It ain’t the Joads …

... but Mitch Teich, a public radio producer, of his 19 Minutes Past the Hour blog still had an arduous trip across Arizona and New Mexico, much of it on Route 66, during a recent move. In Gallup, he endured a faulty alternator on his Volkswagen and ill health. Seemingly the only the thing that … Continue reading It ain’t the Joads …

Here are some “Cars” movie toys

The About.com Web site has details about Mattel toys coming from Pixar Animation Studios' Route 66 film, "Cars," to be released June 9. Below are some character assortment toys. FYI: The sheriff's car is voiced by Michael Wallis, who wrote "Route 66: The Mother Road" and is technical adviser for the film. This is the … Continue reading Here are some “Cars” movie toys

Son of soccer legend will tour Route 66

Calum Best, the male-model son of late former soccer star George Best, is going to drive Route 66 on a motorcycle for a television show, according to the Belfast Independent. Riding with him will be Fran Cosgrave, a co-winner of a reality show, "Celebrity Love Island." You can read the story here.

Route 66 festival holding a talent show

It's happening during the annual event in Edwardsville, Ill., according to the Edwardsville Intelligencer. Auditions for the talent show will be in late March and early April and the talent show will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 9 and group talent will take place on Saturday. Individuals may preform … Continue reading Route 66 festival holding a talent show

St. Robert, Mo., will hook up with byway program

The Route 66 town of St. Robert, Mo., decided to participate in the National Scenic Byway program and is applying for a $1.3 million grant, reports The Pulaski County Democrat. The city would use the funds to install a Trail of Tears Interpretive site and fitness trail, working with the National Historic Trail System of … Continue reading St. Robert, Mo., will hook up with byway program

Pain Walker update

The Mountain View Telegraph in Albuquerque has a story about Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking Route 66 to raise awareness for the National Pain Foundation. According to the story, Kinch's toughest stretch of road of 1,300 miles so far was near Clines Corners, N.M., where he encountered a stiff headwind walking uphill.

Fat Man and his wife are splitting up

Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com decided to head off some rumors at the pass, and confirmed that he and his wife are getting divorced. It sounds like this has been developing for some time. Apparently the couple feel they are better off apart than together. You can read about it here; scroll down to the Feb. … Continue reading Fat Man and his wife are splitting up

What Pixar researched for “Cars”

Jim Hill Media posts some thoughts about the Pixar 20th anniversary discussion at WonderCon a few weeks ago, including some tidbits about the animation studio's upcoming Route 66-themed film, "Cars." One is that "Cars" was partly inspired by a 1952 Disney animated short, "Little Deuce Coupe." Written by Bill Peet, it offers the story of … Continue reading What Pixar researched for “Cars”