Lots of cool footage I haven't seen before. The Upcoming Pixar blog has it.
Month: March 2006
Rock Cafe is featured on Roadfood site
The Rock Cafe on old Route 66 in Stroud, Okla., is now featured as a recommended restaurant on Jane and Michael Stern's wonderful Roadfood.com site. Here is an excerpt from the Sterns' review of Dawn Welch's venerable restaurant: Among Dawn's menu innovations are a fabulous chicken fried steak she makes out of a pork cutlet … Continue reading Rock Cafe is featured on Roadfood site
Photos from the road
Jason Hudson, a photographer from Fayetteville, Ark., had a slow weekend for gigs and was bored. So he jumped in his Honda Element and drove west, much of it on Route 66. The photos from his trip can be viewed on his blog here.
Advice on driving Route 66
The Herald-News in Joliet, Ill., has this sage advice: If you want to celebrate Route 66's 80th anniversary, drive it. The article is well-done. It has a lot of advice from members of the Illinois Route 66 Association. I take issue with one opinion, however. Oklahoma is not the best-signed state on the route. It's … Continue reading Advice on driving Route 66
Route 66 author sees final cut of “Cars” movie
Michael Wallis of Tulsa was flown the California over the weekend to view a final cut of Pixar's Route 66-based film, "Cars." Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road," acted as technical adviser to the film, guided the Pixar crew on a Route 66 tour several years ago, and voices the part … Continue reading Route 66 author sees final cut of “Cars” movie
Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars
Talk about one heck of an adventure. Here's what the Cruise66.com group is going to do in June: Cruise66 is the name of a 4 week long cruising event taking place on Historic Route 66 during the month of June 2006. The plan is to ship 15-25 pristine classic American automobiles ranging from 1946-1966 models … Continue reading Norwegian group will drive Route 66 in vintage cars
The granddaddy road of them all
Route 66 is marking its 80th anniversary this year. I'm setting aside a moment in appreciation for the 200th anniversary of the National Road, which is Wednesday, according to the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun. Just think of that for a minute. Thomas Jefferson was president when he signed the bill to create the National Road, which … Continue reading The granddaddy road of them all
Buck Owens, R.I.P.
The death of former country music star Buck Owens was announced a few minutes ago. As far as I know, Buck Owens has no direct connection to Route 66, other than being born in Texas and raised in several other Mother Road states (Arizona, California). But he was such a dominant country artist in the … Continue reading Buck Owens, R.I.P.
World’s Largest Catsup Bottle will be on TV
The famous Brooks Catsup bottle water tower in Collinsville, Ill., will be on the Travel Channel's "Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo" at starting Tuesday. The Brooks Catsup bottle isn't on Route 66; it's about a mile and a half from the Mother Road. But it's an inextricable part of Collinsville and is frequently featured … Continue reading World’s Largest Catsup Bottle will be on TV
Pain Walker’s wheelbarrow stolen
The Cibola County Beacon reports that Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking west on Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, discovered that his specially designed wheelbarrow and harness had been stolen as it sat outside his motel room in Grants, N.M. A photo of Kinch with his old custom wheelbarrow is above. A company … Continue reading Pain Walker’s wheelbarrow stolen