Guest Chris Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks Pat, nice digging. That must have been it. So glad the memory banks are still, somewhat connected. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Pat B." <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <chris@e...> wrote: > Or was it tires? > > > ..Chris > > Chris, > Was it this post from the landrunner? > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/mess age/1510 > > Pat B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Wow Mark, The Oldsigns occupation sounds like a great gig! I feel like the early to mid century graphic artists, wrote the book on the subject and the industry has hardly been improved upon since. In another group, I know several Architects and Illustrators who collect ephemera for reference in their work. The early travel brochures are some of the finest examples of watercolor, pen & ink and other media to be had, affordably. A few more links - http://www.paperboynews.com/links.asp?catagory=125 http://www.ephemerapress.com/ http://www.yesterdaypaper.com/ http://www.collectible-paper.com/maps.html http://www.collectable-postcards.com/ http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ http://www.neiu.edu/~rghiggin/ephem/Ephemera.html http://www.oldimprints.com/ http://www.ephemeranow.com/ it just goes on and on . . . Have fun! . . Chris . . NJ Exit 7-A --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "oldsigns52" <oldsigns52@y...> wrote: > > Dear Chris, > > I grew up in Bakersfield California where oil was, and is, a big > thing. Today I designs signs and other graphics for motion > picture production. I also, as a hobby, create pieces that look like > old signs. > > I would love to see something about old oil company graphics!. > > Also, thank you Mike Ward for correcting my "Bott's Dots" posting. > He filled me in on something I heard 40 years ago from the wife, > Barbara, of an oil field contractor, Bill Cordes of "Permanent > Dead Man Company" (no joke), Bakersfield California. > > Mark > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" > <chris@e...> wrote: > > > > As I reach into my memory banks. Far past the cobwebs, dust > > bunnies and lost marbles. Was there someone here looking > for > > background on old oil company advertisements? Or was it > tires? > > > > http://www.paperboynews.com/links.asp?catagory=125 > > > > > > Have fun browsing this site! > > ..Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Piotrowski Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Definitely called soda out here. I always called it pop when I was growing up, but the adjustment to soda was pretty easy, especially when I almost never drink the stuff. But there's something pleasant about a good old-fashioned soda every once in awhile. Let me know when you will be in the area. Maybe we can also meet up for a great beer at Lucky Baldwin's Pub in Old Town Pasadena. It's one of my two local watering holes. (The other is the newly-opened Delirium Cafe, owned by the same people, but in the less-crowded village of Sierra Madre. Scott Piotrowski, Director 66 Productions www.66productions.com --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@...> wrote: >Thanks for the info. We'll be out that way in the fall and will > stop by. I went to the site and saw that they had all sorts of rare > and hard-to-get sodas, including Berghoff's Chicago's Famous Root > Beer, but it was out of stock, and not likely to be back in with the > imminent demise of that place. There were also some cane sugar ones. > > > By the way, do you call them soft drinks, sodas, or pops. I have > heard that you can tell where someone is from by how they refer to > those carbonated drinks. Anyone out there have any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Here's the info. Shellee RETURN TO ROUTE 66: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MOTHER ROAD SUNDAY, February 12, 2006 2-4 pm at The Old Courthouse 11 N. 4th Street St. Louis, MO 63102 Join us for an opening reception on Sunday, Feb. 12th from 2-4 pm. I'll give a talk / slide show in the Rotunda. My solo touring exhibition has seventy (70) photographs that includes diners, motels, vintage service stations and people from all 8 Route 66 states: Il, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA. Yes, color and b/w images from Chicago to L.A. -- over 2,000 miles and 3 time zones. Exhibit CONTINUES through April 2nd or 12th (not sure :-). *FREE* Call 314/655-1600 or 678-1500 ---------------------------------------- Shellee Graham Author/Photographer http://www.coralcourt.com http://www.cafepress.com/coralcourt http://home.earthlink.net/~shellee66/sg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Reese Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Make the link http://www.2006route66festival.com/ to open the site... Dave Reese Allentown PA Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway http://www.summerharmony.com Today in Auto History: 2.5.1914 F. C. Ball, glass jar manufacturer, purchases the Inter-State Motor Company of Muncie, IN -----Original Message----- Check out our web site at www.2006route66festival to