Due to popular demand, Route 66 News has created a Clubs page that lists music venues and taverns on or near Route 66. A few things about the page before you surf to it: --- The list is not all-inclusive, but tries to stick to establishments that are notable music clubs, microbreweries, or historic or … Continue reading Page created for music clubs, taverns
Month: August 2011
Book review: “The Road to Somewhere”
This is a story about being a man in America. More specifically, it's about me being a man in America. Or trying. With those opening words by James A. Reeves begins a most unusual memoir. The sprawling "The Road to Somewhere" (412 pages, $25 retail price, softcover, W.W. Norton) is part autobiography, part travelogue, part … Continue reading Book review: “The Road to Somewhere”
Admiral Twin’s reopening delayed to 2012
In what was increasingly apparent, the Tulsa World reported today that the Admiral Twin Drive-In theater would postpone its planned reopening to next year. The historic drive-in's fabled twin screens burned down during a fire in September 2010. After more than $30,000 in donations and securing a loan, co-owner Blake Smith announced the theater would … Continue reading Admiral Twin’s reopening delayed to 2012
Disney expo gives more details on Cars Land
Disney officials at the D23 Expo on Friday provided more details about the Cars Land area being built at Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Cars Land, inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Spring in the 2006 Disney-Pixar animated film "Cars," is scheduled to open to the public in … Continue reading Disney expo gives more details on Cars Land
Pinto Bean Museum opens soon in Edgewood
The Historic Pinto Bean Museum opens next weekend during the annual Harvest Festival inside the Wildlife West Nature Park complex just off Route 66 in Edgewood, N.M. The museum was funded in part by a grant from the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area. The Harvest Festival weekend starts the evening of Friday, Aug. 26. Roger Alink, … Continue reading Pinto Bean Museum opens soon in Edgewood
Spinning their wheels for charity
The Children's Center, which provides specialized medical care to children, recently held its 15th annual Spin Your Wheels cycling fundraiser on Route 66, starting in Bethany, Okla. Here's a video about the 2011 event: https://youtu.be/qFWk0T-_DaU Below is one of the videos that helped publicize the event. And, yes, it indeed was shot on the Mother … Continue reading Spinning their wheels for charity
Every Day I Have the Blues on Route 66
This is a music mash-up that works. "Every Day I Have the Blues" is mixed with Bobby Troup's "Route 66" during a gig in Lantzville, British Columbia. The woman on the left is Tamara Lea, with Kim Pacheco and pianist Richard Harris White Jr. https://youtu.be/H7KdJgIC3f8
Quartet, times two
Encore! apparently thought a quartet is a good, but eight is great. https://youtu.be/Qt7utsy-otw The group is based in the Sacramento area, and is available for hire.
More about Brother’s Route 66 campaign
A few days ago, I found 14 videos that obviously were part of a television ad campaign for Brother's label-making machine. All of the segments were shot on or near Route 66. The account that posted the videos was "BrotherUK," but no other information about the campaign existed. Today, a report by Campaign Live, based in … Continue reading More about Brother’s Route 66 campaign
Illinois Route 66 gets FHA grant
The Federal Highway Administration today announced hundreds of highway grants, including a relatively small one for Route 66 in Illinois. The media release for Illinois from the FHA says that $110,625 has been awarded to install "educational panels along Historic Route 66." It didn't elaborate, but the grant probably will be used to build more … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 gets FHA grant