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Curiosity prompts me to ask which Highway 61 you folks traveled??

 

There is the Old 61 that I remember from the mid-50's - and the new

 

one today that seems to by-pass most of the towns. I don't know when

 

they built the new one.

 

 

 

I'm trying to think - it seems to me that the old highway 60 of

 

years ago ran thru a stretch of woods, and was quite narrow, on the

 

MS/TN state line. Rather a good place, as I recall, for the

 

'revenooer's' to set up road blocks.

 

 

 

I'm planning on making a run down to Clarksdale in January - plan on

 

using the old road, at least in one direction, as much as possible.

 

On the maps it appears to be intact all the way.

 

 

 

Hudsonly,

 

Alex B

 

 

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote:

 

> Great sales job. Wish I was there and fully intend to be someday.

 

Did you

 

> stay in Clarksdale? What is motel availability during the festival?

 

>

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Rudyard Welborn [mailto:r.Welborn@w...]

 

> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:46 PM

 

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Quinn and I paid a visit to Clarksdale, MS on our annual trek down

 

highway

 

> 61 to the King Biscuit Blues Fest...we spent a considerable amount of

 

> excellent time in Clarksdale, MS (which Tim Steil discusses at

 

length in his

 

> Highway 61 book)...one of the major deals there is the newly renovated

 

> Greyhound Station, which is now the Clarksdale visitors Center.

 

They have

 

> renovated the neon "Greyhound" sign and turned it into a wonder

 

(sorry, I

 

> haven't gotten scanning capabilities yet). Apparently, it is one of 4

 

> stations of its type in the country. It is where folks like Muddy

 

Waters and

 

> Koko Taylor put their bags on a bus and headed for Chicago...next

 

stop was

 

> the Delta Blues Museum which had an excellent exhibit on the

 

evolution of

 

> the Chicago Blues scene...we then went to the WROX Radio museum (one

 

of the

 

> early delta blues stations) and met Bubba O'Keefe, who is

 

responsible for a

 

> lot of the restoration effort in Clarksdale...he is a wonder to talk

 

to and

 

> will talk your right arm off about everything Clarksdale. Across the

 

street

 

> is Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art, which is an eclectic joint

 

with books,

 

> records, and everything delta blues...the proprietor used to do the

 

Blues in

 

> the Alley Show on KDHX in St. Louis...we took in a pimento cheese

 

sandwich

 

> at the Delta Entertainment Blues Club, where Tallio Tazzi (the original

 

> owner) was happy to tell us everything he thought about baseball,

 

football,

 

> and anything else we were curious about (at 85 he could beat me in a

 

> footrace!)...that night we took in the Ground Zero Blues Club, where

 

you can

 

> leave your mark on everything that doesn't move, hear some great

 

music, and

 

> see most of the people in Clarksdale...we saw "Super Chik'n Johnson"

 

who is

 

> also featured in Tim's book on highway 61....if you aren't done

 

jukin' after

 

> the Ground Zero, cross the railroad tracks and you will find Reds, which

 

> keeps the sounds going into the night...no guns or drugs, please...I

 

HIGHLY

 

> recommend any roadie, blues enthusiast or anyone lookin' for a different

 

> slice of life visit Clarksdale, especially around October 7th, when

 

you can

 

> take in the largest FREE Blues festival in the world takes place just 30

 

> miles north of there in Helena, AR. Clarksdale is approx 80 miles

 

South of

 

> Memphis on Highway 61. To get to Helena, you take 49 North (approx

 

20 miles

 

> north of Clarksdale), which crosses the river...you turn right on

 

49B when

 

> you get across the river to get there...Oh well all for now, as Super

 

> Chick'n would say: Somebody Shoot That Thaing! Tsingtao, Kip

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Guest Rudyard Welborn

We unfortunately travelled the new 61 to Clarksdale because we were under a

 

time crunch (had to see Pinetop Perkins at Da Biscuit)...a lot of the old 61

 

exists between Wells (right across the TN/MI border) and Tunica, then it

 

appears to sink under the 4 lane till you get to just outside

 

Clarksdale...old 61 is SR 161 through Clarksdale....Tsingtao, Kip

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

 

From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com>

 

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

 

Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:10 PM

 

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Clarksdale, MS

 

 

 

 

 

>

 

>

 

> Curiosity prompts me to ask which Highway 61 you folks traveled??

 

> There is the Old 61 that I remember from the mid-50's - and the new

 

> one today that seems to by-pass most of the towns. I don't know when

 

> they built the new one.

 

>

 

> I'm trying to think - it seems to me that the old highway 60 of

 

> years ago ran thru a stretch of woods, and was quite narrow, on the

 

> MS/TN state line. Rather a good place, as I recall, for the

 

> 'revenooer's' to set up road blocks.

 

>

 

> I'm planning on making a run down to Clarksdale in January - plan on

 

> using the old road, at least in one direction, as much as possible.

 

> On the maps it appears to be intact all the way.

