Sunday afternoon mostly looked like a typical day at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., with its typical clientele of motorcyclists, locals, and Mother Road travelers stopping to grab a bite to eat. Inside, however, was a little different story: A film crew from England was preparing to shoot footage for a reality-television series that … Continue reading Shooting day at the Rock Cafe
Category: Television
Prowling on Route 66
Here's a video from a few years ago about Plymouth Prowler fans driving the Mother Road: https://vimeo.com/41148208 WJRT-TV, which produced the video, is based in Flint, Mich. I'm not sure when this aired; the station has nothing about it in its website archives. According to Wikipedia, production stopped on the Prowler after the 2002 model. … Continue reading Prowling on Route 66
CBS News revisits Cadillac Ranch
Three weeks ago, I revisited a video in 1975 where CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt investigated the Cadillac Ranch art installation, just off Route 66 near Amarillo, Texas. Here's that original Kuralt story. Cadillac Ranch was just a year old: Kuralt's story vaulted Cadillac Ranch into national prominence, and it's remained there since. Thirty-seven years … Continue reading CBS News revisits Cadillac Ranch
Boot Hill owner will be on “Today” show tomorrow
Rory Schepisi, owner of the Boot Hill Saloon & Grill along Route 66 in Vega, Texas, will appear on NBC's "Today" show on Thursday, reported Go Rare, a blog by the Certified Angus Beef brand. Schepisi is no stranger to television, as she regularly appears on Amarillo stations in cooking segments. However, this appearance before the … Continue reading Boot Hill owner will be on “Today” show tomorrow
TV crews from Britain, Korea visit Rock Cafe
It's unusual enough for a foreign television crew to show up at the Rock Cafe. However, it's especially unusual for two foreign television crews to appear at the historic Route 66 landmark in Stroud, Okla. And it happened on Tuesday evening. One crew was from the Seoul Broadcasting System in South Korea. They'd been on … Continue reading TV crews from Britain, Korea visit Rock Cafe
A tour of the original McDonald’s
Here's another recent episode of "Inland Empire Explorer," where the host gets a tour of the original McDonald's restaurant, now a McDonald's memorabilia museum on Route 66 in San Bernardino, Calif. https://youtu.be/QuvbLM1t130 The owner, Albert Okura, also owns the Juan Pollo restaurant chain and the entire Route 66 town of Amboy, Calif., where he is … Continue reading A tour of the original McDonald’s
Five guys and a goat walking Route 66 to end Cubs Curse
Five three fellows from Arizona and a young goat are walking 1,900 miles on Route 66 to Chicago to end the fabled Billy Goat Curse on the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Fox23 in Tulsa caught up with them to file this story: The group and the goat aren't doing this just for kicks. The walk … Continue reading Five guys and a goat walking Route 66 to end Cubs Curse
A tour of the Wigwam Motel
A program titled "Inland Empire Explorer" gets a walk-through of the historic Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif. It's a good video: https://youtu.be/hgCHrrXUPTo "Inland Empire Explorer" airs on a PBS affiliate, KVCR, and on several cable-access stations in the Los Angeles area.
Memories of a road trip
A fan of Japanese singer and actor Yamashita Tomohisa has posted this slide show of images from his recently completed trip on Route 66. The video is in tribute to Yamashita's 27th birthday, which is today. https://youtu.be/nVDUG-mGnHo Someone on Vimeo was posting the full "Yamashita Tomohisa Route 66" episodes that aired on Japanese television. Alas, … Continue reading Memories of a road trip
Angel runs deep
I confess: I gasped when I saw this ad and who was featured: https://vimeo.com/39909576 In case you're unfamiliar, he's Angel Delgadillo, the "Guardian Angel of Route 66" in Seligman, Ariz. The ad was shot by Proving Ground Productions of Mesa, Ariz., over a two-day period in November as a part of the Route 66 video … Continue reading Angel runs deep