Rambling Road
Personal reflections, behind-the-scenes stories, and posts that don’t fit into a specific category. This is where the journey behind the journey is shared.
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My Favorite Road Trip Music
What’s a road trip without road trip music? Here is a list are some of my favorite road trip songs, and videos to accompany most of them. Johnny Cash – I’ve Been Everywhere [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmFN9C9PVpg] Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdiWEmTpwCY] Jerry Reed – East Bound And Down [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI] Junior Brown – Highway Patrol [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_wLVCLPx0M] Rascal Flatts – Life Is a Highway [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM88kxxMlhQ] Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLiQBV6A7c] The Doors – Roadhouse Blues [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU9JWukf07c] Buster Poindexter – Hit The Road Jack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfWJDg9Pwk] Ray Charles – Mess Around [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmpMqa89wx8] Roger Miller – King of the Road [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOe27SJ3Yc] C.W. McCall – Convoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1t6zQsjzYE] Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra – The Theme…
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Road Trip Memories is moving to a new home!
Being tired of maintaining an HTML-based site, I thought I’d change formats and transfer my website, www.roadtripmemories.com, into a blog format. Like moving into a real new home, I have a lot of boxes to unpack and set up in the new house!
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Honeymoon on Route 66: Our Love Story on America’s Mother Road
Route 66 has brought countless travelers adventure, nostalgia, and unforgettable memories. For us, it did something even more special. Route 66 brought us together. In June 2002, we set out on a 10-day honeymoon journey along the legendary Mother Road, traveling from the Midwest across the Southwest and back again. Along the way we visited classic diners, historic motels, neon signs, trading posts, museums, and many of the people who keep Route 66 history alive. But the story of this honeymoon actually began many years earlier. A Love Story Born on the Mother Road Our honeymoon on Route 66 wasn’t just a road trip — it was the continuation of…