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Ken Kesey Movies
A well-known writer who turned the literary world on its ear with his searing condemnation of authority in his 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and inspired Tom Wolfe's legendary novel The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, author Ken Kesey later rallied against director Milos Forman's Academy award-winning film version of Cuckoo for taking away the unique perspective of a schizophrenic Native American named Chief Bromden. Born in La Junta, CA, the son of dairy farmers attended the University of Oregon's School of Journalism while also dabbling in acting. After a short stint in Hollywood as a bit player, the aspiring writer enrolled in the writing program at Stanford in the late '50s. His volunteering for LSD experimentation at the Menlo Park, CA, psychiatric hospital which he worked at in 1959 served as the influence for Cuckoo, and Kesey later expanded on his mind-altering endeavors when he embarked on a cross-country LSD-fueled bus trip with his Merry Pranksters that defined the psychedelic era. Though he continued his passion for writing by penning two more major novels (including Notion, which was also developed into a film), short stories, articles, and children's books, it was Cuckoo that the majority of the literary public most closely associated him with. Kesey returned to the University of Oregon in 1990 to teach writing. Diagnosed with diabetes in 1992, Kesey was later hospitalized in 1997 after suffering a stroke. Hospitalized in October of 2001 for surgery to remove nearly half of his liver due to cancer, the writer died the following month due to failing health. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Completely Cuckoo
This 1988 documentary describes the tumultuous process involved in bringing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to the screen. After having his script confiscated by Czech authorities in the early '60s, Milos Foreman would have to wait nearly ten years before Kirk and Michael Douglas could secure funding for the counterculture classic. Documentarian Charles Kiselyak revisits many of the people and places involved in the film, including the Oregon State Mental Hospital, which has since fallen into squalid disrepair. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Writer/director Gus Van Sant's early bid for big-time commercial success -- a success he didn't manage to achieve until Good Will Hunting -- is based on Tom Robbins' 1976 feminist bestseller. Uma Thurman plays Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with very large thumbs. After her parents (Grace Zabriskie and Ken Kesey) take her to a doctor (Buck Henry), who offers her parents no remedy for their daughter's condition, the film races ahead to the 1970s. Sissy is now a popular feminine hygiene spray model for a product called Yoni Yum, the product of a company owned by The Countess (John Hurt in drag). Sissy travels to the Rubber Rose beauty ranch, also owned by The Countess, to shoot a Yoni Yum commercial. At the ranch, she makes the acquaintance of the inscrutable Chink (Pat Morita) and Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix). But under the nose of The Countess, the cowgirls on the ranch are talking mutiny, with the women trying to liberate the Rubber Rose Ranch from the chains of patriarchal oppression. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
This program pays tribute to distance runner Steve "Pre" Prefontaine in this video that charts the runner's career until the auto accident that killed him at age 24. By the time of his death "Pre" had broken every American record for distance racing between 2,000 and 10,000 meters and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated while still a college freshman. The video contains commentary from friends and fellow athletes and includes his failed bid for a medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics, where he competed in the 5,000 meters. The race inspired him for the next Olympics, which he never attended due to the car crash. ~ Michael McGrath, Rovi
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Go Further
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Documentary filmmaker Ron Mann joined Hollywood actor/hemp activist Woody Harrelson as the thespian traveled up the West Coast preaching the merits of natural, organic living, the result of which is Mann's 2003 film, Go Further. In 2001, Harrelson and a group of friends and other like-minded individuals hopped on bicycles -- accompanied by a psychedelically decorated bus converted to run on hemp-seed oil -- and thus created the SOL (Simple Organic Living) Tour. Along the way, the actor made many stops which ranged from speaking at college campuses to meeting up with 1960s counter-culture guru Ken Kesey (who died not long after). The SOL group encountered a number of people that also lead pro-ecological ways of life, as well as some other folks that were just as skeptical or hostile toward the neo-hippies. Go Further premiered at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
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Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
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Shot December 31, 1978, The Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland is a concert film featuring the seminal jam band performing a six-plus hour show to mark the last night of San Francisco's legendary Winterland Arena. In front of an audience that included such celebrity guests as Dan Aykroyd, John Cippolina and Ken Kesey, the Grateful Dead performed 27 songs, including "Fire on the Mountain," "Thank You, Uncle Bobo," "From the Heart of Me," "Playing in the Band," "Dark Star," "Good Lovin'," and "The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band There Ever Was." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Intrepid Traveller and His Merry Band of Pranksters Look for a Kool Place #1: Journey to the East
One of the most famous road trips in American history is that of author Ken Kesey and his friends. The Merry Band of Pranksters set out on their psychedelic bus tour in 1964. Their travels brought adventures, insights, and joy into the lives of those on the bus and the friends they made. The whole trip was documented with the idea of making it into a movie. Decades later, this program distills visions of those heady days, with archival film clips from the tour. Counter-culture youth went in search of America and re-invented themselves and their social values. Personal recollections by Kesey and his contemporaries provide colorful commentary on the revolutionary 1960s. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
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Intrepid Traveller and His Merry Band of Pranksters Look for a Kool Place #2: North to Madhattan
This program is the second installment in a montage of film clips from the 1960s psychedelic bus tour of Ken Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters. The aggregation of friends set out on the open road to discover America. In the process, they learned a lot about themselves, each other, and what really mattered in the world view of the countercultural, anti-war era. Archival film footage highlights the personality and artistry of Neal Cassady, perhaps the most far-out Merry Prankster of them all. Commentary by Kesey and his friends provides insight into the dynamics of this group that exemplified the spirit of the revolutionary 1960s. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama's boy Billy (Brad Dourif) and silent Native American Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). Ratched and McMurphy recognize that each is the other's worst enemy: an authority figure who equates sanity with correct behavior, and a misfit who is charismatic enough to dismantle the system simply by living as he pleases. McMurphy proceeds to instigate group insurrections large and small, ranging from a restorative basketball game to an unfettered afternoon boat trip and a tragic after-hours party with hookers and booze. Nurse Ratched, however, has the machinery of power on her side to ensure that McMurphy will not defeat her. Still, McMurphy's message to live free or die is ultimately not lost on one inmate, revealing that escape is still possible even from the most oppressive conditions. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
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Sometimes a Great Notion
Also known as Never Give an Inch, this film was based on a novel by Ken Kesey. Paul Newman (who also directed) stars as Hank Stamper, the oldest son of an Oregon logging family headed by Henry (Henry Fonda). Hank's half-brother, Leeland (Michael Sarrazin), embittered over Henry's treatment of his late mother, returns after a ten-year absence to work in the family business. Leeland's presence causes friction with Henry, who resents his prodigal son's hippie mindset, and Hank, who perceives Leeland as a threat to his own position in the family structure. Hank has good reason to feel resentful: before long, his wife, Viv (Lee Remick), has entered into an affair with Leeland. Meanwhile, Henry wages an ongoing battle with the unionized loggers in the region, who threaten reprisals should Henry attempt to continue his business without union help. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
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In 1955, poet Allen Ginsberg summed up the greatest fears of his generation in a landmark poem appropriately titled "Howl." As a result of that defining piece of prose, Ginsberg would become an icon of the Beat Generation. Inspired by Ginsberg's powerful personality and captivating charisma as a performer, filmmaker Jerry Aronson procured every film clip of the poet that he could find and compiled it into a comprehensive documentary tracing the life and times of the man who never backed down from his beliefs. From Ginsberg's early experiences alongside such American icons as Jack Kerouac, Timothy Leary, and William Burroughs to his historical clash with William F. Buckley, and his tense confrontation with police during the 1968 Democratic Convention, Aronson's film doesn't miss a beat. Back to back readings of "Howl" from 1955 and 1992 show precisely how the poem continued to resonate decades after it was originally written, and by exploring Ginsberg's political and spiritual beliefs Aronson offers compelling insight into the mind of a counter culture legend. Originally released in 1993, The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg was updated to cover the events surrounding the subject's untimely death in 1997 and to provide a final, fitting epitaph for the controversial author.