 

>

 

> Hudsonly,

 

> Alex B

 

>

 

>

 

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote:

 

> > Great sales job. Wish I was there and fully intend to be someday.

 

> Did you

 

> > stay in Clarksdale? What is motel availability during the festival?

 

> >

 

> > -----Original Message-----

 

> > From: Rudyard Welborn [mailto:r.Welborn@w...]

 

> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:46 PM

 

> > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > Quinn and I paid a visit to Clarksdale, MS on our annual trek down

 

> highway

 

> > 61 to the King Biscuit Blues Fest...we spent a considerable amount of

 

> > excellent time in Clarksdale, MS (which Tim Steil discusses at

 

> length in his

 

> > Highway 61 book)...one of the major deals there is the newly renovated

 

> > Greyhound Station, which is now the Clarksdale visitors Center.

 

> They have

 

> > renovated the neon "Greyhound" sign and turned it into a wonder

 

> (sorry, I

 

> > haven't gotten scanning capabilities yet). Apparently, it is one of 4

 

> > stations of its type in the country. It is where folks like Muddy

 

> Waters and

 

> > Koko Taylor put their bags on a bus and headed for Chicago...next

 

> stop was

 

> > the Delta Blues Museum which had an excellent exhibit on the

 

> evolution of

 

> > the Chicago Blues scene...we then went to the WROX Radio museum (one

 

> of the

 

> > early delta blues stations) and met Bubba O'Keefe, who is

 

> responsible for a

 

> > lot of the restoration effort in Clarksdale...he is a wonder to talk

 

> to and

 

> > will talk your right arm off about everything Clarksdale. Across the

 

> street

 

> > is Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art, which is an eclectic joint

 

> with books,

 

> > records, and everything delta blues...the proprietor used to do the

 

> Blues in

 

> > the Alley Show on KDHX in St. Louis...we took in a pimento cheese

 

> sandwich

 

> > at the Delta Entertainment Blues Club, where Tallio Tazzi (the original

 

> > owner) was happy to tell us everything he thought about baseball,

 

> football,

 

> > and anything else we were curious about (at 85 he could beat me in a

 

> > footrace!)...that night we took in the Ground Zero Blues Club, where

 

> you can

 

> > leave your mark on everything that doesn't move, hear some great

 

> music, and

 

> > see most of the people in Clarksdale...we saw "Super Chik'n Johnson"

 

> who is

 

> > also featured in Tim's book on highway 61....if you aren't done

 

> jukin' after

 

> > the Ground Zero, cross the railroad tracks and you will find Reds, which

 

> > keeps the sounds going into the night...no guns or drugs, please...I

 

> HIGHLY

 

> > recommend any roadie, blues enthusiast or anyone lookin' for a different

 

> > slice of life visit Clarksdale, especially around October 7th, when

 

> you can

 

> > take in the largest FREE Blues festival in the world takes place just 30

 

> > miles north of there in Helena, AR. Clarksdale is approx 80 miles

 

> South of

 

> > Memphis on Highway 61. To get to Helena, you take 49 North (approx

 

> 20 miles

 

> > north of Clarksdale), which crosses the river...you turn right on

 

> 49B when

 

> > you get across the river to get there...Oh well all for now, as Super

 

> > Chick'n would say: Somebody Shoot That Thaing! Tsingtao, Kip

 

>

 

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In September in Fenner, CA, the gas was going for $4.69 per gallon.

 

Dave Clark

 

Windy City Road Warrior

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Kasprowicz"

 

<marowicz@f...> wrote:

 

> Folks, I have just completed a fabulous trip which took in the Grand

 

> Canyon, the Canon de Chelly, Monument Valley and Antelope Valley. The

 

> only downside to the whole trip was that in one place, with no choice,

 

> I paid $3.55 for a gallon of gas. Is this a record?

 

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Guest Rudyard Welborn

I actually remember a news report on TV on that fateful day...sad to think

 

what happened, but what a joy fighting for what we got! Tsingtao, Kip

 

----- Original Message -----

 

From: "Mike Ward" <flyboy@roadmaps.org>

 

To: "Route 66 News" <route66news@yahoogroups.com>; "Route 66 E-group"

 

<>; "American Road" <american_road@yahoogroups.com>

 

Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:39 AM

 

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] A not so happy anniversary

 

 

 

 

 

>

 

> It was just a mere 20 years ago today that a group of dignitaries cut a

 

ribbon in Williams, Arizona, opening a stretch of Interstate 40 and

 

bypassing the last stretch of Route 66. That led to the final

 

decommissioning of the road early in 1985 by AASHTO.

 

>

 

> Would anyone have thought then that the old road would have as much

 

interest round the country and around the world as it does today? That is

 

due in no small part to folks like the members of this group. Thanks to

 

everyone!

