Indian Country Today has an article about Arigon Starr's one-woman show, "The Red Road," at the Autry National Center's Wells Fargo Theatre in Los Angeles. The article describes the play: Loaded with good-natured jabs at everything from Anglos who love Indians to intertribal backbiting, Starr builds empathy for all the characters that converge during a … Continue reading One-woman play uses a Route 66 setting
Category: People
Fat Man muses about the end of the line
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com on April 10 marked his one-year anniversary of starting his walk, according to his latest journal entry. He's in Pennsylvania and has only 366 miles left to go. He's still 70 pounds from his ideal weight, but he's lost more than 130. He's also musing over an uncertain future once his … Continue reading Fat Man muses about the end of the line
Rick and Jane reach halfway point
Evangelists Rick and Jane McKinney reached the approximate halfway point of their Walk to Reclaim America at Oklahoma City. At this point, they leave Route 66 and will mostly follow Interstate 40 to Washington, D.C. On their site, they talk about the exhaustion of walking 20-22 miles a day, the value of friends, and the … Continue reading Rick and Jane reach halfway point
“Roadfood” authors will soon publish their memoirs
Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the "Roadfood" books and proprieters of Roadfood.com, announced that they will have their memoirs, "Two for the Road," in bookstores on May 5. In their e-newsletter, the Sterns say: Some of the chapters that follow in the book include "Twelve Meals a Day" (how to enjoy the most amount … Continue reading “Roadfood” authors will soon publish their memoirs
Fat Man is below 300 pounds
According to Steve Vaught's latest journal entry on his thefatmanwalking.com site, his weight has dropped to 292 pounds. He started his trek at over 400. He has fewer than 400 miles remaining.
Celebrity sighting on the road
This from the Lovetripper.com celebrity news site: Getting her kicks on Route 66, pop star Jessica Simpson, along with her mother and several gal pals, enjoyed an out-of-this-world meal served at the Satellite Cafe (an eatery with an exterior enhanced by a 15-foot-wide flying saucer) during a break from the set of Jessica's upcoming flick, … Continue reading Celebrity sighting on the road
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com continues to trudge along U.S. 40, although he's been slowed by a wrong turn and people wanting to talk to him. 7.5 miles in only six hours, yeah! At this rate, I should be in New York before I turn fifty-two. Vaught is 39. You can read the latest journal here … Continue reading Fat Man update
Rick & Jane update
Rick and Jane McKinney have updated their Web site. However, their latest journal entry (dated March 29) actually came online several days later -- too late from them to plug their big event Friday in Oklahoma City. There's not much Route 66 content in the journal, but Rick and Jane's time on the road clearly … Continue reading Rick & Jane update
Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
The inductees are the Willie Anderson Trucking Co. of Lexington, the now-closed Berghoff restaurant in Chicago, Scottie's roadhouse restaurant in Hamel, and former state trooper Leland Storm, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Marilyn and Durell Pritchard also were given the special ambassodor's award. Anderson’s company, which once operated 26 trucks, started in the late 1930s as … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
My heart belongs to my Mother (Road)
Flea of the One Good Thing blog writes about her love of Route 66: I've been waiting impatiently for the kids to get old enough to dump them off, kicking and sobbing, at summer camp for two full weeks, weeks that I can spend driving endlessly west and cooing over cheap roadside attractions and makeshift … Continue reading My heart belongs to my Mother (Road)