keep up to date on the event. Hope to see all of you in Albuquerque in June of 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hi all...this is for those of you not on the Route 66 e-group who might be interested. Let's hope this grand lady falls into good hands. Pat B. I don't know where to start... Dale and I have been in Minnesota this past month, after his terminally ill mother got out of the hospital to help her out. We are going to move in with her and care for her as she makes the final journey we all have to make. It is something we can help with, so that she can continue to live in her home of 50+ years. So we are closing the motel and putting it back on the market. It's not as if we haven't put it up for sale before, but I feel this is more urgent because we are not going to be able to keep it open until we sell it. We are asking for the Route 66 community to help us spread the word that it is for sale, and that it will be closed until someone buys it. We realize that this is not good for the business but it is our only option. I hope that by getting the word out to the largest possible audience, we will be able to find a buyer, and it can open for this year's season. Dale and I are going back for a quick trip to button things up, get it listed, and turn off some utilities that we won't need such as phone and cable. Thank you, everyone, for all the support you've given our business while it's been in our hands. Time to bass the baton... Sincerely, Hilda Bakke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Oh, so I'm travelling through St. Louis just in time, Shellee. I'm flying in and out for a long weekend from March 16-19th. No question that I will take the opportunity to see your exhibit. Matt Smallwood On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 11:54:28 -0600 Shellee Graham <SHELLEE66@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > > > > > Here's the info. > > > > Shellee > > > > > RETURN TO ROUTE 66: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MOTHER ROAD > > > > SUNDAY, February 12, 2006 > > > 2-4 pm > > > at The Old Courthouse 11 N. 4th Street > > > St. Louis, MO 63102 > > > > Join us for an opening reception on Sunday, Feb. 12th > from 2-4 pm. I'll give > a talk / slide show in the Rotunda. My solo touring > exhibition has seventy > (70) photographs that includes diners, motels, vintage > service stations and > people from all 8 Route 66 states: Il, MO, KS, OK, TX, > NM, AZ, CA. > > Yes, color and b/w images from Chicago to L.A. -- > over 2,000 miles and 3 time zones. > > > > Exhibit CONTINUES through April 2nd or 12th (not sure > :-). > > > > *FREE* > > > > Call 314/655-1600 or 678-1500 > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > Shellee Graham > Author/Photographer > > http://www.coralcourt.com > http://www.cafepress.com/coralcourt > http://home.earthlink.net/~shellee66/sg.html > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, > Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message > via e-mail, send it to: > AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > > Business finance course > > > Business to business finance > > > Small business finance > > > > > Business finance consultant > > > Business finance schools > > > Business finance schools > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the > web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Evening folks! With tomorrow being March 1st and a Monday to boot, that means Monday night at 8pm EST will be the March edition of American Road "Chat Night" (Still looking for a catchy road-themed name for Chat Night!). We don't have any special guests lined up, so it'll be an open forum. We had a good turnout in February on short notice, and Thomas Repp filled us in on some interesting road news and other interesting tidbits from the bowels of the American Road World Headquarters. The link for the main page is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ From there, click on the "Chat" link on the menu on the left, and that should put you in the room. Be there or be a four cornered object with equal sides! Pat Bremer American Road Egroup Co-Host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 My gosh.....I would kill to own this. I can't believe that's all they're asking for it. Well....gotta go, off to buy my Powerball ticket. Nicole Bakerhab@aol.com wrote: I just found this ad on the Bagdad Cafe website. Route 66 business for sale in California Helen Baker. > FOR SALE > > The Historic Bagdad Cafe is for sale. > On Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California > > Site of the celebrated film for sale. Includes 6 acres of prime desert > property. 