 

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I work in an architecture firm in Indianapolis and some of our

 

projects include restoration of historic buildings. Some of the

 

members of our firm are very involved with preservation and work with

 

the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. One of the features in

 

the latest issue of American Road under Tunnel Vision is about

 

Fairmount High School, James Dean's alma mater (as well as Jim Davis,

 

creator of Garfield). I found this recent article in the National

 

Trust for Historic Preservation, which provides more detail about the

 

restoration, which started in August:

 

http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/arch...news/101503.htm

 

 

 

Jennifer Bremer

 

Speedway, Indiana

 

http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Fire damages Hightstown Diner

 

Sunday, November 14, 2004

 

 

 

HIGHTSTOWN, NJ - The roof of the Hightstown Diner caught fire

 

last night causing a substantial amount of structural damage to

 

the landmark eatery.

 

 

 

The apparent cause of the blaze was grease in the kitchen area

 

that had splashed up into the duct work of the building and later

 

ignited, officials said. The fire then built between the ceiling and

 

the roof, where it created a large amount of smoke.

 

 

 

"The location of the fire made it difficult for us," said Hightstown

 

Fire Chief John Archer. "We had to cut through a lot of material

 

and parts of the roof to actually get to the fire."

 

 

 

Units from the Hightstown Fire Department, two East Windsor

 

companies, Washington Township, Millstone and Cranbury

 

responded to the blaze at 151 Mercer St.

 

 

 

The call was initially received at 7 p.m. and the fire was brought

 

under control in 30 to 40 minutes, Archer said.

 

 

 

"We spent quite a while chasing hot spots under the roof after

 

we got everything under control," Archer said. "That presented

 

the most difficulty."

 

 

 

Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and were treated at the

 

scene, Archer said.

 

 

 

The diners were evacuated safely and none were injured. The

 

diner, however, sustained a significant amount of damage and it

 

is uncertain when it will reopen for business, Archer said.

 

__________________________________________________

 

 

 

http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/inde...f?/base/news-1/

 

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Hi Russell-

 

 

 

Yes...cars being blown off the bridge, and people jumping to their deaths is not

 

a new happening on that bridge. In fact (I swear I am not lying....I am just

 

related to half that town), my uncle is a diver and has stories upon stories

 

about when they had to go in and search for bodies that have jumped off of the

 

Mackinac Bridge. He is the same one who painted the Mystery Spot? signs. I

 

know the painting gig he does out of his home in his shop....as far the diving

 

career, not sure if it's a local organization, or governmental or what. As

 

anyone probably knows according to statistics anywhere.....holidays are the most

 

busy times for diving.

 

 

 

Nicole

 

 

 

"Russell S. Rein" <Ypsi-slim@juno.com> wrote:

 

Believe It or Not - but a Yugo was actually blown off the bridge

 

some years back. Many folks are afraid to drive across this

 

world's largest suspension bridge, so the local bridge authority

 

can make arrangementsto drive someone's vehicle across for

 

them!

 

 

 

ypsi-slim

 

 

 

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Congratulations!!! Be sure to let us know about the wedding plans.

 

Fran

 

 

 

-------Original Message-------

 

 

 

From: Carl Johnson

 

Date: 11/02/05 07:21:40

 

To: Zigyphoto@aol.com; Phillip Wilson; 'Pat White'; Briney Welborn; Briney

 

Welborn; Diane Warhover; Mike Ward; Michael Wallis; Fred Walk;

 

; Vestaon66@cs.com; Lisa V; johnnie v; Ken Turmel;

 

; 'Tourism'; Big Tomato; tjp_666@yahoo.com;

 

; THE66NEWS; tattoo66man@sbcglobal.net; Michael Taylor; Kent

 

and Mary Sue; ; Seabastation@aol.com; Ernesto Scott;

 

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net; Janice Moshier; Trond Moberg; Kathy Miller; Kathleen Miller; Kathleen

 

Miller; ; Jerry McClanahan; Lulupic66@aol.com; bob lile

 

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Subject: I Bit The Big One Today--I Made A Commitment

 

 

 

To all,

 

 

 

This is an announcement.

 

 

 

I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever get engaged to get married

 

again I would do it on The Day of The Dead. Today is The Day of The Dead.

 

I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at about 6:30am.). And she

 

said yes.

 

 

 

I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her true response.

 

 

 

But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make here: As of today, Beth

 

Teague and Carl Johnson are engaged to get married!

 

 

 

And please send either your congratulations or condolences to me, right here

 

(and you've got my e-mail).

 

 

 

If you want to send your pities to Beth, her e-mail is

 

bteague@insightbb.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Carl Johnson

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I live by the lyrics.....

 

 

 

"Keep your eyes on the traffic

 

Keep your hands on the wheel

 

Keep your snooping eyes on the road ahead

 

Cause we're having fun

 

Sitting in the backseat

 

Kissing and a-huggin with Fred"

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving you'all!

 

 

 

Unkle Chesty

 

 

 

P.S. The Interstates DID allow me to perfect my ability to drive with my

 

knees....so I could use

 

both hands devouring a WHopper.....

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Carl,

 

 

 

Tho I don't know you - maybe I should send a

 

condolence card to Beth!!!!!!!!! hehehehe

 

 

 

Congratulations and the best of all things to you

 

both. May your life together be full of joy and

 

wonder.