The deluxe two-disc DVD release includes over six hours of bonus materials, including a "making-of" documentary, footage of Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's grave, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg in a 1994 appearance at Naropa University, selected readings by Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and Ginsberg at a 1965 City Lights Bookstore appearance, the making of the music video for "A Ballad of Skeletons", a guided tour of a Ginsberg photographic exhibition hosted by the writer himself, excerpts from Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit, footage from Ginsberg's New York City memorial, photo galleries, and trailers. Additional interviews with subjects ranging from Joan Baez to Johnny Depp, Yoko Ono, Hunter S. Thompson, and Ken Kesey show just what an expansive influence Ginsberg truly had as an artist. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Timothy Leary's Last Trip
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Author, educator, and philosopher Dr. Timothy Leary was wildly controversial throughout his life, so it came as no surprise he would also choose a controversial way to die. Timothy Leary's Last Trip documents Leary's life and career, from his days at West Point through his years as an LSD guru (he coined the phrase "Tune in, turn on, drop out") to his final days as he prepared for his death by broadcasting his last days over the internet. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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West Coast: Beat and Beyond
This documentary takes a look at the history of the beat movement, a revolution in culture and art that germinated in San Francisco in the 1950's, soon giving way to the great contributors to mid-century society, like Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and others. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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Mark McConville is planning a summer road trip that he hopes turns other Americans green -- not green with envy, but green in the sense of opening their minds to the use of alternative fuels.
And he's going to do it in style.
McConville -- co-owner of Airport Express, a Birmingham, Ala.-based firm that operates a daily shuttle service to and from Atlanta -- and his friend Keith Barfield have converted McConville's 1966 Pontiac GTO, one of America's premier muscle cars, to run on compressed natural gas.
Beginning on June 26, they plan on leaving Santa Monica, Calif., pointing the GTO east and driving to Chicago along Route 66, relying on CNG exclusively for the entirety of their nine-day, 2,200-mile trip.
On the Fourth of July, they plan on wheeling the GTO into the Windy City, signaling the end of their adventure and perhaps ushering in a new era for America's most famous roadway.
If they pull off what they are calling "The Drive to Inspire," it'll be unprecedented. McConville knows he and Barfield aren't the first Americans to espouse the use of alternative fuels. But they're likely the first to try to demonstrate it's possible to cross half the continent in a vehicle that personifies power and speed, and not burn a drop of oil in the process.
"I would like to put a face on the (alternative fuels movement) and give it a real grassroots feel," McConville said.
Rooting hard for McConville and Barfield to succeed, and doing what they can to provide them with logistical assistance, are the founders of the new Route 66 Alliance, a national organization headquartered in Tulsa that promotes and preserves the historic roadway.
One of those founders is Michael Wallis, a well-known Tulsa writer and author of the book that reignited the fascination with the historic highway that had slipped into obscurity by 1990. That's the year Wallis's "Route 66: The Mother Road" was released, propelling the roadway back into the national, and international, consciousness, where it has remained ever since.
Coincidentally, around the time McConville and Barfield were hatching their scheme to drive the converted GTO from Los Angeles to Chicago, Wallis and his fellow co-directors of the Route 66 Alliance, Jim Conkle and Rick Freeland, were discussing a plan under which they would promote the road as a green highway -- a route by which motorists could cross thousands of miles from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean and take advantage of all variety of alternative fuel stations along the way -- CNG, biofuels, electric and hydrogen.
"The Drive to Inspire" will put that dream to the test. If everything goes as planned, Route 66 boosters hope the publicity the trip generates encourages others to follow suit, bringing new life to the famed roadway that seemed doomed to status as a mere artifact or historic curiosity when it was decommissioned in 1985.
Wallis looks forward to that day with a great deal of anticipation.
"Even with the decertification of the road, thanks to the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, it took decades to finally decertify the whole road and take down the last of those famous shields in the mid-'80s," he said. "And then it went into this brief limbo period, and now we're in this great renaissance again.
"And it occurs to me, in a certain irony, here was a road that did so much for the internal-combustion engine and the fossil fuel business and petroleum and gasoline and oil and so forth. If what we intend to do happens, and I'm confident it will, the road will become this green belt, this linear laboratory of alternative energies other than fossil fuel."
Wallis cites the different missions Route 66 has carried out in the past and its deep resonance in the American psyche. In its early days, it conducted millions of poor, disenfranchised Americans from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and other states ravaged by the Great Depression to the dream of a better future in California. During World War II, it carried millions of American troops and vast quantities of materials along its length, and in the 1950s and 1960s, it was an unparalleled vacation route for millions of families -- "an avenue of entertainment," as Wallis calls it -- becoming synonymous with the word Americana.
"Since the birth of Route 66 in 1926 to this very day, the road has passed through several incarnations," he said. "By looking at those incarnations, you really get not only the history of the actual highway crossing two-thirds of the continent, you get a real history of the life and times of this country -- actually not only during the life of this highway, but way back pre-Route 66, since it's a road of historic trails and traces that have been put together.
This green highway project, Wallis believes, is only the latest example of how Route 66 continues to serve the nation.
"The notion that we at the Route 66 Alliance have come up with, one of the great missions of this alliance, can be to see that the road once again rolls up her sleeves," he said. "Maybe by this time, the Mother Road's a Grandmother Road, as I like to say, and she's a feisty granny. And now she can take a step in a whole new direction, and really serve the country again just as the road always has -- and all for the better."
