DennyG

Welcome, Bob. Enjoyed the website and, like a good road, it had just enough turns to keep me interested and get me lost just a time or two. Nice stuff. You and KtSotR should get along. Where he drives, the red roads aren't only on the maps.

On the way to the Clinton, I stopped by Erick. Harley & Annabelle did two songs just before I left. One was a rousing "Get Your Kicks..." and the other was "What a Difference a Day Makes". Sorry we missed you last night. Check in here when you can and I hope you make it to the 66 fest in Litchfield next year.

That was a good time. And the cake was tasty, too. But I understand that Pat the Party Animal was still going long after I left.

Sounds like you had a good visit. Like you say, having those three together is extra cool. I don't believe Williamson's daughters were with him in Pittsburgh but I've seen them in photos from other stops. I was being a little devious with my comment about a seat in the front row since I thought it was you in this picture: http://www.lincolnhighwaybook.com/photos/t...s/p7280055.html

Eastern. So that's probable 8:00 for you Memphisians (Memphisites?). It looks like Becky's planning on being there but don't know about Thomas, Jennifer, or Pat. Hello, Bremers? mobilene will be there and we might get at least some dots and dashes from KtSotR.

That curb's pretty obvious now that you've mentioned it but I completely missed it before and the rather new car made me think it just might be possible. Oh, well. It was too far to drive for a tank of Fire Chief anyway.

I haven't even started it and I got Brian's new book, too, plus a new Route 66 book from Dave Clark. Guess I'll be reading all winter. I know we haven't heard whether RoadDog made it to Franklin Grove or not but if he did I hope he got there early enough to get a good seat in the front row.

The "anniversary" is August 9 so I think we're talking about 9:00 Thursday night.

8 or 9 PM EST seems a decent compromise between between west coast day jobs and east coast bed time.

That quite an event with a wide range of cars and good looking ones, too. Your Triumph included. I never owned one but have driven a couple of TR3s (and a 2 and 4, too) and remember needing to be careful that my elbows didn't drag on the pavement. I didn't even recognize the Crosley. They're a car I don't usually associate with the customizers.

I just now realized that it was August 1, 2006 when Becky sent the official launch announcement for this forum and a day later Jennifer posted more details and login instructions. Of course, she and Pat had been tuning and testing for some time before that. Then on August 9, a year ago this Thursday, the inbound lanes of the American Road Yahoo Group were closed down and all the action moved here. We missed the forum start up anniversary (and it's a little fuzzy anyway) but not the throwing of the big switch. So what say, folks? How about a little birthday party in the chat room? Becky? Jennifer? Pat? Maybe eat a slice of e-cake and blow out a cyber-candle.

The 20th Dublin Irish Festival was held this past weekend and, although I've heard much about it for a long time, I made my first visit on Sunday. The festival isn't necessarily a worthy topic here but I did have to get there and I didn't take the most direct route. I got within about ten miles of the festival on Friday night then spent all day Saturday running around the area before entering the gate on Sunday afternoon. There's a report here with plenty of bridges and gravesites on the first day and absolutely nothing road related on the second. Avoid the second day if you don't like red headed women and guys in skirts.

Good stuff, Alex. That's a museum that I didn't even know existed. The Isaac Hayes reference confused me for awhile. I knew I had seen a "Birthplace of Isaac Hayes" sign but couldn't recall ever being on US-51 in that area or in the town of Covington. But it seems that the whole county is pretty proud of Mr. Hayes. I checked back through some pictures and see that I snapped a picture at the Tipton County line on US-70 while heading toward Memphis in December of 2005. http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/inde...=si&img=232 Later that night, I met you and KC at the Rendezvous.

Not exactly. That things on wheels.

FlossmoorLibrarian & RoadDog: Any reports on the stops in Flossmorr or Franklin Grove?

Wire?? You had wire!?!? When I got into computers we had to use wet string to build circuits and, before punched cards were perfected, we had to cut little holes in parchment scrolls with flint knives. We'd have killed for wire.

Ohio also gets credit for the first concrete street in America ( http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/OHBELconcrete.html ). It's still in use and I've driven on it. We Buckeyes like to get our money's worth. mobiline: The website you referenced actually has Ohio spelled "Ohioe". I see you corrected it in your copy thereby breaking a tradition of Indianans adding, rather than deleting, word ending "E"s.

I guess I've never thought about the end of the period when macadam was the favored paving technique. I impulsively thought 1930 a late date for its use but it probably wasn't. Cement paving was just coming into its own and no other technology had come along to replace macadam. It does seem reasonable that it was used for some construction into the twentieth century even though I instinctively thought not. It sounds like the Oregon folks tried some corner cutting by substituting cinders for the lower layers of rock and it didn't work out so well.

I want to drive the red road. That looks cool. Did the 1930 report actually use the word "macadam"?

Not the least bit cumbersome. Very nicely done, in fact. It took me four sessions to get through it but they were four very enjoyable sessions. I've never been on either the Jericho Gap or La Bajada so was particularly interested in those sections. The La Bajada pictures show not only the scary and deteriorating "roadway" but the surrounding country, too. Well done! Bravo! You also gave me a better feeling toward Santa Fe than I've had. I've only been through there once and left with the impressions that it was a place with no parking, lots of overpriced restaurants and galleries, and a formidable zoning commission. I either missed or ignored the small motels and their neon that you shot on Cerrillos. Maybe I will give it another chance.

Yes and there is an RSS feed, too, although someone's forgotten the headlines on the last three entries. But the meat's still there. And you're right about the "bang for buck". Especially at the stops (including yours) where Brian's along. I wonder if Sarah will be with him in Illinois. You could get three authors and a photographer in one package.

Superb. I enjoy doing just about everything you do - just not to the same extent or as thoroughly. Your attention to detail involving on line, on site, and on paper sources is wonderful. The fact that I only occasionally look at something with anywhere near that detail won't keep me from enjoying picking up on some of those brick segments when I'm next in Illinois. One minor point, the date on the plaque at the Madonna is 1928 rather than 1926. I checked a photo I have of the plaque to be sure. All of the Madonnas were placed between July of 1928 and April of 1929. Great job. Thanks. P.S., Just a couple of blocks west and of the Madonna (on 6th) is the Depot. I've only eaten there once but enjoyed it. Even though it looks a little fancy, the prices are very reasonable. The owner keeps (or did in May) XM's Bluesville playing; A fact that I appreciated much more than my waiter. Near the expressway (about a mile from downtown) is Jay's restaurant & motel. Despite the fact that there is a bar in the back of the restaurant, this seems to be the local "family" spot where every one eats breakfast and many eat lunch & dinner. Nothing fancy but good, priced right, and friendly. The motel is a good choice, too. Clean and well maintained with everything you need (fridge, micro, wifi) for not much money.

Yep, that's definitely a sad bit of news but with just a touch of mystery. Where will it turn up? When will it turn up? What will it be? Hopefully some news will flow our way some day. Good job checking it out and good job helping Grandma celebrate that first century.

It looks like Cabin #9 is the place to be - especially abound sunset. The castle certainly looks interesting but you gotta wonder about the "restoration" and its motives. I guess that's why there's a book about it.