Ninety-year-old Gene Hodkin has lived on Route 66 virtually his entire life -- first in southwest Missouri, then in the high desert of California. The Barstow Desert Dispatch mined some of Hodkin's memories. Hodkin, by the way, is the father-in-law of Deb Hodkin, who is manager/curator of the Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum.
Category: People
Route 66-loving artist revamps Web site
Artist Gerald "Maestro" Gaxiola has informed me that he's revamped his Web site. There you can look over the photos and text from his Route 66 trip, look over his extensive artwork, and gaze on the very cool Route 66 boots he created.
Pain Walker writes his final entry
It took nearly a week, but Dennis Kinch posted the final entry in his Notes from the Road after completing his walk on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation. Go read it. Kinch expresses a lot of thoughts about his adventure, and there are plenty of photos of him finishing his walk, too.
Roller Rapper news
The Carthage (Mo.) Press shot a photo of Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, during his Route 66 tour as he skated in front of the historic Jasper County Courthouse this past weekend. UPDATE: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a long, well-done story about Love's visit to the Gateway City.
Roller Rapper visits kids at Missouri hospital
Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, stopped at St. John's Hospital at Springfield, Mo., to visit sick kids there during his Route 66 tour, reports the Springfield News-Leader. Enter Robby Love wearing a blue sleeveless tank top, faded jeans and black roller skates. He did a fancy spin and knelt beside the 9-year-old's bed. Aside … Continue reading Roller Rapper visits kids at Missouri hospital
“Done!” says the Pain Walker
Dennis Kinch completed his 2,400-mile walk of Route 66 on Friday at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, according to his hometown paper, the Attleboro (Mass.) Sun Chronicle. The article also had details on Kinch's future plans: Kinch said he plans to spend a few weeks recuperating in California prior to a planned bus … Continue reading “Done!” says the Pain Walker
A postcard from the road
Marta of Portugal is a self-described "postcard fanatic." If she gets a postcard in the mail, she'll post it on her Postcards of the World blog. Her Thursday post shows a postcard of the Blue Whale, off Route 66 in Catoosa, Okla. If you mail her a postcard, she'll mail you one if you leave … Continue reading A postcard from the road
More stories about the Pain Walker
As Dennis Kinch nears the end of his walk on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, newspaper stories about him are coming out of the woodwork. Here's one from the Daily Breeze in Los Angeles County. Here's another one from Pasadena Weekly. Here's one from the Pontiac (Ill.) Daily Leader. Kinch reaches the end … Continue reading More stories about the Pain Walker
Pain Walker in Pasadena
The Pasadena (Calif.) Star-News caught up with Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation. Here's the money quote from him about his physical ailments: "I'm blessed to have pain," he said. "It's made me a stronger person than before." Kinch also has a new entry in his Notes from … Continue reading Pain Walker in Pasadena
Keith Olbermann gets the Harley & Annabelle Experience
Harley and Annabelle Russell, aka the Mediocre Music Makers, of Erick, Okla., are featured on MSNBC's "Keith Olbermann's Countdown" show. The link to the video is on the upper right, along with the New York Shakespeare item. (Note: Internet Explorer 7 is required; guess it doesn't support Firefox.)