Another video from Australian morning TV host Grant Denyer during his current Route 66 trip. I have to admit this is pretty funny. More of those videos can be seen here.
Category: Road trips
“Travels with Charley” is deemed fiction
Bill Steigerwald, a writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, did some research and retraced the cross-country journey recounted in John Steinbeck's popular me-and-my-dog road book, "Travels with Charley," and came to this conclusion: Steinbeck's nonfiction book actually is fiction. He made it up. The first part of Steigerwald's critique -- that Steinbeck's meetings with vividly colorful … Continue reading “Travels with Charley” is deemed fiction
1930 journal of Route 66 trip will be donated to museum
Claudia Heller, a correspondent of Route 66 stories for several Southern California newspapers, including the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, tells about a journal from a 1930 road trip on a fledgling Route 66 from Los Angeles to Chicago. Mary Desbrow wrote in the journal as she, her husband, and two children made the trip when … Continue reading 1930 journal of Route 66 trip will be donated to museum
The man behind “Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible”
The Houston Chronicle tracked down Pastor Bruce Wersen, the man behind all the "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" videos that have been posted on YouTube (and on Route 66 News) in the past year or so. Wersen, 48, leads the His Place Community Church in Burlington, Wash. Using each of the Bible's 66 books … Continue reading The man behind “Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible”
An Aussie in America
Affable television host and race-car driver Grant Denyer has been traveling Route 66 in an old Cadillac in the past few days and doing live feeds back home to Australia for the "Sunrise Channel 7" show. Today, the show start putting his Route 66 segments on YouTube. The channel is here, but here are the segments … Continue reading An Aussie in America
Teaser clip of Route 66 documentary
Chris Tres of France traveled the Mother Road a few months ago to film a documentary about America's culture and music. Here's a teaser clip from the footage; you might see a favorite roadie or three: Here's the description of the video, translated from French by Google Translate: Teaser of the film "In the Footsteps … Continue reading Teaser clip of Route 66 documentary
Jobless man trying to set cross-country walking record
Matt Livermanne is looking for a job and needs a way to stand out for employers. So he figured if he broke the record for walking from New York City to Los Angeles, it will "make me stand out in the end,” he told the Cuba Free Press of Cuba, Mo. Livermanne left the Big Apple … Continue reading Jobless man trying to set cross-country walking record
He’s near the end of the road
Some of you may remember John Radich, who started running on July 4 from the Santa Monica Pier eastward on Route 66 and then the Lincoln Highway toward Atlantic City, N.J. According to a report by The Evening Sun of Hanover, Pa., Radich made it to New Oxford, Pa., on Tuesday. That puts him fewer … Continue reading He’s near the end of the road
Riding into Devil’s Elbow
Not too many first-person motorcycle videos are very good, but this one proves to be an exception. Take a ride on old Route 66 into the hamlet of Devil's Elbow, Mo.
Comedian planning a Route 66 trip for TV
Tucked into this story from QMI Agency in Canada about Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly is this intriguing little excerpt: Following his Canadian tour, Connolly plans to take the show to New Zealand and Australia early next year before filming begins on another travel series. Connolly filmed Journey to the Edge of the World, … Continue reading Comedian planning a Route 66 trip for TV