Think about having this on your resume -- you created a number of innovations that spawned thousands, if not millions, of rock, country and pop-music acts over the decades. One of those innovations was the solid-body electric guitar. Without it, it'd be hard to fathom Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Perry, Stevie Ray Vaughn, … Continue reading Guitar man passes on
Category: People
Cheesecake for the Route 66 Pulse?
While surfing the Web tonight, I stumbled onto this little item -- apparently the Route 66 Pulse newspaper will be the beneficiary of a contest for prospective female models. From The Sustainability Ninja: Think you’re hot? Like wearing sustainable clothing? Well you’re in luck. Project Green Search is a new modeling competition seeking models to … Continue reading Cheesecake for the Route 66 Pulse?
Mickey Mantle’s widow dies
Merlyn Mantle, 77, the widow of New York Yankees baseball star Mickey Mantle, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Mickey died of liver cancer in 1995. Merlyn's obituary in Newsday has an excerpt of interest to Route 66 fans: Mickey and Merlyn met two years before he debuted in the major leagues, while both … Continue reading Mickey Mantle’s widow dies
Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
Deep into a story from Indian Country Today about an Oklahoma film company acquiring the rights to a novel about major-league baseball's first American Indian player is this: Mike (Marshall) has been involved in Oklahoma television for more than 20 years as a production manager and field producer. He has produced more than 200 hours … Continue reading Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
Voice of the Dodgers set to retire after next season
After the close of the 2010 maj0r-league baseball season, it appears that a living legend will finally hang up the microphone after more than 60 years. Summers in Southern California will never be quite the same. Reported Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Tribune noted that Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully gave himself a little … Continue reading Voice of the Dodgers set to retire after next season
Old Matt is not that old
A mile or two east of Kellyville, Okla., on Route 66 is a new place called Old Matt's General Store. Here's the kicker: According to an article in the Sapulpa Daily Herald, owner Matthew Morris graduated in May and opened his store in mid-July. That's graduated from high school, not college. He has it figured … Continue reading Old Matt is not that old
Wrink’s Market closes
Buffeted by a poor economy and other economic factors, Terry Wrinkle pulled the plug on his resurrected Wrink's Market off old Route 66 in Lebanon, Mo., and closed it in mid-June. Wrinkle reopened Wrink's Market in June 2007 after his father and the store's longtime owner, Glenn "Wrink" Wrinkle, died in 2005 at age 82. … Continue reading Wrink’s Market closes
Roadies on the radio
Oklahoma Route 66 historian Jim Ross passes along word that an interview by KOSU, a National Public Radio affiliate, about Route 66 will air at 7:04 a.m. and 10:17 a.m. today. Laurel Kane, co-owner of Afton Station, also was interviewed, but she wasn't sure whether her comments made the final cut. The frequency will be … Continue reading Roadies on the radio
Roadie opening art gallery in Amarillo
Longtime Texas Route 66 enthusiast Bob "Crocodile" Lile is holding a grand opening of his new Lile Art Gallery in Amarillo on Aug. 7. The event is being held in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. Lile Art Gallery is at 3701 Plains Blvd. (map here) in the Sunset Shopping Mall, the first mall … Continue reading Roadie opening art gallery in Amarillo
Running the route with a twist
Each summer, a few athletes try to run old Route 66 to raise money for charity or to simply challenge themselves. Two stories came over Friday of runners trying to trudge down all 2,400 miles of the Mother Road. Both featured unusual twists. First, there's Internet mogul Tellman Knudson, who is training for a run … Continue reading Running the route with a twist