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.

Cool ad

Damon Motor Coach of Elkhart, Ind., has produced a video spot with several Route 66 sites on it. Check it out. Hat tip to fivestartax on the Route 66 yahoogroup for letting us know about it.

Pain Walker approaches Amarillo

Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking west on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, is approaching Amarillo and will do meet-and-greets in two locations there. Event Location and Time Acute & Chronic Pain and Spine Center 24 Care Circle Amarillo, TX 79124 Wednesday, Jan. 18 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Event Location and Time … Continue reading Pain Walker approaches Amarillo

Alton Brown loses appetite for Route 66

Alton Brown a few months ago said he was going to a shoot a new Food Network series, "Feasting on Asphalt," about roadfood on Route 66. However, Jen at Very Big Blog reports that Brown is passing on the Mother Road for another old highway. ... He said when we saw him talk that he's … Continue reading Alton Brown loses appetite for Route 66

Meeting of the Route 66 minds

There's going to be a heckuva lot of Route 66 brainpower sitting in one room in Albuquerque next month. The newly formed advisory council of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program will meet Feb. 9-10 at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. The council was established to recommend ways to preserve important properties along Route … Continue reading Meeting of the Route 66 minds

Time to help El Vado again

The Albuquerque City Council is set to hear the recommendation from the Landmarks Commission to designate the endangered El Vado Motel on Route 66 as a city landmark. When that will be, I'm not sure. The next council meeting is Jan. 18. The agenda won't be set until Friday. That leaves little time for people … Continue reading Time to help El Vado again

A history of the Foyil totem pole park

D.L. Ennis of the Lynchburg Virginia blog writes a remarkably thorough history about Ed Galloway and his totem pole park near Foyil, Okla. And here's something I didn't know or had forgotten -- the park is linked longtime Tulsa-area philanthropist Charles Page. This place is known best as having the world's largest totem pole. The … Continue reading A history of the Foyil totem pole park

Pixar’s “Cars” postcard

I acquired this really cool thing from Michael Wallis last week -- a postcard from the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the upcoming "Cars" movie by Pixar Animation Studios. As you can see, it recalls a common postcard style from the 1940s and '50s, with local attractions shown in each letter. Wallis, … Continue reading Pixar’s “Cars” postcard

A visit to Cadillac Ranch

The Gypsy Cowgirl Thinks blog's writer describes herself: "I grew up in a town with hippies, rednecks, and a reservation. My daddy was a cowboy and my mother was a Baptist. Thus, my life experiences molded me to be slightly off center at all times...sometimes right, sometimes left." Anyway, she paid a visit to the … Continue reading A visit to Cadillac Ranch

The beauty of the desert

I found these excellent photos along Route 66 near Sitgreaves Pass in western Arizona, near Oatman. They come from Photoblog 2.0 by Harold Davis, and there are other gorgeous images from the Mojave Desert. Go to the site and prepare to be wowed. The writing's pretty good, too. But, man, that photography ...