Steve Vaught, the obese walker who's telling his Route 66 adventures on thefatmanwalking.com, apparently has fixed his computer and has update his Web site. He checked into an ill-maintained motel in Springfield, Mo. But the most notable thing was the berating from a desk clerk that was so outrageous, it was comical. You can read … Continue reading Fat Man gets chewed out for no apparent reason
Category: People
“My buns are for you”
I hadn't checked for a while on the wacky Swedish noise-rock band Hurra Torpedo during their tour of Route 66 in a Ford Fusion. Well, it turns out the crew had a weinie roast and other festive activity at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Ariz. Check out their adventures on this video site here.
Mini-Route 66
John Ruh of Edgebrook, Ill., has turned his basement into a miniature display of Route 66. And it sounds like no detail is spared. Ruh's Route 66 begins, as the real one did, in Chicago with a facade of the Art Institute. It continues through Illinois farmland--with a green plastic doormat modified to appear like … Continue reading Mini-Route 66
Fat Man update
Yeah, it's cold. Route 66 walker Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has posted this short message on his home page: It has started to snow, my iPod froze to death and now my computer is locked up. I am accessing through another computer and unable to post a journal at this time. I have written two … Continue reading Fat Man update
Pain Walker update
As temperatures were about to plummet below zero in northeastern Oklahoma on Thursday night, I wondered how Dennis Kinch, the Route 66 walker for the National Pain Foundation, was doing. Apparently, others were a bit worried, too. So there was this brief update on his Web site: I appreciate all the concern you've expressed about … Continue reading Pain Walker update
Here’s a new Mother Road stop …
... 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 …
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