Emily and I have been home for a couple of days since the Route 66 Festival ended in Litchfield, Ill. So I’ve had some time to reflect on our unexpected twin killings .
Even when you don’t count our honors, we agreed it was the best awards banquet we’d attended since we started going to these annual gatherings in 2002. The meal was first-rate, the program was crisp, and, most of all, the honorees were highly deserving.
And the honors earned by Swa Frantzen’s Historic66.com , yours truly’s Route66News.com and Emily (who has a considerable presence with multiple Web sites ) show how much of a role the Internet has played with the Mother Road’s revival. Without the World Wide Web, I doubt Route 66 would have seen the renaissance it is experiencing today.
My first experience on the Internet with Route 66 was Frantzen’s site, David Williams’ graphic-heavy Route66.com and the Route 66 e-group, back about 2000. Regr...
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Edwardsville sets dates for festivalFrom: rwarn17588.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 11:34:26
The city of Edwardsville, Ill., has set the 12th annual Route 66 Festival for June 13-14. The Edwardsville Intelligencer has the news.
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more Let it wailFrom: rwarn17588.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-03-03 09:40:39
A few cues are blown during this version of “Route 66,” but the blues harmonica playing is so good, it’s hard to resist.
That’s Natacha Seara of Argentina on the blues harp.
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more Long to-do list for Illinois State FairgroundsFrom: rwarn17588.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-03-03 09:24:52
The Springfield Journal-Register has a lengthy and sometimes-depressing report about long-overdue repairs at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in town. A prominent alignment of Route 66 runs next to the grounds.
Whether the repairs are done is dependent on whether the legislature adopts the governor’s budget, which includes money for the fixes.
In the meantime:
The Route 66 Cat Club of Springfield had to scramble to find an alternate location for the International Cat Association P...
more Honest Abe gets his kicks on the yellow brick roadFrom: rwarn17588.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 23:37:22
The Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph has a brief item about an intriguing, if odd, new business coming downtown:
Chris and Rose Hotz already own the Davis Rose Inn Bed & Breakfast on Jefferson Street. Now the couple wants to open a book and gift store that emphasizes all things Bloomington, Chris Hotz said.
For example, Abe on 66 will carry Route 66, Abraham Lincoln and “Wizard of Oz” memorabilia, all of which are connected to Bloomington. Route 66 used to run through downtow...
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