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The states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri are located in the centre of the USA and offer a true, authentic American experience, with history, cowboy and Native American Indian culture, Bluegrass, Jazz and Country music and barbeque food to name but a few. If you are looking for the 'real' America you will certainly find it here, whatever your interests, and Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri make ideal fly-drive holiday destinations, especially with sections of Historic Route 66 to discover.
Like apple pie and baseball, there's something very American about hitting the road and taking in the scenery. Enjoy a genuine sense of freedom as you meander through beautiful landscapes and historic settings, and as all three states have a number of designated Scenic Byways there are plenty of opportunities for this.
Mid West
- Kansas
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
Price includes flights, car hire and accommodation
Day 1 – Arrive in Tulsa, OK
Begin your holiday with a three night stay in Tulsa. This city is a distinctive mix of influences – Southern charm, Eastern elegance and Western flair. You'll experience Native American ancestors, Western culture, and the wealth from oil, discovered in the early 1900's. It's a hub of art deco and contemporary architecture; boasting an abundance of Western and European art, artefacts and archives, vibrant with live music, farm-to-table food and shops – from quirky to chic.
Day 2 – Tulsa area, approx. 110 miles
Explore Tulsa – the Brady Arts District, the Philbrook and Gilcrease Museums and Guthrie Green. Or strike out north to Bartlesville, where two brothers founded the Phillips Petroleum Company in 1917. Look for the art deco Price Tower – the only skyscraper built by Frank Lloyd Wright, preserved as a boutique hotel. Onwards to the tiny town of Dewey and the Tom Mix Museum to see a silent movie of the first 'King of the Cowboys'.
Day 3 – Tulsa area, approx. 155 miles
Relax in Tulsa, or head off to Tahlequah - home to the Cherokee Heritage Centre; Fort Gibson – the first army post in the Indian Territory and Muskogee – the Ataloa Lodge Museum is one of the largest privately owned Native American collections. Here, you'll also see the Five Civilized Tribes Museum and experience the heritage of the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole tribes.
Day 4 – Tulsa to Oklahoma City, OK, approx. 105 miles
Journey along historic Route 66 and enjoy the eclectic towns of Sapulpa, Bristow, Stroud, Chandler and Arcadia. Stop for lunch at POPS, and choose from over 500 varieties of fizzy drinks. Oklahoma City is the largest city in the state and Bricktown – its renovated warehouse district – provides plenty of evening entertainment with over 30 canal-side restaurant and clubs. Settle in for three nights!
Day 5 – Oklahoma City
Visit the world class National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum with peerless classic and contemporary Western art. Other 'must see' attractions include the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the Red Earth Museum, the Myriad Botanical Gardens, the American Banjo Museum, the fast growing Boatyard District and the Paseo Arts District.
Day 6 – Oklahoma City area, approx. 180 miles
Head south, today, to Sulphur and Davis. Stop at the breath-taking Chickasaw Cultural Centre – America's largest tribal cultural centre – and visit the Travertine Ranger Station Visitor Centre. In Davis – don't miss Turner Falls, and sample one of Nancy Fulton's Fried Pies or lunch at Smokin' Joe's Rib Ranch before heading back to OKC.
Day 7 – Oklahoma City to Wichita, KS, approx. 195 miles
Stoke up with breakfast at the Cattleman's Steakhouse in the heart of Stockyard City, famous for over 80 years with cattlemen. Head for Ponca City and visit the magnificent Marland Mansion – a 55-room 'Palace on the Prairie', and the Standing Bear Statue – a tribute to all Native Americans. Then, north across the state line to Wichita, KS, with its Old Town red-brick warehouse district. This is your base for the next three nights.
Day 8 – Wichita
The iconic 'Keeper of the Plains' is located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers - a great place to start your exploration. Move on to Old Cowtown Living History Museum – a strong flavour of the Old West. The Museum of World Treasures is just that – an eclectic collection from ancient Egypt to modern America.
Day 9 – Wichita area, approx. 100 miles
Today visit Yoder and Hutchinson. The quaint Amish village of Yoder is home to the Mercantile Shoppe for handmade Amish crafts and quilts. Have lunch at the Carriage Crossing Restaurant. In Hutchinson, the Kansas Underground Salt Museum is a unique experience - 650 feet underground and a vast expanse carved from ancient salt deposits. Don't miss the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Centre – a world-class space museum featuring a huge collection of US space artefacts.
Day 10 – Wichita to Cottonwood Falls, KS, approx. 80 miles
Discover where the West truly begins. The tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America. Today less than 4% remains – mostly here in the Flint Hills. Visit The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, and end your day in the wonderful Cottonwood Falls. This is the place to enjoy a superb farm-to-table dinner and a stroll along Main Street USA.
Day 11 – Cottonwood Falls to Manhattan, KS, approx. 60 miles
Onwards to Council Grove for a self-guided walking tour of historical landmarks – the most popular being Hays House, the oldest continuously operated restaurant west of the Mississippi River. Then to Manhattan, home to Kansas State University and the superb Flint Hills Discovery Centre, perhaps some downtown shopping, dinner and a one night stay.
Day 12 – Manhattan to Lawrence, KS, approx. 85 miles
Head first for Topeka, and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, where visitors gain an insight into the Civil Rights Movement. Lawrence, your base for the next two nights, is home to the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. The downtown district is lined with eclectic boutiques, sidewalk cafes, antique shops, art galleries and studios. Live music plays every night of the week.
Day 13 – Lawrence area, approx. 60 miles
Explore the attractions of Lawrence, or strike out to nearby Olathe and learn about early pioneer life at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site. Tonight why not try one of Lawrence's craft breweries.
Day 14 – Lawrence to Kansas City, KS, approx. 40 miles
Kansas City's nickname is 'City of Fountains'. It is known for its dynamic art scene, public artworks, jazz music, abundance of museums, fantastic shopping, and, of course, BBQ. Kansas City is shared by both Missouri and Kansas with 'State Line Road' separating the two, and whatever you choose to do, it's a wonderful place to spend your last night in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Day 15 – Depart from Kansas City
Price includes flights, car hire and accommodation
N.B. $300 one-way drop-off charge on the car hire is not included.
The Mighty Mississippi one of the world's most famous rivers, this tour takes you on a journey from Chicago to New Orleans going through some of rural heartland and delightful small towns and cities to which the river gave birth. Experience traditional blues music, with a mix of gospel and soul. Great musicians emerge and thrive in the cities from where their music first caught the world's imagination
Day 1 – Chicago
Arrive in Chicago for three nights. Explore this magnificent city built around Lake Michigan, including the curving Lakeside Drive and the stunning views of the skyline, dominated by the John Hancock Sears buildings. The view from the top of the Sears building offers a breathtaking panorama over the city and the lake beyond. Stroll the grounds of Millennium Park and take a look at the reflective Cloud Gate Sculpture or cross the Chicago River and head into downtown, with a thriving centre of boutiques, cafés, restaurants and specialist shops, lively by day and night. This evening try a famous Chicago-style pizza and afterwards check out some of the many famous Chicago Blues and Jazz clubs.
Day 4 – Chicago to St Louis, approx. 300 miles
Collect your car and head out of the city towards St Louis. En route stop at the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, home to thousands of artefacts and memorabilia related to Route 66 - The Mother Road. You will pass numerous authentic Route 66 stops on the way, and there are plenty of places to stop. St Louis boasts the nation's tallest monument at 630-feet, the St Louis Gateway Arch. The Gateway Arch has beckoned visitors for more than 40 years with its iconic, awe-inspiring shape, and commemorates Thomas Jefferson and St Louis' role in the Westward Expansion of the United States.
When not sample one of America's world renowned beers at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, or take a sightseeing trip on the Mississippi River to get a different perspective on the city's skyline. There are many unique neighbourhoods waiting to be discovered, and don't miss a stop at Route 66 icon, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard for a treat you won't forget!
Stay three nights in St Louis
Day 7 - St Louis to Memphis, approx. 285 miles
Head south to Memphis, the heartland of gospel and birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. No visit to Memphis would be complete without a visit to Graceland, home of Elvis Presley. Explore the mansion and grounds of his 14-acre estate, whether you are a fan or not, you can help to be enthralled at this incredible home. Tour the famous Sun Studio where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and B.B. King first recorded, and visit the Stax Museum of Rock and Soul in downtown to really get an in-depth experience of the music icons that spent time here. Take a paddle-wheeler trip on the mighty Mississippi or visit Mud Island River Park and the Swiss-made monorail offering great views of downtown Memphis, the Mississippi River and Mud Island itself.
