Category: Events

Cow Bop reaches the end of the road

The Western swing band Cow Bop finally ended its second Route 66 Challenge on the Santa Monica Pier. Here is the final journal entry from their trek.

Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU

Terri Ryburn-Lamonte wants to raise money to buy pianos for Illinois State Univesity's College of Fine Arts. The "Gettin' Your Kicks on Route 66" bus tour will start Nov. 12 at the Illinois Route 66 Museum in Pontiac and head south to sites in Bloomington-Normal, Funks Grove, Broadwell and Springfield. The story about the tour … Continue reading Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU

Latest Pain Connection walker’s update

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.

Cow Bop update

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

For serious runners only

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

It seemed like a good idea at the time

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

Upcoming Route 66 events

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