This is one of the best time-lapse videos I've seen. And much of it was shot in Route 66 country. And, yes, you do see stars in such proliferation in the Southwest. https://vimeo.com/29950141
Category: Art
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
Here's a very good film by John Parham about Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park near Foyil, Okla. The park isn't on Route 66. In fact, it's 3.5 miles east. But it's been inextricably linked to the Mother Road because of its beauty and quirkiness. https://vimeo.com/29239661 Music is by The Ventures.
Ink for a drink
One day about a year ago, a tattoo artist by the name of Dave Francis from Swindon, England, strolled into Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz. He asked owner Frank Kocevar whether he could get a free malt if he put a new tattoo on his body, showing the Route 66 business. On Sunday, Francis … Continue reading Ink for a drink
Mural painter keeps getting work in Needles
Back in April, the Needles Desert Star reported about Dan Louden, who's been painting murals and brightening the Route 66 town of Needles, Calif. Today, the Los Angeles Times caught up with him. Since the initial report, Louden and his girlfriend Vicky Bowden have painted a few more walls in town. A slideshow of his … Continue reading Mural painter keeps getting work in Needles
A video review of “The Art of Cars”
The book, "The Art of Cars," was published about the same time the first Disney-Pixar "Cars" movie was released in 2006. This is a new review of the book, and the video format shows the book's illustrations and exceptional design as well as anything I've seen. https://youtu.be/Sjwnb6bRm9I The fellow who reviews this book runs a … Continue reading A video review of “The Art of Cars”
A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
For an all-too-brief period, Terry Wrinkle resurrected Wrink's Market, the longtime Route 66 business in Lebanon, Mo., owned and operated by his late father Glenn Wrinkle. When Terry shut down the business in 2009, the future of the building looked cloudy. However, in recent weeks, the old Wrink's Market has found new life with D.C. … Continue reading A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
Book review: “Route 66 American Icon”
Here's a sign a photography book is really good: When I first opened it, I gasped. And when my wife saw the images in it, she gasped as well. Photographer Shannon Richardson's new book, "Route 66 American Icon" (160 pages, hardback, self-published, $66), will elicit that sort of reaction. It proves to be a testament to the … Continue reading Book review: “Route 66 American Icon”
Notes from the Route 66 festival
A lot is going on this weekend at the International Route 66 Festival in Amarillo. But Friday, most of the newsworthy stuff Friday could be found at the artists and authors exposition, housed in the San Jacinto Christian Academy cafeteria. The inside of the cafeteria provides a good indication why it was used. Check out all … Continue reading Notes from the Route 66 festival
Waldmire mural is finished
The Bob Waldmire-designed mural of a Route 66 map on a downtown building in Pontiac, Ill., was recently finished, according to an e-mail I received from Pontiac Tourism. Click on the image to enlarge it in another window: Pontiac Tourism says it probably will lobby to have the tree removed, however. A mural isn't much … Continue reading Waldmire mural is finished
Route 66 tattoo artist sues “Hangover Part II” studio
A tattoo artist based on Route 66 in Waynesville, Mo., is suing Warner Bros. Pictures for copyright infringement because a tattoo that actor Ed Helms sports in the upcoming comedy "The Hangover Part II" resembles the artist's original design, according to The Daily Mail in London. S. Victor Whitmill co-owns Paradox Studio and Gallery, which is … Continue reading Route 66 tattoo artist sues “Hangover Part II” studio