Spend your evenings on Beale Street, where W.C. Handy first penned the Blues music of the Mississippi Delta. Stretching for several blocks, you can enjoy bars, nightclubs and restaurants offering a variety of food and live music, including traditional Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll. Be sure to hear live Blues at BB King's or Rum Boogie Café.
Stay three nights in Memphis
Day 10 – Memphis to Natchez, approx. 325 miles
Continue to follow the Ol' Man River to Natchez. Along the way make a stop at Clarksdale and the Delta Blues Museum, to give you the chance to explore the history and heritage of the unique American musical art form of the Blues. Founded in 1716 by the French and named after the Indians who dwelt there, this unique town is recognized as the oldest settlement on the Mississippi River. Visit the Frogmore Plantation, a cotton plantation of the early 1800s and still producing cotton and gin today. Learn of the early Natchez planters and their slaves, following their evolution from the wilderness to the thriving 1850s cotton plantation, beyond the 'War Between the States' to a struggling new way of life. Examples of authentically furnished slave quarters can be seen. Natchez boasts some beautiful antebellum homes and a historic downtown area, with good restaurants and local shops.
Stay two nights in Natchez
Day 12 – Natchez to New Orleans, approx. 175 miles
Today visit the Oak Alley Plantation protected as a National Historic Landmark. It is named after its alley or canopied path created by a double row of live oaks planted in the early 18th century, which runs between the house and the Mississippi River. The perfect way to sample the mix of cultures in New Orleans is to stroll along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, listening for the vibrant sounds of jazz, blues and Zydeco. There are plenty of bars and restaurants for al fresco dining, perhaps sampling some of the city's famous Creole and Cajun cuisine. The glass enclosed Spanish Plaza emporium down by the riverfront is a dramatic contrast to the French Quarter and is well worth a visit. Take a ride on the famous St Charles Streetcar; visit the Jackson Square Katrina museums or shop at the Riverwalk. The state of Louisiana offers tax free shopping for international visitors at over 1,000 stores, so shopping in New Orleans offers a unique opportunity. Why not end your holiday with an evening of traditional Jazz on a dinner cruise along the mighty Mississippi.
Stay three nights in New Orleans
Day 15
Transfer to New Orleans Airport for return flight home
Price includes flights, car hire and accommodation
Days 1 & 2 – Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City is the largest city in the state, and Bricktown - its renovated warehouse district – provides plenty of evening entertainment with over 30 canal-side restaurants and clubs. Visit the world class National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the Red Earth Museum, the Myriad Botanical Gardens, the American Banjo Museum, the fast growing Boathouse District and the Paseo Arts District. Bustling Stockyard City is the home of America's largest operating cattle auction, and you'll find speciality merchants who offer superb Western apparel and supplies. Stay two nights here.
Day 3 – Oklahoma City to Sulphur, OK, approx. 95 miles
The Chickasaw Cultural Center celebrates Chickasaw history and culture through demonstrations and a living history village across 109 acres of rolling hills, woodlands and streams. The Chickasaw National Recreation Area is a lush paradise of unique flora and fauna and in nearby Davis, don't miss the lookout for Turner Falls, Nancy Fulton's Fried Pies, or Smokin' Joe's Rib Ranch.
Day 4 – Sulphur to Medicine Park, OK, approx. 105 miles
En-route stop at the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan and discover the famous Wild West cattle drive story of the Chisholm Trail. Fort Sill is an active Army Base, originally established in 1869, where you'll find a museum and the gravesite of famous Apache chief, Geronimo. Onward to Medicine Park, known as America's cobblestone community – picturesque against the backdrop of the surrounding Wichita Mountains. Quirky and quaint.
Day 5 – Medicine Park to Clinton, OK, approx. 85 miles
Explore an awe-inspiring mosaic of rocky lowlands, mixed-grass prairie, cross timbers and wildlife on the Wichita Mountains Scenic Byway. Stop for a Meers burger! Clinton is home to the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum with the world's largest curio cabinet and an audio tour. Visit Mohawk Indian Lodge, an authentic, operating trading post established in 1892.
Day 6 – Clinton to Tulsa, OK, approx. 200 miles
Today, Route 66, but before heading toward Tulsa, go west to Elk City for the National Route 66 Museum. Later, in Weatherford, the Route 66 themed restaurant, Lucille's Roadhouse, offers a variety of authentic diner food and the historic city of El Reno is home of the Onion Burger. Continue on to Guthrie, Oklahoma's territorial capital, with the largest Historic Preservation District in the nation. Back on Route 66, enjoy the eclectic towns of Arcadia (stop for a cold drink at POPS!), Chandler, Stroud, Bristow and Sapulpa. Arrive in Tulsa for a two night stay.
Day 7 – Tulsa
With just over 24 Hours in Tulsa, you have plenty of time to discover the city's distinctive mix of influences. Discover why this is the heartland of the nation, with Western culture, Southern charm and hospitality, Native American heritage and wealth from oil. 'Don't miss' visits include the Philbrook Museum of Art, and the Woody Guthrie Center in the lively and growing Brady Arts District - surrounding Guthrie Green with its bandstand and food trucks. Eclectic shops, farm-to-table restaurants and live music venues make Tulsa a memorable end to your Oklahoma holiday.
Day 8 – Depart from Tulsa, OK
Day 1 – Wichita, KS
Arrive in Wichita where you will spend your first night. You'll have plenty of time to explore at the end of your Kansas road trip.
Day 2 – Wichita to Dodge City, KS, approx. 155 miles
Head first to Greensburg – a small farming, gas and oil community that was literally flattened by a devastating tornado in May 2007, re-emerging Phoenixlike as Greensburg 'GreenTown'– now a leading-edge 'green' and eco-friendly town. On to Dodge City for two nights, a gateway to history that began with the opening of the Santa Fe Trail. Dodge City quickly became a trade centre for travellers, buffalo hunters, railroad workers, soldiers, and drifters who 'settled their differences' in shoot-outs.
Day 3 – Dodge City
During the late 1800's, notable lawmen such as Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp became legends as they fought to establish law and order. Tour Dodge City, Fort Dodge, and the Santa Fe Trail on the Dodge City Trolley. Boot Hill Museum is a highlight and is home to the Long Branch Variety Show. Dodge City boasts numerous great steakhouses!
Day 4 – Dodge City to Great Bend, KS, approx. 140 miles
Drive to Larned at the 'Heart of the Santa Fe Trail' and the country's bestpreserved prairie frontier fort – Fort Larned National Historic Site. The Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway connects two of the world's most significant natural wetlands – Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge - hosting millions of migrating birds each year, including Whooping Cranes.
Day 5 – Great Bend to Abilene, KS, approx. 160 miles
Travel along the 16 mile Post Rock Scenic Byway, winding through the beautiful Smoky Hills and around Wilson Lake and tiny town of Wilson – the Czech capital of Kansas, and zany Lucas – the Grassroots Art Capital of the state. Lucas is world famous for the quirky Garden of Eden – listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Continue to Abilene, the official end of 'The Chisholm Trail' – the famous cattle trail stretching all the way up from Fort Worth, TX.
Day 6 – Abilene to Hutchinson, KS, approx. 95 miles
Spend the morning in Abilene - grown from a small cowtown in 1857 to a thriving town today. Highlights include President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Museum, Library, boyhood home Visitor Center, and Place of Meditation where Ike, Mamie, and their son are laid to rest. Other interesting attractions in town include the Seelye Mansion and the Patented Medicine Museum and Gardens. In Hutchinson visit the Cosmosphere – a world-class space museum featuring a huge collection of US space artefacts.
Day 7 – Hutchinson to Wichita, KS, approx. 55 miles
Pay a morning visit to Strataca - the Kansas Underground Salt Museum is a unique experience, 650 feet underground and a vast expanse carved from ancient salt deposits. Then head for Wichita. Here, the iconic 'Keeper of the Plains' is a great place to start your exploration. Move on to Old Cowtown Living History Museum with a strong flavour of the old west. Eight distinctive shopping districts make it a shopper's paradise, while Old Town is an eclectic mix of live music venues and restaurants.
Day 8 – Depart from Wichita, KS
N.B. $150 one-way drop-off charge on the car hire is not included.
Day 1 - St. Louis
Arrive in St Louis where you will stay for three nights.
Begin your holiday at the world-famous Gateway Arch. The tallest man-made national monument in the country can be experienced via a 630-foot tram ride to the top. Get a feel for Ol' Man River with a relaxing one-hour sightseeing Gateway Riverboat Cruise. For an overview of St. Louis' past, visit the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park where Lindbergh, Lewis & Clark, and the Louisiana Purchase come to life.