Pioneer Spirit, Revisited
Making that vision a reality won't be easy. While some alternative fuels are relatively easy to find in major markets, it's the task of making them readily available all along the way for periodic fill-up that serves as the challenge.
Creating that alternative fuels infrastructure for the length of the highway is a task the Route 66 Alliance is taking on, or at least helping to promote, one step at a time.
Initially, the point man for that effort was Californian Albert "Albee" Thomas, who produced a 21-page white paper on the subject called "The Alternative Energy Roadway: Green Choice 66 & The Route 66 Liner Experience."
Phase one of Thomas' rapidly evolving plan called for the creation of 18 recharge stations, called Green Choice 66 stations, spread across eight states. Initially, the stations would offer at least three forms of renewable- or nonrenewable-energy fuel types. Thomas writes that electric, CNG, and B-20/E-85/E-10 regional biofuels and biodiesel would be the logical choices to start with.
The stations would feature a stand-alone canopy, a cashier-attendant booth and a large monolithic sign announcing a sponsor's name. According to the plan, there would be space under the canopy for additional pumps and fuel types to be added at a later date.
"Our idea and motivation comes from people like Mark McConville and Keith Barfield, two average American guys that reflect the ingenuity and creativity that made this country great," Thomas writes in his white paper.
Thomas' plan initially called for the 18 Green Choice 66 stations to launch in August, but that date was postponed indefinitely as the Alliance sought partnerships with corporations to sponsor them. Eventually, the organization's leaders decided to avoid any formal involvement with the stations altogether, Freeland said.
"The more we talked about it, the more we realized it was not in our best interest to put our eggs in that basket," he said.
The idea of operating the stations under the umbrella of the alliance was simply too ambitious, Freeland said. Ultimately, he said, the organization didn't want to get involved in the risky business of owning the properties, staffing them and trying to make them self-sustaining.
"It made sense to take it on, but not take it on where it's part of our business plan," Freeland said.
The co-directors believed those demands would only sidetrack them from their larger mission of working for the welfare of the entire length of the road, he said.
"That was too complicated, too sticky," Freeland said. "We're returning to our core business of promoting the road."
That change of heart is not to say the alliance thinks the stations are a bad idea. In fact, Freeland said, the organization parted on good terms with Thomas and hopes he'll take his idea and run with it.
That's exactly what he intends to do, Thomas said.
His new plan is identical to the old one, Thomas said, except it will be operated under the auspices of the recently incorporated Americana Fuel Centers rather than the nonprofit Route 66 Alliance. The stations themselves will retain Green Choice 66 as their working name.
"We're going with private funding, although at some point we anticipate going back to public funding," he said.
Thomas is moving ahead quickly with his plan, indicating he hopes to go public with it in just a couple of months.
"I think by June, we'll be ready for a full presentation," he said. "Of course, that depends on how fast the money comes in. It's going to take $31 million for all the buildings, although we won't build all of them at once."
In addition to offering alternative fuel pumps, each Green Choice 66 station eventually will feature a restaurant and an interactive Route 66 exhibit featuring vintage cars and electronic media. That's where the "linear experience" part of the name comes in -- each station will present a different part of the Route 66 story, with the idea that motorists will be led to visit each one along their trip. That way, each station becomes a destination.
Each station would range in size from 4,500 to 6,900 square feet and offer three to nine alternative fuel pumps. The buildings would be designed employing sustainable techniques, with electricity for the fuel pumps, recharge stations and the building itself coming from the sun's energy, produced by photovoltaic panels on the roof and adjacent PV power farm.
Beyond that, Thomas said, he hopes to create the Route 66 Institute, a clearinghouse of information about the roadway and alternative fuels that will begin as a Web site before evolving into an actual building. The institute is designed to promote the creation of an alternative fuels network across the country.
According to Thomas' new plan, Americana Fuel Centers is aiming for an August 2011 launch date.
Supporters of the idea of alternative-fuel stations acknowledge they aren't likely to be self-supporting at first, or even for a while, given the relative scarcity of alternative-fuel vehicles currently on the road. But they hope to promote the growth of that market by making those fuels more widely available.
"It's a chicken-and-egg thing," Freeland said. "What car company is going to make a car that runs on compressed natural gas when you don't have natural gas stations across the country?"
Freeland said a typical driver of a CNG-powered vehicle might have to drive 250 miles or more between refueling stations right now.
"Conversely, why doesn't someone build a natural gas station? Because there are no natural gas cars to make it profitable," he said. "Somebody's got to do something to break that cycle."
Conkle likens the situation to "inventing the wagons before we have the horses." He believes the alliance would be well advised to work with the rental car industry to encourage the availability of alternative-fuel vehicles as a means of bridging that gap.
"Until there's a lot more vehicles using these fuels, we're going to be opening up stations that don't have that much of a market," he said.
According to Thomas' original plan, electric recharging facilities also would be part of the equation, a logical delivery point for the energy generated by the numerous wind farms that have taken root along many stretches of Route 66, quickly becoming another iconic presence on a road that features an abundance of them.
"You're seeing a lot of that happening," Wallis said. "There are great wind farms. If you drive down 66 westward through Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle, New Mexico, California, you see these great wind turbines popping up, almost like these big metal sculptures, harnessing that energy. And, of course, there's no shortage of wind. Everyone in western Oklahoma knows that."
Wallis said earlier this month he had just returned from a "very good" meeting with Federal Express officials, who had just unveiled an all-electric delivery vehicle that was making its maiden voyage.
"We're exploring ways we can work together on Route 66," he said.
There's No Place Like Home
Promoting the "Drive to Inspire" and marketing the roadway as a green highway aren't the only projects the Route 66 Alliance is working on. But it's a large part of why the organization is based in Tulsa -- along with the city's friendly attitude toward the highway.
"We have chosen Tulsa to be our headquarters for a lot of reasons," Conkle said. "The people there are already in tune with Route 66. We don't have to educate you. Chicago wanted us. St. Louis wanted us. But we picked Tulsa."
Pointing to the commitment of Vision 2025 funds to build a Route 66 flag plaza, and purchase and shore up a historic bridge across the Arkansas River, Freeland believes Tulsa has embraced Route 66 more than any other city in the country. Still planned at the site is a building that will house the alliance's offices, a restaurant and gift shop, and the interactive Route 66 Experience.
"You guys are taxing yourselves," he said of the Vision 2025 funding that was approved by Tulsa County voters in 2003. "You guys put $15 million toward advancing the cause of Route 66. You saw that Route 66 was a great natural resource that you wanted to see not disappear. You guys really get it and are willing to put your money where your mouth is."