 

 

 

Hudsonly,

 

Alex B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- fran66 <fran66@centurytel.net> wrote:

 

 

 

> Congratulations!!! Be sure to let us know about the

 

> wedding plans.

 

> Fran

 

>

 

> -------Original Message-------

 

>

 

> From: Carl Johnson

 

> Date: 11/02/05 07:21:40

 

> To: Zigyphoto@aol.com; Phillip Wilson; 'Pat White';

 

> Briney Welborn; Briney

 

> Welborn; Diane Warhover; Mike Ward; Michael Wallis;

 

> Fred Walk;

 

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> johnnie v; Ken Turmel;

 

> trepp@mockturtlepress.com; 'Tourism'; Big Tomato;

 

> tjp_666@yahoo.com;

 

> tjflasch@att.net; THE66NEWS;

 

> tattoo66man@sbcglobal.net; Michael Taylor; Kent

 

> and Mary Sue; srpruett@bellsouth.net;

 

> Seabastation@aol.com; Ernesto Scott;

 

> Ollie Schwallenstecker; Harley Russell;

 

> rudkip@sbcglobal.net;

 

> ; Route66Railfan@msn.com;

 

> Jim Ross; RICH; Henrys

 

> Ra66it Ranch; Steven Pruett;

 

> national66@national66.org; mungermoss@earthlink

 

> net; Janice Moshier; Trond Moberg; Kathy Miller;

 

> Kathleen Miller; Kathleen

 

> Miller; mike@catsupbottle.com; Jerry McClanahan;

 

> Lulupic66@aol.com; bob lile

 

> LaurelRK66@aol.com; Pat Kuhn; Pat Kuhn; Yvonne

 

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> Subject: I Bit The Big One Today--I Made A

 

> Commitment

 

>

 

> To all,

 

>

 

> This is an announcement.

 

>

 

> I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever

 

> get engaged to get married

 

> again I would do it on The Day of The Dead. Today

 

> is The Day of The Dead.

 

> I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at

 

> about 6:30am.). And she

 

> said yes.

 

>

 

> I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her

 

> true response.

 

>

 

> But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make

 

> here: As of today, Beth

 

> Teague and Carl Johnson are engaged to get married!

 

>

 

> And please send either your congratulations or

 

> condolences to me, right here

 

> (and you've got my e-mail).

 

>

 

> If you want to send your pities to Beth, her e-mail

 

> is

 

> bteague@insightbb.com

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Sincerely,

 

> Carl Johnson

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

 

> removed]

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,

 

but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greetings, All:

 

 

 

I find it hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us, yet here t=

 

hey are.

 

Turkeys are quickly scrambling to cross into Canada. Every pie I've seen in=

 

the last 24

 

hours is (ye gads) pumpkin.

 

 

 

I wanted to post a note to this list to wish each and every one of you a ha=

 

ppy holiday

 

season. The last few months have been quite exciting here at the AMERICAN R=

 

OAD

 

main office. Subscriptions are growing, and we keep finding ourselves in th=

 

e news—a

 

nice way to close out the year!

 

 

 

Our webmaster, Curtis Osmun, was here from Chicago several weeks ago to kee=

 

p our

 

systems and graphics programs current. We took the opportunity to take him =

 

on a

 

tour of some of our favorite roads—US 99, US 101, and the Sunset Highway. T=

 

he

 

reception we received in Seaside, Oregon, was particularly wonderful. It's =

 

a great time

 

of year to be cruising the coasts.

 

 

 

Some of you may have noticed that our website is undergoing major work. The=

 

re is

 

now a page on our site dedicated to this list. We've added an AMERICAN ROAD=

 

FAQ,

 

and we've also placed an entire issue of AMERICAN ROAD on-line for would-be=

 

 

 

subscribers to peruse. It's Volume I, Number 1 (the issue with the Tamiami =

 

Trail,

 

Bomber, Utah, and Chandler station articles). The on-line version of John C=

 

laar's

 

Hitching Post and a new art gallery are still in the works.

 

 

 

Stay safe on the roads this weekend. Remember: If that hitchhiker looks lik=

 

e a turkey,

 

don't pick him up. And as you head over the river and through the woods to =

 

 

 

grandmother's house, always (of course) take an American Road. ;)

 

 

 

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AMERICAN ROAD

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Guest jenniferrt66

I saw this interesting article about the safety of two lane roads by

 

Dateline NBC and thought I'd share it here.

 

http://www.msnbc.com/news/748422.asp On a Route 66 Yahoo group,

 

there was a recent discussion about safety of interstates vs. two

 

lane roads. I agree that Interstates have definite safety features

 

over two lane roads (especially after reading this article).

 

However, Interstates are by far 100% "safe." No matter how many

 

safety features you design into any roads, it seems there are many

 

more cars out there, and the people driving them are going faster and

 

more reckless. I am, admittedly, not speaking factually or

 

statistically – just an observation. It just seems like when you

 

build straighter, "safer" roads, some people see that as an excuse to

 

drive faster, thus negating the safety benefits trying to be achieved.