150 miles east of Hollywood. Build your studio or artists colony > here. > > $350,000 > > Contact: Al Shafran > Licensed Real Estate Broker > P.O. Box 676 > Claremont, CA 91711 > Fax (909) 626-8892 > Toll Free (888) 709-6262 > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: Manoj To: route66@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:05 AM Subject: [route66] Wigwam Village Motel webpage Hey everyone, I have made a webpage to help promote the business's new image. It can be viewed at; http://hometown.aol.com/spoolin000/myhomepage/business.html I plan on building a full out website, but it will take some time for me to get it going as I learn to use the program. I wanted to have several history pages of the Route 66, Rialto and San Bernardino CA, and the Wigwam Village Motel. I plan on adding a gallery page of various historic sites. Let me know what you think of the page. Thanks for the support everyone! I was also able to get an article placed in our local newspaper this weekend, I will try to it scanned tomorrow. If anyone happens to need some more brochures or want some, please let me know. If your able to help distribute them for us, that would be even better. Also, we are here to help promote other historic sites/businesses so feel free to mail us copies of other brochures, business cards, posters, etc. Wigwam Village Motel Attn: Manoj Patel 2728 W. Foothill Blvd. Rialto, CA 92376 Get your kicks on the Route 66 Mailing List! You can find our homepage at- http://www.fullcirclepros.com/66/index.htm Questions about this list - "route66-owner@yahoogroups.com" To Subscribe - send an eMail to "route66-subscribe@yahoogroups.com" TO UNSUBSCRIBE - send an eMail to "route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com" Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/route66/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I just bought, on ebay, 4 AAA Tour Guides. There are Northeastern and Southeastern 1938, a 1936 book for the Northeast and a 1939 edition for the Southeast. It seems that the Southeast editions are the most difficult to find, for some reason, while Northeast editons are all over the place. In any event since I have both 1937 and 1941 Northeast editions I may, in due course, put one or both the Northeast guides up for sale. Will let this group know for first dibs. I really don't want to go thru ebay. I found these on www.ebay.ca, the Canadian ebay. There seems to be a lot of stuff there then on ebay.com - and many of the sellers, like the one I got these books from, are here in the U S so resolves currency and shipping problems. Hudsonly, Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest msclp2001 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hello all- I just found this group, and would love to get some feedback on a trip I have coming up. In April I will be traveling from Morgantown, WV to Santa Fe NM. I will be leaving WV on 4/18, and I don't have to be in Santa Fe NM until 5/14. ( For the North American Travel Journalists Association convention www.natja.org) I will be traveling in a minivan that is set up for camping, so I have the option of camping, as well as staying at hotels. I was thinking of taking Hwy 50, but I'm open to suggestions. Also, I'm a professional photographer with an interest in old signs, cool motels, etc. I would like to get feedback as to suggested routes, or things to see. Also, after my convention, I will be traveling around the southwest, and up the west coast, to WA. I will be out that way for Memorial Day, and I'm wondering if there are any events that I should try to attend. If you want to see some of my photography, you can check out my website at www.maryschilpp.com Also, I put together a website from the cross country trip I did in 2000. That can be viewed at http:// homepage.mac.com/maryschilpp/roadtrip/roadtrip.htm Thanks very much, I look forward to hearing from you. - Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Thanks for the photos, Walt. Having grown up just off US 40 near Cumberland, IN, I've always been fascinated with what's "down the road". Keep 'em coming! Pat B. Speedway, IN http://roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 One way would be to follow U S 50 west to Jeff City, MO, then southwest on U S 54 to Tucumcari - then I-40 west to U S 84 east of Albuquerque which will take you to I-25 and then west on I-25 to Santa Fe - which, admittedly is a little bit of a detour. Or you could take 50 west into Illinois, then take 51 south to Memphis and pickup either 64 (we'll get back to that one in a moment) or 70, which will take you into Little Rock. You can follow 70 all the way into New Mexico to Clovis, then 60 west to Encino and 285 northwest into Santa Fe. 64, on the other hand crosses Arkansas and goes all the way to Tres Piedras then 285 south to Santa Fe thru San Juan. I'm sure others will come up with other routes, and things to see and do along the way. Happy Traveling. Hudsonly, Alex B --- msclp2001 <msclp@aol.com> wrote: > > > Hello all- I just found this group, and would love > to get some feedback on a trip I have > coming up. In April I will be traveling from > Morgantown, WV to Santa Fe NM. I will be > leaving WV on 4/18, and I don't have to be in Santa > Fe NM until 5/14. ( For the North > American Travel Journalists Association convention > www.natja.org) I will be traveling in a > minivan that is set up for camping, so I have the > option of camping, as well as staying at > hotels. I was thinking of taking Hwy 50, but I'm > open to suggestions. Also, I'm a > professional photographer with an interest in old > signs, cool