That made the decision to put the alliance's headquarters here an easy one, he said.
"You guys are building (Route 66) icons, and all the rest of the cities are losing icons," he said. "Tulsa is in a growth mode, and all the rest of the country is just holding on."
Freeland also pointed to the way Tulsa has embraced the use of CNG as another element in its favor. He's particularly impressed by the proliferation of CNG refueling stations in the city.
"Tulsa has them all over the place," he said. "You're setting the pace."
Both Freeland and Conkle would like to see the rest of the nation follow Tulsa's lead in relation to the availability of CNG, which they regard as perhaps the most realistic bridge fuel for ending America's dependence on foreign oil -- a prominent concern for both men.
Freeland recalls visiting Tulsa for the first time and seeing the perpetual natural gas flame that burns from a refinery on the west bank of the Arkansas River. Intrigued, he began examining compressed natural gas as a fuel option and thought it made a lot of sense. He's deeply frustrated by the fact that it isn't being used to power more vehicles in America.
"It burns cleaner and you have it in abundance -- so much so that you burn off the excess so you don't have to bottle it," he said. "What's wrong with this picture?"
Conkle is another strong advocate of the idea of using CNG to wean Americans off foreign oil while other, even cleaner energy forms are developed.
"That's the beginning," he said. "The technology is here. You can take an old car and convert it for very little money to CNG and maintain the existing life of the vehicle. What we don't have is refueling stations everywhere. We want to use (what) we learn on Route 66 as a template and guide to use across the country."
Wallis welcomes the energy and enthusiasm Conkle and Freeland bring to the alliance, which was formed out of the recognition by the author and his partners that there was no organization advocating for the legendary roadway as a single voice.
"For some time, there's been this void because there hasn't been this central clearinghouse, there hasn't been one national entity quarterbacking this thing, making it happen," Wallis said. "And that's evident every day when queries come in every day from travelers in Western Europe or the Pacific Rim or domestic travelers from here in this country, and they don't know where to turn to."
Now, Route 66 has three very vocal advocates in different parts of the country.
"Those of us heading up this movement, we all have something different we bring to the table," Wallis said.
Freeland, a technology whiz, spent the past couple of years in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex before returning to the Washington, D.C., area earlier this year. He became enamored with Route 66 during a road trip a few years ago and wound up contacting Wallis and asking for a meeting.
The two arranged to have breakfast at Ollie's Station Restaurant on Route 66 in Tulsa's Red Fork district. Freeland asked Wallace what he could do on behalf of the highway, and the author gave him the names of a dozen people involved with the roadway across the nation, advising him to ask them what they needed.
"He did all that and continues to impress me with his great clarity and vision we have for this organization," Wallis said. "We're all singing out of the same hymnal."
Now, Freeland said, he'll be putting his extensive experience in government affairs to work on behalf of the alliance. He plans to register as a lobbyist and seek federal grant money for projects related to the highway.
On the other side of the country lives Conkle, who makes his home in Pinon Hills, Calif., a desert community 10 miles off Route 66. He has spent many years working on behalf of the highway and oversees the Route 66 Pulse, the roadway's newspaper.
"If I could harness Jim Conkle's energy, we would have yet another source (of alternative fuel)," Wallis said. "He is just amazing, and I've known Jim for many years now. I met him out on the road. And he's been a leader in preservation, not only in California, but up and down the road. He's a spark plug, a dynamo. He'll continue in that capacity."
Yet, because of a book he wrote two decades ago, it is Wallis who remains the public face of Route 66.
"Because of all that, I will be very active as the mouthpiece for the road, the spokesperson for the association and also call in chits I have for different people in different areas -- business, industry, entertainment and media," he said.
Wallis said he began writing the book in the late 1980s, but in a way, he began work on it during his childhood.
"I was born along the road in 1945," the St. Louis native said. "All my experience and knowledge from the road went into that book.
"In the mid to late '80s, right after the road was decertified, I started to hear people talk about it in the past tense, and that's what caused me to say, 'This is my next book. I've got to write a book about Route 66 because I know it's not dead; it's alive.' "
That's a point the book's fans seem to have embraced wholeheartedly.
"It really did, I will acknowledge, spark this renaissance," he said of "Route 66: The Mother Road." "It opened this floodgate that ever since has done nothing but amaze me."
Wallis said he quickly became so strongly identified with the book and the roadway that it threatened to envelop him.
"At first, I kind of resented it because I was getting labeled as the Route 66 guy," he said.
Time and again throughout the years, Wallis said, he was approached by someone who said to him, "I just read your book, and I love it."
"Which one?" Wallis would ask.
Invariably, he said, the reply was, "Well, 'Route 66,' of course."
Wallis acknowledges that he is very proud of what he accomplished with the book. But for a writer who views each of his works essentially as children, it was difficult to see his other efforts not sharing in the spotlight.
"But then I came to realize the road has done a lot for me," he said. "I make my living with my words, whether they are articulated on paper or by my voice. And a good deal of that has come with Route 66.
"But by the same token, I've been able to contribute to the road. And I say this without any false modesty: It's really better than royalty checks to see these towns perk back to life, to resurrect, to see new businesses appear and old businesses shake themselves off and have another go at it. Now to be part of this Route 66 Alliance is the proverbial cherry on top of that mound of whipped cream."
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Among those who have been inspired by Wallis' words throughout the years is McConville, who hopes to attract as much attention as possible with his trip over Route 66 this summer. Already, his plans have been chronicled in a story on Wired.com, and McConville and Barfield are providing constant updates on their venture through their Web site, route66goatgas.com.
"We are a couple of knuckleheads looking to have a blast and hopefully awaken true Americans to reclaim the fun that was lost through our dependence on foreign oil," they write on their home page.
Freeland is doing his part, as well, reaching out to both national and local media as the "Drive to Inspire" approaches to maximize exposure for the venture. He's even contacted the producers of The Oprah Show to gauge their interest in devoting an episode of the program to McConville and Barfield when they cross the finish line in Chicago on Independence Day.
It's an effort that's already yielding results. McConville said officials at Bridgestone tires saw the Wired.com article and offered to outfit his GTO with their new green-friendly Ecopia EP100 tires. They also offered him the use of their retail facilities in cites along Route 66.
But McConville and Barfield still need more help. A map on their Web site outlines the places where CNG fueling stations already exist, but there are some gaps in that map -- particularly in the Texas panhandle and across Arizona, though McConville said he's been in touch with a CNG dealer from St. George, Utah, who has offered to meet him with a tanker in Flagstaff or Kingman.
Freeland said recently the alliance helped arrange for a CNG tanker to meet McConville and Barfield halfway across the Mohave Desert for a fill-up.
