Want to take a really fast journey on the Mother Road? This time-lapse video from DeFrees Productions will get you from Chicago to Santa Monica Pier in about 200 seconds, give or take. https://youtu.be/ufx-_98fmCU The video was shot in August, and kudos for DeFrees for driving on many older alignments of Route 66. At its … Continue reading Route 66 in three minutes
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Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary
As Election Day fast approaches, an Ohio film company is preparing a documentary "about the American people's relationship with their political system and the 2012 election." Titled "Of By For: Promises, Power & the Political Parade," its makers will continue to shoot footage through tomorrow. Old Machine plans to release the film on Inauguration Day, which is … Continue reading Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary
TrekAmerica’s Ultimate 40 Travel Experiences
TrekAmerica, a 40-year-old "tours for non-tourists" company based in the United Kingdom, put together this video of clients' favorite travel moments in the United States. Route 66 made the cut, and you'll find many of the other 39 experiences overlap with the Mother Road as well. https://youtu.be/PQ9Ugb7d7dY The full list is here. And check out … Continue reading TrekAmerica’s Ultimate 40 Travel Experiences
Touring Route 66 in a ’66 Chevelle
Cole Quinnell was going to display his beautifully renovated 1966 Chevelle at the Flex-a-lite booth at SEMA and compete in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational, both in the Las Vegas area. Quinnell and photographer Robert McGaffin decided to take much of old Route 66 on the trip from Detroit to Vegas. They posted these two videos … Continue reading Touring Route 66 in a ’66 Chevelle
Road trip with friends
Three pals explore Route 66 and other parts of the Southwest in this well-edited video: https://youtu.be/-_NtonOoJHg Music is "On the Road Again," by Willie Nelson.
Route 66, circa 1988
This remarkable 26-minute documentary, "Route 66, The Main Street of America," from 1988 offers glimpses of the Mother Road from nearly a quarter-century ago. It's dubbed in Dutch, but don't let that stop you from watching. The interviewees all speak English, after all. The film is even more notable because it has footage of Gladys … Continue reading Route 66, circa 1988
Blue Whale Blues
What did Jonah do to pass the time after he was swallowed by a whale? The written record says he did a lot of praying -- understandable, given the circumstances. But maybe he also did what Welsh music artist Jon Langford did -- play a song. In this case, Langford performs "Death to Moby Dick" … Continue reading Blue Whale Blues
Book review: “Route 66: The People, The Places, The Dream”
Reading "Route 66: The People, The Places, The Dream" (paperback, self-published, 260 pages, $34.95) is like listening to two New Jersey chums talking about their first trip on the Mother Road in a vintage Cadillac. Plenty of Route 66 travelogues delve into the road's rich history and context (Rick Antonson's "Route 66 Still Kicks" is … Continue reading Book review: “Route 66: The People, The Places, The Dream”
Cadillac guys turn Route 66 journey into a book
Sal Santoro and Bob Walton drove a 1968 Cadillac the length of Route 66 about three years ago. Their experiences during their 7,300-mile trip were parlayed into a book, "Route 66: The People, The Places, The Dream." This is a video about the book's authors: https://youtu.be/diGQV5ESTiA My review of their book will be posted in … Continue reading Cadillac guys turn Route 66 journey into a book
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