Harley and Annabell Russell, aka the Mediocre Music Makers, will still try to perform shows this summer at their Sandhills Curiosity Shop off Route 66 in Erick, Okla., despite Annabelle's recent cancer surgery and imminent chemotherapy treatments. If you're unaware of Harley and Annabelle's irreverent show, here's a sample. Harley does most of the singing … Continue reading The show will go on for Mediocre Music Makers
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Blowin’ in the wind
Here's a video from Route 66 in Dwight, Ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJilLAjG-1o It reminds me of an early scene in the Pixar-Disney movie "Cars," where a bored Guido watches the wind blow a small hinged sign at Casa Dilla Tires in the Route 66 town Radiator Springs. The person who shot the video, Frank Romeo, sports an … Continue reading Blowin’ in the wind
A visit with the Route 66 Museum and Landrunner
Here's a clip from Australia's "Classic Restos" television show that features the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton and Ken "Landrunner" Turmel and his PostmarkArt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWmtyLyqJoM
Injured endurance athlete closes a chapter
Six month after nearly dying in an accident on Route 66 in Arizona, endurance athlete James Cracknell participated in an ultramarathon in Yukon Territory of Canada during severely cold temperatures, according to an excellent article by Chris Harvey for The Telegraph in London. The Yukon adventure closed a chapter for Cracknell, who is still dealing … Continue reading Injured endurance athlete closes a chapter
The Marx Brothers’ connection to Route 66
I'll bet you didn't know the vaudeville and future movie stars once owned a farm in a location that eventually would be Route 66 in Countryside, Ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlh9CMglLWU According to the video description, the Marx Brothers' "Chicagoland" farm lay four miles west of Chicago, on the northeast corner of South LaGrange Road and Joliet Road (aka … Continue reading The Marx Brothers’ connection to Route 66
A permanent spot on the pier
Dan Rice, proprietor of the Cali-to-66 souvenir shack that sits on near the end of the Santa Monica Pier, said in an e-mail over the weekend that he would move into a permanent kiosk on the pier this spring. [...T]he City is giving us our permanent spot to further establish us. They understand that this will help … Continue reading A permanent spot on the pier
“Get Your Tricks on Route 66”
I found this documentary video about skateboarders who live in the Route 66 town of Glendora, Calif. The interviews aren't much, but the slow-motion footage of their skateboard tricks is worth viewing. https://vimeo.com/20541672
Shake-up at the Route 66 Festival
A committee that oversees the June 9-12 International Route 66 Festival in Amarillo, Texas, recently took the responsibility for organizing the festival and its awards night away from longtime Route 66 enthusiast Jim Conkle. In the wake of that move, Conkle has vowed to hold another Route 66 festival in Joplin, Mo., the following weekend. Conkle says … Continue reading Shake-up at the Route 66 Festival
The man behind Stater Bros.
Here's a good profile by the San Bernardino County Sun about of Jack Brown, the CEO of Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. Stater Bros. also is the chief sponsor of the annual and massively popular Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino. Some excerpts about Brown and his leadership: But if Brown has a signature phrase, … Continue reading The man behind Stater Bros.
Blizzard biking
First, a little introduction to this couple: https://vimeo.com/19980629 They are Adam and Christy Coppola, who are on their Give a Bike: 50 State Tour: [They] will be devoting a year of their lives to help give bikes to those in need. They will be the first to complete an unsupported bike tour of the 50 … Continue reading Blizzard biking