Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, stopped at St. John's Hospital at Springfield, Mo., to visit sick kids there during his Route 66 tour, reports the Springfield News-Leader. Enter Robby Love wearing a blue sleeveless tank top, faded jeans and black roller skates. He did a fancy spin and knelt beside the 9-year-old's bed. Aside … Continue reading Roller Rapper visits kids at Missouri hospital
Category: Events
Grants ready for Fire & Ice Rally
The sixth annual Route 66 Fire & Ice Bike Rally is this weekend in Grants, N.M. The Cibola County Beacon has a story about it. The city expects 25,000 people for the event.
Roller Rapper gets rolling on Route 66 tour
Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, rolled into Springfield, Ill., on Sunday during his Route 66 tour, according to the Springfield Journal-Register. Love is skating from Chicago to L.A. to help plug his "Roller Rapper" album, shoot a documentary, and raise money for St. Jude Children's Cancer Center and local charities as he makes his … Continue reading Roller Rapper gets rolling on Route 66 tour
Bob Waldmire spotted at Tucumcari festival
Since roving Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire is a Luddite in terms of the Internet and cell phones, it's hard to figure out where he is at times. This often leads to "Where's Waldmire?" questions when Mother Road fans talk among themselves. Well, this weekend Waldmire is in Tucumcari, N.M., for the Route 66 festival … Continue reading Bob Waldmire spotted at Tucumcari festival
Illinois town will hold its first Cruise Night
Pontiac, Ill., which is home to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, is hosting its first-ever Pontiac Cruise Night next Saturday. It also will have Cruise Nights on the third Saturdays of August and September, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. For more, read the rest of the article. Pontiac Cruise Night also has … Continue reading Illinois town will hold its first Cruise Night
Historic Route 66 theatre will reopen
The Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Mo., opened on Route 66 on Oct. 12, 1926 -- one day after Route 66 was given its name. The Gillioz, which is on the St. Louis Street alignment of Route 66, is set to reopen exactly 80 years after its opening night, after more than 16 years and $10 … Continue reading Historic Route 66 theatre will reopen
Crime spike isn’t affecting Route 66 Rendezvous
The city of San Bernardino, Calif., is seeing a spike in homicides from the previous year. It has 34 so far in 2006, compared to 58 in all of last year. San Bern isn't unique; the FBI recently reported a rise in violent crime across the nation. But the Press-Enterprise reports that the crime spike … Continue reading Crime spike isn’t affecting Route 66 Rendezvous
Rooms filling up fast for Grants motorcycle rally
The Cibola County Beacon is reporting that eight of 10 motels in Grants, N.M., are full for the Fire & Ice Route 66 Bike Rally weekend on July 14-16. The local campgrounds have spaces. Better act fast if you want to attend, though.
Thoughts about the Route 66 Festival
When David and Mary Lou Knudson of the National Historic Route 66 Federation announced they were stepping away from festival-organizing in late 2005 because of health concerns, it was a given that the 2006 festival in Albuquerque would be a transition year because many inexperienced people would be running the show. Now that the festival … Continue reading Thoughts about the Route 66 Festival
Put your money where your mouth is
It sounds like the folks who wanted to have the city of San Bernardino, Calif., drape a 30-by-22-foot flag on the side of City Hall are abandoning their efforts, reports the San Bernardino Sun. Attempts to pass the proposal failed twice, mostly because of logistical problems and that it would cost $3,000 to $5,000 in … Continue reading Put your money where your mouth is