The Oklahoman has a feature article about 66 Bowl in Oklahoma City, which is marking its 50th year. Owner Jim Haynes, 77, a former bowling supply salesman, bought the bowling alley in 1978. "I see people all the time out there who take pictures of the sign and they do come in and talk,” Haynes … Continue reading 66 Bowl marks 50th year
Category: Events
Route 66 runner under scrutiny
Tellman Knudson, the Internet tycoon who plans to run barefoot on Route 66 and across the country next month for charity, has run into a thicket of questions from the attorney general's office in his home state of Vermont. According to a well-researched article in the Times Argus of Montpelier, Vt., the problems for Knudson … Continue reading Route 66 runner under scrutiny
Teen named grand marshal of Duarte parade
The City of Duarte, Calif., has named a 17-year-old boy who doesn't even have a driver's license as grand marshal of the annual Route 66 Parade next month. He's not just any teenager, though. Zac Sunderland of nearby Thousand Oaks is the youngest person to ever sail around the world. According to the Pasadena Star-News, … Continue reading Teen named grand marshal of Duarte parade
Joliet museum fundraiser offers Harley as prize
The Joliet Area Historical Museum / Route 66 Experience in Joliet, Ill., is selling raffle tickets as part of its annual fundraiser. The top prize winner will receive either a 2010 Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle or $10,000 in cash. Tickets are can be purchased online here or in the Museum Gift Shop at 204 … Continue reading Joliet museum fundraiser offers Harley as prize
Baden festival in St. Louis is Saturday
St. Louis roadie Kip Welborn has alerted me to the Baden Taste, a festival that will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Baden neighborhood in the 7900 to 8300 blocks of Broadway in north St. Louis. That's on a section of old Route 66 south of the Old Chain of … Continue reading Baden festival in St. Louis is Saturday
Bike ride on Route 66 in Illinois ready to roll
The Bloomington Pantagraph has some details about an upcoming bicycle ride on Route 66 from the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge to the Art Institute of downtown Chicago from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3. The ride will pass feature overnight stops in Carlinville, Springfield, Bloomington, Dwight and Joliet. "The purpose of the ride is to … Continue reading Bike ride on Route 66 in Illinois ready to roll
Road Crew on the road
Joe Loesch and two other members of The Road Crew country-music group have scheduled a couple of gigs in Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in October. They will be at the Galena Car Show in Galena, Kan., from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 3, performing songs from the band's CD, "Songs from the Mother Road." From … Continue reading Road Crew on the road
New musical features Route 66
Village Theatre, a company based in the Seattle area that concentrates on performing new plays, will present a Mother Road-related production during the Village Originals' ninth annual Festival of New Musicals this week. Productions will be held at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah, Wash. These will be staged readings -- no sets, but … Continue reading New musical features Route 66
Scenes from the “Route 66” musical revue
The Vermillion Players theater group in Pontiac, Ill., just finished its four-day run of the "Route 66" musical revue at the Chautauqua Park Pavilion in town. Here are a couple of scenes from the play: Ellie Alexander, director of Pontiac Tourism, said that crowds were good even with temperatures in the 90s during two of … Continue reading Scenes from the “Route 66” musical revue
Getting a lift from music
Among the many people who hitched a "Lift to the Rocker" fundraiser Saturday at the Fanning 66 Outpost near Cuba, Mo., was the bluegrass musical group The Lonesome Hill Gang. Jane Reed has the details about the group's little performance on the World's Largest Rocker: The family group showed up offering to play, and owners … Continue reading Getting a lift from music