You heard it here first! Will Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico have a course on neon sign repair and creation in time for the Route 66 centennial?

On today's episode of Coffee With Jim, a conversation between David Brenner of the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico and Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America we talked about chasing dreams, the rewards and challenges of vintage motel ownership on Route 66, mid life career changes, and what makes Route 66 unique. And we talked about a future in which neon glows bright along Route 66 in Tucucmari.

And we also talked with some fascinating people that see Route 66 as the road of dreams that leads to Tucumcari, land of opportunity.

If today's program had a theme it would be inspiration. Inspiration to chase dreams. Inspiration to build a sense of community and community purpose. Inspiration to change careers. And inspiration to embrace life.

Horneytown, North Carolina. Yes, it's a real place. On this episode of Coffee With Jim the conversation with Professor Nolan Stolz about road trips, Route 66, U.S. 6, Amboy, California, time capsule villages, and the joy of adventures on the open road definitely had some interesting detours. That includes delving into a bit of juvenile humor.

Stolz is well known in the Route 66 community for interesting adventures, and for uncovering the sotries of forgotten places. These road trip inspiring journeys are shared on his YouTube channel named for Route 66 Suite, a musical composition he is developing to commemorate the storied old highway. Videos and stories also shared with supporters of his projects on Patreon.

Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists for adventures in the United Staes or Canada. It is also sponsored by the Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, the mid century gem that is the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas. and Uranus Fudge Company & General Store. The list of additional sponsors of Jim Hinckley's America projects and programs include Gilligan's Route 66 Tours and Route 66 Navigation.

On today's program it's a free range, smile inducing, road trip inspiring discussion with Chris Tuttle about the changing face of broadcasting, road trips, the allure of Route 66, podcasting, and how to engage a younger generation. Chris is the developer of the acclaimed Arizona Podcast, and the fascinating Mother Road Minute.

After a 30 year career in southern California broadcasting Chris and his wife Mary relocated to Arizona. They became enamored with the state as well as Route 66, and that was the inspiration for his road trip inspiring podcast and programs.

Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday specialists for an adventure in the United States of Canada. It is also sponsored by the iconc Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri, and the living time capsules that are the Roadrunenr Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico and the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas. Also counted among the sponsors of Jim Hinckley's America is the Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, and Route 66 Navigation.