www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com This was one of the many presentations at the Mid-Atlantic Nostlagia Convention held annually in Aberdeen, Maryland. This year's dates are Aug. 27-29, 2009. Here, author Jim Rosen talks about the television series in detail with historical background. His book on Route 66 is available from Oldies.com and Amazon.com
@monorailred1 Sorry, but Nelson Riddle wrote the theme to "Route 66", and IMO, it is the BEST TV theme EVER------and George Maharis was soooooooo nice to look at!
broncolady4ever 7 months ago
I love this show, it still gives me a yearning to "take off" and do the adventure driving around the country. Unfortunately, the country isn't very nice anymore and it probably wouldn't be safe for a woman. M fav eposides are "The Cruelist Sea Of All" and "But What Do YouDo In March". I love the theme fron Mancini and the spirit of the piece. Oh to live that way for just a little while.
monorailred1 1 year ago
As a young kid Route 66 gave me the sense that real freedom and adventure was possible and here were these two cool guys in a Corvette actually doing it. It inspired amongst a plethera of TV shows that only encouraged mindless and soulless conformity. I love it to this day!!!
rogerparis 2 years ago