Route 66 was the stuff legends were made of. Immortalized in song and in writing, the highway on which so many got "their kicks" up until its de-certification in 1980 will now be the focus of an extensive study aimed at creating "the first definitive document on the storied highway's history," LA Now is reporting.
On the Mother Road: Preservation Group to Launch Study of Historic Route 66
Pencil This In: Friday
For those of us not stuck on the 15 to Vegas, here's what's going on around town tonight:
The Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour
Close your eyes and gather around the radio and listen to tales that will make you cringe or giggle. This Saturday night brings the next monthly installment of The Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour, a live old-school style radio performance at the M Bar in Hollywood, which according to the fine folks at Workjuice is comprised of "several serialized short-form comedic radio plays as well as standalone pieces, musical numbers, and the occasional...
I Can See Clearly, Now
Summer in LA usually brings in the smog season, those hot, hellish months when the mountains disappear behind a curtain of sky that's as beige as a shag carpet in an Encino tract home, circa 1976.

