Just got home a few days ago from my latest road trip. I ended up putting 6110 miles on the Man Van.
Today, just sharing where I went and a lot of pictures to go with it.
So I started out in Minneapolis/St. Paul area and my first targeted stop was the Mingo geocache in Kansas.
After that, it was off to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to get a couple of old geocaches to help me complete my Jasmer Challenge.
the Tarryall geocache in Colorado which was placed in July of 2000
If you are unfamiliar with the Jasmer Challenge...It's finding geocaches that have been placed in every month since geocaching started which is May of 2000. There is a grid on the Project GC website that helps geocachers keep track of where they are at. Below is mine before I left for the road trip and as of September 18th, 2020.
As of August 28th, 2020
As of September 18th, 2020
As you can see, I am only 2 month away from completing the challenge, September of 2000 and August of 2020.
After Colorado Springs, I trekked to Duchesne, Utah, where my daughter, Hailey, and her boyfriend, Jordan, live. Before I picked them up, I did get a couple of geocaches that helped out my grid and to hit a milestone of finding 2000 geocaches. GO ME!!
The Xmas Tree Cache, placed in March of 2001
Finding 2000 Geocaches near Nine Mile Canyon in Utah
I picked up Hailey and Jordan and we did a couple of geocaches on our way to Rachel, Nevada...aka Area 51.
We explored around Area 51 after we stopped at the front and back gate of Area 51.
A painted boulder on the ET Highway
Hailey and Jordan at the Black Mailbox near Area 51
Hailey and I at the beginning of the ET Highway
I brought them home after a couple of nights there and headed out to Phoenix, Arizona to get a couple of geocaches to help out me finishing my challenge. I only had time to get one of the two targeted caches....that's why there is an empty space for September of 2000.
the Senda de Tonto geocache which was placed in December of 2000
I drove to Roswell, New Mexico, to check out the Alien hype there.
Then finally I headed North to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, which is on Route 66. I headed Eastbound on 66 until I ran out of time and got as far as Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
I'll go more in the details of my trip in later blog posts. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
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Today I continue talking about my Route 66 trip I did in 2016. In my blog, Flip Flopping’ on my may to Springfield?, I ended with having dinner at the Cozy Dog Inn in Springfield, Illinois. Within Springfield you will find a number of alignments of Route 66. Regardless of which alignment you take on your way out of Springfield, there are only two alignments that go South; IL-4 and Highway 55.
I choose the IL-4 alignment because there were more geocaches on this stretch versus geocaches on the Highway 55 path. Both will get you to Staunton.
I drove through the town of Chatham and before I got to the town of Auburn there was a geocache I totally missed, Snell Road or Brick Road (GC6KDN9, hid by Chief STDNMB). This section of Route 66 is made of brick and I heard that if you drive this section that you might want to drive a little slower since some of the bricks are loose.
Then I drove through the towns of Auburn, Thayer, Virden, Girard, and Nilwood. There were a few geocaches scattered here and there, but none of the caches I was driving by had enough favorite points to make me want to stop. Also, I couldn't find any Route 66 related stops.
After Nilwood there is geocache on an old alignment called, Old Route 66 - Turkey Tracks (GC2HEJV, hid by awanderer, 24 favorite points), and somehow I missed getting this cache on my list for my trip. I did retrieve some pictures from the geocaching page and illinoisroute66.org.

According to illinoisroute66.org, “An original piece of the narrow 1926-30 Route 66 alignment winds south of Nilwood, parallel to the current straight configuration IL Route 4. Turkey tracks were imprinted in the 1920's when the original Route 4 concrete was poured, prior to its designation as Route 66. The story varies from a local farmer's escaped turkeys to wild turkeys as being the owners of the prints.”
The Mother Road goes from the Turkey Tracks and into Carlinville. At this point, the sun was going down and I needed to find a place to sleep for the night. I checked the phone and headed for a gem, Carlin Villa Motel. I don’t think it is an iconic stop, but if your travels have you in this general area at the end of the day, try staying here.
I could see this motel turning into a popular place for Route 66 roadies in the future.
The next morning I explored the town of Carlinville for a short while. There is a neat town square you’ll want spend a little time, walk around, see the businesses and pro-Route 66 set ups.
There is a small number of geocaches in town, but the only one I feel is worth getting is Million Dollar Courthouse (GC32CGH, hid by awanderer, 7 favorite points). I couldn’t find it the container, but this time it wasn’t my fault. The geocache went missing and was replace about a week later after I was there.
Here is what the geocache webpage says about the courthouse,“In early 1867 local government officials decided to build a new courthouse for Macoupin County. A four man commission was established and the cost estimate was $50,000. Bonds totaling that amount were issued for the project. In October of 1867 the first cornerstone was set in place. The cost escalated dramatically from then on. By January 1869 nearly $500,000 had been spent and building was still not complete. More bonds were issued, and by the time the courthouse was officially completed in 1870, the project had cost a staggering $1,342,000.00. This incredible price inspired the nickname of "Million Dollar Courthouse."