Visit the Anheuser Busch Brewery, the single largest brewing complex in the world, where you can see the famous Clydesdales and a taste of the variety of brews. Shop downtown at St. Louis' Union Station, once one of America's largest train stations, restored to feature restaurants, shops and boutiques.
There are a host of choices for evening entertainment - Laclede's Landing, a shopping and entertainment district featuring cobblestone streets and cast iron street lamps, and a choice of bars and clubs. You can still visit authentic blues clubs where Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin and Miles Davies all began their careers, or take a trip to The Loop neighbourhood, named after an old streetcar turnaround, where many of the local restaurants offer live music of all kinds. Blueberry Hill, located in The Loop, is a restaurant and lounge full of Rock 'n' Roll memorabilia and an entire room devoted to Elvis. Stroll the St. Louis Walk of Fame where music legends like Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and Scott Joplin are commemorated.
Day 4 – St. Louis to Branson, approx. 250 miles
En route to Branson, to explore Meramec Caverns, one of the largest caves in the country, the oldest stop on Route 66 and the reported hide out of outlaw Jesse James. Boasting more theatre seats than Broadway, Branson offers entertainment to please everyone. Country music, gospel, magicians, comedians and well-known favorites such as The Hughes Brothers and the Oak Ridge Boys entertain groups in first-class fashion.
Visit Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, where you can hike, bike and explore this beautiful natural environment. Step back in time at Silver Dollar City, a crafts and entertainment theme park nestled in the Ozarks. Wander wooded paths amid 1880s shops, restaurants and music shows. In the evening, sit back, enjoy dinner and let the entertainers of the Showboat Branson Belle delight you with comedy, song and dance.
Stay two nights in Branson
Day 6 – Branson to Memphis, approx. 300 miles
Legendary home of Elvis, make your first stop Graceland. You can also see Elvis' famous 1955 pink Cadillac in the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum and climb aboard his custom jet the 'Lisa Marie.' Downtown tour the Stax Museum of American Soul Music - Soulsville is a 17,000-square-foot museum on the original site of Stax Records and houses more than 2,000 cultural artifacts, celebrating the music made famous by Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, the Bar-Kays, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire and more. Next, tour Sun Studio, which is the birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. Today the studio, where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, B.B. King, Rufus Thomas, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and many others launched their careers, is open to the public for tours daily while still operating as a studio by night.
Beale Street is the place to be in the evening! One of America's most famous streets where W.C. Handy first penned the Blues music of the Mississippi Delta. Located downtown stretching several blocks east of the river bluffs, Beale Street's nightclubs and restaurants offer a variety of food and live music including traditional Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and Rock 'n' Roll.
Spend three nights in Memphis
Day 9 – Memphis to Nashville, approx. 215 miles
Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and take an exciting, multi-layered journey through the life of country music. A self-guided tour covering two floors of the Museum, and tells the story of country music from its pre-commercial roots in the nineteenth century through its vibrant life in the twenty-first century. Visit the historic RCA Studio B – once the recording home of popular music titans such as Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, and the Everly Brothers – first became known as one of the cradles of the "Nashville Sound" in the 1960s. Explore Music Row, home to over 80 record labels, 130 music publishers and, at last count, over 180 recording studios. See where Owen Bradley opened a studio in an old house on 16th Avenue South in 1955. The legendary Quonset hut behind the main house is where Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Buddy Holly, George Jones, REO Speedwagon, Simon & Garfunkel and Johnny Cash all recorded.
At night you can check-out the sounds from live bands playing in the bars and clubs along Broadway, or attend a performance of the Grand Ole Opry, where you'll catch today's' hottest stars, new faces, and Opry legends.
Day 11
Drop off your car and fly home from Nashville.
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Experience the 'Main Street of America' on this fly-drive from Chicago to Santa Monica, including such highlights as the Chicago's Magnificent Mile, the St Louis Arch, the Anheuser Busch Brewery, the Ozark Mountains, Native American culture, the Grand Canyon and the beautiful beaches of California. The 'Mother Road' as it was also known, no longer exists in its 2448 mile entirety, however our Route 66 Fly-drive takes in the stretches of the road that are still used today and are dotted with roadside cafes, motels and service stations, giving a true 'Americana' experience.
Day 1
Arrive in Chicago where you will stay for 2 nights.
Day 3
Chicago to Springfield, approx. 190 miles. Before you embark on your road trip, fill up with breakfast at Lou Mitchell's legendary Route 66 café on Jackson Boulevard in Chicago. Meander past many delightful all-American haunts, including the Polka Dot Café, Dixie Truck Stop and Shea's Gas Station Museum.
Day 4
Springfield to St Louis, approx. 100 miles. As you drive into Missouriyou should make a stop at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge - this original Route 66 span over the Mississippi River has been reopened as the world's longest pedestrian and biking bridge. The bridge offers a great view of the river and the downtown St Louis skyline.
Whilst in St Louis visit the Gateway Arch in the heart of downtown where the original Route 66 passed by. Enjoy one of the tastiest spots along the Mother Road at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, or the Donut Drive-In across the street, both Route 66 landmarks.
Day 6
St Louis to Springfield, approx. 220 miles. Heading through the rolling hills of the Ozark Mountains, remnants of the old Route 66 are everywhere just off the highway. Much of the old highway frontage has been preserved along St Louis Street.
Day 7
Springfield to Oklahoma City, approx. 280 miles. Cross into Oklahoma and experience a change in scenery and culture. This is a cattle country and the area gave rise to the era of American cowboy.
Day 8
Oklahoma City to Amarillo, approx. 260 miles. Overnight in Amarillo and make sure you take a drive along Amarillo Boulevard, the original Route 66, still dotted with 1950s motels that are so iconic of an American road-trip.
Day 9
Amarillo to Albuquerque, approx. 285 miles. The next state on your list is New Mexico, which still has the most miles of the original Route 66 that are driveable today. Even in its heyday, the number of roadside businesses that sprung up along the Mother Road here was exceptional and today in towns such as Tucumcari locals still cling on to as much of the original Americana as possible.
Day 11
Albuquerque to Flagstaff, approx. 320 miles. Head to Flagstaff, where are many of the old bricks buildings in the downtown area are original to Route 66. Be sure to visit the Museum Club a historic roadhouse that still welcomes visitors to quench their thirst after a long day on te road. Stay an extra night here if you want to take a day trip to the Grand Canyon.
Day 12
Flagstaff to Barstow, approx. 350 miles. Route 66 continue from Flagstaff west into California through the high Arizona desert from Seligman to Kingman.Then drive on Barstow, where the Main Street is a section of Route 66.
Day 13
Barstow to Santa Monica, approx. 130 miles. The last stretch of your 'Main Street of America' journey will take you to the California coast and Santa Monica, where Route 66 reaches the Pacific Ocean. Today Santa Monica is a haven for beach lovers with a boardwalk, pier, amusements, street performers, side walk cafes and bars and a true California atmosphere.
Day 15
Head for the airport for your flight back to the UK.
Historic Route 66 – Escorted Tour
Price includes flights, services of professional tour leader, transportation in customised vehicle, all 12 hotel nights accommodation on a twin share basis, meals paid locally.
Guaranteed Departures 2017- 01 Jul - 14 Jul, 19 Aug - 01 Sep, 02 Sep - 15 Sep
2018- 30 Jun-13 Jul, 18 Aug-31 Aug, 01 Sep-14 Sep
Immortalized in folklore, cinema and song, Route 66 remains the iconic symbol of the great American road trip; a journey of adventure, discovery and the freedom of the open road. Cruising 'America's Main Street', the first paved highway linking Chicago with the West. You'll cross eight states and make a small detour for the biggest sight in the West, the magnificent Grand Canyon. From snow-cones and corndogs, to cowboys, country music and rock'n'roll - it's classic Americana all the way, as you travel from the heartland to the coast on the world's most famous road.
Day 1: Chicago
You've arrived in Chicago, the official start of Route 66. A welcome meeting will be held at 18:00 hrs in your hotel for you to meet you tour leader and fellow travelling companions with the remainder of the day free to explore. Grab yourself a slice of deep-dish pizza, venture up the Willis Tower or take to the streets for your very own walking tour along the shores of Lake Michigan.
Day 2: Chicago to Springfield
After leaving Chicago, You will head south to the first iconic Route 66 stop, Springfield, the capital of the state of Illinois. Springfield's favourite son was Abraham Lincoln and you pay a visit to the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, which is the home that he lived in with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from 1844 until 1861 when he became US president. Springfield is also the birthplace of the corndog and drive-thru restaurants.
