The Cheetah Girls debuted their version of Bobby Troup's immortal song "Route 66" this weekend. They're helping promote the upcoming release of the "Cars" DVD, which comes out Nov. 7. You can see the Cheetah Girls' video here: UPDATE: Out-of-date link is fixed.
Category: Movies
Pixar’s tribute to Route 66
Pixar Animation Studios, the lovely folks who gave us the "Cars" movie, has an employee by the screen name of Patrix who has a Flickr online photo account. One of the photos is of the Route 66 tribute at Pixar. The photo of it is here (warning: it's a big file and may take some … Continue reading Pixar’s tribute to Route 66
Pontiac finds a tourism niche
Deep in this story by the Pontiac Daily Leader is this somewhat startling factoid that ties in to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum: Karls said that Pontiac has found a tourism niche: coach tours to the Route 66 and Livingston County War museums. In 2005, there were 15 tours; this year … Continue reading Pontiac finds a tourism niche
Route 66 blog roundup 10/11
Jane Genova, Speechwriter-Ghostwriter, makes some observations about Oprah and Gayle's road trip, which included Route 66, and the movie "Thelma & Louise." She says Thelma and Louise, who were fictional movie characters, were a lot more compelling and human than the real-life Oprah and Gayle. The truth hurts. Ouch. Monica and Ben get up-close with … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup 10/11
Inspiration for Mater is found
Rod Harsh, proprietor of Route 66 TV Online and chairman of the Route 66 Committee of Jasper County, Mo., had been diligently looking for the tow-truck inspiration of the character Tow Mater, voiced memorably by Larry the Cable Guy, in the hit animated movie, "Cars." He found it. The good news is the truck (second … Continue reading Inspiration for Mater is found
“Cars” DVD screen shots
UltimateDisney.com has posted a bunch of screen shots from the upcoming Disney-Pixar "Cars" DVD, including a scene from the "Mater and the Ghostlight" short (shown above). Check 'em out. The Ghostlight, incidentally, is based on the real-life Spooklight near Route 66 at the Missouri-Oklahoma-Kansas border. The street date for the DVD version of the hit … Continue reading “Cars” DVD screen shots
DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
I'm not a big cars person. Growing up on a farm, it was necessary to know how they work and what to do if something went haywire. But I never cared much about vehicles except ensuring that they got from Point A to Point B. So I was struck by how much I enjoyed Christopher … Continue reading DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
KOZK-TV of Springfield, Mo., and KOZJ-TV of Joplin, Mo., part of Ozark Public Television, will broadcast the locally produced "Route 66: Missouri's Mother Road" at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Here's a description of the program: Missouri enjoys a rich and special place in Route 66 history, folklore and culture. Route 66: Missouri’s … Continue reading Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
“Route 66” indie film put on hold
A few months ago, it was reported that Andrew Horton, director of the Film and Video Studies program at the University of Oklahoma, was about to begin shooting an independent film, "Route 66." This was the reported premise: The film is about Panos, a Greek soap opera star fulfilling his dying father’s dream to journey … Continue reading “Route 66” indie film put on hold
There’s another Route 66 festival going on
In case you're too far east to check out the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, your other option this weekend is the Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. The Springfield Journal-Register reports that the festival is expected to break the attendance record of 80,000 people and the record of 400 vehicles registered. … Continue reading There’s another Route 66 festival going on