The Daily Oklahoman has a fascinating article about NoName Ranch in Wynnewood, Okla., which supplies beef to a number of Oklahoma City-area restaurants, including POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia. Bruce and June Buechner own NoName Ranch (yes, that's its name). They raise Pinzgauer cattle from Austria, and they raise them organically. That means no … Continue reading The no-name brand behind POPS burgers
Flying fingers
This performance by Hironobu Naganuma of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" is extraordinary. It's technically difficult, but it seems like he's having fun. Also, it grooves like mad.
Historic Tulsa hardware store will close
It's been rumored for weeks, and it appears the Tulsa World has confirmed it -- that Swinney's Hardware in Tulsa, which has been operating since 1934, is set to close Aug. 1. Swinney's has a long association with historic Route 66. Swinney's originally opened as a furniture store near Lewis Avenue and Admiral Place, the … Continue reading Historic Tulsa hardware store will close
New windows for The Mill
The Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County announced this week it had secured a grant to install new windows at The Mill, a historic restaurant on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., that will be converted into a tourism center. New windows doesn't sound like much. But there are 40 of them in The Mill … Continue reading New windows for The Mill
Flooding closes part of Route 66 in Missouri
Route 66 enthusiast and radio announcer Joe Sonderman in St. Louis reports that parts of Route 66 through central Missouri are closed because of flooding after torrential rains, and waters aren't going to recede for at least another day or so. It seems the best resource to check on current conditions is this interactive map … Continue reading Flooding closes part of Route 66 in Missouri
Keep harping
Here's a folk-blues-country version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," with some good harmonica playing. The singer flubbed some lyrics, but that's OK.
Triumph T-shirts have a Route 66 flavor
Triumph motorcycles is set to release its summer T-shirts next month, and one of them is going to have a definite Mother Road flavor. A British twist has been placed on an American dream by Triumph with the Route 66 t-shirt design, which features the legendary Route 66 signpost graphic flanked by both American and … Continue reading Triumph T-shirts have a Route 66 flavor
Missouri motor tour runs in September
This hasn't yet been posted on the Route 66 Association of Missouri's Web site, but I received a mailer that announces the association's 19th annual motor tour will be Sept. 5-7. The tour starts with registration at the Comfort Inn in Collinsville, Ill., on Friday. Saturday includes dinner at Zeno's Motel and Steakhouse in Rolla, … Continue reading Missouri motor tour runs in September
Early R.E.M.
Googley5 has sent me this YouTube video that features the earliest live-in-concert recording of Rock Hall of Famers R.E.M., way back in 1980 at the famous 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga. The four songs include "Route 66."
Lawman museum being located on Route 66
The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Museum and Hall of Fame will be located in Chandler, at least temporarily on Route 66, the Daily Oklahoman reported. Chandler is the hometown of one of Oklahoma's most famous police officers, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bill Tilghman. The museum will be built next to the historic armory building, which now houses … Continue reading Lawman museum being located on Route 66