The Road Crew wrote and recorded this tribute to Montana, the famed pet rabbit at Rich Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Ill. Montana died in 2008. https://youtu.be/uYzaeWIfLxk The description of Montana on the video: She had a good life here on Route 66. For over seven years she warmly greeted the locals as well as travelers … Continue reading “O’ Montana”
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New film series about Route 66 soon will begin production
The same production company that released a DVD about Arizona Route 66 a few months ago soon will work on a new film series about the Mother Road. https://youtu.be/1tPLyYX5V1c Norman Fisk, CEO of Diamond Valley Productions, says the series will be called "Life on Route 66." This video had this description: Diamond Valley Productions, Inc. … Continue reading New film series about Route 66 soon will begin production
Man builds veterans monument near Oatman
Eighty-year-old Charles “Uncle Charlie” Hicks has built a monument to war veterans just off Route 66 south of Oatman, Ariz., reported the Mojave Daily News. There, on a high ridge of cliffs just off of Mile Marker 21, you’ll see an American flag blowing in the breeze. Next to it is a small stone monument … Continue reading Man builds veterans monument near Oatman
Hot summer road trip
Photographer Danny Griffin recently completed a Route 66 trip -- starting in Tucumcari, N.M., and going west -- for a shoot with model Jessica Vaughn. You'll see Tucumcari's Blue Swallow Motel and a few other remote locations in Arizona. And don't worry -- this particular video version with Vaugn is safe for work. https://youtu.be/FjWb5nqJabw Music … Continue reading Hot summer road trip
Ink for a drink
One day about a year ago, a tattoo artist by the name of Dave Francis from Swindon, England, strolled into Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz. He asked owner Frank Kocevar whether he could get a free malt if he put a new tattoo on his body, showing the Route 66 business. On Sunday, Francis … Continue reading Ink for a drink
Pay it forward … over and over
Stephen Box of CityWatchLA tells the story about a Spaniard couple, their Route 66 trip, and the aftermath when Rich Henry at Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Stanton, Ill., inadvertently shortchanged them $10. He told the Route 66 yahoogroup about his mistake: Rich put out the word to his network and urged everybody on Route 66 to keep … Continue reading Pay it forward … over and over
Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series
Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been making the publicity rounds this week ahead of a Route 66 travelogue that's set to air on ITV next month. Most of his interviews center around his motorcycle accident during the trip. His trike ran over him on a incline near Flagstaff, Ariz. He broke a rib, … Continue reading Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series
Spinning their wheels for charity
The Children's Center, which provides specialized medical care to children, recently held its 15th annual Spin Your Wheels cycling fundraiser on Route 66, starting in Bethany, Okla. Here's a video about the 2011 event: https://youtu.be/qFWk0T-_DaU Below is one of the videos that helped publicize the event. And, yes, it indeed was shot on the Mother … Continue reading Spinning their wheels for charity
More about Brother’s Route 66 campaign
A few days ago, I found 14 videos that obviously were part of a television ad campaign for Brother's label-making machine. All of the segments were shot on or near Route 66. The account that posted the videos was "BrotherUK," but no other information about the campaign existed. Today, a report by Campaign Live, based in … Continue reading More about Brother’s Route 66 campaign
Brother takes a cruise down the Mother Road
UPDATE 8/19/2011: Video links have been updated. Brother, the company that makes label printers, took a film crew down Route 66 to get real people's stories for what appears to be an ad campaign. The main ad that puts them all together: https://youtu.be/BIbEofkEKvw Here's a segment about Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones. This was shot at … Continue reading Brother takes a cruise down the Mother Road