Route 66 TV has posted its newest video. This one details the Chinese officials taking Cadillacs down the Mother Road, along with a report on new board game and a Route 66 Rendezvous preview. https://youtu.be/d0oKF89dLOM
Category: Television
Blues Brothers may return to television
The Blues Brothers, the musical duo that Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi made famous on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1970s, may soon return to television as a prime-time series. According to Variety, the screenplay for a pilot episode has been written. Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, John's ex-wife, own the TV rights. Script … Continue reading Blues Brothers may return to television
Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series
Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been making the publicity rounds this week ahead of a Route 66 travelogue that's set to air on ITV next month. Most of his interviews center around his motorcycle accident during the trip. His trike ran over him on a incline near Flagstaff, Ariz. He broke a rib, … Continue reading Billy Connolly rolls out publicity for Route 66 series
“Man vs. Food Nation” features Barstow restaurant
Wednesday night's edition of the Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food Nation" show will feature the Idle Spurs Steakhouse in Barstow, Calif., and other Route 66 restaurants and attractions, according to the Desert Dispatch newspaper. The TV show visited Barstow on July 17 as part of its Route 66 episode, which highlights food and activities along the … Continue reading “Man vs. Food Nation” features Barstow restaurant
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
Route 66 TV goes nuclear
The second episode of Route 66 TV on YouTube was posted today. And I'm sure host Jim Conkle was all aglow doing this segment: On this episode, Jim talks about an upcoming road trip from Amarillo to Santa Monica. You'll see a nuclear waste transport rig, and you'll learn a bit about the Summit Inn. … Continue reading Route 66 TV goes nuclear
Winners of the Lollapalooza Route 66 Chevy ad contest
MOFILM recently ran a video contest for Chevrolet's Route 66 campaign where entrants were vying for $8,000 in cash, two tickets to the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, round-trip tickets, accommodations, and screening of the film at MOFILM's awards night. The contest wanted entrants to "re-create the spirit of Route 66." MOFILM also is running … Continue reading Winners of the Lollapalooza Route 66 Chevy ad contest
Brother takes a cruise down the Mother Road
UPDATE 8/19/2011: Video links have been updated. Brother, the company that makes label printers, took a film crew down Route 66 to get real people's stories for what appears to be an ad campaign. The main ad that puts them all together: https://youtu.be/BIbEofkEKvw Here's a segment about Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones. This was shot at … Continue reading Brother takes a cruise down the Mother Road
Route 66 TV channel launches on YouTube
This got posted by the newly formed Route 66 TV channel on YouTube over the weekend: https://youtu.be/HHAl-WtCS5c Here's the description of the video: The inaugural episode of Route 66TV. Join us for each episode as host Jim Conkle takes you on a journey down the "Mother Road" discovering the past, present and future of the … Continue reading Route 66 TV channel launches on YouTube
“Serving homemade food from scratch”
I'm glad to see this finally show up on YouTube: the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Drives" paid a visit to Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe on Route 66 in Victorville, Calif., a few years ago. https://youtu.be/n3ILD8Tfbd4 The food is fabulous, and the retro atmosphere at the restaurant almost matches it.