Posted by: Steve Sigmund on
1 - Apr 09, 2013 at 9:50:18 pm
Hi Jerry, My wife Jodi and I just had our first experience with Historic Route 66 using your second edition guide. It felt schizophrenic. Driving parallel to the roaring, speeding and insane I-44, along quiet sedate, and lets face it, beautiful Route 66. Give me 66 every time. We were coming back from visiting our son in NM, so our first experience was from Amarillo to exit 108 in OK. I will definitely be buying the third edition. I was born in '56, so we are about the same age. I worry about preservation of the landmarks along the route. It was dreamy, romantic, and kind of sad. I love the yesteryear exuberance and celebration of being human and being alive, none of which happens on an interstate. Met some great people in OK as well, and got a great recipe for buttermilk pie at the Main Street Cafe (now Sweet Petals) in Erick, OK. Very kind, very nice people. As an architect, I am in awe of the original concrete road. Did they really do a crowned concrete road with rolled curb for 2,448 miles? That is incredible. And are the bridges (some of them at least) WPA projects? Many look similar to other WPA projects I have seen. We also got into Shamrock, TX late, so I got a great shot of the neon on the U Drop Inn. Gotta love Art Deco. Unfortunately for us, time constraints forced us back onto I-44, but I would have loved to have gone all the way to St. Louis, where our trip took us away from the Mother Road, but, alas, time would not permit. I wish I were rich, I would start at one end and restore the whole thing as best I could, especially the nostalgic and kitsch architecture. What true Americana. I feel sorry for young people today. Everything is so ephemeral and ungrounded (an electronica joke, "electronica" being my term for what has happened to us in the last 20 years). What a delicious experience is Route 66. Sorry 3rd edition came out before I could recommend Red River Steak House in McLean, TX. We had a great time there as well. Thanks for what you do, hope to meet you before the end of the trail, my friend. God bless you.
Posted by: Lieser Lu on
1 - Apr 03, 2013 at 4:12:41 pm
Hi Jerry .
We met in 1993 during Route 66 Fun Run , you posed with one of your paintings with my wife for me in Seligman , just ouside and opposite Angel's barber shop, before the show was really on for good .
You might , or might not remember us , we took part in the run , but with a modern blue Plymouth Acclaim . You might remember yourself mailing us a few postcards with some of you artwork !
We very much envied you at that time ,and still do now , since you really could live your hobby in the true meaning of the word .
We returned a couple of times to the US , and made Route 66 on the Californian side . Since we later had dogs , travelling to the US has been out of our reach , and we do not know if we can return some day , as we are getting in the ages , just now still doing well ! I saw you picture of the Seligman Snow Cap in " CRUISING" by Whizel/Bash , so I just decided to drop you a line : Are the Delgadillos still ok ?
I had my hair cut by Angel , and we had burgers at the Snow Cap . As you now might have guessed by my Email adress , we own a flawless 1955 half ton Chevrolet pickup truck , that spent most of its life on Route 66 in Oklahoma .
It was nice to meet you on Route 66 , greetings from Luxembourg Josée and Lu Lieser
Posted by: johnandcarolmcintyre on
1 - Mar 31, 2013 at 5:02:26 pm
Jerry we are driving 66 in may/june.and hope to visit your studio during that time.We have the EZ 66 and have been studying it quite a lot we are really looking forward to taking the tour.We think your paintings are really very good.We have driven round the western and midwestern states quite a lot but have left the route until we retired and as this will be our last visit to the USA (we have been every for the last 20 years)we are looking forward to it very much. Hope to see you in may or june. Best Wishes John and Carol McIntyre.
Posted by: Jay Cyril Mastrud on
1 - Mar 24, 2013 at 1:07:34 am
Dear Mr. Mc Clanahan,
Howdy Sir. Thank you for the great website. I have your EZ 66 guide and wish that I had it for my previous trips on the mother road.
I'm looking forward to using it on Tuesday as I pick up the road in Missouri and take it into Oklahoma.
Here are some of my favorites from Route 66:
Illinois-Old gas station full of signs in Springfield.
Kansas-Galena museum
Oklahoma-Rock Cafe in Stroud. Will Rogers museum in Claremore. Totem Poll in Foyil (the staff's fantastic!) Oklahoma Route 66 museum in Clinton. Roger Miller Museum & Old Curiosity Shop, Erick.
Texas-Art deco gas stations in Shamrock. Barbed Wire Museum in McLean. Historic 6th Ave in Amarillo (Great shops & 806 coffee's outstanding). Boot Hill Saloon in Vega.
New Mexico- Tucumcari is hanging on but barely.
Looking forward to using Mr. McClanahan's book on this trip in a few days. Thanks again!
Jay
Posted by: Christian and Julie on
1 - Mar 09, 2013 at 3:34:54 am
Hi Jerry!
We're at the Munger Moss Motel, reading on your website that you're indeed working on the painting that Ramona just told us about! We're loving using your book and maps!
Cheers and keep on kicking!
Posted by: Wes Holt on
1 - Feb 27, 2013 at 2:28:33 am
Hi Jerry,
Congratulations on finishing your latest EZ66 Guide Book. And best of all, you released it on February 16th, which is my birthday! That's a good omen for me (and a great excuse to buy another copy). Your original was indespensible back in April of 2008 when Dee and I drove the entire Route 66. (We were your first guests at your new place, remember?) Hope to make it back again soon.
All the best,
Wes Holt (in Virginia).
Posted by: Mrs Sarah Robertson on
1 - Feb 15, 2013 at 9:42:37 pm
Hi
My question is the same as the one below. Thus being when is the third edition planned for release, please ? And can I buy it off your website, as I live in England ? One more thing we would love to take in the hot air balloon event in Alberqueque while on our trip, please can you advise what time of year this takes place ?
Many thanks from a keen and eager Route 66 planner :-)
Posted by: Judi Perkins on
1 - Feb 12, 2013 at 3:28:18 am
Hey Jerry, my question is the same as Staffan's. I have a 2nd edition guide which we used in 2011, when we travelled over from Australia. We are driving route 66 again from mid April over 24 days and I was planning on just using the changes you have posted on this site, but if the 3rd edition is due out soon I would rather send for that. Looking forward to hopefully meeting you in person this time when we travel through Chandler.
Regards.....Judi, Trevor and Emma Perkins
Posted by: Staffan on
1 - Feb 09, 2013 at 5:05:58 pm
Hello
We are planning a Route 66 trip this coming summer and were looking to buy the EZ 66 Guide. I noted a comment on your web site that a third addition is planned. When will that be available for purchase? If it is soon, we rather wate for the update.
Thanks from a cold Sweden.
Posted by: wilbur cameron jr on
1 - Jan 28, 2013 at 5:58:14 pm
love your website keep it coming.