Comments for Pepperdine University's Route 66 Dialogues http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66 Exploring Timeless Values Along A Timeless Road Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:36:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Day 9 – Flagstaff to Santa Monica by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-74 Andy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:36:44 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=53#comment-74 John: You are a better man than I. To do it every year is amazing - and on a motorcycle no less. You are my hero! John: You are a better man than I. To do it every year is amazing – and on a motorcycle no less. You are my hero!

]]> Comment on Day 9 – Flagstaff to Santa Monica by John Stoughton http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-73 John Stoughton Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:20:56 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=53#comment-73 Andy, I have really enjoyed reading your blog. I have ridden (motorcycle) several times with a group that does Route 66 every year in June. We meet just outside Chicago on the second Saturday in June and ride to Santa Monica in a week. We have a blast and obviously so did you! I hope you stopped in Seligman, AZ to see some of the wonderful people (e.g., Angel the barber) and their shops. Great place! Thanks again! -- john Andy,

I have really enjoyed reading your blog. I have ridden (motorcycle) several times with a group that does Route 66 every year in June. We meet just outside Chicago on the second Saturday in June and ride to Santa Monica in a week. We have a blast and obviously so did you!

I hope you stopped in Seligman, AZ to see some of the wonderful people (e.g., Angel the barber) and their shops. Great place!

Thanks again!

– john

]]> Comment on Day 1 – Chicago to Joliet by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-72 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:31:29 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=31#comment-72 The point of the trip was listening and understanding. There is nothing quite like speaking with someone face-to-face to see what they really thing and how they express their hopes and dreams and positions. E-mail, texting and the like just don't accomplish the same. Critical reasoning, common sense and the ability to handle money were the suggestions most often put forward, by the way. The point of the trip was listening and understanding. There is nothing quite like speaking with someone face-to-face to see what they really thing and how they express their hopes and dreams and positions. E-mail, texting and the like just don’t accomplish the same.

Critical reasoning, common sense and the ability to handle money were the suggestions most often put forward, by the way.

]]> Comment on Day 2 – Joliet to Springfield by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-71 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:27:03 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=40#comment-71 Everyone who responded to this day brings back a memory - and a pleasant one at that. Thanks for writing. I wish each of you could have come along for a portion of this terrific day. Everyone who responded to this day brings back a memory – and a pleasant one at that. Thanks for writing. I wish each of you could have come along for a portion of this terrific day.

]]> Comment on Day 3 – Springfield to Rolla by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-70 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:24:27 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=43#comment-70 Ashley, You post is beautiful. Thank you for it. I am going to save it for latter reference. Ashley, You post is beautiful. Thank you for it. I am going to save it for latter reference.

]]> Comment on Day 4 – Rolla to Joplin by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-69 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:22:23 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=44#comment-69 Joplin was a great stop in all respects. I would have liked to stayed longer and to look around. This, by the way, is a hard admission for a Kansan. I have always enjoyed the occasional quiet moment and the story Doug relates is both interesting and sad to me. There is entirely too much "noise" in life when it is silence that speaks so clearly. Joplin was a great stop in all respects. I would have liked to stayed longer and to look around. This, by the way, is a hard admission for a Kansan.

I have always enjoyed the occasional quiet moment and the story Doug relates is both interesting and sad to me. There is entirely too much “noise” in life when it is silence that speaks so clearly.

]]> Comment on Day 5 – Joplin to Oklahoma City by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-68 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:18:58 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=45#comment-68 What great memories. You are very kind about my youth. I was a bit edgy and you were gentle and understanding. Thanks. Miami was a highlight and the theatre is something I will never forget. Thanks for blogging in, David. May God continue to bless you. What great memories. You are very kind about my youth. I was a bit edgy and you were gentle and understanding. Thanks.

Miami was a highlight and the theatre is something I will never forget.

Thanks for blogging in, David. May God continue to bless you.

]]> Comment on Day 7 – Amarillo to Santa Fe by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=47&cpage=1#comment-67 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:16:05 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=47#comment-67 I hate to dump on a city, but Amarillo is just an acquired taste I have not acquired. I think it started last year when I got "skunked" on a decent hotel room (and my standards were none too high at that point). I need to try Amarillo from a different angle, maybe upwind. I hate to dump on a city, but Amarillo is just an acquired taste I have not acquired. I think it started last year when I got “skunked” on a decent hotel room (and my standards were none too high at that point). I need to try Amarillo from a different angle, maybe upwind.

]]> Comment on Day 8 – Santa Fe to Flagstaff by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=50&cpage=1#comment-66 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:12:16 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=50#comment-66 To set the record straight: I not only stood on a corner in Winslow, I had apple pie there! Winslow owes the Eagles big time, let's face it. Like so many cities on the route, they have found economic equilibrium while simply maintaining a slower pace of life. Good for them and a fun stop for the rest of us. "You've got to take it easy" To set the record straight: I not only stood on a corner in Winslow, I had apple pie there! Winslow owes the Eagles big time, let’s face it. Like so many cities on the route, they have found economic equilibrium while simply maintaining a slower pace of life. Good for them and a fun stop for the rest of us.

“You’ve got to take it easy”

]]> Comment on Day 9 – Flagstaff to Santa Monica by Andy http://www.pepperdine.edu/route66/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-65 Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:06:36 +0000 http://pepperdineroute66.com/?p=53#comment-65 They have come a long way since the spur was opened in 1984. Sheer determination is bringing business and hope back to Williams. The Grand Canyon Hotel is a special delight. They have come a long way since the spur was opened in 1984. Sheer determination is bringing business and hope back to Williams. The Grand Canyon Hotel is a special delight.

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