"For the most part, we've got about five more months to really nail it down," McConville said in a phone interview. "The GTO only gets about 10 miles a gallon. It's not the most fuel efficient car to do this in, but we couldn't have done it in a Honda Civic. It wouldn't be the same."
The GTO features two cylinders that hold 14 gallons of CNG. According to the Web site, the vehicle has a range of only about 150 miles before it needs to be refilled. McConville said he and Barfield probably will carry a backup tank filled with CNG just to be safe.
"But I hope we never have to touch that tank," he said.
One thing they won't do is rely on regular gasoline. The GTO is a CNG-dedicated vehicle, with no gasoline backup system in place.
"If we run out of gas, we run out of gas," McConville said.
More than six months before his adventure was scheduled to begin, McConville was already itching to get on the road. Yet he also was giving some thought to the aftermath of the trip.
"Come July 4, 2010, at the end of the day, my partner Keith will go back to being an accountant, and I'll go back to being a shuttle driver," he said. "But hopefully, we'll have persuaded people to take another look (at alternative energy). That's the bottom line for us ... When I close my eyes and dream a little bit, I can see a lot of people getting behind this."
Wallis has been doing some dreaming of his own. He hopes McConville's trip captures the public's imagination, but he wants there to be a practical effect that lingers.
"I see Route 66 as a metaphor, as a symbol not only of lost highways and forgotten places, but a good part of this nation that we've lost track of," he said. "While we continue, as we should, to make progress in so many fields -- medicine and the arts and government and business and commerce -- we need to remember that we've lost some things, and it's probably not a bad idea for us to try to get back to them.
"That's what Route 66 really represents for me. I just want to be able to leave this long stretch of pavement across two-thirds of the continent for future generations to see, so they can have a taste, a feel, a smell of the past in all of its forms -- the good, the bad and the ugly."
Wallis said he was resisting the urge to romanticize McConville's trip.
"I like to look at the road warts and all," he said. "And I like to look at the road as something very real that serves really as a mirror for the nation and reflects what's going on in the nation, sort of a barometer. And what's going on in the nation right now is a struggle with everything from the economy to the environment. I think Route 66 can play a big part in the solution."
As ambitious as their plans are, the alliance's founders aren't envisioning a future in which Route 66 again becomes one of the nation's busiest highways.
"We don't want Route 66 to be recommissioned," Conkle said. "We don't want it to be the traffic road it once was. It couldn't take it."
Their vision focuses on establishing a market of travelers looking for something other than the fastest way to get from Point A to Point B. The intent of the green highway movement will be to encourage motorists to slow down and enjoy the road while helping to secure the nation's energy future.
And while that initiative is not yet a reality, members of the alliance are pinning some big hopes to it.
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Wallis practically gushes at what the future might bring for the roadway to which he has become so strongly tied.
"I see not only these practical stations along the road, but also the addition of major attractions that would complement these places," he said. "In my mind's eye, I see these great big gift boxes in satin ribbons waiting to be opened.
"I have no idea what's going to come out, but you know it's going to be good."
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On February 27th the city of San Jose held a public meeting to share plans for improvements to 3rd st, 4th St and Almaden through the downtown core of San Jose. I regularly commute through part of the portion of 3rd street which was being presented, so I attended the meeting, as did some of the board members of SVBC. The areas being discussed on 3rd and 4th streets were from Julian St to Reed St. The current configuration of these roads is one way, with three travel lanes and parallel parking on both sides of the street. The proposal is to reduce the number of vehicular travel lanes from 3 to 2, and to add a bike lane on EACH side of the street, between the parked cars and the travel lanes. In some areas, where width allows, there are buffer zones between the bike lanes and the travel lanes, and where turns are allowed, there are weaving zones to allow motorists to cross the bike lanes to get to dedicated right turn only or left turn only lanes. Unfortunately the city has not posted their draft plans in a place accessible to the public, which will limit the value of any public opinion that they manage to collect on the proposals.
I am not convinced that the bike lanes on the left side of the road are an effective use of the limited width road. Most cyclists, through both the way their bikes are set up and through habit, are used to riding on the right side of the road. If I am on the left, my mirror is useless, and I have to be concerned about traffic on my right, as well as dooring hazards on the left. Opposite side of the road bike lanes are rare enough that I doubt that there exists any studies as to their safety. I also wonder how many lesser experienced cyclists would take advanatage of them. At the same time, when I am riding in traditional right hand bike lanes, I often see cyclists riding in the door zone, which makes me cringe because I know that doorings are one of the more common types of crash causing injury to cyclists.
My thought is that if we were to take the same road width, and remove the parallel parking from the right hand side of the road, and replace the parallel parking on the left side of the road with diagonal parking, the result would be approximately the same number of parking spaces. We could then put a bike lane, with or without a traffic buffer zone on the right hand side of the road - eliminating the door zone for cyclists. I proposed this configuration to the city engineer who was at the Feb 27 meeting (Jesse Quiron) and received a reply which basically said that they liked the proposed configuration because he is not concerned about doorings (saying that San Jose has a low incidence of this type of accident), and that cyclists, given a choice between a buffer zone on the parking side or the travel side of a bike lane, prefer to have the buffer on the travel side of the lane.
I was wondering what the opinion of SVBC members was as to bike lanes placed adjacent to parallel parking, and bike lanes on the left hand side of a one way street - am I crazy to be so frightened by this type of infrastructure?
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Thanks for taking the time to create such a well written blog posting. I am one of the SVBC board members that was there that night; there was at least one SVBC staff member there as well. (note: these comments below are mine alone and do not represent any official or unofficial SVBC opinion)
I share your concern about two things: being hit by doors and this information not being spread more widely in the previous months. I feel if it was spread more that there might have been more vibrant discussion. I've stated at the meeting that I (personally) feel like we need significantly more awareness and education training for all, no matter what gets implemented. And that clear signage (via road and signs) on all different types of bike infrastructure would help.
In the case of the bike lanes on the left and right side of the streets, I think bicyclists and cars will get used to that.. there are advantages as riders turn onto San Fernando, etc with this setup. However I do see how there may be confusion... and how drivers need to be aware of cyclists as they open their doors, drive, enter and exit driveways and enter/exit intersections, etc.
I'm sure Jesse is correct in stating that there are very few incidents of "doorings." But this may also be because our mode share of cyclists is so commensurately low versus some other cities. Your fear is reasonable... if we increase the amount of cyclists on these roads, will we have a significant increase of "doorings?"
But since this grant has restrictions ... and the city has budget issues... I feel these grants are the ONLY way for the city to build these bike lanes. The "silver lining" is that these grants will provide learning opportunities and that if the SJ DOT puts up portable signs and other warning devices that drivers can be made aware (and hopefully we'll not get increased accidents). Some increased police presence may be needed as well.
