NOTE: More updates to this story have been started on another thread here. A few days ago, presidential candidate Barack Obama stopped at the Bell Restaurant in the Route 66 town of Lebanon, Mo., during a campaign swing through the Ozarks. Now, according to the Lebanon Daily Record, a cashier says that former Beatle and … Continue reading UPDATED: McCartney takes the long and winding road
Category: People
When the going gets weird …
A few weeks ago, an Italian film crew dressed in superhero costumes was traveling down Route 66 for a twisted documentary called "Roast to Coast." The San Bernardino County Sun reported: The four, with cameras in hand, are asking anyone they encounter to either kiss or lick a 10-pound roast they are hauling on their … Continue reading When the going gets weird …
Obama stops at Route 66 restaurant
Two weeks ago, it was Republican presidential candidate John McCain stopping at a Route 66 icon, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis. Today, it was Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stopping at a historic Route 66 restaurant in Lebanon, Mo., according to KY3-TV in Springfield. On his way to Rolla, Obama’s campaign bus took … Continue reading Obama stops at Route 66 restaurant
Not a museum piece
The Detroit News published a good article today about Tom Nagle, who's going to drive his 2004 Corvette (rebuilt to look like a 1961 model) on Route 66 from California eastward. About a dozen other Corvettes will join him. Nagle my type of guy because of this: Cruisers like Nagle look askance at those who … Continue reading Not a museum piece
On the road with Brad Paisley
This is a segment from The Learning Channel's "Route 66: Main Street America," from 2000. In it, you see a young country star Brad Paisley performing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" on the Rainbow Bridge near Baxter Springs, Kan., and kicking Dean Walker's feet backwards at Eisler Bros. Store in Riverton, Kan.
Here, the bottles won’t let you down
The Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press published a good article about Elmer Long and his Bottletree Ranch on old Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif. Be sure to read about his encounter with a Chinese motorcycle club. Long has a blog, although hasn't updated it in months. We met him a few years ago. He's one … Continue reading Here, the bottles won’t let you down
McCain stops by Route 66 landmark
Yes, it's an election year. The Washington Post reported that one of the campaign stops Tuesday for Republican presidential nominee John McCain in St. Louis was at a Route 66 institution -- Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. Dozens of custard buyers were milling about when McCain’s entourage -- several SUVs escorted by St. Louis county police … Continue reading McCain stops by Route 66 landmark
University president to take pulse of nation on 66
Andrew K. Benton, Pepperdine University's president and chairman of the American Council on Education, is traveling the length of Route 66 on July 14-22 "to connect with people and invite them to speak about their values, hopes, and dreams," according to a press release today from the university. His stops on the Mother Road include … Continue reading University president to take pulse of nation on 66
A tragedy
NOTE: Bumped for an update. It's sure sad to read about a story like this. Be careful when you're driving the Mother Road, folks. UPDATE: Here's an update on the story by the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph. The June 9 death of a German motorcyclist was avoidable, the jury said, because the driver failed to stop … Continue reading A tragedy
Whatever happened to Susan Croce Kelly?
Remember Susan Croce Kelly? She's the one who co-wrote, with photographer Quinta Scott, the excellent "Route 66: The Highway and Its People" in 1988, one of the first books about the Mother Road after the highway was decommissioned. It predates Michael Wallis' bestselling "Route 66: The Mother Road." Well, Susan Croce Kelly got married and … Continue reading Whatever happened to Susan Croce Kelly?