Speaking of guidebooks, Harry Medved was kind enough to send me a copy of the book he co-wrote with Bruce Akiyama, "Hollywood Escapes." It describes itself as "The moviegoing guide to exploring Southern California's great outdoors." The reason this book is mentioned here is because it contains a chapter about Route 66 and its role … Continue reading Route 66 on the silver screen
Category: Road trips
A guidebook to a fault
David Lynch (not that David Lynch) was fascinated by the notorious San Andreas Fault in California and sought to explore it. To his astonishment, he found that no complete guidebook to the faultline existed. Lynch explored the fault, a source of earthquake anxiety in the California and inspiration to scores of bad disaster movies, and … Continue reading A guidebook to a fault
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Lovimoment and her mother are traveling Route 66 and documenting it on It's One Adventure After Another. They are finishing a Mother Road trip that Lovimoment's mom and grandmother started, but the grandmother fell ill and eventually died. On Friday, they were in Tulsa. Thumbrella seems to be a fan of Route 66 artist Bob … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Cancer rider update
The Kingman (Ariz.) Miner caught up with Michelle Thompson, who's cycling on the length of Route 66 to raise awareness of oral cancer and raise funds for her debilitated brother. Thompson went 1,400 miles without a flat tire, then starting having up to three a day. "I found myself on the side of the highway … Continue reading Cancer rider update
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20
The Land of Enchantment envisions a future Albuquerque that's more walkable. Not that it's bad in that regard; it considers Downtown, Nob Hill and Old Town the most walkable areas in the Duke City. I concur. Artist David Wilder displays his "High Desert Texaco" watercolor painting, which he says was inspired by many trips on … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20
Cancer rider update
The Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff caught up with Michelle Thompson, who's cycling across Route 66 to raise awareness of oral cancer and to drum up funds for her ailing brother. She credits people on the Mother Road helping continue her quest. Aficionados of the historic route have provided unexpected help all along the route, … Continue reading Cancer rider update
Chronicling the “Mother Road Chronicles”
The Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press has an article about California Route 66 booster Jim Conkle and his efforts to film a TV pilot tentatively titled "Mother Road Chronicles," which is loosely patterned after the late Charles Kuralt's "On the Road." “The road is a road of color: color of people and color of sights,” he … Continue reading Chronicling the “Mother Road Chronicles”
Review of “Harley-Davidson: Race to the Rally”
Gord Goble of IGN.com checked out the new video game, "Harley-Davidson: Race to the Rally," which reportedly contains a segment of Route 66 as a part of its cross-country motorcycle journey. Goble didn't like it much; he described it as "disappointing" and graded it a mediocre 5 of a possible 10. And apparently the game's … Continue reading Review of “Harley-Davidson: Race to the Rally”
Part 2 of Melissa McClelland podcast is online
Melissa McClelland, the Canadian singer-songwriter who traveled Route 66 this summer with a film crew, has posted the second part of her podcast. "Guardian Angel of Route 66" Angel Delgadillo and longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner Ernie Edwards get a lot of time in the eight-minute segment. McClelland performs "Solitary Life" behind the historic Wagon … Continue reading Part 2 of Melissa McClelland podcast is online
Another man is going to walk Route 66
Jay Link, lead singer for the Los Angeles rock band Death and Taxes, weighed as much as 550 pounds just five years ago. He's lost 200 pounds with diet and exercise, and wants to lose 200 more in the next two years. Link recently wrote me to announce that in March, he would start walking … Continue reading Another man is going to walk Route 66