In recent days, RQV Outdoor Movies has posted video shot during the 2003 International Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. It includes interviews with "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis and "Route 66" TV show co-star Martin Milner, a few years before he became too ill to make public appearances. According to a … Continue reading Memories of a previous Route 66 festival
A case where God needs a better P.R. agent
Here's the latest in "Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible." This entry focuses on the Book of Amos. Most would agree that Amos needs to fine-tune his approach to the populace.
Shooting the Southwest
This video led me to the Gaupers, a husband-and-wife photography team that checked out some of the Route 66 sights in the Texas Panhandle, especially the New Mexico border ghost town of Glenrio. They captured some really striking images there.
“Route 66” gone country
Found this video of Bryan Fontenot and Outlaw Inc. performing a western swing version of "Route 66," plus a nice acoustic song of his own. Fontenot has a voice that was born to sing honky-tonk songs.
Kingman as a jumping-off point
An article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about the Route 66 town of Kingman, Ariz., contains a lot of interesting material about tourism attractions in the town and in the surrounding area. Not only does the article mention usual attractions such as Route 66 and the Route 66 Museum in the city's Powerhouse Museum Center, … Continue reading Kingman as a jumping-off point
The power of dedicated volunteers
This story in the Tulsa World does a good job in explaining how a bunch of volunteers helped return the historic Coleman Theatre in Miami, Okla., to its original grandeur. Barbara Smith, the executive director, once told me that the theater was very close to meeting the wrecking during the 1980s. The theater was eventually … Continue reading The power of dedicated volunteers
A cake worth waiting for
Urban Tulsa, a weekly newspaper, published a good article about Ann's Bakery, a business that's been cherished by Tulsans for more than 70 years at its location on North Harvard Avenue, just off the Admiral Place alignment of Route 66. Ann's Bakery was nearly destroyed by a fire in early 2007, and it took more … Continue reading A cake worth waiting for
“If I Had It Back”
Here's Mark Maysey, playing a moving song he wrote, titled "If I Had It Back." The song is basically a dedication. Maysey explains in the notes on the video, which have been lightly edited: Dedicated to a lovely Mexican woman named Manueal Nellie Ramos Fyock, who raised me from a child and tragically lost her … Continue reading “If I Had It Back”
Campgrounds updates
On the suggestion of a reader, I updated the Campgrounds listings page on Route 66 News today. Most of the ones listed from the last update in December 2008 are still operating. However, I found a few had gone out of business, and I added new ones as well. Google, I discovered, is getting better … Continue reading Campgrounds updates
Skating rink on Route 66 will be converted into a church
The closed Starlite Skate Rink on Route 66 north of Sapulpa, Okla., will be converted into the new home of Sapulpa Life Church effective Sunday, reported the Sapulpa Daily Herald. The church is tailored more to young people, so it's possible the Skate Rink could be used at times for the purpose for which it … Continue reading Skating rink on Route 66 will be converted into a church