motels, etc. I would like to > get feedback as to suggested routes, or things to > see. Also, after my convention, I will be > traveling around the southwest, and up the west > coast, to WA. I will be out that way for > Memorial Day, and I'm wondering if there are any > events that I should try to attend. > If you want to see some of my photography, you can > check out my website at > www.maryschilpp.com Also, I put together > a website from the cross country trip I did in 2000. > That can be viewed at http:// > homepage.mac.com/maryschilpp/roadtrip/roadtrip.htm > Thanks very much, I look forward to hearing from > you. - Mary > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eric Pincus Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I'd hit the National Road in Washington PA, follow that through to St. Louis, and then follow Rt 66 to Santa Fe (early 1920s alignment went to Santa Fe) if you haven't done most of those routes already. Eric Pincus --- msclp2001 <msclp@aol.com> wrote: > > > Hello all- I just found this group, and would love > to get some feedback on a trip I have > coming up. In April I will be traveling from > Morgantown, WV to Santa Fe NM. I will be > leaving WV on 4/18, and I don't have to be in Santa > Fe NM until 5/14. ( For the North > American Travel Journalists Association convention > www.natja.org) I will be traveling in a > minivan that is set up for camping, so I have the > option of camping, as well as staying at > hotels. I was thinking of taking Hwy 50, but I'm > open to suggestions. Also, I'm a > professional photographer with an interest in old > signs, cool motels, etc. I would like to > get feedback as to suggested routes, or things to > see. Also, after my convention, I will be > traveling around the southwest, and up the west > coast, to WA. I will be out that way for > Memorial Day, and I'm wondering if there are any > events that I should try to attend. > If you want to see some of my photography, you can > check out my website at > www.maryschilpp.com Also, I put together > a website from the cross country trip I did in 2000. > That can be viewed at http:// > homepage.mac.com/maryschilpp/roadtrip/roadtrip.htm > Thanks very much, I look forward to hearing from > you. - Mary > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Adams Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Earlier this winter, a flash flood devastated most of the roads in Death Valley National Park. Two campers were killed. Since then, another 6 inches of rain has fallen and what is normally the barren, dry desert is now bursting out in wildflowers surrounding a large lake. All roads except one have been rebuilt or repaired. Highway 190 from Furnace Creek east to Death Valley Junction remains closed. Since much of Death Valley is near or below sea level, water does not drain well. The 120+ degrees Farenheit temperatures will quickly evaporate this water by July4th. I have posted some pictures of the flowers and lake at www.lasvegasregion.com Glenn Adams gfa77@earthlink.net www.lasvegasregion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roamndav Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Told y'all I had more goodies in store! I finally stayed up virtually 24 hours one evening to finally put some trip photos from last summer on the web. Please check out my new Texas 80 web additions from West Central & Central Texas here: http://bygonebyways.com/texas_80.htm Just click on one of the pony express riders to begin exploring Texas! I realize the pages are large and slow loading, but they're just chock full of pics and I certainly think their worthwhile. Hope you enjoy them. Cheers and hope to see ya on the road! Jeff in Tucson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Well Jeff, thanks for making me two hours late for dinner -- I got your post via email as I was about to leave work, and I have been sitting here the past 90 minutes clicking through your pages like a starved dog -- fantastic!! I have to say that you photographs are absolutely incredible. The color depth, clarity, sharpness, setup and framing are just remarkable. What camera / lens do you use to get such great shots? I am going to print out all of the west Texas pages and directions, and go through my "Road Of Texas" Atlas, page by page and highlight every exit and turn. We are planning another trip from Dallas to Lubbock and back next month to visit my son at Texas Tech, but I will have my wife and daughter with me and so I'm afraid I might be left abandoned on the side of the road if I subject them to such torturous agony as exploring, stopping and photographing every 10 minutes --- I may have to reserve my Highway 80 excursion for a solo trip... You've really inspired me to get out my photograhs from our many trips west of Dallas to Lubbock, Midland and Odessa the past year and get them posted. I have had an opportunity to get some great shots of courthouses, old gas stations and a few ghosttowns. My next goal is to see Thurber... Keep up the great work Jeff! "Lone Star" Bob roamndav <roamndav@verizon.net> wrote: Told y'all I had more goodies in store! I finally stayed up virtually 24 hours