OK, get this. Someone on YouTube has taken the original opening-credits footage of the original "Star Trek" TV series, but replaced the soundtrack with Nelson Riddle's "Route 66" theme from the TV show. It sounds like an odd mashup, but it works.
Category: Television
Another chat with George Maharis
Mark Rahner of the Seattle Times spent phone time with "Route 66" television series co-star George Maharis, who is plugging the DVD re-releases of the show. It's a good, wide-ranging interview, including a few details about Maharis' Playgirl shoot and his other non-"Route 66" work. If you want to check out the phone interview I … Continue reading Another chat with George Maharis
“Route 66” star does “Route 66”
George Maharis of "Route 66," does Bobby Troup's "Route 66." This version was recorded about 1962.
Hot-rod ambassador Boyd Coddington dies
Boyd Coddington, star of the "American Hot Rod" TV show and hot-rod ambassador, died at age 63 on Tuesday morning. The cause of death wasn't disclosed. However, Edmunds.com revealed that Coddington had been hospitalized since January after a fall at his home. Obituaries by the New York Times and Popular Hot Rodding provide a good … Continue reading Hot-rod ambassador Boyd Coddington dies
A visit to the Round Barn
This is a report about the Round Barn in Arcadia, Okla., from Brent Weber, a reporter from a KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City. This is a regular feature by Weber, called "Postcard from B-Web." It's a good segment. I didn't know about the funeral that was held a few months ago in the barn.
Statement released about new “Route 66” DVDs
Since Roxbury/Infinity's release of "Route 66: Season 1, Vol. 2" on DVD a few days ago, a number of complaints have erupted about its widescreen look. Apparently the widescreen format necessitates some cropping at the top and bottom of the picture, which has angered some viewers. I asked the company's publicist about this format and … Continue reading Statement released about new “Route 66” DVDs
A look at the Gay Parita station
KOLR-TV in Springfield, Mo., has a story about Gary Turner's re-creation of the Gay Parita gas station on old Route 66 west of Springfield in a settlement called Paris Springs. Here are more photos of Gay Parita. There's a video link with the story. But buried in the story is this item that's not on … Continue reading A look at the Gay Parita station
Chicago TV station to show “Route 66” episodes
For you Chicago roadies, WFBT-TV, Channel 48, will be renamed WMEU on March 1 and will start broadcasting old episodes of the "Route 66" TV show from the early 1960s, according to the Chicago Tribune. This is in addition to the classic-TV lineup on WWME, aka Me-TV, which is owned by the same outfit -- … Continue reading Chicago TV station to show “Route 66” episodes
Mother Road Transfer
In this old clip from "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, here's the Manhattan Transfer performing "Route 66."
A chat with Kirk Hallam
This week, I talked on the phone with Kirk Hallam, owner and president of Roxbury Entertainment. We talked about the company's DVD re-releases of the "Route 66" television series and an upcoming "Route 66" film, based on the 1960s TV show, that he is producing. A lot of interesting information was revealed by Hallam during … Continue reading A chat with Kirk Hallam