Running on the route November 26, 2006
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Rod Harsh at Route 66 TV Online was kind enough to send me pictures from yesterday’s Route 66 Half-Marathon, which starts at the Kansas-Missouri state line and goes 13.1 miles on old Route 66 to the Kansas-Oklahoma line.
The photo above is taken at the historic Rainbow Bridge near Riverton, Kan.
Scott Nelson of Eisler Bros. General Store, who helps organize the event each year, said about 60 runners competed. The top athlete completed the course in 1 hour, 21 minutes. Nelson is in the center wearing a white T-shirt.
For more photos, check out Harsh’s site here.
Dark side of the road November 26, 2006
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The music isn’t all that catchy, nor uplifting. But this music video shot by Giuseppe Cristiano for J Crist’s composition “Route 66″ seems to evoke the dread and depression of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, even though sharp-eyed roadies will recognize sights from modern-day Route 66.
Roadside miniatures on display at Corvette museum November 26, 2006
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Artist David Malcolm Rose has created remarkably detailed miniatures of decaying filling stations, motels and cafes, many of which are inspired by what’s seen on Route 66. The series is called “The Lost Highway,” and you can see photos of the works here.
Rose’s work will be exhibited at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., through March. The museum is off Exit 28 of Interstate 65, and is open seven days a week.
Music video shot on Route 66 November 26, 2006
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With my curiosity up because of yesterday’s post about musician Melissa McClelland and her recent foray on the Mother Road, I surfed over to her MySpace site.
There, I found out that the footage for her music video for “Passenger 24″ was shot on Route 66.
Here it is:
Keep your eyes peeled; you’ll see a handful of familiar characters and sights from the Mother Road.
