Dennis Kinch has walked through St. Louis and has covered 300 miles in his National Pain Foundation awareness campaign along Route 66. Here is his latest journal entry.

The Western swing band's latest journal entry from their Route 66 trip is here.

I hadn't checked on Cow Bop's Route 66 journey in a few days. I'm glad I remembered, though. The band met up with Harley and Annabelle Russell, aka the Mediocre Music Makers, at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla. Here's an excerpt from Cow Bop's journal: Well let me first say that Harley & … Continue reading Cow Bop update

This event in Edwardsville is just for you.

This is sort of goofy. Harmless, but goofy.

Someone is organizing a 100-mile footrace (that's not a typo, folks) from Arcadia, Okla., to Sapulpa, Okla., in November 2006 to mark the 80th anniversary of Route 66. If you feel like you can trudge nearly four marathons in one shot, here's where you can sign up for the Mother Road 100. It starts at … Continue reading For serious runners only

Route 66 artist Jerry McClanahan has an art exhibit at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla. The college installed a "gallery cam" you can access from the Internet. The idea, I suppose, is so folks can view Jerry's artwork if they're unable to travel to central Oklahoma.Unfortunately, the camera doesn't work well. First of … Continue reading It seemed like a good idea at the time

I took this off the Oklahoma Route 66 Association site and added info and links where applicable:The Roger Miller Festival will be Oct. 22 in Erick, Okla. While you're there, go see the Roger Miller Museum to honor the "King of the Road" and visit the Sandhills Curiosity Shop for music and goofy comedy. The … Continue reading Upcoming Route 66 events

Tulsa author Michael Wallis, author of the best-sellling "Route 66: The Mother Road," is about to begin production on the "American Road" television series. There will be 13 half-hour episodes about scenic highways, including Route 66. It will be shot by Pro Video Productions of Duluth, Minn. It will air on PBS.If any of you … Continue reading Michael Wallis to star in “American Roads” TV show

It looks like there's a theatre in Seattle that's putting on a production of "The Grapes of Wrath," based on the John Steinbeck novel of impoverished Okies trying to find a better life, any life, down Route 66 to California. A review of the production is here. The interesting part is that the play's ending … Continue reading “The Grapes of Wrath” onstage