Robby Love, aka the Roller Rapper, rolled into Springfield, Ill., on Sunday during his Route 66 tour, according to the Springfield Journal-Register. Love is skating from Chicago to L.A. to help plug his "Roller Rapper" album, shoot a documentary, and raise money for St. Jude Children's Cancer Center and local charities as he makes his … Continue reading Roller Rapper gets rolling on Route 66 tour
Category: Road trips
Gone to look for America
The New York Times has added Robert Sullivan's new book about American travel, "Cross Country," to its "First Chapter" excerpt feature. The feature includes a photo of the author in front of Amarillo's Cadillac Ranch. It looks like a promising book, but somebody better tell Sullivan and his editors that Interstate 70 was never associated … Continue reading Gone to look for America
Re-connect with America through Route 66
With the 50th anniversary of the interstate highway system, CBS News decided to take a look at its impact on society. And it's not been all good, says Columbia University historian Kenneth T. Jackson. Jackson also says the highway that was supposed to bring us closer together actually pushed us farther apart, as suburbs blossomed, … Continue reading Re-connect with America through Route 66
Norwegian classic-car group nears the end of its trip
The group of Norwegians who are driving pre-1966 automobiles the entire length of Route 66 is nearing the end of its trip, reports the Big Bear Grizzly of Big Bear, Calif. The group encountered mechanical problems, difficulty acquiring insurance, and dealt with a hit-and-run in Chicago. But they had a lot of fun, too. “We've … Continue reading Norwegian classic-car group nears the end of its trip
A gas-sipping cruise down Route 66
The Amarillo Globe-News ran into a group Tuesday that's crossing the United States -- much of it on Route 66 -- on motor scooters. Top speeds of the contraptions are about 45 mph, so for obvious reasons the Wandering Wheels group is sticking to secondary roads like old 66 so to not tie up traffic. … Continue reading A gas-sipping cruise down Route 66
Notes from the road
Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road
Tour de Route 66
Here's an item from lifestyles columnist Alan Peppard of the Dallas Morning News: For former Grand Prix of Dallas executive director Buddy Boren, the 1994 discovery of 30 tumors in his body was the crucible that moved him from the speedway to the slow lane. Since 2000, he has been making long-distance bicycle rides to … Continue reading Tour de Route 66
“Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
That's how Brent Hopkins of the Los Angeles Daily News essentially ended up on the Mother Road in Southern California driving his old Mustang. It's a good article, and it's especially intriguing to read about the the improvement of the Green Spot motel: The Green Spot, just a bit off the slice of the route … Continue reading “Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
Planning a trip out west
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a story about Route 66 attractions from Albuquerque to the Mojave Desert just outside of Los Angeles. Included is a list of recommended lodging.
“Cars” inspires others to take two-lane vacations
I perform blog searches nearly every day to see what's going on with Route 66. For about a week, since "Cars" opened wide, I've seen many entries like Mommy Life's: The effects of this movie will be long-lasting in this family. I've already told Tripp we need to save up to take a road trip … Continue reading “Cars” inspires others to take two-lane vacations