Rick and Jane McKinney have updated their Web site. However, their latest journal entry (dated March 29) actually came online several days later -- too late from them to plug their big event Friday in Oklahoma City. There's not much Route 66 content in the journal, but Rick and Jane's time on the road clearly … Continue reading Rick & Jane update
Author: Ron Warnick
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Movie will be shot in Grants, N.M.
The Gallup Independent reports that the nearby Route 66 town of Grants, N.M., soon will be the setting for "Big Bad Voodoo Mama," a low-budget film directed by Christopher Coppola. In case you're wondering, Coppola is related to Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola -- he's Francis' nephew. About the film, in the words of Christopher's … Continue reading Movie will be shot in Grants, N.M.
Blog is devoted to the late Berghoff
Stephen V. Funk a few months ago started The Berghoff Memorial Blog, which is named after the landmark Chicago restaurant on Route 66 that closed recently. The blog describes itself thusly: On February 28, 2006, Chicago's historic German restaurant, The Berghoff, closed after being in business for 107 years. The Berghoff Memorial Blog is a … Continue reading Blog is devoted to the late Berghoff
How about Route 66 on New Mexico’s quarter?
A story in the Santa Fe New Mexican reports on the design suggestions so far for New Mexico's quarter coin. Many of the suggestions have included fairly predictable offerings like chile peppers, yucca plants and roadrunners. There's this, however: One entrant described a classic car traveling down Route 66 into a sunset. Not bad. Maybe … Continue reading How about Route 66 on New Mexico’s quarter?
The Art of Cars
My friend Jim Conkle of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation and Steve Maynes, who is spearheading the Route 66 festival that Albuquerque is hosting in June, were in Oklahoma this week to visit with Michael Wallis and the folks at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore about naming the Mother Road's annual MVP award (formerly … Continue reading The Art of Cars
“Cars” bookmark for bargain hunters
A reader pointed this out a few days ago: Overstock.com is taking orders for a Pixar "Cars" bookmark that contains a film strip of what appears to be a scene from the original teaser trailer. It's scheduled to be shipped in April. I find it a bit curious it's being sold on Overstock.com -- especially … Continue reading “Cars” bookmark for bargain hunters
Grain elevator museum will have self-guided tours
The J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum in the wonderful Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill., is making improvements so that visitors can tour the museum without a volunteer needing to be present, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. The $25,000 cost for the improvements already has been raised by Hawes' descendants, said Bill Thomas, a volunteer. To … Continue reading Grain elevator museum will have self-guided tours
Route 66 Rendezvous will be in downtown only
Last year, part of the Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., was in the National Orange Show Events Center. This year, the Rendezvous will be held in downtown only, reports the San Bernardino County Sun. Popular demand was cited as the reason. Last September, a car show and other attractions were held … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous will be in downtown only
Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
The inductees are the Willie Anderson Trucking Co. of Lexington, the now-closed Berghoff restaurant in Chicago, Scottie's roadhouse restaurant in Hamel, and former state trooper Leland Storm, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Marilyn and Durell Pritchard also were given the special ambassodor's award. Anderson’s company, which once operated 26 trucks, started in the late 1930s as … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
More chowdown reviews from the Duke City
Eckleburg & Grumblecake have added two new reviews of Albuquerque restaurants on their I8Route66 Web site: Bandido Hideout (7.0 rating out of 10) and El Taco Tote (8.0 rating).