In 1999, Chicago-based writer Tim Steil and photographer Jim Luning embarked on a trip together down Route 66 to collect material that produced an excellent book, "Route 66." Steil also wrote an online journal during the trip, which I recommend you read. Steil and Luning are returning to the Mother Road next month, on the … Continue reading Return to the road
Category: Movies
Details released about Oklahoma Pop museum
A news conference on Tuesday revealed all of the details about a proposed Oklahoma Pop museum in Tulsa, devoted to the history of the state's music and its popular culture. You can read more about it here. It was mentioned a few days ago that Route 66 would be part of the museum. Bob Blackburn, … Continue reading Details released about Oklahoma Pop museum
On the path of “Easy Rider”
MrZip66, a motorcycle enthusiast who is on our blogroll, recently produced a post so good that I wish I had written it. After years of research, he managed to figure out the route the characters took in the 1969 film "Easy Rider." Not only does he have a map so you can take the route … Continue reading On the path of “Easy Rider”
Film review: “The Hitchhiking Movie”
Ryan Jeanes and camerman Phillip Hullquist tell bystanders they're going to hitchhike from New York City to Los Angeles in one week as part of a documentary. And that's without money for food or lodging. Tired of hearing about stories of serial murderers or sex predators preying on hitchhikers, they aim to prove there are … Continue reading Film review: “The Hitchhiking Movie”
New details about Cars Land
PirateGuy's Corner, an entertainment blog, a few weeks ago posted new conceptual drawings and more details about Disneyland Resort's Cars Land, a new addition to the Southern California amusement complex that's inspired by the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars" and the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. Cars Land is under construction and scheduled to … Continue reading New details about Cars Land
A chat with Melissa McClelland
Singer-songwriter Melissa McClelland is set to release her third album, "Victoria Day," on Six Shooter Records and is playing concerts with her musician husband, Luke Doucet, in England and her native Canada in the coming weeks. But after that, she's heading to the Mother Road (with her mother, natch). It's not McClelland's first time on … Continue reading A chat with Melissa McClelland
Frozen yogurt served by Marky Mark
The Pasadena Star-News reported on the opening of a new Blizzberry frozen-yogurt stand on Route 66 in Glendora, Calif. Blizzberry is a regional but rapidly expanding chain in Southern California. Route 66 News is always happy to plug good desserts along the Mother Road, such as Ted Drewes frozen custard to the Midpoint Cafe's ugly-crust … Continue reading Frozen yogurt served by Marky Mark
What is a road movie?
Author Chuck Klosterman (probably best known for his road-trip book "Killing Yourself to Live") attempts to answer the question in a thoughtful way in an article for The Telegraph in London. The essay contains ruminations about such films as "Easy Rider" and "Two-Lane Blacktop," both which were shot partially on Route 66. Klosterman also gets … Continue reading What is a road movie?
Sign of the times
From an op-ed piece by Rachel Dry in the Washington Post: Seventy years after John Steinbeck published his best-selling tale of the Joad family's journey from Oklahoma to California along Route 66, "The Grapes of Wrath," required reading that never really went out of style, is suddenly in high demand. At the National Endowment for … Continue reading Sign of the times
Indie film to soon begin shooting on Route 66
Independent filmmaker Billy Yeager, with his wife Anais, will begin shooting a number of scenes on Route 66 in Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona for his upcoming movie "Jesus of Malibu" in the next few weeks. Some excerpts from a couple of e-mails (lightly edited for clarity) that he sent: Growing up in Florida and … Continue reading Indie film to soon begin shooting on Route 66