Operation Route 66 is planning a Route 66 trip in the May 2012 to raise funds and awareness for U.S. veterans of the Middle East wars. Appropriately enough, the website for this effort launched today, Veterans Day. Here a video that explains the project: https://vimeo.com/28799828 The website says: The mission of Operation Route 66 is to … Continue reading Group plans Route 66 trip to raise funds, awareness for veterans
Category: Road trips
A close shave
Here's a new video about a Route 66 trip, with lots of footage of Angel Delgadillo of Seligman, Ariz., doing his thing as a barber. https://vimeo.com/31924828
Road journal
Photographer Nick Brazinsky traveled the Mother Road from Chicago to Santa Monica. This well-conceived slide show is the result. https://vimeo.com/31855205
Time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip
Here's a remarkably well-edited time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip across 32 states in America. That included a swing on Route 66 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. https://youtu.be/Tt-juyvIWMQ Photographer Brian DeFrees created the video in August and September. More about it can be read on the Daily Mail in London. The stirring music … Continue reading Time-lapse video of a 12,000-mile road trip
“The Autumn of Route 66” trailer
Filmmaker Ester Brym has released a trailer for the documentary she's been working on, titled "The Autumn of Route 66." https://youtu.be/JH7pB6yil68 The film's website is here, although it's still in a somewhat embryonic stage. No word on a release date for the film, although Brym was still editing it a couple of weeks ago.
“Born to Be Wild”
I'll let the creator of this video explain it: Bobby Cochran & Steppenwolf perform an extended version of "Born To Be Wild" from the movie "Easy Rider" (1969) starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. Location scenes include Park Moabi, California; Colorado River bridge crossing at Topock, Arizona; Flagstaff and other scenes along Route … Continue reading “Born to Be Wild”
A driver’s view of Oatman Road
Sit back and take a mini-vacation for 23 minutes. Here's the best-quality video I've seen of a motorcyclist's drive on Oatman Road, from the outskirts of Kingman, Ariz., through the twists and turns to Sitgreaves Pass, and into the town of Oatman itself. It was shot with a helmet cam. You'll see cattle near the … Continue reading A driver’s view of Oatman Road
Book review: “Billy Connolly’s Route 66”
"Billy Connolly's Route 66" was a highly rated, four-episode television program that aired on ITV1 in the United Kingdom this fall. It earned a lot of praise from roadies who saw it, and its popularity very likely will spur a new wave of Britons traveling Route 66 in 2012. This entertaining but flawed book of … Continue reading Book review: “Billy Connolly’s Route 66”
A new song about the Mother Road
A Czech blues-rock band, After 40, has recorded a song titled "Route 66." And it's not a cover of the famous Bobby Troup tune; it's new song. Here's the video for it. Apparently someone sent a film crew to the Mother Road in Arizona and California: https://youtu.be/iLob6sx6jL8 After 40's newest album also it titled "Route … Continue reading A new song about the Mother Road
“An Idiot Abroad,” Route 66 style
A few days ago, the British satirical comedy "An Idiot Abroad" took its main character, the dim-witted Karl Pilkington, down the Mother Road. You'll see the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Bottletree Ranch, and a few other Route 66 landmarks, along with bizarre side trips. Note: This episode contains some profanity and an adult situation or … Continue reading “An Idiot Abroad,” Route 66 style