Registrations REALLY Pick Up
Through February 26, 1999, we have accepted 30 registrations for The 5th Annual Mother Road Ride/Rally®. Last year at this time only 11 had signed up. Our unwritten 'deal' with law enforcement agencies along Route 66 is that we won't be running more than 100 motorcycles through their area at one time.
That means that this may be the year we will have to 'cap' registrations. If you've got those registration papers lying around, get 'em filled out and send 'em on in.
An Edsel on the Mother Road
Actually Edsel Boyd
of Cumming, GA
prefers 'Ed.' He'll
be on a 'Wing for
the ride and plans to
start in Chicago and
run all the way to
Los Angeles (the
ride can be done in
segments, see
'Loser' below). Ed
has been riding motorcycles for more than 30
years. He terms Route 66 'as a pathway to
our roots.' Well said, Ed.
East Bound Arizonian
Ann Scofield will be running towards Chicago rather than Los Angeles. She plans to
ride her FXLR from
Flagstaff, AZ eastward to Albuquerque,
NM. She's been riding for the past 15
years and told us she
signed up to 'ride
Route 66 and meet
people.' Ann has
also ridden to Sturgis
and back so this ride won't be much of a
challenge.
Some People NEVER Learn
No sooner did we salute our Repeat Offenders (people who have registered for the run more than once) than Cliff Gorski of Chagrin Falls, OH signed up for the fourth time and Hank Hallmark of Ontario, CA became a three time loser. Many thanks to these two men and everyone who supports this event so enthusiastically.
The great thing about Route 66 is that there is so much to see and do it brings us back year after year. Each time we see something new, do something different. It is that type of road and The Mother Road Ride/Rally® is that type of event.
Road Sign
Printed on the back of a motorcyclist's jacket: If you can read this, my girlfriend fell off. (Attributed to Paul Harvey on the ABC Radio Network by the Reader's Digest, March, 1999 issue.)
Sad News
Two icons of The Mother Road passed away
in February, 1999. We were saddened to
learn of the death of Bobby Troup who wrote
Get Your Kicks on
Route 66 and Lillian
Redman who operated the Blue Swallow Inn in
Tucumcari, NM.
Mr. Troup was a
gracious guest on
Route 66 videos and
attended Route 66
events. For the Public Broadcasting
System's video he
even played and sang
his historic song.
Ms. Redman was one of the original Harvey Girls who served guests at the numerous Harvey Houses spotted along rail road stations in the Western United States before she took up residence at the Blue Swallow.
They will be missed -
and remembered.