Day 3: St Louis
From Springfield, Illinois, it is only a couple of hours driving to St Louis, Missouri. St Louis is one of the largest cities in USA with a metropolitan population of over 2.8 million. Founded in 1764 it became a major port on the Mississippi River and even hosted the Olympic Games in 1904. The Gateway Arch commemorates the settlement of America's West and it was from here that countless pioneers set out to conquer the wild frontier. Stop at Ted Drewes, an Iconic Route 66 attraction, and try a `Concrete' - über-thick milkshakes made from vanilla frozen custard. Perhaps you can spend the evening checking out the city's vibrant nightlife.
Day 4: Branson
Home to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede and their version of 'The Strip', Branson has become to country music what Las Vegas is to gambling. With over 50 dinner theatres, shows and other entertainment oddities, Branson is where it is at in Missouri.
Day 5-6: Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, with more driveable miles of the old highway than any other state, is a mecca for fans of the Mother Road. Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state. You spend a couple of nights here and enjoy a full day to discover some of the city's many cultural attractions. Visit the Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum and the Coleman Theatre, built in the late 1920's, it defines an era of vaudeville and silent films. Oklahoma is also the gateway to cowboy country so what could be a better introduction to the 'Wild West' than an optional visit to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Originally established in 1955 as the Cowboy hall of Fame and Museum, it has broadened its scope to encompass both Western and Native American artwork and artefacts as well as historic photographs.
Day 7: Amarillo
Amarillo in the state of Texas is our destination for today. On the 'Way to Amarillo' and before you leave Oklahoma, you will visit the 'official' Route 66 Museum, where you will learn about the legends surrounding the road we are travelling on and a short stop at Lucille's Service Station & Roadhouse. Then it is on to Amarillo where you will make your way to the Big Texan Steak Ranch for a steak meal (optional). If you can eat a 72 Oz steak in less than one hour, you get it for free! This is man versus food for real!
Day 8: Albuquerque
Your Route 66 road trip continues with a visit to the Cadillac Ranch, where 10 classic cars are buried nose-down in the dirt. The owners encourage graffiti so grab a spray can and leave your mark! After a short driving time you reach the Midpoint Café, the midway point between Chicago and Los Angeles, famous for hot coffee and rolls. Activities include driving through the Tijeras Canyon and stopping at Tucumcari Post and Curios.
Day 9: Gallup
From modern cultures to ancient civilizations you make a stop by the 'Sky City' ruins on the Acoma Native American Reservation. You will spend the night in Gallup, New Mexico, home to a diverse population with a third of its residents being of Native American decent. Stay at the El Rancho Hotel, a little slice of history, counting John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn amongst its famous guests.
Day 10-11: Grand Canyon National Park
So it is not on the original Route 66, but it is so close it would be a crime to pass it by! The Grand Canyon is an iconic symbol of the Desert Southwest and a spectacle not to be missed. This incredible spectacle is difficult to comprehend, even as you stand at the rim or hike down into the canyon. Carved over several millennia, this massive wonder of nature is 445 kilometres (277 miles) long, up to 29 kilometres (18 miles) wide and over 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) deep. Snaking through the canyon floor is the mighty Colorado River, which runs 2330 kilometres (1450 miles) through seven US states and two Mexican states.
In your free time, we highly recommend a scenic flight over the canyon, which offer perspectives that you cannot see by visiting on foot. Also recommended is the film show at the IMAX Theatre, which will give you a good overview of the area and how it developed. There are many walks that you can enjoy ranging from easy to moderate ones. There is also time to shop around for local souvenirs.
Day 12-13: Las Vegas
The historic Route 66 town of Seligman and the Snow Cap Diner make for a quirky stop en route to the Hoover Dam before we hit Vegas, renowned as the 'tacky capital of the world'. If it is gambling you want, you have come to the right place as nowhere else in the world will you find so many casinos. But if you really want to look at something different, stop by one of its countless wedding chapels. In Las Vegas we enjoy a city tour that takes you to some of the quirky things that epitomises this city, as well as learn about some of its colourful history. You will also have time for some last-minute bargain shopping and relax by a pool before nights out on the town amidst the bright lights, casinos and world-class shows. You may also like to enjoy a buffet dinner at one of Las Vegas' famous all-you-can-eat dining places.
Day 14: Las Vegas to Los Angeles
On your final day you return to California and follow Route 66 across the great Mojave Desert to the city of Los Angeles. The tour finishes at the very end of the road at Santa Monica Pier.


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Doug Krizner: These days, financial experts look to trees as a hedge against inflation. As trees grow, so does their value. Now, this country's biggest public pension fund is investing more than $2 billion in forest projects. The California Public Employee Retirement System, or CalPERS, has adopted what environmentalists are calling a "trend-setting" policy. Sarah Gardner has more from the Marketplace Sustainability Desk.
Sarah Gardner: Under CalPERS' new policy, any forest investments it makes will eventually have to be certified "sustainable" by an independent third party. That means managed in a way that will ensure the forest's long-term survival, among other things.
Louis Blumberg at the Nature Conservancy says CalPERS' decision may inspire not only other pension funds, but the timber industry as well.
Louis Blumberg: I do think this will create another incentive for more landowners to adopt independent certification.
CalPERS and others see forests as increasingly valuable. Since forests store carbon dioxide, owners can sell carbon credits.
Joanna Durbin at Conservation International says landowners are evaluating their options in light of the rapidly growing carbon market.
Joanna Durbin: Managing them for their carbon value is an important part of the equation, in addition to or above and beyond their timber value.
CalPERS has been on the forefront of other green investment policies, including pressuring public companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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NPR's famous Car Talk brothers, Tom '58 and Ray Magliozzi '72, are good with their hands. Although neither majored in engineering,* they both got their hands under the hood at the Good News Garage in Cambridge and perhaps even more so, in their hilarious radio program answering automotive questions from perplexed car owners.
What you may not have known, however, is about Ray's penchant for woodworking. A MIT News Office 3 Questions interview tells the story, starting with Ray's pre-freshman venture into the Hobby Shop with a harpsichord kit.
In June, he was on campus to attend the 2010 Furniture Society Conference, Fusions: Minds & Hands Shaping Our Future. Hmmmm. That sounds familiar…
You can hear excerpts from their 1999 MIT Commencement address on the Car Talk site or read the transcript.
* N.B. Tom's SB was in Course 14A, Economics, Politics & Engineering; Ray earned his degree in Course 21B, Humanities and Science.


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Reading The UK Riots: 5 Books That Told Us What Was Coming
"The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world."
– J G Ballard, Kingdom Come (2006)
Many people seem to be struggling to comprehend the UK riots. They gaze at trite aphorisms on Twitter and Facebook, listen to clumsy, inappropriate and leading questions from news reporters, frown at the exasperated cries of shop keepers and wince at the hollow and image-conscious scripts of politicians. None of these sources are providing clear, decisive or useful answers. The message is lost in the medium.
Perhaps we should turn to books instead. There have been many warnings in literature by writers and thinkers who have been aware of, and to some extent predicted, the likelihood of the events of the past few days. On reading these books, the riots are less of a surprise, as all the ingredients that have coalesced to become an insurrection have clearly been fermenting in policy and society for decades.
J G Ballard – "Kingdom Come" (Penguin Books, 2006)
Ballard was a tireless observer of society and behaviour. He wrote 18 novels and many short stories in response to contemporary culture. Towards the end of his life he became pre-occupied with the underlying collusion between consumerism and fascism. He argued that consumerism creates an insatiable demand that can ultimately only be satisfied by violence. This novel perfectly illustrates how an alienated class can be whipped into a wild frenzy by the relentless advertising and promotion of unattainable consumer products. The novel ends with a local community invading, looting and destroying their only 'cathedral', a shopping mall. If all we have to offer today's young people are relentless instructions to buy consumer goods without providing the means to do so, perhaps the outcome is inevitable.
Owen Jones – "Chavs: The Demonization Of The Working Class" (Verso, 2011)
In recent times, the working class backbone of British society has switched from being referred to as 'The Salt of the Earth' to 'The Scum of the Earth'. An obscene transformation, but one that can be attributed to Capitalism's ongoing need to suppress many in order to elevate a few.
Some hideous language and knee-jerk grandstanding has emerged over the past few days. Words such as "Scum" and "Vermin" and "Thugs" are bandied around by people who should know better, who have let panic and fear consume them. These contemptuous terms are facile and reactionary get-out clauses that only serve to divide people even further while self-appointed "good, ordinary, hard-working" folk scramble to disassociate themselves from an imaginary Other.
