Mary Adamski, a religion columnist for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, writes about some people being extremely wary about the date June 6, 2006, that will be apocalyptic somehow because the date is kinda sorta "666," or the "mark of the Beast" from the Bible's Book of Revelation. Adamski writes: We might think we're in an enlightened … Continue reading For me, 6/6/06 will be a good day
Category: Books
How to get the Chicago Route 66 book
David Clark, aka the Windy City Road Warrior, today provided details on how to acquire his new book, "Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland: Journeys Through History on the Mother Road in Cook County, Illinois." Book with standard shipping (media mail): total cost $24 Book with Priority Mail shipping: $27 International or Express deliveries, contact him. … Continue reading How to get the Chicago Route 66 book
Route 66 journal returns to the Web
About seven years ago (goodness, has it been that long?), writer Tim Steil and photographer Jim Luning drove the Mother Road to research and gather material for their terrific book, "Route 66." Along the way, Steil e-mailed his musings and experiences every night to friends and the Route 66 e-group, now part of Yahoo! I'm … Continue reading Route 66 journal returns to the Web
Chicago-area Route 66 book coming out
Dave Clark, aka The Windy City Warrior, announced yesterday he would launch his book, "Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland: Journeys Through History on the Mother Road in Cook County, Illinois," at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Joliet Area History Museum. The launch would be part of Clark's slide presentation of historic sites along Route 66. … Continue reading Chicago-area Route 66 book coming out
“Cars” cast member interviewed
KOTV in Tulsa interviewed author Michael Wallis, who supplied the voice of the Sheriff in the upcoming Pixar film "Cars," co-wrote "The Art of Cars" book about the making of the film, and was a technical adviser for the movie. Wallis said: "This was a tremendous opportunity. Because I'm telling you this, the Pixar crew, … Continue reading “Cars” cast member interviewed
New Route 66 book coming out in June
Russell Olsen announced yesterday that the second volume of his "Route 66 Lost & Found" will be out June 1. In case you're unfamiliar with it, Olsen collects vintage photographs of businesses and landmarks along Route 66 and juxtaposes them with modern-day photographs from the same angle. It's an interesting and often sobering look at … Continue reading New Route 66 book coming out in June
A closer look at Fillmore’s bumper stickers
So what bumper stickers are plastered all over Fillmore, the hippie VW van portrayed by George Carlin in the upcoming Pixar movie, "Cars"? With the help of Red Fork Hippie Chick and a magnifying glass, we discerned at least 75 bumper stickers on Fillmore from an illustration in "The Art of Cars" book and … Continue reading A closer look at Fillmore’s bumper stickers
New edition of “Road Trip USA” coming out
Rolf Potts, of Yahoo! News' "Traveling Light: The Art of Independent Travel," sits down for an interview with travel writer Jamie Jensen, who just released his fourth edition of "Road Trip USA." Jensen also has a good Road Trip USA Web site. Route 66 is among the book's recommended journeys.
More food for thought
I hadn't planned on taking a more serious look at Route 66, but that's the way the stories are arriving today. This one's an excerpt from CBS' "The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson's book, "Between the Bridge and the River," via NPR: White Americans have a very unusual sense of history. They make it … Continue reading More food for thought
Exclusive: A look at “The Art of Cars”
In the upcoming book "The Art of Cars," Pixar Animation Studios chief John Lasseter -- who also is director of the "Cars" movie that's coming out June 9 -- says in the foreword: "Doing research on the subjects of our films has become a matter of principle for us ... We ended up doing more … Continue reading Exclusive: A look at “The Art of Cars”