 

 

 

In a related note, I don't know if anyone read about this – a semi

 

truck driver was on U.S. 6 in northern Indiana and decided he needed

 

to change his clothes. He'd probably been on the road for a long

 

time, so that was probably a fairly typical thing to do. I would

 

hope, however, that most drivers PULL OVER before they do this!! I

 

guess this mindless fool didn't want to lose any time, and put his

 

truck on cruise control anticipating a straight road ahead...wrong!

 

There was a curve in the road and his truck flipped over. He was

 

found, naked and unhurt at the accident scene.

 

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2629263/detail.html

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Bremer

 

http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Hey Man,

 

 

 

Best of luck!

 

 

 

Chet Nichols

 

http://lastriderson66.itgo.com

 

 

 

 

 

On 11/2/05 1:45 PM, "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

 

 

> Carl,

 

>

 

> Tho I don't know you - maybe I should send a

 

> condolence card to Beth!!!!!!!!! hehehehe

 

>

 

> Congratulations and the best of all things to you

 

> both. May your life together be full of joy and

 

> wonder.

 

>

 

> Hudsonly,

 

> Alex B

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> --- fran66 <fran66@centurytel.net> wrote:

 

>

 

>> Congratulations!!! Be sure to let us know about the

 

>> wedding plans.

 

>> Fran

 

>>

 

>> -------Original Message-------

 

>>

 

>> From: Carl Johnson

 

>> Date: 11/02/05 07:21:40

 

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>> Subject: I Bit The Big One Today--I Made A

 

>> Commitment

 

>>

 

>> To all,

 

>>

 

>> This is an announcement.

 

>>

 

>> I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever

 

>> get engaged to get married

 

>> again I would do it on The Day of The Dead. Today

 

>> is The Day of The Dead.

 

>> I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at

 

>> about 6:30am.). And she

 

>> said yes.

 

>>

 

>> I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her

 

>> true response.

 

>>

 

>> But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make

 

>> here: As of today, Beth

 

>> Teague and Carl Johnson are engaged to get married!

 

>>

 

>> And please send either your congratulations or

 

>> condolences to me, right here

 

>> (and you've got my e-mail).

 

>>

 

>> If you want to send your pities to Beth, her e-mail

 

>> is

 

>> bteague@insightbb.com

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> Sincerely,

 

>> Carl Johnson

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> [Non-text portions of this message have been

 

>> removed]

 

>>

 

>>

 

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Guest jenniferrt66

I was curious when I read your post about My Tinman Diner, so I went

 

to read the article in the latest issue; or, rather, the latest issue

 

in my possession. I hadn't received the most current yet, so I went

 

crazy looking in the previous issue! Now that I have the correct

 

issue in hand, and read the article, I was even more curious!!

 

Forgive me, it's my nature to make sense of things!

 

 

 

The article in AR was primarily about the most recent person to run

 

My Tinman, Barbara Lind and did indicate that she "never owned the

 

diner's physical structure." I assumed Barbara rented it. In further

 

discussing the diner's future after a devastating fire, it never did

 

mention who the owner is/was, or what happened to Barbara (other than

 

that she "was left out in the cold."). The article posted from the

 

Cape Cod Times, addressed my curiosity about the owner of the diner,

 

Claire Bergeron. I'm glad to know the diner will be restored to its

 

former glory! However, this article doesn't mention anything about

 

Barbara or what happened to her. Again, I'm always curious about

 

things so I decided to investigate and I found another article about

 

My Tinman Diner which gives a little more detail about the ownership,

 

who ran it (Bergeron ran it herself at one point, but subsequently

 

rented it to others to run), and briefly explains what happened to

 

Barbara Lind.

 

http://www.msnbc.com/local/CCT/charreddiner7.asp?0LA=aje9n

 

 

 

I expect that when I get back to Connecticut to visit my family, that

 

I'll take some time to get up to Cape Cod and visit Barbara's new

 

restaurant, as well as Claire's. Good luck to both of them!

 

 

 

Also, I went to the American Diner Museum website because I was

 

curious about that too…it seems there is not currently a facility for

 

the museum, is that correct? Some day when I do get back to the east

 

coast, I'd like to visit there when it's complete. I went to college

 

in Providence (majored in culinary arts at Johnson & Wales). I

 

wonder if I could run my own diner? LOL

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest Denny Gibson

Congratulations & Best Wishes.

 

 

 

--Denny

 

 

 

> Subject: I Bit The Big One Today--I Made A Commitment

 

>

 

> To all,

 

>

 

> This is an announcement.

 

>

 

> I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever get engaged

 

> to get married

 

> again I would do it on The Day of The Dead. Today is The

 

> Day of The Dead.

 

> I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at about

 

> 6:30am.). And she said yes.

 

>

 

> I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her true response.