It is precisely this separatist attitude towards youth and the working class that led us to the riots. The middle and political classes dwell in a privileged delusion of their own making. Their cosy, privatised world is designed to exclude others. They oscillate between blissful ignorance and tormented imaginings of an abstract and non-existent threat, believing the working class are ghouls and vampires that jeopardise everything they hold dear.
For every 'successful' person in our neo-liberal Western Society, there are ten others that fail. This is an absolute requirement of Capitalism. To live an increasingly comfortable life, you must, consciously or inadvertently, subjugate ten others. You can go on pretending the people who play supporting roles in your utopian pantomime do not matter, but eventually you may be forced to recognise that they are integral. Exclude, marginalise and objectify for long enough and eventually they will let you know. And it will be violent, because they have no other means, because you took the means away.
The rioters are not mindless, not vermin and obviously not aliens from another planet. The era of selfish individualism that has carried society from The Enlightenment to the present day has profound limits and requires much closer scrutiny. We need to realise that we are not self-made heroes or masters of our own making, but that our identities are created, validated and supported entirely by other people. Turn against the rioting youths, and you undermine yourself, and the values you have forced them to inherit and respond to.
The Invisible Committee – The Coming Insurrection (Semiotexte / MIT Press, 2009)
The events of the past week may have left Parisian activist collective The Invisible Committee feeling validated. Their provocative book; part manifesto, part societal analysis and part call to arms; is tellingly called "The Coming Insurrection". It was written in the wake of the 2005 Parisian riots and focuses on increased social division and exclusion in Europe. In today's context, it is essentially a handbook to the 21st Century. Glenn Beck from Fox News claimed it was "the most evil thing I've ever read". You couldn't ask for a more glowing recommendation.
Slavoj Zizek – Living In The End Times (Verso, 2010)
The idea of an imminent apocalypse or reckoning is as old as civilisation itself, yet our constant unease at the state of the world and the economy implies that the End Times are no longer an abstract event on the horizon, but something that is already upon us which we have chosen to ignore.
This remarkable and very important book identifies the four horsemen of our apocalypse. The four things that will be our undoing due to their fundamental incompatibility with our societal and political ideology are The Environment, Economic (and Social) Division, Bio-genetics and Intellectual Property. It was the second of these which rode into town this week. What these four have in common is that they will affect everyone indiscriminately, regardless of wealth or position. They can only be addressed by the global collaboration of citizens and governments. The existing dominant system of Western Capitalism is not only completely unable to deal with these threats, but it denies their existence while encouraging and accelerating their effects. All the big headlines and news stories of the future will be based around these four single issues. Unequipped and unwilling as we are to tackle them, they will bring about our destruction.
The West cannot even countenance the mention of these four issues, having spent 30 years crushing and discrediting anything that hints at Communism. Yet the only way through is by collective collaboration. Capitalism won in 1989, with Fukayama's End Of History. Now there are no alternatives to Capitalism, everyone is in it. However, China is just putting the finishing touches to a superior and more efficient version, Capitalism 2.0: Capitalism with no human rights. Their dynamic use of slavery and violent oppression, as we recall from the Greeks and the Romans, will create a highly streamlined system, which will soon surpass Europe and the US. Looking at the recent downgrade of the US, it already has.
Zizek makes our predicament and ill-preparedness abundantly clear. Young people are more aware and ready to address world problems which the older generation are happy to ignore. With retirement in sight, the policy makers don't care. What message does it give out when global corporations are devastating the world in front of our eyes, taking money and wrecking lives with no-one to stop them? The parallel to the riots is obvious. If the young people on the streets are "mindless thugs" then what are the corporations?
Tony Judt – Ill Fares The Land: A Treatise On Our Present Discontents (Penguin Books, 2010)
"Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay" – Oliver Goldsmith
This short, accessible and informative book by the historian and political philosopher Tony Judt explains how we have spent the past thirty years making a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest. He states that our only remaining sense of shared purpose is that we are all, collectively, just looking out for ourselves. We have forgotten, or worse, we have been un-taught, how to think about the life we live together. In doing so, we have become post-ethical. The social contract that defined post-war life in Europe and America and the assumed guarantees of security, stability and fairness is gone, and more worryingly, it isn't even spoken about anymore.
The government, both Tory and Labour, has spent the last 30 years on its knees, fellating the Economy. They are disloyal and adulterous, cheating on real politics. Any thoughts of the joy that comes from a loving, meaningful relationship, from understanding the other people involved, are completely irrelevant to their subservient and compromised positions.
As we all know from our selfish and privatised personal lives, if you ignore the one you are supposed to love, mistreat them, exploit them, carry on like they don't exist, eventually they will bite back. At first you will be shocked by such a response, you will blame them, and shout about punishment and aggressive retribution. But this is not a lasting solution. The real way to resolve it is to examine your attitudes and correct your own behaviour. It's simple and lazy to externalise problems, to blame mystical external forces beyond your control. To single people out as scapegoats so you don't have to shoulder any responsibility. The rioting kids are the sons and daughters of advanced Capitalism, which everyone is now a part of. It's harder and much more complex to face up to ourselves and what we have become, but it is the only honest, long term solution.
Unless we undergo a revolutionary ideological shift in our divisive and fearful attitude towards people as 'others', the violence on the streets will not only persist, but worsen. Demonizing children or their parents and dispensing sharp punishments only buys into the short-term, quick fix mentality that pervades politics, banking and media, and erodes the fabric of society. Capitalism has won, and it is destroying us.
The unfortunate and forgotten kids have inherited the ideology of unchecked and unpunished greed. Long-term and all inclusive thinking and planning is the only solution, not only to the riots, but to the economy, social division and the imminent disruption from the threats posed to every level of society illustrated in the books above.
It's not the kids that need to wake up and be disciplined, it's those in possession of power.
Simon Armstrong
August 11th 2011
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[…] "The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world." – J G Ballard, Kingdom Come (2006) Many people seem to be struggling to comprehend the UK riots. They gaze at trite aphorisms on Twitter and Facebook, listen to clumsy, inappropriate and leading questions from news reporters, frown at the exasperated cries … Read More […]
Excellent post. I think you have made more sense in explaining what happened with this simple post that anything I have read or heard from the media and politicians so far.
I will definitely add these books to my must-read list. Thanks!
I've summarized you on my blog and linked to a couple of your pages on this as you are the only one tht has an understanding of it. Usually I am so alone on these things that it feels wonderful to have some validation. Thank you for putting it all together so quickly.
Yesterday with the arrests and of people looting with no reason to loot as they said. They did it just because they were there, the crashed storefront was there, and so….. Actually it was gaming. They weren't there in realilty, they were in a game. In eXistenz. Or any video game. They went right into a simulated reality and did it. The whole thing was a simulation that just happened.
"..the historian and political philosopher Tony Judt explains how we have spent the past thirty years making a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest…"
30 years? Human's societies have been doing this since.. the beginning … Colonialism, conquests and tribal wars… we never cared about the others… we just wanted to conquer, submit and exploit them.
Actually I would say that some 10-20% of the population is obsessed with power, money and leadership. This is probably due to some psychopathic tendencies that always end up corrupting institutions. The rest of the population would probably be willing to collaborate with a reasonably just communist society.
Our "civilized" societies dwell in a privileged delusion of our own making about our nature or at least of some of us.
Maybe finding and unlimited clean source of energy could make fighting over wealth pointless… in the West a increased and better distribution of wealth and education had created a less violent and conflicting society in the last 60 years. Before we were constantly at wars with each other in Europe.
But then again… psychopaths might find another type of privilege to fight over about… knowing the British's psychopathic obsession with class division, this is probably certain to happen in the UK and in its ex colonies.


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- The figures relate to countries and regions with the largest consumption (15 countries), largest production (7 countries), largest exports (7 countries) and largest imports (10 countries). Blank spaces are not zero but figures-not-available from the USDA source.
- Not surprisingly, production levels are largest in SE Asian countries producing palm oil and in the countries of North and South America and China producing soybean oil. In terms of location, oil production does not correspond exactly with oilseed production since oilseeds may be exported before crushing. In contrast, palm oil can only be exported as oil and therefore palm oil is produced and exported from the same countries.
- For any country/region, (production plus imports) is close to (consumption plus exports). Small differences between these two totals result in changing levels of stocks.
