Route 66 TV has posted its newest video. This one details the Chinese officials taking Cadillacs down the Mother Road, along with a report on new board game and a Route 66 Rendezvous preview. https://youtu.be/d0oKF89dLOM
Abandoned church may be converted into senior housing
The long-abandoned St. Mary Carmelite Catholic Church in downtown Joliet, Ill., may be converted into senior-citizen housing instead of being demolished, reported the Chicago Tribune. Chicago-based Celadon Holdings has plans to renovate the church and develop a 60-unit residential facility with the top units enjoying the gothic ceiling of the church, said Scott Henry, a Celadon principal. [...] Plans … Continue reading Abandoned church may be converted into senior housing
“Road to Nowhere”
The name of this band is Talking Heads: https://youtu.be/AWtCittJyr0
Hello from Indonesia
This version of Bobby Troup's most famous song is sung by a 7-year-old. Sounds like she's started vamping early: https://youtu.be/JdPnrROhQGk
“Highway Star”
An oldie but a goodie from Deep Purple, aka Ritchie Blackmore's band: https://youtu.be/jOQHuDLE-Dk
Items displayed from old Route 66 motel
At the main office of the Holiday Inn Express in Litchfield, Ill., is a display of memorabilia from the long-gone 66 Motel Court and Route 66 in general, reports The Journal-News of Hillsboro, Ill. Sisters and hotel owners Jane Martin and Nancy Hyam, created the wall as a tribute to their parents, Lorman and Dorothy … Continue reading Items displayed from old Route 66 motel
Blues Brothers may return to television
The Blues Brothers, the musical duo that Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi made famous on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1970s, may soon return to television as a prime-time series. According to Variety, the screenplay for a pilot episode has been written. Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, John's ex-wife, own the TV rights. Script … Continue reading Blues Brothers may return to television
Bike MS event on Route 66 aims for $500,000
The annual Bike MS Oklahoma Ride cycling event next month on Route 66 is aiming to raise $500,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oklahoma chapter, reported the Edmond Sun. The 26th annual Bike MS Oklahoma Ride is a statewide cycling event heading from Tulsa to Oklahoma City for fun along Route 66 with stops along … Continue reading Bike MS event on Route 66 aims for $500,000
The father of “Route 66”
A recording by Bobby Troup of a song he wrote in 1946 that has subsequently been recorded by hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of acts over the decades. https://youtu.be/sYse1RNEh54
Pale Blue Whale
Do not adjust your computer screen. No, the Blue Whale has not died, so you're not seeing a ghost. And the Blue Whale hasn't turned pale because he saw a giant harpoon. But the Route 66 landmark in Catoosa, Okla., is undergoing an extensive repair and repaint job by Bill Haynes Co. of nearby Tulsa. … Continue reading Pale Blue Whale