I do hope that we can install more bike lanes of all types and especially "cycle tracks" in the city... and once we see a significant network of new, well painted and signed bike lanes... that we'll see more riders taking these. Which will help spur more success with future grants.
Another issue that hopefully will be addressed on these streets are the speeds of the drivers (which are often very fast, decreasing safety for all) and the signal priority of cars versus pedestrians (the crossing at Paseo de San Antonio can take what seems like an eternity meaning many students cross illegally) in our downtown core. If we truly want to make our downtown more pedestrian friendly, these bike lanes are good steps to take... but we need to look at the overall system and focus more on ALL users needs.
What does anyone else think?
Thanks for reading this.
I like the idea of bike lanes
I like the idea of bike lanes on both sides of the roadway on 3rd and 4th streets.
(1) in one way street districts, they keep me from having to cross lanes of car traffic when I need to go around the block, something that happens a lot in one way districts.
(2) the incidence of dooring is much less when you ride past the right side of the car since the driver gets out on the left and backseat passengers will likely slide to the curb to exit.
(3) bike lanes on the left hand side of one way streets is standard in some cities, most notably New York City and Long Beach. I've used both and they seemed perfectly natural. In Portland, cyclists are free to use the left or right lanes as they wish on one way streets even where there's no bike lanes. The cars just go around or take the middle lane. No one seems to care.
With informed/educated users, it seems like it could be OK
I was not at the meeting. I'm a bike commuter who recently moved downtown. I have currently been avoiding riding on 3rd/4th streets, but I think the configuration mentioned above would make me a lot more likely to use them. At first the thought of a bike lane on the left side of the street did sound odd to me, but it should make it easier to turn left without conflicting with other traffic as much. Dooring is a concern, but if the bike lanes are sufficiently wide, hopefully the danger can be minimized by riding at the outer edge of the lane.
If parking could be all on one side of the street, that would probably make it more efficient for drivers to find a spot, though. It is definitely harder to scan two sides of the street for an empty spot, and then get yourself into the appropriate lane so that you can actually park there, while also paying your full attention to the road. So in that sense, if I were driving my car downtown, I would probably prefer the parking being on a single side of the road. In some sense, that would probably be safer for both auto and bicycle traffic.
I think my only concern as a cyclist would be that the dual bike lanes might encourage people to ride on the wrong side of the street on two way streets (by reinforcing the idea of it being OK to ride on the left side), which is both irritating and dangerous. Maybe if bike lanes had a directional arrow it would help reinforce which side of the street cyclists are supposed to be on (so when deployed on a one way street with bike lanes on both sides, both bike lanes would have the arrows pointing in the same direction). I do feel like a lot of the bicycle traffic on the small numbered streets downtown has the appearance of being sort of random/undisciplined in nature - people riding all over the place, in whatever direction they feel like, and generally on the sidewalk. If the lanes can be designed and marked in a way that encourages cyclists to actually use the road, and do so in the correct direction of travel, that would be a huge improvement. It will also make people have more respect for bicycle users in the downtown area. As someone who wants to ride with traffic (not on a sidewalk/etc), the unstructured nature of the cycling I see on these streets is probably one of the reasons I have been avoiding them.


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Senior forward Nikol Allison scored a career high 22 points in her return home. The Davis High School graduate made 9-15 shots. The Cal Poly starters only scored 27 points combined as the reserves scored the other 42.
The Mustangs were down 36-35 at the half. The Aggies stretched the lead to 53-41 with 11:34 to play. An Allison free throw pulled Cal Poly to within five points with 4:21 to play but the Mustangs never got closer than that.
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Has been a great place, but recently the cake slices have been halved, a slice of 1 centimeter wide for 3GBP. Rude service when questioned.
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Every time I visit London from the US (usually twice a year) I make a point of telling my friend to go there for scones and tea. It is the cutest tearoom one can imagine. Inside is gorgeous but can get crowded, outside is super nice and fun if it's not too cold. We sat outside and had hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. Aside from their teas, their hot chocolate is to die for. Oh and their prices are very reasonable.
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I have had afternnontea just this afternoon for the very first tim and think that the Orange Pekoe is an Amazing find, I for one will be back and spreading the word!!!!
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I am absolutely shocked by the above comments - Orange Pekoe is AMAZING!! And as a local Barnes resident, I visit there often and am never disappointed. I have taken friends there many times for long leisurely champagne afternoon teas and we always leave extremely happy and satisfied with the delicious food, excellent service and friendly staff. I have had many High Teas in different locations, including Michelin star restaurants and or hotels and I feel Orange Pekoe afternoon teas are just as lovely and in some cases better. Unlike many Michelin star places, Orange Pekoe is always more relaxed, has a great ambience and it is much cheaper!!
I will be going there again, this weekend no doubt and I would recommend anybody to go, who really does know great tea and how to spend an afternoon tea feeling relaxed, although in style, with good company - friends and staff!!tarryn Tue Dec 7 2010 -
Out of politeness, I rang Orange Pekoe to secure a table for two at tea time a couple of months ago. It was my companion's birthday, and I wanted to arrange a nice afternoon tea, but I warned the staff member that friend may not want the whole set tea, and she might opt for just a pot of tea and a fairy cake. What a nasty shock to be told that because I pre-booked, "the afternoon tea had been prepared especially for us" (Not true, as I rang 90 minutes prior to arrival, not sufficient time to bake all that was on offer) I was obliged to pay for two FULL afternoon teas! When we asked that my friend's sandwiches and cake be boxed up to take home (as predicted, she had been treated to an office birthday cake earlier that day), the rude staff member wanted to know why! Oh, and I need not have bothered to book, as there were many empty tables. For some inexplicable reason, I did visit again several weeks later, only to be treated to offhand, downright rude service. SURLY, RUDE service + overly sweet cakes= AVOID THIS RIPOFF masquerading as a friendly tearoom at all costs!
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"Great location, charming room details"
This hotel exceeded my expectations. We had a double queen room with a separate seating area, fridge, and microwave. I loved that there were two bathroom sinks, the bathroom had a little linen closet, and the room's closet was a big walk-in. The mattresses were quite firm, but we slept well on them. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. It is close […] to Interstate 65 and right next to a shopping center with Target and a few restaurants. I liked the charming, traditional details of the hotel. It felt like it was intended to be a unique, stately property instead of a typical chain. Also, when some other guests were loud at 2am one night, we called the front desk and they immediately responded and got things quieted down. I do wish that they had a separate conditioner instead of shampoo-and-conditioner in one, and that there was more fresh fruit on the breakfast buffet though. قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
Only complaint - no elevator. My dad was a heart patient and didn't need to lug suitcase up 2 flights of stairs to 2nd floor. Also after I checked out they told me I COULD have received a better rate for a medical stay.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
Noisy-too close to interstate-room right next to gym allowed to us to listen to treadmill both mornings at 7 am. This is a converted office building not true hotel.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Its reputation preceeded it!"