 

>

 

> But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make here: As

 

> of today, Beth Teague and Carl Johnson are engaged to get married!

 

>

 

> And please send either your congratulations or condolences to

 

> me, right here (and you've got my e-mail).

 

>

 

> If you want to send your pities to Beth, her e-mail is

 

> bteague@insightbb.com

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Sincerely,

 

> Carl Johnson

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Guest mockturtlepress

Greetings, All:

 

 

 

It's great to see all of this talk about My Tinman. Jennifer, you are a

 

great road detective. I'm happy to know where Barbara has gone. Robert

 

O. Williams, the author who wrote the Tinman piece for AR, said he

 

couldn't find her. Looks like he didn't look hard enough!

 

 

 

That said, immediately after the issue started hitting mailboxes, we

 

received a call here at the main office from Dan Zilka of the American

 

Diner Museum. He, too, had My Tinman comments to make. The great thing

 

about all of this is that AR will be using Mr. Zilka as a diner

 

touchstone from this point forward. In fact, he just snail-mailed us a

 

"My Tinman update" to be used in our Tunnel Vision section of Issue #4.

 

He seems to be quite a guy, and we're very grateful to him for his

 

offer to share his knowledge.

 

 

 

Long Live My Tinman!

 

 

 

Thomas

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Guest Raymond

I'm from Washington State and have an interest in old US 10 and 12,

 

as well as the Yellowstone Trail. Roadtrips aren't the same on the

 

interstate--don't get a feel for the land and the people. The

 

freeways have taken the adventure and romance out of automobile

 

travel just as jet airliners contributed to the demise of the

 

passenger train. Our 2-lane highways are one of our greatest

 

treasures!

 

 

 

Ray Alkofer

 

Yakima, Wa

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Guest Ken Turmel

No Sinatra or Lennon influences?

 

 

 

--- vonwithflowers@aol.com wrote:

 

 

 

> Great Music - Great Songwriting! Promise, you won't

 

> be disappointed!

 

>

 

> http://www.myspace.com/michaelmcdermott

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Carl Johnson <clesjohnson@comcast.net>

 

> To: Zigyphoto@aol.com; Phillip Wilson

 

> <philwilsoninil@msn.com>; 'Pat White'

 

> <pwhite@thetourismbureau.org>; Briney Welborn

 

> <paoffice@dexter.net>; Briney Welborn

 

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> ; Lisa V <DVGLVG@aol.com>; johnnie v

 

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> R. <HENDRICKSMR@dot.il.gov>; Carolyn Hasenfratz

 

> <limegr@ezl.com>; Nelson Grman

 

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> dave@windycityroadwarrior.com; d6d6r

 

> <diana4992@earthlink.net>; Skip Curtis

 

> <>; Jim Conkle <jim@cart66pf.org>;

 

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> <fredmcain@bringbackroute66.com>;

 

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> <national66@charter.net>

 

> Sent: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 07:19:13 -0600

 

> Subject: I Bit The Big One Today--I Made A

 

> Commitment

 

>

 

>

 

> To all,

 

>

 

> This is an announcement.

 

>

 

> I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever

 

> get engaged to get married again I would do it on

 

> The Day of The Dead. Today is The Day of The Dead.

 

> I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at

 

> about 6:30am.). And she said yes.

 

>

 

> I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her

 

> true response.

 

>

 

> But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make

 

> here: As of today, Beth Teague and Carl Johnson are

 

> engaged to get married!

 

>

 

> And please send either your congratulations or

 

> condolences to me, right here (and you've got my

 

> e-mail).

 

>

 

> If you want to send your pities to Beth, her e-mail

 

> is

 

> bteague@insightbb.com

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Sincerely,

 

> Carl Johnson

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guest Ken Turmel

Probally why we didn't see much of the couple out of

 

their TeePee while in Rialto. Makes the old Wigwam

 

slogan placed right back into it's original

 

perspective. Q:)

 

 

 

 

 

--- Jim Jones <ng9e@verizon.net> wrote:

 

 

 

> Carl, I wish you and Beth the very best. The

 

> following illustration will show you what I expect

 

> from you two. Please love each other as much as the

 

> Bumsteads do after 75 years. Jim

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> To all,

 

>

 

> This is an announcement.

 

>

 

> I promised Beth Teague that if I was ever to ever

 

> get engaged to get married again I would do it on

 

> The Day of The Dead. Today is The Day of The Dead.

 

> I just asked Beth to marry me this morning (at

 

> about 6:30am.). And she said yes.

 

>

 

> I'm assuming she was awake enough to give me her

 

> true response.

 

>

 

> But, hey, folks, I've got an announcement to make

 

> here: As of today, Beth Teague and Carl Johnson are

 

> engaged to get married!

 

>

 

> And please send either your congratulations or

 

> condolences to me, right here (and you've got my

 

> e-mail).

 

>

 

> If you want to send your pities to Beth, her

 

> e-mail is

 

> bteague@insightbb.com

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Sincerely,

 

> Carl Johnson

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________________

 

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College Park is right on the US 1 corridor just outside DC,

 

Dorothy. You are only about 10-15 miles from the US 50

 

corridor, Vikram.

