Compugrrrl has posted nice images in recent days on the New Mexico PhotoJournal. On Friday, she posted a photo of a long-shuttered diner in Glenrio (even though it's just within the border of Texas). She also has images from the Blue Swallow Motel and and the Route 66 monument, both in Tucumcari, neon from the … Continue reading Scenes from the road in New Mexico
Category: Web sites
A new interview with Pixar’s John Lasseter
Jonathon Moran of Seven.com.au in Australia sat down and talked with Pixar director John Lasseter about the studio's upcoming "Cars" movie, which is based on Route 66. Lasseter says "Cars" is "the most complex film we have ever made." Lasseter also said his trips on Route 66 also greatly influenced the film's look. ... The … Continue reading A new interview with Pixar’s John Lasseter
Route 66 News named “one of the best” sites
A few days ago, this site was singled out by the editorial staff of Best Blog on WordPress, which searches for blogs that use WordPress.com "that are worthy of taking a look." I was extremely flattered and grateful for the recognition, especially when there are 160,000 WordPress blogs and growing. I didn't even know Best … Continue reading Route 66 News named “one of the best” sites
Edwardsville area wants a tourism Web site
Glen Carbon and the Route 66 community of Edwardsville, Ill., wish to create a tourism Web site, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. Thankfully, a representative from the Illinois Route 66 Association will weigh in with opinions at an organizational meeting April 24.
A tip of The Hat
The Diner blog reviews another eatery in the Los Angeles metro area, this time The Hat, which has been Route 66 in Glendora since 1951. He gives a thumbs-up to the pastrami burger and fries that include brown gravy.
We’re back
The folks at WordPress.com took down this site and many others in the network for about 24 hours on Easter Sunday for what they described as "emergency maintenance." The timing was good; traffic is usually down sharply during a holiday anyway. I've been pretty happy with WordPress.com and its attentive customer service so far. Hopefully, … Continue reading We’re back
Roadfood.com reviews Albuquerque eatery
Jane and Michael Stern's Roadfood.com site has an updated review of the Frontier restaurant along old Route 66 in Albuquerque. Check out the picture of the sweet roll near the bottom of the page.
Bottletree Man has his own blog
I didn't know this until today, but Elmer Long, aka The Bottletree Man of Oro Grande, Calif., has had a blog since November. I discovered his site when he linked to mine. You can go to his site here. It includes his explanation about how he started making sculptures out of discarded bottles. The … Continue reading Bottletree Man has his own blog
Bam Bam slam
The New Diner, a blog devoted to reviews of restaurants in the Los Angeles area, found a barbecue stand on Route 66 in Glendora, called Bam Bam Bar B Que. Unfortunately, the adjective "flavorless" shows up frequently during the blogger's descriptions. I guess we won't stop there next time we're Mother Roading through Cali.
Beware of the burros
Ginger of That's Ms. Hill to You writes a long and entertaining entry about her trip on Route 66 some time ago after she'd lost her job and, fortunately, received a decent severance package. So she decided to hit the Mother Road. Here is one of the memorable excerpts from her trip: Route 66 runs … Continue reading Beware of the burros