2020 Was a Weird Year

Definitely a different year for us.

**  We didn't even play one game of NTN (Buzztime) at a bar.  Granted, every year this number has been declining, but even then.

**  We stayed in a motel only twice.  Both times were in DeKalb, Illinois, where we had gone to see NIU basketball games.   Usually we stay in motels at least 35-40 times a year.  Both motel stays were before the you-know-what hit.

**  The furthest we drove from home was 60 miles the two times we went to DeKalb for the basketball games, and, of course, both times were before the you-know-what.  After the you-know-what, the farthest I went was 25 miles to Algonquin, which I did three times for Civil War Round Table discussion group meetings.

Usually, we have at least two 1000+ mile trips along with a lot of ones around 100 to 300 miles.

**  I only saw 14 movies at the movie theaters for the year, the last one on February 28.  Usually I see 50 to 70 movies a year in the theater.

Fun and Games With You-Know-What.  --RoadStayAtHome

STUDENT TEST ANSWERS:  Among the islands of the West Indies are the Pyjamas, noted for their toilet sponges.

2019 Route 66 Trip-- Part 7: Shelly's, Wascally Wabbits, Tacos and Bars

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

Had breakfast at Shelly's Rt. 66 Diner, a few blocks west of the Wagon Wheel and talked with a  guy doing Route 66 for the third time from the Czech Republic.  A wascally wabbit had escaped her cage and provided entertainment before we left the motel.  Drove to Sullivan and Stanton before getting on I-44 to I-270  to Illinois.

Then I-55 to Hamel and then Route 66 again to Litchfield, stopping at Rich Henry's in Staunton where we met one of his newest wascally wabbits.  We had Jack's (Jack-in-the-Box) tacos at Litchfield, then I-55'ed it to Springfield.  This time we were able to get a room at the Route 66 Hotel.

We went to George Ranks and the Curve Inn, two of our favorite bars in Springfield.  Finished at Brille 69. the new restaurant/bar at the Route 66 Hotel.

--RoadWabbit

To Savannah

APRIL 24TH

Ate at Cook-Out and I had their great (and cheap) bbq plate.  Drove to Savannah from Augusta.  Surprisingly there is no interstate connecting the two cities.

Arrived in Savannah and found the hotel, then drove around.  The squares are very frightening to drive.

Found Savannah's best-known dive bar, Pinkie Msters, and had drinks.

Checked into the Holiday Inn Express on Bay Street downtown and that is where I had the fun and games with that mocking luggage cart (read my RoadDog's RoadLog blog about this).

Had drinks in the hotel bar and then walked over to the Chart House on the river for the rehearsal dinner.  Stopped at JJ Bonerz (a Packer bar) and Churchill's (an English bar) on the way back to the hotel.

--RoadDog

The History of Middleton's On Main in Wauconda, Illinois

The building in which Middleton's is located dates to 1847 when it was a stage stop which ran from Wauconda to Janesville, Wisconsin, a journey that took two days back then.

After that, it was a brothel and then for many years, a resort called the Grand Hotel.

Since then, there have been a series of restaurants and bars in it. The bar is located in a two story room with a second story walk around eating area on two sides.

I even deejayed there once or twice.

Well Worth a Visit. --RoadDog