Longtime Oklahoma Route 66 volunteer Carol Duncan and the late comedian, writer, and actor Will Rogers will be inducted into the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame when the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton officially reopens May 26, according to a news release today from the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. The Hall of Fame … Continue reading Will Rogers, Carol Duncan voted to Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame
Category: People
Boot Hill owner will be on “Today” show tomorrow
Rory Schepisi, owner of the Boot Hill Saloon & Grill along Route 66 in Vega, Texas, will appear on NBC's "Today" show on Thursday, reported Go Rare, a blog by the Certified Angus Beef brand. Schepisi is no stranger to television, as she regularly appears on Amarillo stations in cooking segments. However, this appearance before the … Continue reading Boot Hill owner will be on “Today” show tomorrow
“Angel of the Mother Road”
In case you're wondering, this song by Steve Haggerty & The Wanted does indeed refer to Angel Delgadillo, the Guardian Angel of Route 66. Angel recently turned 85 years old. https://youtu.be/NZa2zM0csto Haggerty and his Southern rock band are based in Germany. If you want to hear a better-sounding studio version of the song, go to … Continue reading “Angel of the Mother Road”
Stories with Ernie Edwards
Less than a month ago, we reported that Pounds Media had videotaped a bunch of Route 66 old-timers for Central Illinois Tourism and the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. Today, the first video was posted publicly. Appropriately enough, it was Ernie Edwards of the Pig Hip Restaurant in Broadwell, who died last week at age 94. https://vimeo.com/40568829 The … Continue reading Stories with Ernie Edwards
Elite athletes will run Route 66 in less than three weeks
A relay of eight top running athletes next month will run nonstop on all 2,400 miles of Route 66 in 18 days for Run It Forward, which aims to promote fitness, nutrition, and dental health to underprivileged schoolchildren along the route. In addition to this impressive athletic feat, Run It Forward will use three crusading "soccer moms" … Continue reading Elite athletes will run Route 66 in less than three weeks
What will become of Ernie Edwards’ secret sauce?
Ernie Edwards, the longtime proprietor of the Pig Hip Restaurant along Route 66 in Broadwell, Ill., had long claimed that the sauce he used for his Pig Hip ham sandwiches would go with him to the grave. With Edwards' death last week, that appeared to be the case. Or does it? Phil Luciano, a columnist … Continue reading What will become of Ernie Edwards’ secret sauce?
A memory of Ernie Edwards
I realized at the report of Ernie Edwards' death at age 94 that no footage of him apparently existed on the Internet. I decided to rectify that by mashing together footage from Canadian musician Melissa McClelland's "Pedal to Steel" documentary from 2006, when she embarked on a tour of Route 66. She visited Edwards at … Continue reading A memory of Ernie Edwards
Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
Ernie Edwards, longtime owner of the Pig Hip restaurant along Route 66 in Broadwell, Ill., died in his sleep Wednesday night at age 94, according to a news release from the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County. Edwards died at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln, Ill. He had recently been moved from his Broadwell … Continue reading Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
A walk through the Bottle Tree woods
Here's a new video about Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch, located off Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif. https://youtu.be/ZDwXs4BJoc8 I wouldn't be surprised if the site is eventually declared a national landmark or something like that. I would hope so, anyway.
Japanese woman traveling Route 66 solo
Suzi Leavens, a 69-year-old native of Japan, is traveling Route 66 by herself from Santa Monica to Chicago to realize a dream by her late husband, according to an email from Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press reporter Tomoya Shimura. According to Tomoya, Leavens has already stayed at the Wigwam Motel in Rialto, Calif., and the Ludlow Motel in … Continue reading Japanese woman traveling Route 66 solo