CNN and a bunch of other media outlets have picked up this video made by a Tulsa television station a few days ago. It's about Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones of Bartlesville, Okla., who has 103 tattoos on his body. All but one of those tattoos depict Route 66 landmarks. https://youtu.be/MKbrCL-n2_Y By the time you read … Continue reading Tattoo Man’s bad, he’s nationwide
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Route 66 museum will participate in Roy Rogers Centennial
The 100th anniversary of the birth of Roy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys, will be celebrated this weekend in Apple Valley, Calif. The California Route 66 Museum in nearby Victorville will mark the occasion with a car show on Saturday. That also happens to be the 16th anniversary of its opening. More about the … Continue reading Route 66 museum will participate in Roy Rogers Centennial
“Cars” director gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Lasseter, the Oscar-winning director of the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars" and a guiding force for many other Pixar Animation Studio films, received an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. Check two vehicles that showed up at the vehicles: "Cars" stars who attended the ceremony included Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Owen … Continue reading “Cars” director gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
A lulu of a loo
Emily Priddy, aka Red Fork Hippie, is repainting a bathroom using scenes from Route 66 at the Brews & Bytes coffeehouse in downtown Sapulpa, Okla. The Sapulpa Daily Herald published a story about her ongoing project today: She told the owners she would paint the walls if the Reed’s could pay for her talent in … Continue reading A lulu of a loo
The man behind the bottles
Here's a new video about Elmer Long, proprietor of the Bottle Tree Ranch on Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif. https://youtu.be/pwAFW0jyapE Elmer's Facebook page is here.
The poop on Bill Freiday
Jim Hinckley pointed me to this recent obituary in the Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner of Burnell "Bill" Freiday, who died on Oct. 12 at age 95. The obit convincingly shows that Freiday lived a colorful life, with vocations that included these: [P]ig farmer, squab farmer, wood cutter, movie theater operator, tractor parts inspector, tractor test … Continue reading The poop on Bill Freiday
Bloomington gas station marks 70th year
There aren't too many of gas stations this old anymore. According to an article today in the Bloomington Pantagraph, Quinn's Shell is marking its 70th year of business today at Main and Chestnut streets (map here) in Bloomington, Ill. And, yes, it's on Route 66. Though it may look like any other Shell station, it … Continue reading Bloomington gas station marks 70th year
Route 66 makes a financial impact on Illinois towns
The Chicago Tribune tonight has posted a remarkable article about how Route 66 has financially impacted the towns along it. (The story's print edition will be on newsstands Saturday.) The report contains eye-popping data: While many small towns across the country are struggling to keep their downtowns afloat, Pontiac and a string of other Illinois … Continue reading Route 66 makes a financial impact on Illinois towns
Getting closer to 3,000,000 miles
Irv Gordon has just passed driving 2.9 million miles on his 1966 Volvo P1800, and aims to hit the 3 million mark within the next two years, reported European Car magazine. Gordon, of East Patchogue, N.Y., already is in the Guinness Book of World Records for most miles by one owner on a noncommercial vehicle. And … Continue reading Getting closer to 3,000,000 miles
Free business advice
BusinessesForSale.com, based in the United Kingdom, posts interviews with entrepreneurs. This one is an interview with Kumar Patel, owner of the Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif. https://youtu.be/1rMZ8VcJiQk If I were any business owner, I'd listen more closely to Patel. He and his family turned a laughingstock into one of the best-restored and … Continue reading Free business advice