Author: Ron Warnick

I'm the editor and publisher of Route 66 News, a clearinghouse of events, information, and entertainment pertaining to historic U.S. 66, the Mother Road.

Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars

Talk about one heck of an adventure. Here's what the Cruise66.com group is going to do in June: Cruise66 is the name of a 4 week long cruising event taking place on Historic Route 66 during the month of June 2006. The plan is to ship 15-25 pristine classic American automobiles ranging from 1946-1966 models … Continue reading Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars

The granddaddy road of them all

Route 66 is marking its 80th anniversary this year. I'm setting aside a moment in appreciation for the 200th anniversary of the National Road, which is Wednesday, according to the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun.  Just think of that for a minute. Thomas Jefferson was president when he signed the bill to create the National Road, which … Continue reading The granddaddy road of them all

Buck Owens, R.I.P.

The death of former country music star Buck Owens was announced a few minutes ago. As far as I know, Buck Owens has no direct connection to Route 66, other than being born in Texas and raised in several other Mother Road states (Arizona, California). But he was such a dominant country artist in the … Continue reading Buck Owens, R.I.P.

World’s Largest Catsup Bottle will be on TV

The famous Brooks Catsup bottle water tower in Collinsville, Ill., will be on the Travel Channel's "Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo" at starting Tuesday. The Brooks Catsup bottle isn't on Route 66; it's about a mile and a half from the Mother Road. But it's an inextricable part of Collinsville and is frequently featured … Continue reading World’s Largest Catsup Bottle will be on TV

Pain Walker’s wheelbarrow stolen

The Cibola County Beacon reports that Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking west on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, discovered that his specially designed wheelbarrow and harness had been stolen as it sat outside his motel room in Grants, N.M. A photo of Kinch with his old custom wheelbarrow is above. A company … Continue reading Pain Walker’s wheelbarrow stolen

Appeal on Horn Oil Co. decision

I received an e-mail from Steve Murrow of the Albuquerque Downtown Neighborhoods Association. The group is planning to appeal the decision by the city Environmental Planning Commission to raze part of the historic Horn Oil Co. property to make way for a multi-use development. The appeal hasn't been filed yet, but the group has 14 … Continue reading Appeal on Horn Oil Co. decision

Fat Man muses on motivation

Steve Vaught, who's walking across America as part of his quest to lose weight, has posted his latest journal entry (scroll down to the March 22 entry) on his site.

“Cars” to premiere May 26 at racetrack

As expected, the world premiere of Pixar's Route 66-themed movie "Cars" will be at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. The film's wide release is June 9. The big difference, however, is the premiere will no longer be an invitation-only event. Instead, it's going to be a humongous bash, according to the news release. Paul … Continue reading “Cars” to premiere May 26 at racetrack

A final salute to Riley B. Thompson

Steve Williams of The Daily Press in Victorville, Calif., writes an editorial on the passing of Riley B. Thompson, former owner of Riley B's and a couple other taverns on Route 66 in Victorville. Riley B's was probably the most famous place in San Bernardino County, known worldwide. Here's why. It played host as the … Continue reading A final salute to Riley B. Thompson