one evening to finally put some trip photos from last summer on the web. Please check out my new Texas 80 web additions from West Central & Central Texas here: http://bygonebyways.com/texas_80.htm Just click on one of the pony express riders to begin exploring Texas! I realize the pages are large and slow loading, but they're just chock full of pics and I certainly think their worthwhile. Hope you enjoy them. Cheers and hope to see ya on the road! Jeff in Tucson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jill Livingston Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Beautiful! Wish I was there. Thanks for sharing. At 01:57 PM 3/17/2005, you wrote: >Earlier this winter, a flash flood devastated most of the roads in Death >Valley National Park. Two campers were killed. Since then, another 6 >inches of rain has fallen and what is normally the barren, dry desert is >now bursting out in wildflowers surrounding a large lake. > >All roads except one have been rebuilt or repaired. Highway 190 from >Furnace Creek east to Death Valley Junction remains closed. > >Since much of Death Valley is near or below sea level, water does not >drain well. The 120+ degrees Farenheit temperatures will quickly >evaporate this water by July4th. > >I have posted some pictures of the flowers and lake at www.lasvegasregion.com > >Glenn Adams >gfa77@earthlink.net >www.lasvegasregion.com > > > >Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > >To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! >Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 >SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 >(save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) >2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 >(save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > >For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > >To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send >it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Not a problem, Denny! I just went to your main URL and maneuvered your website from there. Great shots, I might add! Pat B. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > I noticed several "not founds" originating from my earlier message. The > correct URL is > > http://www.dennygibson.com/bbash04 > > in case anyone is still interested. What I did was end a sentence with the > URL (it often seems so natural) and Yahoo (or something else along the way) > included the period as part of the URL. That's happened before but I guess > I'm a slow learner. Putting URLs on lines by themselves may be the only > safe way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I highly doubt it...Johnnie is from West Virginia (ironically enough, Clarksdale, W.VA)...Robert is from Mississippi. Johnnie started out after the war in Chicago with Muddy Waters and Little Milton before moving to St. Louis, where he worked first with Albert King before starting up his own group and hooking up with Chuck Berry...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Michalek" <big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Johnnie Johnson RIP > > > Just out of curiosity, was he related in any way to Robert Johnson? > > If any of you know of Robert Johnson, you may know this. > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > > Info on the death and life of Johnnie Johnson > > > > http://www.stltoday.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerry McClanahan Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I'm back home for a brief intermission before hitting the road again for the eastern half of my Route 66 guidebook research. (I hope the group gets THIS message, as I had to change internet providers right after I got back, and its caused problems with yahoo!..My new address is: jerrymc66 @ earthlink.net (with no spaces, of course) I keep jumping thru the hoops..maybe this time it will work!!!!!!!!! What a trip so far...15 days on the road, over 30 hours of tapes to transcribe, and @ 45 rolls of film (and thats just OKC to Santa Monica and back!) Hi lights: Visiting with Munoz at the San Bernardino Wigwams for @ an hour! (What a great job they have done with the Motel..I highly recommend staying there. I also visited with Pat Oneil at Milepost 176, Park AZ...he is a storehouse of history, and has a lot to say about how the little guy on 66 has to fight against the government..local, state and federal. Thats one thread along my trip...small town entrepreneurs trying to make their mark along 66, using what comes to hand to build a Route 66 experience..like the Route 66 Diner in Sanders, AZ (just south of the Dirt 66 alignment) who moved an old Valentine Diner out to their property, and combined it with an old trailer house, etc, to make a funky retro eating place. I had the mix of good and bad luck...I missed seeing the Museum in Winslow, but while I was there, a sports car rallye stopped at the La Posada, so I hopefully got some good shots, and got to tour the rooms, too...what a fantastic place. Other great places:(most suggested by the Federation's Dining and Lodging Guide) I stayed at Fenders River Road Resort in Needles on my way back, and it