... or one that I haven't heard about, anyway. The Daily Oklahoman reports that John Hargrove of Luther, Okla., has converted his property into a tribute to Route 66, complete with a replica of Herbie the Love Bug. There's also a spoof of the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, a gas station, and a meeting room … Continue reading Here’s a new Mother Road stop …
Category: People
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has posted his latest journal entry here. Not much Route 66 content, a lot of self-analysis. You also can view the picture of him with Pain Connection walker Dennis Kinch here, about two-thirds of the way down the page, in Vinita, Okla.
Pain Walker arrives in Tulsa
Dennis Kinch, the man who is walking west on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, was in Tulsa on Friday at the Pain Evaluation & Treatment Center to tell his story and meet with others who suffer from chronic pain. Kinch is successfully coping with chronic pain from Paget's disease and ankylosing spondylitis after … Continue reading Pain Walker arrives in Tulsa
This is bizarre
OK, try to follow me here. Hurra Torpedo is a Swedish band that wears matching sweatsuits, uses kitchen appliances for its music (reminding me of noise-rock band Einstürzende Neubauten) and is famous for a wacky cover of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (I didn't even like the original all that much). Ford makes … Continue reading This is bizarre
Fat Man meets the Pain Walker
Yeah, the title sounds like one of those superhero battles from Marvel Comics in the 1960s and '70s. Actually, Dennis Kinch, who is walking west on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, met in Vinita, Okla., with Steve Vaught, who is walking east on Route 66 in an effort to lose weight. Vaught and … Continue reading Fat Man meets the Pain Walker
Fat Man blows into town
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com strolled into Vinita, Okla., Sunday night after dealing with severe winds all day. At least he didn't have to deal with the tornadoes or wildfires, although a 40-foot-tall sign at the hotel where he was staying blew down (the pictures are at the bottom of this page). You can read his … Continue reading Fat Man blows into town
Another walker traversed Route 66
Here's a story in Newsday about Mark Cundy, who not only has walked Route 66, but has nearly circled the planet in an effort to raise money for cancer research. There's not much Route 66 content in the story except for this: "I had this romantic idea of walking Route 66 the whole way, but … Continue reading Another walker traversed Route 66
Long story on the Fat Man Walking
The Dallas Morning News has just published a long story about Steve Vaught, the obese man who's trying to lose weight by walking across America, including on Route 66. The story is here. Steve's thefatmanwalking.com site, which I've referred to often in the past, is here.
Just passin’ through
The Quay County Sun in Tucumcari, N.M., has featured a semi-regular feature about tourists passing through town on Route 66. This week's includes Allen and Kathy Priddy of Idaho. You can read about it here. Incidentally, Allen Priddy is a cousin to Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. They met … Continue reading Just passin’ through
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has his latest journal entry. Go here and scroll down to the Nov. 21 entry.