Archive for February, 2009

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Mammoths: Big, Hairy, Popular, Dead

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

After the dinosaurs were wiped out, paleontology got pretty boring — except for the mammoths.  These ambulatory haystacks are the superstars of the Pliocene epoch.  They are the one mammal that every roadside zoo would like to have, even though they’re extinct.

La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, CA
That hasn’t stopped people from wanting to look [...]

Kin Demand Geronimo Bones

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Where are the skull and bones of the great Apache Indian leader Geronimo?   We asked that question years ago, and even carried a Geronimo skull proxy with us on the road to see if it could mystically lead us to the real thing (it couldn’t).

Geronimo’s skull and Andre the Seal, Rockport, Maine.
It did lead [...]

Roadside News: Feb. 16, 2009

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Nixon Pie | Roy Rogers Crisis | Dollywood Gat Day Cancelled | Hodag Community Art

Lincoln Linked To Billy The Kid: A Nation Stunned

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Just when you thought you’d heard everything possible about Lincoln, a small Indiana museum drops a bombshell like this.
Honest Abe and outlaw Billy?  How could they possibly be connected?

Lincoln’s minor league baseball locker?
“We don’t give that out,” said James Henager, owner of the Henager Memories and Nostalgia Museum in Buckskin, Indiana.  ”The only way to [...]

Roadside News: Feb. 12, 2009

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Historic Woodsmen | Stickie Lincoln | Lava Lamp? No, Waterfall!

Californian Builds His Own Giant Transformer

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

When the Transformers movie came out, that’s when it really woke me up,” recalled Tom Rhoads. “I said, ‘Man, I could build me one of those. I’m gonna get me a bug and build one!’”

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