The Lost Dogs are currently on their tour of Route 66. Here's a video they filed: Here are the remaining show dates. UPDATE: Here's another new video from the road, of the band rehearsing and then performing "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / Cool Water" at Mark and Dawn Schenk's Route 66-decorated garage in Towanda, Ill.
Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Greene HD Productions is taking to the Mother Road next month to shoot a 13-episode television series called "Rhythms of the Road." From the news release: Combining the successful Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue series aired during the past two years on the RFD TV cable network and Greene’s work on the award-winning Route 66 … Continue reading Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Route 66 Rendezvous coverage
A slew of reports are coming about the massive Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., which is this weekend. The mayor does a little striptease to kick off the event. No, I'm not kidding. A report about the Neon Cruise, in which vehicles are decorated with lights. One had 17 blue neon lights on … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous coverage
An addition to the blogroll
Andie Smith and Holly McCaig are two young women who will embark on a Route 66 trip from St. Louis to Santa Monica, beginning Tuesday. They have a nice eye for photography, and they plan to post photographs and video during their trip on the Mother Road on their F2 Chicks blog. The blog hasn't … Continue reading An addition to the blogroll
Castle Car Wash building placed on watch list
Landmarks Illinois today placed the John J. Murphy Filling Station, aka Castle Car Wash, on its 2008-2009 Chicagoland Watchlist of endangered historic properties. Twelve other properties in the Chicago area were listed. It is hoped the publicity will spur efforts to preserve the structures. The stone, castle-like station, on Route 66 at 3801 W. Odgen … Continue reading Castle Car Wash building placed on watch list
Leave the old road alone
Terry Beck sent me this disturbing news from his site. Apparently a historic, several-hundred-foot section of the 9-foot-wide "sidewalk" highway of Route 66 near Afton, Okla., was being paved over with asphalt Monday near the Vo-Tech school. In an entry titled "Sacrilege on Sixty-Six," Beck wrote: Imagine our surprise when the entrance off of the … Continue reading Leave the old road alone
Virtual cruising
Game Planet reports that the Midnight Club Los Angeles video game contains startlingly accurate re-creations of landmarks in the City of Angels, including a notable one at the symbolic end of Route 66: Midnight Club Los Angeles takes full advantage of the potential in the current generation of hardware to exceed all expectations. And that … Continue reading Virtual cruising
Star jockey named grand marshal of Duarte parade
Garrett Gomez, horse-racing's top-earning jockey for the past two years, was selected as grand marshal for the annual Salute to Route 66 Parade at 9 a.m. Saturday in Duarte, Calif., reported the Foothill Weeklies. The parade will step off at 9 a.m. at the northeast corner of Huntington Dr. and Cotter St. and proceed east … Continue reading Star jockey named grand marshal of Duarte parade
Springfield festival crosses fingers
Like the Route 66 Rendezvous, organizers of the Route 66 Mother Road Festival and Car Show in Springfield, Ill., are guardedly optimistic that attendance numbers next weekend will remain stable despite a soft economy and high gas prices. From the Springfield Journal-Register: “Car enthusiasts who have classic cars or hobby cars are going to go … Continue reading Springfield festival crosses fingers
Braidwood considers historic preservation rules
More of this, please. This is a story from the Braidwood (Ill.) Journal about an upcoming city council meeting in nearby Braidwood: City attorney Paul Keller introduced a draft ordinance at the Sept. 9 regular meeting of the council that would establish a historic preservation system for the city. The system would enable the city … Continue reading Braidwood considers historic preservation rules