My sweetie and Don Henley "Standing on the Corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see". By the way, the fence is around "Standing on the Corner Park" because the building you can see in the background is gutted by fire, and that wall is shored up. The city is trying to raise funds to rebuild the JC Penney building (the one in the pic), but it's tough going. They have a website at www.standinonthecorner.com if you're interested.

If you don't remember, or know, the relevance of Winslow, Arizona and Don Henley, the Eagles (who Henley fronted) had a hit song called "Take it Easy", which has a verse that says "Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona, such a fine sight to see. It's a girl my Lord in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look at me." Since we're both Eagles' fans, this was pretty cool. Oh . . . Don Henley donated the first $2500 to help the town build this park.

By the way, this was just one of our many stops along Route 66 (including several in Flagstaff, one stop in Williams, Ariz., on our way to the Grand Canyon, lunch in Holbrook, Ariz., and a couple of stops along the "Mother Road" in Albuquerque). It's easy to see when you're on the historic highway, why it's so popular. Maybe that's the best way to understand the fascination with Route 66, too.