- For consumption, the list is headed by two rich countries (Europe and USA) and by two highly populated countries (China and India). For the most part the countries in this list have high populations (mostly in excess of 100 million) and/or are significant producers of palm oil or soybean oil.
- Interesting results are associated with countries with low populations such as Malaysia, Argentina, Canada, and Ukraine (see Table). Because of the limited local demand these countries are significant exporters. Australia could be added to this list but output in that country has fallen from almost 2,500 tonnes of seed (mainly rapeseed and cottonseed) to under 1,000 tonnes in 2006/07 because of severe drought conditions. In 2008/09, it was again around 2500 tonnes.
- The figures in the final column represent average consumption per person for both food and non-food purposes and are given in kg/person/year. They are of limited use but provide useful comparisons between countries. The world average of 21.2 kg/person/year in 2011/12 applies only to the major vegetable oils and is lower by about 20% than sets of figures that include animal fats. Nonfood uses (animal feed, the conventional oleochemical industry, and biodiesel) now represent about 25% of total consumption based on vegetable and animal fats. However, the oleochemical industry previously concentrated in USA, Western Europe, Japan, is now increasingly in Malaysia and Indonesia with indigenous supplies of the palm and palmkernel oils extensively used by the oleochemical industry. The average consumption in Malaysia (159 kg/person/year) relates to the large industrial use along with the modest demand for food use consequent on the small population in that country. Oleochemical and biodiesel production is also reflected in the well-above-average figures for Europe, USA, Argentina, Brazil, and Indonesia.
- Three countries (Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria) have lower levels of 11-14 kg/person. However, it has to be appreciated that lipid consumption for food purposes comes also from sources beyond those being considered here, such as dairy products (cheese, cream) other than butter, from meat and fish, and from nuts and chocolate.


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The most heartening thing about Fleet Foxes' excellent, transporting performance Wednesday night at the Greek Theatre wasn't that it was considerably better than their already pretty breathtaking Hollywood Palladium show in May.
That night held many stunning moments, no question; anyone there would agree. I see about 100 shows a year, lots of great singers in all varieties, yet each time I encounter these seemingly average guys in tuques from Seattle (OK, the drummer lives in L.A. now), I'm reminded how I've rarely heard something so utterly beautiful come out of the human mouth. (Mumford & Sons, maybe – they're in that league.)
Listening on record is different by definition. As dreamy as Fleet Foxes' two little wonders are – the self-titled debut came three years ago, the follow-up, Helplessness Blues, is a strong contender for best of 2011 – they're also very real, open and airy and honest-sounding rather than condensed for maximum pop appeal. Play Side 4 of the second one if you want to hear just how real – the group did it in order Wednesday night to end its main set, after playing nearly all of its new album plus most of the highlights from the first.
There's a simple but profound song in the middle, a seemingly depressing but curiously uplifting acoustic doodle called "Blue Spotted Tail." At the Greek it had the near-capacity crowd pin-drop silent and savoring every quizzical thought out of lead vocalist and lyricist Robin Pecknold.
Some were childlike: "Why in the night sky are the lights hung? / Why is the Earth moving 'round the sun?" Others were existentially adult: "Why is life made only for to end? / Why do I do all this waiting then?"
People stood rapt though such stark navel-gazing the way some stare gape-mouthed at Thom Yorke. Imagine how it felt to stand among those fans when Fleet Foxes' three-sometimes-four voices all blended together, as they do on virtually every song. You didn't have to be Patrick Jane to sense the quiet marveling going on.
Yet in the studio all of that is still subject to basic manipulation: warmth, clarity and ideal mixing. I aim my hyperbole toward their stage work, where they sound not of this Earth on song after song after song – with the same warmth, clarity and ideal mixing. Were the Beach Boys in their early live prime this consistently rich? Reliably smooth, sure, but rich?
Every player, however, is essential to Fleet Foxes' adventurous prog-folk, even the few musicians who sometimes appear peripheral. Like Morgan Henderson, former Blood Brothers bassist, whose textural contributions actually do enhance (or skronk, as in the latter half of "The Shrine/An Argument") yet often seem to lurk in the shadows. Especially because this sextet is just two (brilliant) albums into their career, they remind me of the Band's unity and aesthetic more than any group I'd dare compare to those roots icons, early Counting Crows included.
Like the Band, their glow emanates from an unusually harmonic core: Pecknold, a distinctive voice with poetic diction in the Neil Young/Jim James/Paul Simon timbre, plus bassist Christian Wargo and drummer J. (for Josh) Tillman. All of their instrumental efforts are first-rate as well. Pecknold's playing has the soft, sympathetic finger work of Simon and James Taylor but also the hazy-daydream flavor of Nick Drake. Wargo's four-string feel tends to color and dapple the gently cosmic landscape as much as anchoring it like a welcoming mountain.
And Tillman's emotive drumming, which can instantly switch from hushed shading to round-housing around the toms to drive the rest of the band, might matter most of all – it's the heart of the group's sound. (Pecknold is the soul.) He was right to double-check that his bass drum was getting through to the furthest rows away after about an hour had passed. "It should be louder than anything, louder than the voices," he pointed out. Ensuring on the spot that the music overwhelms the heavenly harmonizing in just the right dose – talk about quality-controlling your vision.
It's partly because of that attention to detail that I've yet to find Fleet Foxes less than spectral, though I get quickly flummoxed at the idea of explaining why. This stuff hits my favorite sweet spots, my go-to sounds of the past – Music from Big Pink, early Yes, Pet Sounds, Bee Gees' Odessa, Buffalo Springfield Again and Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel's last three records and Simon's first solo disc. Fleet Foxes amalgamate all of that and just as many similar next-generation masters (heavy on the Wilco) without sounding exactly like any of one of them. They establish a mood so heady and calming, it takes only a song or two before I'm floating away to drown in echoing melancholy.
Yet, though I sometimes drift downstream and stop paying strict attention to what Pecknold is singing about, my mind hasn't stopped noticing how unsure of themselves these guys have been. At the Palladium, there was weird stiffness – they'd be positively riveting for three songs, then abandon all momentum and look like they hadn't a clue what they wanted to do next. They'd retreat into awkward silences and nervous banter, tentatively stepping back into the spotlight.
They were chatty at the Greek as well, but this time their quirkier senses of humor shined through better. This time it was endearing – like a band collectively smiling at the moment.
Granted, the Palladium gig was near the start of promotion behind Helplessness Blues, and they hadn't had so much time to prepare the new material live. Naturally this Greek gig would be better. But I think it's more than that. Not only were Fleet Foxes completely in their element Wednesday night, conjuring spacey beauty amid sky-high trees and a video backdrop of cascading stars (among other zone-out visuals), they were also visibly more comfortable on stage – as relaxed as they were focused. Their instinctive playing just keeps heightening and tightening, growing more mysterious and complex as it becomes even lovelier.
A summer of touring as an increasingly in-demand band (they're one of the main attractions at this weekend's Austin City Limits festival) has given them the confidence to deliver marvelous performances when presented with such auspicious environments. And apart from a couple cracks in Pecknold's voice during "Mykonos" (blame the chilly air), this was a virtually flawless performance, whether the atmosphere was lively ("Battery Kinzie") or meditative ("Sim Sala Bim"), irresistibly joyful (the giddy vocal gallop of "White Winter Hymnal") or starkly reflective (the mantras of "Montezuma").
That last introspective attribute, actually, produced the most powerful moment of the night: "I Let You," a song Pecknold penned about two weeks ago. It's a post-hurt breakup piece, so it seems, performed alone in a plainspoken way (very Suzanne Vega), jazzy in its shifts like fine Joni Mitchell. "So I told you," he sang, "We're through / I made up some excuse / But I just wanted to / Say it first."
Wait – wasn't I saying something about all this not being what's heartening about the success of Fleet Foxes?
What I find so promising is that everywhere at the Greek I saw young people. Noticeably young people, not wish-they-were-still-young people. I'm guessing the mean age was under 25, maybe as low as 21.
Should I not be surprised by that? Is it just finally time that bands as intelligent and creative as this started getting through, the way it did at the dawn of the '80s, and again in the '90s? Can something that sounds plucked out of some alternative summer of ''69 really be this popular?
The response still takes me aback. In a time when it seems only ingenious but over-valued pop visionaries (from Kanye to Katy to Gaga) are being spoon-fed to another round of MTV automatons, somehow something as unique and unstuck-in-time as Fleet Foxes has been discovered by high-schoolers. Never would have guessed.
As for the Walkmen, who opened: not bad, and that's saying a lot. I've given them a chance in the past and wound up not a fan: never less than interesting, they've also tended to do nothing but screech along almost out of tune whenever I've taken in a festival set. This time they played it smart, complementing the headliner's style as much as possible throughout their 45 minutes.
