Photographer Sandi Wheaton, the woman who lost her job and took the opportunity to take a lengthy road trip to document Route 66, will have her images on display at not one, but two art galleries in Canada. The opening nights of the exhibits about car culture coincide with the nearby 2010 Detroit Auto Show. … Continue reading Double the art gallery fun
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.
NIMBY, revisited
Newsweek has an interesting take today about Sen. Dianne Feinstein's proposed legislation that would create a Mojave Trails National Monument. The title of the magazine's piece is "Not in Anyone's Backyard." In short, Feinstein proposes to set aside hundreds of thousands of acres in the state's Mojave Desert along the Route 66 corridor and protect … Continue reading NIMBY, revisited
“Cars” comic book relaunched
The hit 2006 movie "Cars" has been relaunched as a ongoing comic book series by Boom! Studios, according to a report by Newsarama. Boom! Studios had a four-part miniseries inspired by the film and its locale in the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. The miniseries got a good response, prompting the publisher to … Continue reading “Cars” comic book relaunched
Bridal barn
Here's a new behind-the-scenes video of a wedding-gown photography session at the Round Barn in Arcadia, Okla. It was for The Brides of Oklahoma magazine.
New bottles introduced for Route 66 Sodas
Today, the folks at Route 66 Sodas in Wilmington, Ill., sent the new bottles for its Route 66 Orange Soda, Route 66 Lime Soda and Route 66 Cream Soda. Each bottle has its own text and image on the back that pays tribute to certain historical landmarks on Route 66. The Orange Soda tells about … Continue reading New bottles introduced for Route 66 Sodas
The Possum
Here's a great song by George Jones that's frequently titled "The One I Loved Back Then." It's also often called "The Corvette Song."
Notes from the road
Since Paul Newman's death in 2008, speculation has run rampant on whether Disney-Pixar will revive his Doc Hudson character for the "Cars" sequel. Larry the Cable Guy, who portrayed Mater in the original "Cars," told the Whig Standard of Kingston, Ontario, that the Doc Hudson character has been essentially retired: "It's a shame he's still … Continue reading Notes from the road
Frankoma Pottery up for sale again
Frankoma Pottery, located on old Route 66 near Sapulpa, Okla., has been put up for sale again after a poor year, reported KJRH-TV in Tulsa. The company has had four different owners over the past 35 years. The new owner, Joe Bagosta, didn't want to do any on camera interviews, but he said the company's … Continue reading Frankoma Pottery up for sale again
A destructive development idea
With the U.S. economy struggling, politicians are looking for ways to create jobs. But one office-seeker in Canadian County, Okla., has an idea that would prove destructive to a historic section of Route 66. Larry Nance, an Oklahoma Route 66 Association county representative in El Reno, said at the association's meeting Sunday that such an … Continue reading A destructive development idea
Thrown to the lions
Or, in this case, Labrador retrievers wearing big wigs. Here's the latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible," with the Book of Daniel.