We were very pleased to find this hotel lived up to its online reputation and all the reviews we checked out!تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
The stay was good and I go by what people say when I choose a hotel . Only a couple situations came to mind . We came in late on Friday night and there was no place to park. There was a semi truck that took up three parking places! Then we had to go in the side entrance to go to the main entry to get to the phone to "talk" to someone because the front […] doors were locked . There was no one at the front desk most of the time I was there. The bathroom was the other issue. The vanity cabinets were painted shut, then someone tried to open the door, the paint was peeled off. قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Great location, quality rooms, great service"
The location was perfect, with restaurants, stores, shopping center next to hotel. The management was very helpful and even came to the room to assist with connecting to the Internet with my laptop. The room was clean, comfortable, bathroom was roomy, and the rooms were soundproofed well. Once your door was closed, there was no noise from adjoining […] rooms or hallway activity. The continental breakfast was sparse, but sufficient. Bagels were fresh and homemade waffles were great. Lots of quality fruit. I will definitely stay here again. One of the better hotels with a very reasonable price. قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Wonderful stay"
A lovely well appointed best western. Only issue... The noise from the room above us was terrible.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Super Clean"
The hotel is old and the look of the bathroom and mini-kitchen are a bit dated. But everything was super-clean, the bed was really comfortable and the front desk staff was very friendly. Good value and close to many restaurantsتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Perfect Location"
The Best Western in Brentwood was a great place to stay. It is located right between Nashville & Franklin right on I65. It only took me about 5-6 minutes to get to Nashville and about 7-8 minutes to get to Franklin. It is also located in an affluent neighborhood where we felt perfectly safe. We could also walk to restaurants & shopping. The hotel itself […] was extremely clean and the rooms were spacious. I will definitely stay here again! قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Very accommodation & great service"
The people at this hotel were very accommodation and extremely nice. We needed an extra hour after checkout and we had a meeting in their reception area, she said, "Take your time and is there anything we can do for you." Wonderfully courteous staff, congratulations.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Great place to stay!"
Everything from beginning to end was great. I have already booked for another stay next month. Clean, quiet, effecient staff, no complaints.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
Hotel is a lil old, but was very clean and they were very efficient at the front desk for check-in and check-out. Good price for the location! Wish breakfast was open till 10:00.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Fabulous stay"
We drove from Little Rock, Arkansas to New York and back last week. We booked this hotel on line and boy, I have to say this was the nicest place the stayed our entire trip. It was in a good location and the staff was super friendly. The room we stayed in was like staying in a very, very nice bedroom at someones home. I would recommend this to anyone […] and if we are ever in the area again, that is exactly where we will be staying. قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Very nice suites. Felt more like an apartment!"
Very pleased with our stay. It's right off the interstate, and in a convent location to restaurants, shops, etc. The room was amazing. Felt more like an apartment.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Best Western - Brentwood (Nashville)"
Excellent staff !تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Nashville access"
Room was great and spacious and very reasonable however I booked 10 months in advance and saved over 50%. The rooms were very clean and had two three sinks, a spacious living room type of area with a TV. I would definitely stay there again. The room called the fitness center was two treadmills in a room with a TV and not a good set up but I didn't care, […] I didn't go on vacation to walk on a treadmill. قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"Best Western Brentwood, TN"
Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Our room was spacious, clean and nicely decorated with a great mattress. Breakfast was OK but not outstanding. The parking lot was tight and not conducive to a truck pulling a trailer, but staff found us a large enough parking space. The hotel is very convenient to Hwy 65.تعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
"A Gem!"
This hotel was a gem!! The location is within walking distance of several restaurants, shopping and a Target. My room was very clean and very large. The added bonus is that the hotel is non-smoking and my 3 year old has chronic lung disease so that is very important. The extra room was perfect for him to play with his toys on the floor. I also had a […] room that had a microwave and a fridge so that was very convenient as well. I think it used to be an apartment complex and was converted into a very charming Best Western. I will be staying there again and again as I take trips to Nashville frequently! قراءة المزيدتعليق أصلي من أحد نزلاء Hotels.com
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Boxwoods - The Mason Inn
Online Reservations
Boxwoods is a fine place to eat in Fairfax, especially the lunch buffet.
The restaurant was great but Open-table really messed up (although it worked out fine). We wanted reservations at 6:00 and open table only offered reservations for 5:45 or 6:15. We took the earlier to give us time prior to an 8:00 concert. Boxwoods called us to alert us that they were only having a buffet because of a charity event. When we got to the restaurant it was empty and only three other tables eventually were taken by 7:30. When we told our server he mentioned that all their reservations that night were for 5:46, which seemed strange so it must have been an open-table glitch. That said, the food and service were great, the atmosphere was wonderful and we even had a a beautiful sunset. We will go back.
The server was very attentive and worked with the needs of our group. The food was fast and enjoyed.
Very nice. It's certainly nice to have a good restaurant on the GM campus.
My fellow teachers and I were given an opportunity to leave school for lunch during Teacher Appreciation week. We chose the Boxwoods. The service was great. The food was fabulous. Though we did not choose the lunch buffet, we did check it out. The theme was Greek. The food on the buffet smelled wonderful and was like looking at artwork. We totally enjoyed our lunch out. What a glorious treat that was.
Lunch at Boxwoods is relaxed and to an extent understated and although located on the campus of George Mason University, off the beaten path. The menu is modest but complemented with a buffet which covers a wide range of items. But the lunch has excellent and with healthy choices for those who must watch their waist lines or return to work. Good wine list and prices are modest. And the service is great, never fawning over you and allows one to eat and converse at their own pace. I've never had a feeling of being rushed. In closing, a great luncheon venue that I look forward to returning time and time again.
Excellent brunch! We had a wonderful time. The food was excellent with enough healthy choices to keep everyone happy and full. Our server was pretty slow but other staff helped us when we asked, not bad enough to keep us from returning! Will be going back for another Sunday brunch!
Went here for Mother's Day brunch. It is in a hotel / convention center so I was hoping that it wouldn't be bad. I was pleasantly surprisef. The food was great, it was clean and the service was good. I will definitely try it again.
Quality of food and ambience are very high. Good variety. Great place to bring guests with different tastes. Egg dishes were particularly good as were the "appetizer" foods (smoked salmon, tomato & mozarella, olives, etc.). Good variety of desserts. For us, it has become a Mothers' Day tradition (book early).
