Chevrolet today has chosen 35 finalists who seek to have an advertisement aired during the 2012 Super Bowl. All of the videos can be viewed at ChevroletRoute66.com. If you share one of them, you earn a chance at a $10,000 prize (registration is required). According to USA Today about the campaign: Chevrolet Route 66 is … Continue reading Chevrolet announces finalists for Route 66 ad campaign
Category: Television
Doing it their way
Here's a wonderful clip made by the folks at Mother's Brewing Co., based in Springfield, Mo. You'll quickly find it's inspired by a certain 1970s sitcom. https://youtu.be/vhHe43O7qRg The microbrewery, by the way, sits less than a block south of the St. Louis Street / College Street alignment of Route 66. (Hat tip: Christian Gideon)
History Channel may include Route 66 on program
A film crew from the History Channel filmed segments Friday along Route 66 in Southern California that may be included in a program titled "101 Objects That Changed the World," reported 66-to-Cali owner Dan Rice in Santa Monica. The crew spent time shooting near the "End of the Trail" Route 66 sign on the Santa … Continue reading History Channel may include Route 66 on program
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Here's an ad for the Route 66 Diner in Berlin. Check out the Route 66 map on the ceiling at the very end of the clip: https://youtu.be/tleZYNi4H7g
British celebrity couple is traveling Route 66
A celebrity couple from Great Britain is traveling on a portion of the Mother Road for three weeks, according to a story in The Daily Mirror of London. Jason Orange, a member of the UK-based pop band Take That, and British comedian Catherine Tate reportedly are dating, and decided to take some time together on … Continue reading British celebrity couple is traveling Route 66
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This is an ad created by Sarah Laird and Good Company: https://vimeo.com/32353923 The information on the video is scant, but I'm pretty sure it's a spot for this magazine.
“My Dad’s car”
I've been seeing a wonderful Chevrolet commercial in recent days, about two sons who tracked down their father's 1965 Impala and bought it back for him. Here's the extended video of that moment: https://youtu.be/bz-nO6WvOYw Chevrolet.com posted some of the back story behind the video: In the fall of 1964, Herb Younger bought a brand-new Chevy … Continue reading “My Dad’s car”
Shout! Factory acquires “Route 66” television series
Shout! Factory, a respected DVD issuer and music label, has acquired all the rights to the "Route 66" television series of the early 1960s, reported the Hollywood Reporter. The rights to "Route 66," an Emmy-nominated and highly praised drama that co-starred Martin Milner and George Maharis, had been owned by Roxbury Entertainment since about 2000. … Continue reading Shout! Factory acquires “Route 66” television series
Tattoo Man’s bad, he’s nationwide
CNN and a bunch of other media outlets have picked up this video made by a Tulsa television station a few days ago. It's about Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones of Bartlesville, Okla., who has 103 tattoos on his body. All but one of those tattoos depict Route 66 landmarks. https://youtu.be/MKbrCL-n2_Y By the time you read … Continue reading Tattoo Man’s bad, he’s nationwide
Excerpts from “Route 66: The Road West”
This video clips contains excerpts from "Route 66: The Road West," a three-part television documentary that aired on NHK in Japan and a one-hour version on the A&E Channel here in the States. A lot of good stuff here, including Club Cafe in Santa Rosa when it was still open, Russell Soulsby when he was … Continue reading Excerpts from “Route 66: The Road West”