 

 

 

I did some of the drive this past summer....it is pretty

 

heavily congested from DC until you cross the Bay Bridge at

 

Annapolis. That 50 or so miles could easily turn into a

 

two hour + trip. I have been on most of 50 down to the area

 

DON'T do it on a Holiday weekend Vikram, you may sit at

 

stop lights for miles on end.

 

 

 

But Dorothy is right....a lot of beauty on the Eastern

 

Shore (east of Annapolis) and it is more lightly travelled

 

in the winter once you cross the bridge. Take the trip if

 

you get the opportunity. Hey, rent a motel room in Ocean

 

City or south of there and drive back the next day. Good

 

overnight trip....kind of long for a day trip.

 

 

 

Matt Smallwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:44:12 -0800 (PST)

 

Dorothy Thompson <thewriterslife@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Is College Park near Salisbury, Maryland?  If so, I

 

> live nearby.  I would suggest the Eastern Shore of

 

> Virginia.  Go down 50 until you hit Rt#13 and follow

 

> that south.  It's dead this time of year, but if you

 

> are into wildlife and birds, visit Chincoteague and

 

> Assateague Island.  Beautiful country.  Wild

 

> ponies roam the streets and you often have to stop the

 

> car and let them by.  Pretty friendly, though.

 

>   

 

>   Dorothy

 

>

 

>

 

> --- Valli Hoski <vallihoski@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

>

 

> > You could try US-30 west through Pennsylvania.

 

> >   Or take US-50 west from Ocean City,

 

> across the

 

> > Cheseapeake Bay to points west.

 

> >   Valli

 

> >   

 

> >   Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:59:36 -0000

 

> >    From: "vikram_h2"

 

> <vikram_h2@yahoo.co.in>

 

> > Subject: suggestions for winter drive

 

> >

 

> > Hello all,

 

> >

 

> > Been here for about 3 months now. Studying at

 

> > College park, Maryland.

 

> > I was wondering if i could get any inputs on the

 

> > kind of places that

 

> > could be visited in this part of the country during

 

> > the winter break.

 

> >

 

> > 1. Not more than 8 hours drive.

 

> > 2. Group of 6 travelling.

 

> > 3. Not much money need be spent.

 

> > 4. Game for any kind of topography.

 

> >

 

> > Appreciate it,

 

> >

 

> > Cheers,

 

> > Vikram

 

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> >

 

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bsp;            &nbs

 

p;             

 

   

 

> Dorothy Thompson

 

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>   Do you believe in soul mates?

 

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Any ideas of Theaters along 66 that will have "Cars"? It opens the day

 

before we arrive in Chicago.

 

 

 

Tony

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@y...>

 

wrote:

 

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> ... can be found here.

 

>

 

> http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/2005/11/26...er-trailer-for-

 

cars-movie/

 

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> Ron Warnick

 

> www.route66news.org

 

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PRESS RELEASE

 

 

 

Open house events continue in 2004.

 

 

 

Announcing an Open House at the Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center

 

On January 3-4, 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

December 26, 2003

 

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

 

 

 

Jo Ann Casebier

 

Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association

 

37198 Lanfair Road -- Goffs

 

Essex, CA 92332

 

Phone 760-733-4482

 

email goffs@eastmojave.net

 

 

 

Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center Plans Open House Weekends to

 

Introduce Visitors to a Treasure of the East Mojave and a must see attraction on

 

Route 66

 

 

 

GOFFS SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM and CULTURAL CENTER

 

 

 

MONTHLY OPEN HOUSE EVENTS

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association announces monthly open

 

house events at the Goffs Schoolhouse for 2004. The Schoolhouse and adjacent

 

Cultural Center grounds will be open for public visitation the first weekend of

 

each month from January through June and October through December 9:00 a.m.

 

through 5:00 p.m. (Specific weekends are: 3-4 January, 7-8 February, 6-7 March,

 

3-4 April, 1-2 May, 5-6 June, 2-3 October, 6-7 November, 4-5 December).

 

 

 

The Goffs Schoolhouse was constructed in 1914 and served the region until

 

1937, at which time the present school was built in Essex and the Goffs School

 

abandoned. It is one of the few remaining structures in Goffs located on the

 

original 1926 alignment of U. S. Highway 66. The school served the needs of

 

families of railroaders, highway people, miners, and ranchers.

 

 

 

The Schoolhouse was restored to its 1914 configuration by the Association in

 

1998. Some work is ongoing, but it is now fitted out with displays of artwork

 

and artifacts depicting the cultural history of the Mojave Desert. There are

 

many artifacts (old vehicles, mining machinery, and much more) on the adjacent

 

grounds. To facilitate public visitation, the Association has published a

 

"Guide to the Goffs Cultural Center" booklet for the convenience of visitors

 

which

 

is keyed to 40 numbered stations inside the Schoolhouse and about 100

 

numbered pegs around the grounds. With the aid of this interpretive booklet,

 

visitors

 

can spend several hours enjoying the displays on a self-guided basis. Picnic

 

areas are available for visitors.

