OK, I get it now. For years, I had heard many older roadies wax enthusiastic about the "Route 66" series that aired on CBS-TV from 1960 to 1964. I'd missed the reruns of Buz and Tod's cross-country adventures in a Corvette convertible. Save for haphazardly made bootlegs, the TV show hadn't made its way to … Continue reading Review: “Route 66, Season One, Volume One” DVD
Author: Ron Warnick
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Skating 66
Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, has posted another excerpt from his as-yet-unreleased documentary from his Route 66 tour last year. He didn't actually roller-skate the entire length of Route 66, but he did roll by some picturesque places. The footage of the Glenrio ghost town is particularly choice.
In the dusty mid-section of the Mother Road
Dwayne of New Zealand has posted a couple of more videos from his Route 66 trip. This one takes place in Texas, with prominent visits to the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock and the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. The next one takes place mostly at the ghost town of Glenrio and eastern New Mexico, … Continue reading In the dusty mid-section of the Mother Road
A tribute to Cadillac Ranch
Texolot has posted a video tribute to Cadillac Ranch, located just west of Amarillo, Texas.
Old-time motels hang on
Lara Hartley of the Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press takes a look at several good, vintage motels on Route 66 in the area, including the Wigwam Motel in Rialto, the Route 66 Motel in Barstow, and the Downtown Motel in Barstow. And for those of you who are looking for such properties to buy, the Route … Continue reading Old-time motels hang on
Food Network show checks out Route 66 restaurants
The "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" show on the Food Network visited several Route 66 restaurants in its latest installment. The show included Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs, Kan.; the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla.; and Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe in Victorville, Calif. If you missed it, you can see the "Route 66" … Continue reading Food Network show checks out Route 66 restaurants
“My Blueberry Nights” being released in February
Wong Kar Wai's film, "My Blueberry Nights," is set to be released in Canada on Feb. 13, according to the Empire Movies site. Most movies are released wide in North America on the same date, so I'm assuming the film will open in the United States the same week. I'm unable to verify this, however. … Continue reading “My Blueberry Nights” being released in February
Accept no substitutes
In recent weeks, it's come to our attention that a few online companies have been offering all four seasons of the original "Route 66" television series on DVD. Those are unofficial releases, because Roxbury Entertainment owns the rights to "Route 66" and is releasing the first half-season on a four-DVD set in a matter of … Continue reading Accept no substitutes
More ghost stories
'Tis the season for ghost stories on Route 66, particularly with Halloween coming up. I've heard most of them. But I stumbled upon one of which I was unaware in the Alamogordo (N.M.) Daily News in a story about a paranormal research group called the Southwest Paranormal Information Research and Investigation Team, or SPIRIT. Apparently … Continue reading More ghost stories
A visit to 4 Women on the Route
It was nearly a year ago when I went to 4 Women on the Route's event to show off the boom truck that was the inspiration for Mater in the movie "Cars" and fledgling Route 66 visitors center at Front and Main streets in Galena, Kan. I'd driven by the 4 Women on the Route's … Continue reading A visit to 4 Women on the Route