John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" is marking its 75th anniversary next year. To mark the occasion, three artists associated with the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, Calif., are traveling on the real-life Route 66, starting today in Oklahoma, to trace the Joad family's trek in the book. According to the Monterey County Herald: … Continue reading Artists retrace Joads’ trip on Route 66 in “Grapes of Wrath”
Category: Road trips
A Fiesta on the Mother Road
I stumbled onto this a few days ago on Twitter. Sara Parker took a new Ford Fiesta down Route 66 in Southern California to check out the sights. The enjoyable result is here: https://youtu.be/6mQNez8G8VI Parker said it's part of a Ford campaign: Ford invited me to be an Agent for the Fiesta Movement. They've provided … Continue reading A Fiesta on the Mother Road
A timely upload
The makers of the ongoing "Operation Route 66" documentary project posted eight minutes of the film just a few days ago. I've seen other parts of the film, but this is the most arresting: op rt 66 8min from Operation Route 66 on Vimeo. I'm not sure whether it's a coincidence the excerpt was posted … Continue reading A timely upload
Extras from “Billy Connolly’s Route 66”
Longtime readers may remember "Billy Connolly's Route 66," a television miniseries in 2011 that set off a mini-boom of Route 66 interest around the world, especially the United Kingdom. Here's a 46-minute segment of outtakes -- including the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Okla. -- and musings from Connolly during the production: https://youtu.be/2XiQlCCiVJA You can buy … Continue reading Extras from “Billy Connolly’s Route 66”
A word from our sponsor
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Driver aims to set coast-to-coast record in 1930 Ford Model A
Australian adventurer Rod Wade and co-pilot Michael Flanders are aiming to drive America coast-to-coast in a 1930 Ford Model A in less than 60 hours in mid-October, according to Wade's website. Their planned route will take them along the Lincoln Highway, the pioneering American transcontinental route championed by Henry Ford, and part of Jackson and … Continue reading Driver aims to set coast-to-coast record in 1930 Ford Model A
Route 66 NonStop launches fundraising campaign
After hinting at it for months, the fellow behind the "open source" Route 66 NonStop website has launched a fundraising attempt at $50,000 at Indiegogo. Ingar Hagen, founder and CEO of the Norwegian company Mobideal AS, said his proposed website sprang from a childhood wish to travel Route 66. Such an open-source site, he says, … Continue reading Route 66 NonStop launches fundraising campaign
Running the route … in a whimsical way
This rather whimsical film about running on Route 66 is a project for the International Association of Administrative Professionals: IAAP | Route 66 from Blue Coffee Pictures on Vimeo. Blue Coffee Pictures explains: This Kansas City-based organization wanted a film that inspired members to give back to the not-for-profit and have some fun along the … Continue reading Running the route … in a whimsical way
Route 66 in Illinois and Missouri
Filmmaker and writer Carter Liotta and a pal embarked on a recent Route 66 trip from Chicago to western Missouri. It's a terrific primer to that section of Route 66 in the Midwest. Route 66: Illinois and Missouri from Carter Liotta on Vimeo. Liotta also made an award-winning five-minute film in 2008 about Route 66:
“Astrology”
A YouTube account by the name of luna tinsley took a couple of female friends on Route 66 in the Southern California desert, shot some footage, and added the tune "Astrology" by a Swedish band, Happy Hands Club. https://youtu.be/8J0juiBWPvQ The song is available for download for 99 cents from Amazon here.