They even bravely launched with a slow one off last year's Lisbon album, a saloon-ready thing called "While I Shovel the Snow," its earnestness undercut by subdued Harry Nilsson whimsy. I liked a lot of those moodier tunes – but the up-tempo ones still tended to blur and grate before too long.
Setlist: Fleet Foxes at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, Sept. 14, 2011
Main set: Plains/Bitter Dancer / Mykonos / English House / Battery Kinzie / Bedouin Dress / Sim Sala Bim / Your Protector / White Winter Hymnal > Ragged Wood / Montezuma > He Doesn't Know Why / Lorelai / The Shrine/An Argument > Blue Spotted Tail / Grown Ocean
Encore: I Let You / Sun It Rises / Blue Ridge Mountains / Helplessness Blues
Photo by Armando Brown, for The Orange County Register.


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Upcoming TV shows are Sleepy Hollow and Dracula, which were both films before being shot for TV. Sleepy Hollow was actually a short story and legend before becoming a film in 1999 starring . The legend of Ichabod Crane has been told for years, along with the story of the Headless Horseman. Dracula is a gothic novel that is required reading in some school curriculums. Dracula has been made into many films, from the 1931 classic starring Bela Lugosi to 's 1992 's Dracula starring and to starring in seven films as Count Dracula. With as Ichabod Crane in a future setting of Sleepy Hollow and (from Showtime's The Tudors) as Dracula, TV is going to be different, since Sleepy Hollow with Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman and Dracula being legendary figures in literature and in film.
Surprisingly, I like the fact that Sleepy Hollow and Dracula are going to be a TV series. Legendary films being made into TV series I see as a good thing. I have never seen any Dracula movie, the one with Gary Oldman or Christopher Lee, and I know what the novel Dracula is about. I have never seen the movie Sleepy Hollow. So for people who have never seen the movies or read the book, the TV series will probably get people to watch the Dracula and Sleepy Hollow films. I know some people will probably not like the fact that classics are going to be a TV show, because it might ruin the book or movie for other people. I am all for these classic films to becoming a TV series, because I am already looking up information about Dracula and Sleepy Hollow before they've even begun.


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The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Armed with a faith that could move mountains, Mother Teresa followed her calling to help the poor, the lepers, the dying and the abandoned children in the slums of Calcutta, challenging many authorities - including the church - along the way.
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McDonald's corporate Twitter account took aim at President Trump early Thursday with a harshly worded tweet.
"You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands," the verified @McDonaldsCorp account tweeted Thursday morning to Mr. Trump.
The tweet was posted shortly after 9 a.m. ET on Thursday and was "pinned" to the top of McDonald's timeline, making it the first message seen by individuals viewing the restaurant's corporate account.
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text: Hey everyone, Came across a pretty cool video player called "Youtube Doubler." It allows you to pull up two videos side-by-side. So if you have a video of yourself hitting on Youtube you can compare yourself to Roger Federer, etc. Here's one I did of Federer's forehand vs. Verdasco's. http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?vide...c&video2=http://www.youtube.com/v/LetxCiRKSh8 Generally interested to hear of what everyone thinks of this functionality. We've considered putting something like this together -- let me know if you think a similar player w/more features (freeze frame, for example) would be cool.


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I am a 63 year old recently retired woman who loves quilting. Unfortunately, I like the piecing part better than the quilting part even though I have a Handi Quilter to help me with that task. I have promised myself that I will finish all of the quilt tops that I have pieced into nice quilts AND complete all of those that are in progress before I cut out a new quilt. This is a hard task. I just went through my sewing room and realized how many that is. I am wondering if I'll live long enough to be able to piece a new quilt!! I think I will as I have longevity in my family! I guess I just need to take one at a time and do it; however, I find myself unmotivated to do so. I am hand quilting one of the quilts and am satisfied with it so far. I am about half done. I have one on the quilt machine that is almost done. I can't afford to send all of the quilts out to be professionally quilted; I have done that with some special ones but have felt that they are over quilted. So I guess I need motivation to complete tasks. I'll get started right now and have the one off the quilting machine before dinner as I only have two more strips to quilt!
I hope to be a better member of the board. I have a fancy signature; my son will teach me how to incorporate it into my messages.
Molly aka Lady the Lab!
Welcome to the group. Hope you have a great time with us....we love chatting and hearing about quilts and especially seeing pics of quilts. Sorry that you don't enjoy the quilting part...what a bummer.
Vinton, Virginia
Molly, welcome to QCA. Perhaps you need to develop a rewards system for yourself to add a little motivation for quilting. I have a quilt that I am almost finished quilting, but have lost interest in so I understand the lack of motivation. I tried not starting anything new, so I just ended up not doing anything. I am now working on the Farmer's Wife Sampler. I am happy to get to do some piecing and then I can do a little quilting. However I am just waiting for some motivation to fall out of the sky and hit me in the head then I can get it finished! . No luck so far, LOL!
Welcome to the club! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Fabulous people here to help, laugh, cry, pray, whatever! I am a stay-at-home Grandma, 1 hubby, 30 yrs. married, 2 kids, 5 grandkids. I love to quilt! Again, welcome!
welcome molly, this is a fun group to hang out with gini
gini in north idaho
Welcome Molly you've come to the right place for all your quilting woes, enjoy!
Millbury, MA
Welcome to the club! You'll find a wonderful group of cheerleaders here. Quilting can be fun if you can find the right TV show, at least for me. Good luck finishing all of your projects.
Welcome to the club Molly. You are in good company, several on here have UFO's in fact I think there is a forum for encouraging getting them done. I have so little room that I have to finish before I start a new one or I would have no place to put it. You'll find alot of support and fun. I am retired and also have grandchildren and great-grandchilden.
Granny M
Hi Molly, so nice to have you here, hope you will stop in and chat, and share some pictures of your work,
[Ava, Missouri
Welcome Molly.
Molly, welcome to the club, this is a great place to get motavation, as we all try to cheer each other on. we even have a group for UFO"S ,you might check it out ,I'm sure they can hlep...Hope you will enjoy your time with us ..Barbara
Welcome Molly. I completely understand the lack of motivation. This year I want to finish some UFOs so I have decided that I am only allowed to start one project for every two finished. UGH! That may be difficult to hold myself to except that right now I have one that I am enjoying and one that must be done before my first grandchild comes in the first week of March. Times-a-wastin' so I need to get busy on that one!
Cumberland Gap, TN
If you have a HandiQuilter, I have a possible solution. You could put up an ad in your local quilt shop - advertise that you will teach an interested person how to use your HQ so they can finish their tops at your house at no charge IF they will agree to quilt your tops, too. I'll bet you'd get a taker!
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Now that is a good idea Nancy!! I would be a taker if I were closer!
Hey Molly where are you?
Welcome Molly!
If you want a fun incentive for finishing your UFOs you can join the QCA UFO Group.
Here is the link:The UFO Group
Patti the moderator is giving out block of the month patterns for each UFO a group member finishes....It's worth checking out!
Best wishes,
QCA Liz S.


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Jim Plunkett was a big name in college football in the late 1960s. He won the Heisman Trophy, awarded yearly to the best college football player in the nation, in his senior season at Stanford University. Many high level football people rated Plunkett as possibly the best pro quarterback prospect of all time. He was drafted with the first pick in the 1971 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. It was a huge disappointment though that five seasons later he was traded away to the San Francisco 49ers due to poor performance in New England. Plunkett would play just two seasons in San Francisco before moving on to the Oakland Raiders and being thought of largely as a reclamation project. He would stay with the Raiders until he retired following the 1986 season, winning two Super Bowls, including one Super Bowl MVP Award.
Who were Jim Plunkett's favorite receivers though during his career?
There is a tie in fourth place tie on the list of players who caugt the most touchdown passes from Jim Plunkett. Tied with ten apiece are Gene A. Washington and Reggie Rucker.
In third place on the list is Oakland Raiders legend Cliff Branch with 15.
Randy Vataha was one of Plunkett's favorite receivers in college at Stanford. After college he was selected by the Los Angeles Rams but later released. He was then signed by the Patriots and played seven seasons there. He also ended up as Jim Plunkett's second favorite receiver overall, catching 16 touchdown passes from him.
No player caught more touchdown passes from Jim Plunkett though than Oakland Raiders tight end Todd Christensen. During their time together, they hooked up on scoring passing plays 20 times.
