I know I've posted videos of the Manhattan Transfer performing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" before. However, this is a performance done from just last year, for the group's "35th Anniversary -- Great American Songbook" DVD. The singing, as usual, is marvelous. And the piano backing is excellent, too.
Mark your calendars
An e-mailed update from the City of Tulsa today says that Claude Neon Federal Signs will begin re-erecting the neon-festooned letters of the historic Meadow Gold sign at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue in Tulsa on April 6. Claude estimates it will take about a week to completely install those letters. So, in about a … Continue reading Mark your calendars
Exploring the Sooner State by Route 66
Brian Passey of the The Spectrum in southern Utah once traveled along Interstates 40 and 44 when he was going through Oklahoma, and he wasn't overly impressed with what he saw on the superslab. The next time he was in the Sooner State, however, he decided to take Route 66 as much as possible. His … Continue reading Exploring the Sooner State by Route 66
Route 66 makes Preservation Oklahoma’s most-endangered list
Preservation Oklahoma this week placed Route 66 resources on its 2009 list of the state's most endangered historic places. The group said: Mom-and-pop motor courts, tourist cabins, restaurants, neon signs , roadbeds and bridges are all part of the Route 66 structures that sprang up in the 1920s. Today, many have gone out of business … Continue reading Route 66 makes Preservation Oklahoma’s most-endangered list
Century-old couple has a Route 66 connection
Tucked into this story from KTUL-TV in Tulsa about Forrest Winston, 101, and his wife Vera Winston, 100, was this little item: If you recognize Winston, you may know him as the one who built the Winston Motor Court on Route 66. Back then, it was the city's first air-conditioned motel. Here's a postcard image … Continue reading Century-old couple has a Route 66 connection
Midwest Living features Route 66
Midwest Living has a five-page feature article in its March/April issue about Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway, according to Illinois historic highways aficionado Lenore Weiss. The article, she says, concentrates on an eastern third of the Mother Road, from Chicago to Oklahoma. You can read part of the article here. But it's probably better … Continue reading Midwest Living features Route 66
Hello from Nashville
Here is Angela Siracusa, singing a Western swing-influenced version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66." This performance was taped at The Billy Block Show.
More from the Church of Bizarro
Moses and Aaron get their jollies at the expense of the Pharoah in this latest episode of "Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible." This Exodus chapter isn't as bizarre as the previous Genesis chapter. That doesn't mean it isn't weird, however.
Stimulus money to help a few Route 66 projects
Money from President Obama's economic stimulus package is slated to help at least two portions of Route 66 and probably more. According to the Bloomington Pantagraph, $3.4 million has been designated to resurface Old Route 66 from just south of Towanda, Ill., to north of Lexington, Ill. And, according to the Mohave Valley Daily News, … Continue reading Stimulus money to help a few Route 66 projects
Scout, R.I.P.
Scout, a beloved female rat terrier that had accompanied Redforkhippie and me on several trips on Route 66 and other highways, died Friday at age 10 after a months-long bout with cancer. Her tribute to Scout is a slide show here, along with a blog post. Scout inspired a Web site, Kids on 66, with … Continue reading Scout, R.I.P.