The Dogz Route 66 Tour 2010

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The End

Well, that's about it for pictures. Thank you for following our trip!
Nicole

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It's the Terminator!

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I forgot about this one! This is at the Glen Ellyn Football Days, the day after the museum. It was over a hundred degrees and humid . . . comes in close second to the Detriot Air Show a couple of years ago.

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This is at the restaurant we went to after the museum.

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And more sites

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More sites

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David and James are pointing at sites on that map that we saw on our trip.

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The Blues Brothers!

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This was a sign in Joliet. Joliet is part of Route 66, so we thought it was a fitting end to our trip.

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Performance at the Joliet Museum. The "official" end of the tour.

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2 days later, back in Illinois. This was_taken at the Route 66 museum in Joliet, IL

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We met up with Anna's old drum teacher, Daryl, in Santa Monica. He works for Yamaha now!

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San Diego. The weather was beautiful!

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Gig #9 - Naval Base in San Diego

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Performance at the Naval Exchange in the Navy Base.

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We passed a bunch of old ships on the way to the Naval Base. They were really sweet!

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Seals! They do actually make barking noises.

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David failing at paddleboard. Just kidding, David. You were okay.

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Heehee. Raising the bar. This is from the roof of David's relatives' house.

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Yacht!!!!!!!

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Long Beach VA Hospital

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Gig #8. Long Beach, CA!

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World's Largest Thermometer!

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Thanks for the shirts!

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Mmmm, big plastic burger.

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Number 7!

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This was all of the impersonators - Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Elvis, and Cab Calloway. Also, the two in the middle were part of the dance troupe. The one on the right (in the middle) was Fern Jennings, our contact at the VFW. She was very appreciative and even gave us a book of letters that her husband wrote to his mother during World War II. It was really great to be part of something like this!

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Cab Calloway and Judy Garland impersonators

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This is us with the Judy Garland impersonator.

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This was us trying to figure out if we could pull off "Summertime". I haven't played that in years. Actually, I'm not exactly sure why not because it's a good song . . .

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Elvis!! And the Happy Hoofers. This is at the VFW Post in Las Vegas

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This was a great hotel!

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Nice!

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There's an ipod jack in the wall directly to the left of this picture. I got an amazing view from that window at night!

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Unfortunately, the pictures don't do it justice. But the room was awesome!

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Sweet

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Really awesome shot! I'm sooooo tired though . . .

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AAAAHHHH!!!! Scary giant ants!!!

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Inside the Bellagio. The lobby was absolutely beautiful!

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I'm pretty sure that's James at the bottom of this picture.

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You know you're at the Hard Rock Hotel when the chandelier is made out of saxophones . . .

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Caesar's Palace

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Las Vegas, baby!

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Aaaah, only in Vegas.

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How awesome is that??!?!!?!

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Hoover Dam! It really was amazing.

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And I am reminded that life is worth the effort. Absolutely amazing sunset out here.

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This is as close as we got to the Grand Canyon, unfortunately. It's still pretty awesome from the outside though!

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David tried something called "car surfing". Which was really just him standing in the back of the van and falling down when we went over bumps in the road.

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Cow crossing! These cows were crossing the road on the way to the Grand Canyon.

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I almost forgot the fried rattlesnake! David and James tried this as an appetizer. They said it was okay, but I didn't have the stomach for it.

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On the way to the Grand Canyon. I think this is an absolutely beautiful shot.

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I would just like to inform you that it is approximately 100 degrees outside right now! At least there's no humidity. I tried to convince David that it was International Hug A Cactus Day, but he didn't believe me.

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Wait, who gave the prisoner a cookie? And why are David, Claire and James so happy to be in jail?

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My mom said we should pose like cactuses. I'm not sure Claire got the message.

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Cactus!

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Number 6 in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a great performance!

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Also Albuquerque

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Sorry my pictures are a little out of order. This is in Albuquerque.

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Howdy, y'all!

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I'm sorry, I totally forgot about this part! Swing dancing lessons in a diner in Flagstaff, Arizona!

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I'm standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona.

- The Eagles

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Winslow, Arizona. David is looking back because we were probably about to be hit by a car. That is main street :)

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At the Jack Rabbit in Arizona. Once again, David is torturing an inanimate object.

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Wigwams! They're actually really nice inside.

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Yay awesome rock formations!

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Number five!

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Epic win

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This is what Mrs. Cieremans dubbed the "ghetto cord". It's the audio/video cable for the gamecube that I actually had to strip 1/4 inch of plastic off of in order to get it to work.

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For you, Eric. Shoutout to Chicago!

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This is us with the guitarist at the restaurant in Albuquerque (sp?). He was really nice, and a good guitar player!

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Why does David find an inanimate_object to torture at every restaurant we go to? This is in Albuquerque, NM (Yes I spelled it right!)

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Hi van!

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I was told to take a picture of a pueblo. So I did! Welcome to New Mexico.

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Epic.

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And, of course, this is what we spent most of the driving time doing. Video games! I call_this piece, "Fox about to be knocked out by Mr. Game and Watch". Yes, I was Mr. Game and Watch. Why do you ask?

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They had one of those spinning plates in the middle of the table. So everyone sat their cameras on it and away we go! Very sorry if it makes you sick - watch at your own risk.

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Halfway there!

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Number 4. Thanks for the shirts!

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Amarillo, TX! What a great gig!

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Ooops sorry I forgot this one. I was required to put this one up as well.

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. . . . ummm . . . . sure, why not?

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Awwww

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Big Texan, here we come!

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You know you're in Texas when your limo shows up and it has horns. This was in Amarillo, TX

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Largest cross in the country. Really awesome!

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Hi Oklahoma!

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No James, you can't have the chocolate cake. It's glued to the table.

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Mmmmm, diner.

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Price to get into the Route 66 Museum? $10.00 Picture of Anna getting run over by a Volkswagen Bus? Priceless.

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"Hello, can I order a large mushroom and pineapple pizza? What do you mean, out of service? Stupid operator . . . "

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Old cars at the museum. Awesome!

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Claire with a jukebox at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. That jukebox ate my quarter!

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Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

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At the memorial of the Oklahoma City Bombings. Beautiful, but sad.

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Traditional picture: Gig #3

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Oklahoma VA Center. Another great performance! And great cafeteria food.

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Wait, there's a place where it's not called Panera??!?!?! Yes, it's actually the Saint Louis Bread Company. But they have the same logo.

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Yeah, Anna likes to build houses out of sugar when we go to restaurants. This was the house right before it fell. David aptly coined the phrase "And the sun_sets yet again on your Chinese pagoda". Classic.

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This is Molly's Landing, where we had dinner. It's in Oklahoma