“Get Your Tricks on Route 66”

I found this documentary video about skateboarders who live in the Route 66 town of Glendora, Calif. The interviews aren't much, but the slow-motion footage of their skateboard tricks is worth viewing. https://vimeo.com/20541672

A word from our sponsor

I have no idea what's going on here, except that you see the Bagdad Cafe in Newberry Springs, Calif. https://vimeo.com/20532758

“Dodge and Burn” trailer

While surfing Vimeo for videos, I stumbled onto this well-edited clip. Music is "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock (with a nod to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Warren Zevon): https://vimeo.com/20374026 It's a trailer for a film by Stephen Vernon-Clarke with the working title "Dodge and Burn," and it comes with this summary: Whilst traveling through the … Continue reading “Dodge and Burn” trailer

Health nuts

Looks like one of the Thessalonians needs a spotter, and the other has a case of OCD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFk4FfSAvD4 This is the latest edition of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This video chapter concentrates on the first book of Thessalonians.

A few inside details from “Cars 2”

Author Michael Wallis, who voiced the Sheriff of Radiator Springs in Disney-Pixar's "Cars" and served as the film's Route 66 consultant, recently completed voicework on the sequel "Cars 2." Although he hasn't seen a final edit of the film slated for theaters June 24, he revealed a few tidbits about it: --- Wallis is "almost positive" … Continue reading A few inside details from “Cars 2”

For a really big meal …

Folks may laugh at restaurant gimmicks like this ... until they remember the Big Texan Steak Ranch's 72-ounce steak challenge has helped keep it in the public eye for more than 40 years. This restaurant is Cookin' From Scratch, near Route 66 in Doolittle, Mo. It boasts of a 66-ounce challenge, which is this: The … Continue reading For a really big meal …

Shake-up at the Route 66 Festival

A committee that oversees the June 9-12 International Route 66 Festival in Amarillo, Texas, recently took the responsibility for organizing the festival and its awards night away from longtime Route 66 enthusiast Jim Conkle. In the wake of that move, Conkle has vowed to hold another Route 66 festival in Joplin, Mo., the following weekend. Conkle says … Continue reading Shake-up at the Route 66 Festival

Angel on their shoulders

Here's a lodging option near Luther, Okla., if you're traveling Route 66 -- Angel's Way Guest Ranch. If you're the immediate family of a police officer who died in the line of duty, you get to stay overnight for free. The video explains why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmq4lzzX0vM Angel's Way Guest Ranch is three miles north of Luther, … Continue reading Angel on their shoulders

Bill would cut funding to Claremore museums

A bill working its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would cut funding to the Will Rogers Memorial Museums and the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum along Route 66 in Claremore, Okla., reported the Claremore Daily Progress. State Rep. Leslie Osborn (R-Tuttle) proposes phasing out funding to those museums so money can be devoted to … Continue reading Bill would cut funding to Claremore museums