Tickets for the upcoming 18th season of the Fabulous Palm Spring Follies in Palm Springs, Calif., are now on sale for its Route 66-themed "Get Your Kicks!" show, which begins Oct. 28 and runs through early May 2009. And according to the Follies' newsletter, a roadie is advising the crew on the show: I don’t … Continue reading Tickets on sale for Palm Spring Follies’ Route 66 show
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Joliet turning into a hot spot
The Chicago Tribune has an interesting story about joliet, Ill., and how it's growing quickly in population. Joliet is one of the 25 fastest-growing cities in America. It even has edged long-touted Naperville to become the fourth-largest city in Illinois. Here's the Route 66 content: An increasingly popular destination is the Route 66 welcome center … Continue reading Joliet turning into a hot spot
Wandering Oatman Road
I recently found out that the video for India singer Lucky Ali's "Dekha Hai Aise," from his 1997 album "Sifar," was shot on Route 66. It looks like most of the shooting was done in the western Arizona towns of Oatman and Kingman and on Oatman Road, aka Route 66. In fact, you can see … Continue reading Wandering Oatman Road
Baby steps for national Route 66 alliance
During last week's Route 66 Summit at Litchfield, Ill., a steering committee was formed to establish a national Route 66 alliance. One of the organizers at the meeting is optimistic the group will be operating by 2009. The organization would be similar to the old U.S. Highway 66 Association, which operated until 1976, and the … Continue reading Baby steps for national Route 66 alliance
Hello from South Korea
This version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" is by Park Sung Yeon, who's described as the "Mother of Korean Jazz."
“I’ll grab the wheel and point it west …”
Miranda Lambert's song, "New Strings," is a doggone good highway song. It also starts in Amarillo, right in the heart of Route 66 country.
Collecting memories
Beth, aka loveroute66, has posted three recent photos of the fast-decaying ruins of John's Modern Cabins on old Route 66 near Arlington, Mo. She says in the video that she wanted to videotape them now, as they might be unrecognizable or gone the next time she's in the region. I confess that we have a … Continue reading Collecting memories
Cyclist will test her recovery after accident
On Sunday, Amy Mack and about 40 other cyclists are embarking on a 3,400-mile ride from Los Angeles to Boston, part of it on old Route 66. That's a remarkable enough quest. But Mack is doing it three years after she was nearly killed in a biking accident, reports the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette: Thrown more … Continue reading Cyclist will test her recovery after accident
Frigid weather suppresses crowds at Red Carpet event
A report by the Morris (Ill.) Daily Herald indicates that attendance at the second annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival was hurt by cold weather on Saturday, but it rebounded somewhat when the temperatures improved on Sunday. And there's sentiment to push the festival deeper into the summer months: Several community members said … Continue reading Frigid weather suppresses crowds at Red Carpet event
A Vespa on 66 … and other notebook items
Eric Swanger is planning on driving the length of Route 66 in a few days. What makes his trip special is he's doing it entirely on a Vespa scooter. He starts from Chicago on May 6. He e-mailed: I am keeping a blog and posting a ton of pics. For the Route 66 segment, I'm … Continue reading A Vespa on 66 … and other notebook items