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Thumbs-up on the patty melt October 23, 2006

Posted by Ron in Restaurants.
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Tulsa blogger Michael Bates of Batesline, on the way with his family to visit relatives in West Texas, stopped at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla.

We had lunch there. We sat at the counter, and Dawn, the owner, and the inspiration for Sally in the movie Cars, told the kids about the real-life incidents involving the cafe that inspired some of the scenes in the movie. (The DVD is out November 6, by the way!) Everyone enjoyed their lunch. I had the prettiest patty melt I’ve ever seen — on marble rye — with a side of tabouli. Delicious!

Sounds like Bates is making a habit of going there every time he’s in the region. Careful, Michael; it can be addicting.

Reserve your spot at Missouri meeting October 23, 2006

Posted by Ron in Events, Television.
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The next meeting of the Route 66 Association of Missouri will be Nov. 4 at Millie’s Turn of the Century Cafe in 313 S. Jefferson, Springfield. Lunch is at noon, with the meeting following. A board meeting for all officers is at 10 a.m.

For more information, read this flier here.

Part of the program include a viewing of the two-hour PBS documentary “Route 66: Missouri’s Mother Road,” which aired on southwest Missouri stations in September.

The deadline to reserve your seat is Oct. 28. Complete the form and mail it it and $14 with it to the association.

Vol. 3 of Route 66 Pulse is out October 23, 2006

Posted by Ron in Publications.
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We were at Little Tin Barn near Chelsea, Okla., on Sunday afternoon when we noticed that co-owner Duane Miller had a new stack of Route 66 Pulse newspapers. Typically, I got distracted and forgot to pick one up.

I go to Pulse’s Web site later that afternoon. Sure enough, the latest issue is out in print and online. So get out to your favorite Route 66 haunt and pick up a copy. The contents of Volume 3 include stories about:

  • The Route 66 Rendezvous
  • Springfield, Ill.’s Route 66 festival
  • Victorville’s Route 66 museum
  • Flagstaff’s Route 66 Days
  • Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta
  • The Route 66 yahoogroup
  • The Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas
  • The new Lucille’s Roadhouse in Weatherford, Okla.
  • The Canadian Route 66 Association
  • Oprah’s stop at Mr. D’z in Kingman, Ariz.
  • The Big Daddy meal at Sapulpa, Okla.
  • Dawn Welch of the Rock Cafe and her link to the “Cars” movie
  • Mine subsidence that nearly destroyed the Green Parrot tavern in Galena, Kan.

And that’s not all.