TVShowsonDVD.com reports that the tentative release date for "Route 66: The Complete 2nd Season" is Oct. 21. Suggested retail price will be $49.98. That's all the information available.
Category: Television
On the road with Brad Paisley
This is a segment from The Learning Channel's "Route 66: Main Street America," from 2000. In it, you see a young country star Brad Paisley performing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" on the Rainbow Bridge near Baxter Springs, Kan., and kicking Dean Walker's feet backwards at Eisler Bros. Store in Riverton, Kan.
“Route 66 in New Mexico”
This broadcast by New Mexico PBS station KNME has been posted on YouTube in seven parts, totaling about 55 minutes. It's an exceptional program, with fascinating interviews, well-researched history, fine cinematography and vintage photos and film. It's fairly new; you can see the Blue Swallow Motel's newer paint job in it. I commend it to … Continue reading “Route 66 in New Mexico”
Down memory lane
Remember the first season of "American Idol"? This guy, Justin Guarini, finished second, but he's made not much of an impact in the music industry since.
Notes from the road
There seems to be some activity at the long-abandoned old Route 66 town of Spencer, Mo. We heard from Gary Turner up the road at Gay Parita that someone has bought the town's handful of buildings and plans to revive it with a gift shop and maybe other things. When we drove by on Sunday … Continue reading Notes from the road
“Culinary zen”
Kevin Sheedy of the Wichita (Kan.) Eagle and his wife, inspired by a recent Food Network episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," went from Wichita to Stroud, Okla. Two Route 66 restaurants -- Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs, Kan., and the Rock Cafe in Stroud -- were the highlights of their trip. On … Continue reading “Culinary zen”
Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
Here are a few shots I gathered at the Route 66 Festival on Saturday in Litchfield, Ill. More photographs by other bloggers at the festival can be seen here and here. If you know of more, send me an e-mail and let me know. UPDATE: Here's more from Denny Gibson. Here's the car show, set … Continue reading Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
“Route 66” DVD maker sues porn producer
Roxbury Entertainment, the same folks that are re-releasing the original "Route 66" television show on DVD, has filed a federal lawsuit against Penthouse for using the words "Route 66" to market a pornographic film and DVD, reports Courthouse News Service. You can read all the -- ahem -- dirty details with a copy of the … Continue reading “Route 66” DVD maker sues porn producer
Super weird
From today's San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sun: Four Italian men from an international film crew were showered with a superheroic welcome Friday at the San Bernardino headquarters for Juan Pollo Restaurants as they stopped by the corporate offices and museums. Each was dressed as a comic-book hero.Decked in Robin, Captain America, Flash Gordon and Superman … Continue reading Super weird
“Route 66” DVD set will be released Aug. 5
TVShowsonDVD.com reports today that the Roxbury/Infinity DVD set, "Route 66 -- The Complete First Season," is set to be released Aug. 5. Earlier, the first-season release of the set had reportedly been delayed to fix technical issues arising in the initial half-season releases of the original "Route 66" television series, co-starring George Maharis and Martin … Continue reading “Route 66” DVD set will be released Aug. 5