I'm trying to track down and post more clips of Vimeo videos. Click here to see the 26-minute Episode 1 of "Route 66 -- The Marathon Tour" from Greene HD Productions. The 14-part series is airing each Saturday on the American Life Network. You can also acquire "Route 66 -- The Marathon Tour DVD Set" … Continue reading Wearing of the Greene
Month: August 2009
Caution: Construction zone
Here's the latest video from "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This one is based on the book of Ezra. The video stars Ezra and some construction workers, who probably need to attend a safety seminar.
Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
Deep into a story from Indian Country Today about an Oklahoma film company acquiring the rights to a novel about major-league baseball's first American Indian player is this: Mike (Marshall) has been involved in Oklahoma television for more than 20 years as a production manager and field producer. He has produced more than 200 hours … Continue reading Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
Music box
You can buy your own cigar-box-style resonator guitar, with part of the body made from a Route 66 license plate. Back Porch Mojo sells it, with prices for cigar-box guitars ranging from $175 to $250, depending on the number of strings. Back Porch specializes in cigar-box guitars, with including parts and kits. Here's a demonstration … Continue reading Music box
Getting a lift from music
Among the many people who hitched a "Lift to the Rocker" fundraiser Saturday at the Fanning 66 Outpost near Cuba, Mo., was the bluegrass musical group The Lonesome Hill Gang. Jane Reed has the details about the group's little performance on the World's Largest Rocker: The family group showed up offering to play, and owners … Continue reading Getting a lift from music
Notes from the road
Some stray news items ... The Tulsa World has a recent update on Emory Duick, the senior citizen who is traveling Route 66 by foot. He's already worn out two sneakers, and he still has 1,400 miles to go. The New Mexico firefighters who were traveling Route 66 by motorcycle to raise funds for families … Continue reading Notes from the road
Tulsa to bid for 2020 Olympics?
I've been digesting this for the past day since the story was first reported by the Tulsa World. Here's the gist, in case you missed it: The Tulsa 2020 Committee on Tuesday presented the City Council with the idea of the city making a bid to host the 2020 summer Olympic games. [...] Such a … Continue reading Tulsa to bid for 2020 Olympics?
“Great American Road Trip” — Week 5
The fifth week of NBC's reality series "The Great American Road Trip" was fairly unremarkable, except for its producers snubbing Route 66 even more than usual. The families spent a lot of time in Sedona, Ariz., Slide Rock State Park and the Grand Canyon -- all of which aren't on the Mother Road. The only … Continue reading “Great American Road Trip” — Week 5
The Mill gets $10,000 grant
The Mill, a historic former restaurant on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., will receive a $10,000 cost-share grant from the National Park Service's Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. "This is really good news for us because it allows us to put a new foundation around the building, which will give it … Continue reading The Mill gets $10,000 grant
Family road trip
Author Malena Lott took another friend and their children on Route 66 from Edmond to Claremore in Oklahoma. Here's a video about where they stopped: And here's Lott's blog post about her adventures on the Mother Road.