 

 

 

On October 11, 2001, the Goffs Schoolhouse was placed on the National

 

Register of Historic Places by the U. S. Department of the Interior. It is one

 

of the

 

few buildings along old U. S. Highway 66 in California and the only one-room

 

schoolhouse in all of southern California on that prestigious national

 

register.

 

 

 

The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association was formed as a nonprofit

 

tax-exempt corporation in 1993 with a mission to: "Research and educate the

 

public with the natural and cultural history of the Mojave Desert regions

 

through

 

operation of a regional research center including a library and archives,

 

restoration of historic buildings, interpretation of backcountry trails,

 

publication of educational guide books and historical monographs and periodicals

 

in

 

concert with government agencies and people of good faith everywhere."

 

 

 

The Mojave Desert Archives, situated in buildings adjacent to the Goffs

 

Schoolhouse, embraces more than 6,000 volumes pertaining to the history of the

 

Desert west, more than 700 taped oral history interviews conducted with desert

 

"old-timers" with firsthand knowledge, more then 40,000 historical photographs

 

of

 

the Desert west, 4,000 historic maps, and much more. These materials are in

 

special collections that are made available with advance arrangement to

 

qualified students and writers doing in-depth research on the Mojave Desert.

 

 

 

The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association is a nonprofit tax-exempt

 

corporation. No charge is made for admission to the Schoolhouse and adjacent

 

property, donations are welcome.

 

 

 

To get there. From the direction of Barstow take I-40 east about 110 miles to

 

a point one mile east of Fenner Rest Stop and exit the Interstate where a

 

sign says "Goffs Road." Turn left under the freeway bridge and follow blacktop

 

Goffs Road for 11 miles to Goffs.

 

 

 

From Needles or Las Vegas Area take U.S. Highway 95 south (from Searchlight)

 

or north (from I-40 up out of Needles) to the point where 95 crosses the main

 

line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Turn west on Goffs Road

 

(south of the tracks) and travel 14 miles to Goffs.

 

 

 

The Schoolhouse is on the North side of the tracks at the intersection of

 

Goffs and Lanfair Roads -- for a positive identification, there are two

 

windmills

 

on the Goffs Schoolhouse property, the only ones in Goffs.

 

 

 

Special arrangements can be made for visitation to the Schoolhouse by groups

 

or at other times during the year by appointment. For additional information

 

contact the Association at 760-733-4482 -- or email goffs@eastmojave.net -- or

 

visit the Association's web site at www.mdhca.org.

 

 

 

For additional information contact:

 

 

 

Jo Ann Casebier

 

Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association

 

37198 Lanfair Road -- Goffs

 

Essex, CA 92332

 

Phone 760-733-4482

 

email goffs@eastmojave.net

 

 

 

or

 

Helen Baker

 

818-705-3930

 

bakerhab@aol.com

 

 

 

#####

 

Note to Editor: Interview Opportunities: Dennis Casebier, Executive Director

 

is available for interviews and to provide additional information about the

 

open house and the Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center. Please contact Dennis

 

Casebier at 760-733-4482 or goffs@eastmojave.net to arrange. Photo

 

Opportunities: There will be excellent photo opportunities of east Mojave

 

memorabilia

 

and of volunteers working on projects around the grounds. Photos are also

 

available at www.mdhca.org.

 

>>

 

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Guest adamghost@aol.com

There's not much on the 15, but there are some nice things off road; Nipton and

 

Kelso (railroad ghost towns with a functioning hotel and a grand old station,

 

respectively) aren't that far from the Cali borider.

 

 

 

<<I did a drive along I15 from San Diego, CA to Las Vegas, NV this summer.

 

There is alot of nothing out there. But I guess if you're going to go as

 

far as Baker, CA, you might as well see the infamous zzyzx road off of

 

I15. You don't really need to stop, just to say, "yea I saw it." :)

 

>>

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Guest Bob Reynolds

Christmas day is a great time to get out and go driving

 

around. There's almost no traffic:) Susan and I were checking out

 

some back roads when we saw something we had never seen before.

 

Monroe County is one of a handful of Tennessee counties with

 

numbered county roads. We were driving down one of them (I can't

 

recall the number, let's say it was Monroe 220) when we came upon a

 

short dead-end spur bearing the number 220.1.

 

 

 

Now, I can't help but wondering if anyone else has ever seen a

 

road of any kind designated with a decimal number. It certainly was

 

a new one on me:)

 

 

 

Happy New Year to all,

 

 

 

BabyBoomerBob

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Guest Mark Bachman

Hi,

 

 

 

Do you know the approximate size of the old Louisiana

 

State sign? I need it for a movie. I have the

 

image--link:

 

 

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~marbach/akmfolder/lasign.jpg

 

 

 

but do not have the size.

 

 

 

Thank you very much!

 

--

 

Mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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