Disney today released another trailer for the Pixar animated film, "Cars 2," which will be in theaters on June 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWL90Moucts Here's the film's synopsis: Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” … Continue reading Another trailer for “Cars 2”
The Marx Brothers’ connection to Route 66
I'll bet you didn't know the vaudeville and future movie stars once owned a farm in a location that eventually would be Route 66 in Countryside, Ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlh9CMglLWU According to the video description, the Marx Brothers' "Chicagoland" farm lay four miles west of Chicago, on the northeast corner of South LaGrange Road and Joliet Road (aka … Continue reading The Marx Brothers’ connection to Route 66
Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
Preservation Oklahoma is set to list Route 66 bridges and other of the historic highway's resources as one of Oklahoma's Most Endangered Historic Places in 2011, according to a news brief today in the Tulsa Beacon. Preservation Oklahoma's list will not be announced until tomorrow. But according to the newspaper, the endangered list will include: … Continue reading Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
Meramec Caverns barn damaged by storm
A barn near Hamel, Ill., that used its north side as an advertisement for Meramec Caverns in Missouri was severely damaged by a tornado in late February, reported Rich Henry at Henry's Rabbit Ranch in nearby Staunton, Ill. Henry wrote on the Route 66 yahoogroup: It didn't level it, but took it down considerably. The … Continue reading Meramec Caverns barn damaged by storm
“Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes”
I've heard this hit song by George Jones for many years, but never saw the video that accompanied it until today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3GgoLtlWk I wonder how many gas stations are out there, waiting for others to find their treasures after the interstates left them nearly deserted?
“Old Highway”
This is a music video posted recently on the Route 66 News Facebook page by the Lori Locke Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMQTKAaKNo I like the song and the video. My only reservation is that I'd wished they'd used a different sound with the electric guitar.
You’s left out
It seems those Thessalonians weren't too bright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8SFscmgeY This is the latest video entry of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible."
A permanent spot on the pier
Dan Rice, proprietor of the Cali-to-66 souvenir shack that sits on near the end of the Santa Monica Pier, said in an e-mail over the weekend that he would move into a permanent kiosk on the pier this spring. [...T]he City is giving us our permanent spot to further establish us. They understand that this will help … Continue reading A permanent spot on the pier
An update on Cars Land
The Cars Land addition at Disneyland Resort in California will open in about 15 months. It's based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars," and Cars Land no doubt will get a nice bump in interest after "Cars 2" hits theaters this June. I found out that … Continue reading An update on Cars Land
A postcard from a bygone agricultural era
Brian Mackey wrote this exceptional story for the Springfield State Journal-Register about the historic Manske-Niemann Farm, which is south of Litchfield, Ill., just off Route 66. An excerpt: Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Manske-Niemann Farm is that it has been continuously occupied and worked by the same family since Abraham Lincoln was in the … Continue reading A postcard from a bygone agricultural era