Jim Plunkett had both great and not so great moments during his career. He was a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, the first pick in the NFL Draft, a player given up on by two different teams, and finally a two time Super Bowl winning quarterback. During his career, he had a number of big performances and played in a number of big games. With great teammates like Todd Christensen, Randy Vataha, and Cliff Branch, he was able to turn adversity into success.


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A conversation with John Hamm last night:
Me: John Hamm! I drunkenly ordered something on the internet last night.
John Hamm: …seriously? What was it?
Me: I can't tell you.
John Hamm: Why would you even bring it up!??
Me: Well I just can't tell you yet because there's too many people around!
John Hamm: …
Me: Fine *whispers purchase in John Hamm's ear*
John Hamm: …WHY????!?
Me: Well, Jessica bought one, so then Sara bought one, so I wanted to be supportive, so I bought one.
John Hamm: …You guys are so weird.
Me: Well, I had to tell someone and I can't very well blog about it!
John Hamm: I thought that's what you started blogging for: So you could talk about all the things that I don't want to know!
And then I laughed so hard that I wrote all of this down.
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Heroic Failures in my Family?I recently found out that my grandfather's brother on my mother's side was famous for having written the world's most rejected book. It was rejected no less than 105 times by publishers alone, including a few in Russia. Agents?.... don't even go there.
His name was Gilbert Young and he lived in Bath, as did my grandparents. He spent most of his life honing the manuscript of his great work World Government Crusade and trying to get elected to parliament as the only representative of his own pary "World Governement and Old Age Pensioner Party." He stood for parliament three times, funded by my garnsfather to the tune of £30 in total.. a large sum in those days. Needless to say he lost his deposit every time. His book and his political platform centered on creating a single one government, a single compulsary language and currency. He also wanted to turn Buckingham Palace into an old folks home.
It set me to wondering what other happy failures there are, especially in the world of authorship and it didn't take too long to find a few.
Pedro Carolino wrote a an English to Portugese phrasebook without knowing any English at all, but did possess dictionaries in a number of languages that he xcross-referenced witout speaking most of the other languages as well.
He came out with such wonderful phrases as:
Dress your hairs
This hat go-well
Undress you to
Exculpate me by your brother's
She make the prude
So you cut the hairs
He has lost his all good.
Nothing of money. Nothing of Swiss.
He eat to coaches
A take is better than two you shall have
The stone as roll not heap up not foam (that well-known pop group!).
The phrasebook was an immediate bestseller and is still available under the new title of English As It Is Spoke.
Author David Wilkins translated the New Testement from Coptic into Latin. It was published in 1716 and was eventually remaindered in 1907, by which time it had sold an amazing 193 copies, working out at one copy every 2 1/2 years. Even I can beat that!
William Gold, an Australian writer (?), wrote over 3 million words over 18 years, during which time he earned the equivalent of 28p for his efforts. Again, even I can beat that.... I think!
Sometimes the world's failures are far more interesting than the best-selling authors, and my grandfather's brother is still remembered with fondness as a eccentric... and a man who owes us 30 quid!
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December 9, 2009
Would you spend a lot of your own money on something that would give you and your family very little, if any, benefit? Probably not. Yet this is precisely what the government leaders now meeting in Copenhagen are demanding from their taxpayers, says Richard W. Rahn, a Senior Fellow with the Cato Institute.
With the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol set to expire in 2012, proponents view the meeting in Copenhagen this month as critical to extending and expanding efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But even if implemented successfully, the new efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have almost no impact on global warming (cutting predicted future warming by only a fraction of a degree), says Rahn.
And, while it is impossible to predict the cost of any protocol to emerge from Copenhagen right now, there are estimates of costs for the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Waxman-Markey bill passed in June by the U.S. House that would put in place a cap-and-trade regime aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the United States:
- The London-based Taxpayers Alliance estimated the cost of complying with Kyoto in Europe to be between $67.8 billion and $170.8 billion through 2008.
- And what did Europe get for these costs? Emissions rose in many European countries between 1997 and 2006, including some signatories of the Kyoto Protocol.
- The Energy Information Administration estimated that compliance costs in the United States would have been $400 billion a year.
- Ironically, emissions fell 3 percent in the United States, which did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol, between 2000 and 2006.
The Waxman-Markey bill, like the companion Senate legislation and the Kyoto Protocol, aims to limit emissions from fossil fuels. The inevitable result is an increase in energy prices and all that entails for the economy, says Rahn:
- A study by the Brookings Institution finds that meeting the Waxman-Markey emissions targets would result in a loss of personal consumption from $1 trillion to $2 trillion.
- Gross domestic product (GDP) would be lower by 2.5 percent by 2050 and there would be 1.7 million fewer jobs.
- The Heritage Foundation estimates the largest GDP losses -- up to $9.4 trillion cumulatively from 2012 to 2035 -- and projects 2.5 million fewer jobs.
Source: Richard W. Rahn, "Copenhagen -- All Pain, No Gain," Cato Institute, December 8, 2009.
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Hi ladies! I thought I would post a little intro so I don't just barge into the conversation! I'm Lisa, 31, married to Tony, also 31 for 12 years. We have 8 children and one on the way, 7 of the 8 have been born at home with the same midwife. We are planning a homebirth this time around also. I love talking birth! :D
Hi Lisa :) I know you from your days at bf.com and am glad to see you here in the homebirth forum! I have 3 now, and my last 2 were homebirths. Felicity was unassisted by accident. I am so excited for you that God has blessed you with so many children and that you are expecting again!
Welcome welcome!!! It's always wonderful to see another friendly face on here!
HI! So nice to see a new face, and so much experience! Oh my goodness! You'll be a wonderful addition and it looks like you started a little young like me!
My name is Abbey, I am 21, been with DH for 6 years, we have 3yr old DD and are expecting our first boy, first homebirth with a wonderful MW in feb.
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Welcome! Congrats on your pregnancy!
Thanks for the warm welcome! Frelle, I think I may remember you too. BF.com, wow, that's a blast from the past!
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Ireland from around the year 1200 until the 18th century. It is from this language that we found the first references to the name Keiran as O Ciarain or Mac Ciarain. These names are derived from the word "ciar," which means "black" or "dark brown."
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"I'm giving my two weeks' notice." For managers, that sentence is one of the most painful to hear, especially when the speaker is a longtime, valued employee.
Replacing that person may be hard. But here's a more urgent problem you could face: Short-timers may tune out long before they walk out. And the last thing your department needs is an employee who leaves the job mentally and coasts lazily through the final two weeks.
When employees sleepwalk through their final two weeks, it sets a bad tone for the rest of the work force. That's why it's important for supervisors to send the message that they expect continued high productivity right to the end.
Also, don't take for granted that longtime top performers will remain productive during their last days. Even accomplished employees may consider this final chapter as a deserved downtime as a reward for their years.
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Create Originals is launching a new concept of aggressive skating suspension frame. The principle is simple and effective according to its creators. Simple because it uses a rubber spacers on the frame to absorb shocks. One thing is certain: it looks like the model released by Fiziks in the 90s. All frames with suspension systems have not been very successful so far. Create Original made an appeal for donations to be able to release this new frame ...
The video also shows the various possibilities of this frame and how it can be adapted to your skating. Create originals is trying once more to make an original aggressive skating frame easy to customizes. You decide!


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The ways of evil men : Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series, Book 7.
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Effects of Saving and Spending Patterns on Holding Time Distribution
The effects of saving and spending patterns on holding time distribution of money are investigated based on the ideal gas-like models. We show the steady-state distribution obeys an exponential law when the saving factor is set uniformly, and a power law when the saving factor is set diversely. The power distribution can also be obtained by proposing a new model where the preferential spending behavior is considered. The association of the distribution with the probability of money to be exchanged has also been discussed.
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2003 Land Rover Discovery - Consumer Review
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Quirky, but loved anyway
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Vehicle2003 Land Rover Discovery SE 4WD 4dr SUV (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
ReviewTest-drove it and had to buy it.
Instead of a labored acceleration from
stop, the Disco accelerates with ease
and relative quiet. The turning radius
is more than acceptable. Braking is
excellent. For such a tall SUV,
body lean during cornering (even
without the touted ACE option) is
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A moral action is a snapshot of the moral state of the actor at the time. It is unreasoned. The underlying morality of the actor is malleable by reason.
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Random thoughts on the blue highways.
You never know what you will find on the blue highways. Particularly when the choice at an intersection is controlled by the roll of a die. About the only rule is that highway onramps don't count as an intersection. You don't even have to roll the die. If one road looks interesting, go for it.