Americans Are Still Getting Their Kicks Along Route 66

Forbes ^ | 3/28/2012 | Dale Buss

[dmz]

Met an English couple at the La Posada hotel in Winslow when there were only 2 or 3 rooms open. They had flown to Chicago, bought an old station wagon,and had driven to Winslow on 66 (as much as they could) and when they reached California, the plan was to sell the car and fly back.

[Michael.SF.]

I do not understand the Dutchies fascination with Route 66. It struck me as a bit odd. But there were other aspects of the Dutch fascination with Americana:

In Boxmeer on a cold April evening on our way to a restaurant I was surprised to see a 1960 Cadillac convertible cruising down the main drag, top down and the driver's scarf flapping in the breeze. Blasting on the radio was John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One scotch, One beer"

In Maastrict we stayed at a small hotel that featured a live band whose repatoir included a mix of: Gene Vincent, Dick Dale, Righteous Brothers (Little Latin Lupe Lu) and Stevie ray Vaughn. They sang in perfect English, but when I talked to them they could barely speak English.

In Venlo I met an older man at a bar, he recognized me as a "yank", shook my hand and then said: "When ever I meet a yank, I have to thank them, because your country save my family in the war". He was a boy during the war but when he turned 18 he went to America, joined the army, served two years as a "thank you", he then pulled his discharge papers out to prove it!

[politicalamity]

Exactly, that was the crux of my post. She gave up a career in film for family and to be married to Jack Webb then he became a workaholic with Julie at home with kids and never saw him so she filed for divorce. I can’t understand why Jack would never want to come home.

Bobby courted her for about 6 years before she married him. They lived happily ever after. I don’t care what is read on IMDB. I know she was married to both. The fact that Jack Webb would rather be married to t.v. shows like Dragnet than come home to Julie after a hard days work befuddleds me.

Both guys served in the U.S Army too so she had great taste.

I guess I should add a lot of periods like you did in your post ............