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Kellogg’s will offer Pixar “Cars” memorabilia April 9, 2006

Posted by Ron in Movies, Toys.
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Kellogg's, the breakfast food behemoth, is offering a series of toys and other memorabilia tied into Pixar "Cars" movie that you can acquire through mail-in coupons or simply buying its products.

Here are "Cars" Racers inside specially marked boxes of various Kellogg's cereals:

Here are street signs, offered by various Kellogg's cereals:

Here's a custom license plate offered by various cereals and cookies:


Here's a Pop-Tarts "Cars" RC Racer Pen offer:

Here's a "Cars" breakfast set offered by Eggos waffles:

Here's a "Cars" keychain, acquired through Sunshine Cheez-It crackers:

Hat tip to Lynn "Lulu" Bagdon for alerting us about this.

Tulsa time April 9, 2006

Posted by Ron in Attractions, History, Motels, Restaurants, Towns.
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Gary Lee of the Washington Post takes a closer look at Tulsa.

Not much Route 66 content here, but it's still recommended reading for travelers who are staying for a day or so and want to explore the city.

Exploring that corner in Winslow, Arizona April 9, 2006

Posted by Ron in Attractions, Music, Towns.
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Unlike a lot of songs that celebrate certain regions or towns, the Route 66 city of Winslow, Ariz., does in indeed have a corner that's mentioned in The Eagles' hit single, "Take It Easy."

Well, I'm standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona … 

The Standin' On a Corner Park was established in 1999 — 27 years after the song was a hit — as a way to pull travelers off of Interstate 40, reports the Denver Post.

And from all corners of the planet people come to the shrine. Eagles fans. Tens of thousands of them every year. They stand on the corner in Winslow, Arizona. And sometimes, they're such a fine sight to see.

"Last summer I saw a woman from Japan break down and cry," Lazzarini said. "She said this was all she wanted to do in life, to come to America and stand in Winslow."

Most tourists spend a few hours in Winslow and then hit the road - carrying bags filled with Standin' On A Corner T-shirts, hats, key chains, ashtrays and beer mugs. Much of that treasure comes from the Roadworks souvenir shop, where Lazzarini occasionally fills in for the owner.

"When Interstate 40 opened in the early '70s and Route 66 died, this place turned bad," he said.

"It became," Mayor Allan Affeldt said, "a town of drunk bars. And for years, no one thought we could be anything different."Now, of course, thanks to the Eagles, it is a tourist mecca.

Funny part: The Eagles have never been to Winslow.

Actually, "Take It Easy" was written by Jackson Browne, who reportedly wrote the song after having car trouble in Winslow on his way to Sedona.  

In addition, Winslow throws a Standin' On a Corner festival every year.