Brad Hansen, a 26-year-old Iowa native, has just finished his first feature-length film, "Driver's Ed Mutiny," that takes place on Route 66. Hansen told the Muscatine (Iowa) Journal that he sought to make a "Breakfast Club" movie on wheels. "I set out to make a modern-day John Hughes movie," Hansen said. "I was sad to … Continue reading ‘A John Hughes movie’ on Route 66
Category: Road trips
Time-lapse journey
Sandi Wheaton, the Canadian woman who traveled Route 66 after losing her job in the Detroit auto industry, has posted a few short clips from her time-lapse photography project of the Mother Road. The first is the start of Route 66 in Chicago: The next is driving into a rain storm in New Mexico: Last … Continue reading Time-lapse journey
Cross-country in a $1,000 car
Two guys aim to drive Route 66 to Los Angeles in a car they're going to purchase in Chicago for $1,000 or less. And, no, they aren't hopping into a time machine and going back 40 years. This is the rather ingenious publicity stunt by Cars for a Grand, a site that lists cars for … Continue reading Cross-country in a $1,000 car
A fresh take on the Mother Road
Caroline Vandergriff, a broadcast journalism and political science major at the University of Southern California, posted this video segment about the Mother Road in the Los Angeles area. On her YouTube profile, she says: All of these stories are my own original ideas, reported in the Los Angeles area. I shoot, edit, write, and provide … Continue reading A fresh take on the Mother Road
Notes from the road
The Oklahoma Route 66 Association is sponsoring a clean-up day on Saturday, April 17, at the old Ozark Trail section of Route 66 west of Sapulpa. This project is in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup and Keep Oklahoma Beautiful programs. Work will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. The association wants … Continue reading Notes from the road
French president, first lady want to cruise Route 66
Tucked into a story from Forbes.com about French President first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's visit to America this week is a snippet that caught my eye: The couple went around the room to greet each of their guests and spent about 10 minutes chatting with those in attendance. Bruni-Sarkozy charmed a group of besotted women, telling … Continue reading French president, first lady want to cruise Route 66
“Nothing But the Wheel”
Here's a good highway song by Peter Wolf, formerly the singer for the J. Geils Band. And the backing vocalist is a fellow by the name of Mick Jagger. For the record, Mr. Wolf seems to favor U.S. 41 -- not that it's a bad thing.
FedEx takes electric vehicle down Route 66
FedEx has decided to demonstrate its new all-electric urban delivery van with stops along Route 66 from Monday through April 6. It's part of the "Charge Up Route 66" tour. The tour is planning stops in St. Louis, Joplin, Oklahoma City, Amarillo and Albuquerque, in addition to the Mother Road's bookend cities of Los Angeles … Continue reading FedEx takes electric vehicle down Route 66
Notes from the road
The neon sign of the historic Tower Theater in Oklahoma City will be relighted during a ceremony Friday evening. The theater, at 425 NW 23rd St. in Oklahoma City, will see its restored neon blazing away again at 6:30 p.m. that day after decades in the dark. Here's more about the theater, according to records … Continue reading Notes from the road
Baseball cruise
MiLB.com, the Web site of Minor League Baseball, has published an article about three Texas League teams, and advocates traveling on Route 66 part of the way to see them. The Drillers of Tulsa, the Cardinals of Springfield, Mo.; and the Naturals of Northwest Arkansas all are part of the league. The story advocates checking … Continue reading Baseball cruise