We made reservations at this restaurant because of the good reviews on Open Table. People were right!! In the first place, we did not know this Inn was even here on the GMU campus. The variety at the brunch was extensive. There were seafood items (shrimp, mahi mahi,) breakfast items (crepes, fruit, eggs, sausage, bacon) an omelet station, a Belgian waffle station, a salmon/roast beef station, endless mimosas, coffee, tea. And two tables of desserts ranging from mini cupcakes to cakes, pies, and strawberry shortcake, for instance. The wait staff was superb and attentive. The price, considering it was Mother's Day, was very fair. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a delicious Sunday brunch.
I probably wouldn't like the inside as it was very "hotel-looking," -- It is an Inn after all, but the small outdoor patio was absolutely perfect. My parents were in town for graduation at GMU, and I wanted a nice place to introduce them to my boyfriend. This place was perfect as my graduation was at the Art Center, and we had an early dinner at Boxwoods. The outdoor seating was comfortable with trees and except for a little noise from the road, it was pretty quiet. Perfect for all the introductory conversation. Service was alright, food was quite good, and overall it was just a very nice, outdoors early dinner (5pm) place. If you have stuff to do on campus, this is a good option, otherwise I can see why people might choose elsewhere..
Nine of us had exceptionally good service. We had four or five different menu items, all of which were acceptable or better. Given that we enjoyed a fair numbe of items from the bar, prices were reasonable.
We sat at tables outside in the courtyard (we waited a few minutes for them to set them up) but it was a beautiful setting and the food choices were great for our mixed group of adults and teenagers at a graduation lunch. Everyone really enjoyed it!
We booked a table for a party of eight before our son's graduation at the Patriot Center. We thought the location would be ideal and didn't expect much from the food. We were pleasantly surprised! Everyone ordered a different food item and the dishes were terrific! Our server was okay, friendly but not extremely attentive. It didn't matter. We had a great dinner before a special occasion so we would return. The outdoor patio seating seemed especially appealing. We will return for sure!
We booked our reservation with the Mason Inn for dinner before my daughters high school graduation. The staff did a great job - seated us quickly, put us in a lovely private room, and were very attentive. We explained that we needed to be at the Patriot Center by a certain time, and they managed our meal to schedule. Presentation of the food was lovely, and everyone at our table was pleased with their selections. Well done!
Boxwoods is a GMU sleeper near the heart of Fairfax. An excellent place for lunch with a seasonal menu, great service and very pleasant decor. I lunch there regularly and always find the cuisine good and the service of the highest quality.
I found this restaurant as a substitute for another one that was booked up and we were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant is located in the Mason Inn Hotel and Conference Center on the George Mason University Fairfax campus. The hotel had low occupancy due to the time of year (Summer), so we had the restaurant to ourselves. Our party of 12 was seated quickly and the food was served in a timely manner. The waiter was attentive and the food was wonderful. I would highly recommend this location for large parties.
The food was excellent. The restaurant wasn't busy so the service was great.
Greatly enjoyed our brunch. Look forward to going back very soon.
Boxwoods is one of my favorite places for lunch with friends. The menu is healthy, varied and just right for lunch. While a buffet is available, I prefer to order off the menu. A wine list of modest priced wines offers a good selection along with beer and non-alcoholic drinks. Service is exceptional and goes about their tasks efficiently and caring. Staff have been trained not to hover over you and indeed allow patrons to dine leisurely and at their own pace. There have been occasions when my guests and I have lingered over coffee, wine or soft drinks and like Europeans, enjoyed fine conversation and the ambience of the dining room for over three hours while not feeling hurried.
the four of us enjoyed our meal prior to the concert - was great to find a place so close and convenient to the hall. everyone was able to select something that appealed to them - two steaks - cooked perfectly and happily so for the guys, crab cakes for the women. I would have preferred more vegetables with the crabcakes so I nabbed some of my steak eater's #
We've been to brunch before at Boxwood, so we knew to expect a good time. The brunch menu is amazing. From made to order eggs to salmon, steak, chicken and Mac n cheese. And then there's the deserts. It all tastes great. Service is good. Staff is pleasant. The restaurant like the hotel has a modern flair. It's well lit. The brunch buffet is a bit pricey.
Boxwoods has stepped up its game -- at least when ordering off of the menu (didn't try the salad bar or lunch buffet.) Fresh, grilled salmon was tasty, nicely seasoned and nicely served over a bed of steamed fresh spinach. Servers, mostly GMU students, are cheerful if not quite 4-star polished; you forgive them as you're not paying 4-star prices and they're clearly doing their best. In the past, it's been not worth the price, the effort or the time to bother with Boxwoods. I've been told that their Sunday brunch is now quite good, and, at least lunch mid-week, their kitchen has worked out its issues (both food turnover and preparation.) I'm looking forward to going back soon...
I was meeting a friend, she suggested brunch, I had been treated to lunch there for my birthday in April during the week, but had never been there for brunch. With fingers crossed I told my friend about Boxwoods. What a varied selection of both breakfast and lunch items, hot and cold. The fresh fruit was displayed nicely. You couldn't possibly go wrong! Then there were the desserts which all looked very tempting! We tried the peach dish which had something crunchy which looked like tapioca, not sure, but it was touched with a cinnamon flavor and pretty good. My friend had the white cake with a white mousse filling and I settled for the carrot cake. We were not disappointed in our selections at all.
This restaurant is located in George Mason Univ. Away from busy street, easy parking. Natural lighting from large windows. Great place for brunch. Champagne is included. I wish dessert cakes are smaller slices so I could try all of them!
We went on a night when there was a Keith Urban concert at the Patriot Center and a huge Paul IX fundraiser at the Mason Inn and we were able to find parking quite easily. Try that in DC! Alexandria, or Arlington. The restaurant has a contemporary decor and the menu and wine list are comprehensive. My wife and I had the very tasty Creole Salmon. A large portion of salmon sat atop of Louisana grits and spinach. I am not a huge fan of Virginia wines, but I always wanted to try an offering from Prince Michel vineyards. Their Cabernet Franc was outstanding. The Open Table reservation system worked as advertised. We will be back.
Excellent dining location for a Thanksgiving Brunch. Food variety was quite good offering both the brunch and menu option for diners. The semi-casual atmosphere provided for comfortable dining for all, service was exceptional.
First time to Boxwoods. Will likely return to try Sunday Brunch. Service was excellent and staff made you feel welcome. Food was good, not outstanding. Enjoyed that it wasn't overtly crowded at the time we were there so we could talk, visit the buffet, and just relax. Parking was easy and restaurant was open and bright.