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SETTING OFF FROM OUR GREAT STAY AT THE WAGON WHEEL MOTEL IN CUBA,THE OWNER CONNIE TOLD ME THAT BILLY CONNNOLLY HAD STAYED THERE TWO NIGHTS, WHILE FILMING HIS ROUTE 66 DOCUMENTARY,HE VISITED THE GIANT ROCKING CHAIR(118)(MAIN PIC) SITUATED AT THE FANNING OUTPOST GIFT STORE(119)BUT HE NEVER MENTIONED THE MOTEL ,OR ITS PLACE IN ROUTE 66 FOLKLORE , BEING THE LONGEST RUNNING MOTEL ON THE ROAD...NOW OPEN FOR A 77 YEAR STRETCH..HE ALSO USED STUNT DOUBLES TO RIDE HIS BIKE,SURELY THATS NOT THE SPIRIT OF A TRUE ROAD TRIP..WE WENT ON PAST FANNING DEEPER INTO THE MISSOURI STRETCH OF ROUTE 66, AS WE DID SO, WE FOUND THAT THE ROAD SIGNS AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE RIGHT ROAD TO TAKE ,BEGAN TO GET THINNER ON THE GROUND AND WE DID GET LOST A COUPLE OF TIMES!! WE DID TAKE IN THE SINCLAIR GAS STATION NEAR HALLTOWN(120)THE LAST REMAINING OPEN DRIVE-IN ON 66 AT CARTHAGE(121) AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT ,WE WERE IN KANSAS(122) ,WHICH ONLY OCCUPIES A 13 MILE SPAN OF THE ROAD,WE HAD HOPED TO STAY OVER IN KANSAS BUT MOTELS WERE JUST NON EXISTENT IN EITHER GALENA, RIVERTON OR BAXTER SPRINGS-THE THREE MAIN TOWNS ON THE KANSAS PATCH,.THERE WAS A NICE LOOKING ROAD BRIDGE(123) BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT,SO ON WE WENT INTO OKLAHOMA,THE HOURS WERE SPEEDING BY AND THE MOTEL DROUGHT CONTINUED,A LOT OF THE SMALL TOWNS IN THIS AREA LOOK AS THOUGH THEY'VE HAD THEIR DAY WITH A NUMBER OF CLOSED STORES AND GARAGES EN ROUTE.IT WAS AFTER SIX WHEN WE CAME ACROSS THE ROUTE 66 MOTEL (124)AT A TRUCK STOP JUNCTION AT AFTON,OKLAHOMA-WE DID GET THE ELVIS PRESLEY ROOM(125) TO REST UP FOR THE NIGHT AND GET ALL SHOOK UP,,,JUST HOPE THE NEXT INSTALLMENT THAT MEETS US, BRINGS MORE PLACES TO CHOOSE FROM..
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Rick It gets more sparse from needles to LA mate and hot - hope you've got enough water !!!
ann dunham I am enjoying your blogs John but cannot help singing "4 wheels on my wagon and i'm still strolling along' etc or should that be 4 wheels on my Fiat. haha x
Debbie Hey u 2 everything alrite I haven't heard owte from u,uve left him tied to a totum pole haven't u John I knew u wud haha take care both of u x