was super..quiet, clean and right on the river. (If they're full, the Super 8 was great, too..I think it was the only chain I stayed in on the trip). Barstow's Route 66 Motel was also a neat stop..its more rustic and spartan, but the owners love 66, and the yard is full of old cars (2 studebakers, and old cadillac, a metropolitan with Howdy Doody behind the wheel. etc) It was clean and quiet, and inexpensive. I was a bit disappointed in the Route 66 Inn in Williams...a fresh coat of paint on the grimy walls in my room would have made a big difference . Also, the Road Runner's Motel in Gallup was OK..it just wasn't great. The Monterrey Non Smokers Motel in Albuquerque was great, as usual...so was the Blue Swallow in Tucumcari (two of my favorite places to stay in NM) In Shamrock, I had a good nites sleep at the Blarney Motel, and my last night on the road was at the Trade Winds in Clinton (always a great place). Whoops..almhe El Rey Inn in Santa Fe... butilt in @ 1936, and I stayed in one of the original rooms for @ $70...what a fantastic place...safe and quiet..great architecture and public spaces. I visited the Museums in Victorville, Barstow (not long enuff there!) Gallup, McLean TX, Elk City and Clinton..all are doing wonderful work. A bad thing: The totally unnecessary asphalt they slathered over the formerly beautiful concrete road between Parks AZ and the Pitman Valley Rd exit...only a brief section at the top of the hill is left. More Good things: Visiting with Fran at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian (make sure this place is on your itenerary, even if you have to pencil it in to your guidebook!) Driving the Red Gap ranch Road. Driving to the old bridge west of Romeroville. Visiting with the owner of an evolving Gas Station Museum in Williams (and eating at Twisters) (and the Uranium Cafe..and a shake at the Bagdad Cafe) Taking one morning off, so I could drive from Victorville to Palmdale, to visit the outdoor display of an SR-71 and A-12....former airforce and CIA spyplanes that flew faster than Mach 3...the volunteer even gave me a piece of a wrecked SR-71..a crumpled handfull of titanium that once lew over mach 3 at 85,000 feet)..this has nothing to do with Route 66..its just another interest of mine! There's so much more to relate of this trip, and I'm sure my transcribing will jog more...I'll also be writing this up in the Federation news. Now, I just have to finish the east portion of 66, transcribe my notes, draw the maps, write the text, do the artwork...... McJerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerry McClanahan Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I negelected to mention those kind folk who lodged me during my guidebook-research trip out west. Of course, David and Mary Lou Knudson of the Federation (the guidebook's publishers, fer sher) put me up (up with me?) for an evening..that road to Lake Arrowhead is a real doozie for us flatlanders! I saw how close the fire damage came (real close). Then, when I got out to Pasadena, Scott and Julie played host for the night (I slept on a Murphy bed..I wonder where Murphy slept that night?) The next day, Scott and I spent the morning driving (and hiking!) the old alignments between Pasadena and LA...hiking? Yep, we found the access to the pedestrian walkways along the Arroyo Seco Parkway, and closely examined the tunnel portals, bridges, etc! I'm sure Scott will be writing about some of the new discoveries he made on this trip. All in all, I had a great time in CA, and look forward to clueing in others about all the goodness along 66 there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ypsislim Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hey Folks - ypsi-slim here with another Lincoln Highway update. Hearty congrats to Larry Webb and the Lincoln Highway Association Ohio Chapter for getting the State's Scenic Byway designation for the LH in OH!! Here's a short article about their ribbon cutting ceremony last weekend in Van Wert from the Delphos Herald: http://www.delphosherald.com/page2.php?sto...946&day=116 Shelton, Nebraska is having it's annual Lincoln Highway Days celebration this Sunday. Congrats to Bob Stubblefield for all his work as a LH Nebraska Booster. Here's an article from the Grand Island Independent: http://www.theindependent.com/stories/0428...ew_show28.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Folks I want to introduce you to a artist that will be joining us in June at the Albuquerque event. His name is Bolton Smith his web site is www.rboltonsmith.co He is an American Impressionist and he has a series of Route 66 artwork. There is one for each of the eight states so far in his collection. He lives in South Carolina with his wife and they have an Art Gallery. They want to become even more involved with Route 66 and are looking forward to joining the Route 66 Community. Please check out his web site and start adding his work to your collection. He would like to talk with anyone that wants to stock and sell his work as well. Thanks Jim Conkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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