation. It played a role in the passage of the National Route 66 Corridor Preservation Act in 1999. It sells maps, guidebooks and collectibles of the Mother … Continue reading Update, or wither
Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition
I didn't know "self-serving intellectualism" was so hazardous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Fupt-Exx0 This is the latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible."
The woman behind Chicken Boy
Southern California Public Radio produced a feature about Amy Inouye, who saved a fiberglass Chicken Boy figure from the top of a closed downtown Los Angeles restaurant and re-erected it on her studio on 5558 N. Figueroa St. (aka Route 66) in the Highland Park neighborhood of L.A. https://vimeo.com/20152537 From the article: [S]he reached out to a … Continue reading The woman behind Chicken Boy
The man behind Stater Bros.
Here's a good profile by the San Bernardino County Sun about of Jack Brown, the CEO of Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. Stater Bros. also is the chief sponsor of the annual and massively popular Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino. Some excerpts about Brown and his leadership: But if Brown has a signature phrase, … Continue reading The man behind Stater Bros.
Song written for upcoming Route 66 festival
Joe Loesch and singer Don King, who front a musical group called The Road Crew, have written and recorded a song "The Road to Amarillo," specifically for the upcoming International Route 66 Festival in Amarillo, Texas. You can hear the song here: A few years ago, The Road Crew recorded an album specifically about Route … Continue reading Song written for upcoming Route 66 festival
Photo-op building in Kingman is demolished
A building in Kingman, Ariz., that was decorated in a Harley-Davidson motorcycle theme and often used as a photo opportunity by Route 66 travelers was torn down Thursday, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. The building was owned by the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railroad. The structure had fallen into disrepair, including part of its roof being … Continue reading Photo-op building in Kingman is demolished