Rumors of misused appropriations also tarnished the project. Initially, the blame was laid on Judge Thaddeus Loomis and George H. Holliday the county clerk. Both men were part of the original four man commission. Judge Loomis was apparently innocent of any wrongdoing but we may never know the truth about Mr. Holliday because one night in 1870, he boarded a train out of town and simply disappeared.
At the time of its construction in 1870, the building was the largest county courthouse in the United States, and larger than the Illinois Statehouse. It is still recognized as the most magnificent courthouse in Illinois.”
I left Carlinville and started to drive to Gillespie. About halfway to Gillespie I stopped at an old bridge that had a geocache, Old Route 66 - Honey Creek Bridge (GC2AF5D, hid by awanderer, 4 favorite points). I grabbed my camera and recorded by find. Below is the YouTube version of it.
I drove through Gillespie and Sawyerville. Shortly after Sawyerville was another geocache I stopped at, Old Route 66 - A Tribute (GC2AM8E, hid by awanderer, 21 favorite points). This geocache is on an earlier alignment of Route 66 which is only about a mile long. It is an interesting tribute and if you go there you’ll see why.
Here is what the geocaching webpage says about it, “This cache has been placed at this spot to make you aware of an interesting Route 66 display. The signboard has been created by Emil Fritz and exhibits the path of Old Historic Route 66 that was in use from 1926 to 1930. Also on display is very nice collection of Illinois license plates from 1948 through 1979. The State of Illinois stopped issuing annual plates in 1979 and initiated the license plate sticker program eliminating the year being stamped into the license plates. Emil, who lived just across the road from the sign, and his sons have spent considerable time creating and erecting this neat memorial.
In September of 2015 Mr. Fritz passed away. He will certainly be missed. Most memorable about Emil was his pleasant good natured and friendly demeanor.”
After I got back on the road, I hit the town of Staunton and that’s where I want to stop for now. I had a great time in Staunton and I get myself a great interview with Rich Henry of Henry’s Rabbit Ranch.
I didn’t go back and do the eastern alignment (Highway 55), but if in the future I do, I am adding these geocaches to my list....
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (GC17HNQ, hid by NebulousNimrod, 1 favorite point)
RE66:IL The Ariston Story (GC1EJND, hid by Team Route 66/Chod, 32 favorite points)
Old Route 66 - Soulsby Station (GC35A98, hid by awanderer, 40 favorite points)
RT66:IL Get Your Kicks (GC15THV, hid by Vinpride, 58 favorite points)
Here are geocaches I might also get just because of namesake only. Note, these geocaches were just recently placed and was not available when I was traveling.
RT 66 second side 3 (GC6W4EB, hid by sewivy)
RT 66 second side 2 (GC6W45W, hid by sewivy)
Another Rt 66 Second Side (GC75R18, hid by sewivy, 1 favorite point)
Rt 66 second side (GC6BTWQ, hid by sewivy, 2 favorite points)
Rt 66 Motel no more (GC6WXHD, hid by sewivy, 3 favorite points)
Rt 66 second side 4 (GC6WXJ4, hid by sewivy)
Rt 66:IL A splitting of ways (GC7CNR1, hid by jvet)
Rt 66 historically speaking (GC6W441, hid by sewivy)
I might also add these caches if I got the time and because they are close to the Mother Road and have some favorite points...
There’s No Place Like Home! (GC2A7PR, hid by off looking, 3 favorite points)
Don’t eat the berries! (GC3YXE3, hid by zackfrillman, 19 favorite points) Only if I am going Northbound on Highway 55
NO LAST CHANCE FOR GAS (GC473CZ, hid my MA PA, 3 favorite points)
Weigh station prairie (GC2BRE3, hid by dver819, 3 favorite points)
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I had the time of my life on Route 66. I know you would too. But don't take my word for it, go and experience for yourself.
Like I said in my last blog (Flip Floppin’ in Springfield, Sept 2017) that I was going to go back and forth from my 2016 Route 66 Travels and my 2017 adventures on the Main Street of America. Well, this is my first blog talking about my second trip.
I headed out September 9th from my humble home, in New Brighton, Minnesota, in my Man Van. My goal...drive to Joplin, stay the night there, and then hit the Mother Road. I ended my 2016 journey in Miami, Oklahoma which is 30-35 miles away from Joplin. At this point I was traveling alone and driving to Joplin was feasible to do in one day.
Instead of bolting to Miami, I decided to take some time to look for some geocaches and Route 66 related sites first. I am glad I did. The first stop I made was the Route 66 Mural Park.
If you take a closer look, you'll see that this mural is made of pictures of people from Joplin
The park itself isn’t all that big, but there are plenty of pictures that can be taken there.
Nearby the mural site was a geocache, Going Down?(GC4R68W, hid by whereisitnow!, 37 favorite points). It was a fun hide that had a bit of gadget feel to it. If you are geocaching, put this one on your list.
It was still early in the morning and I decided to find some geocaches that weren’t Route 66 related but was still on the Mother Road.
The next one I found was Smiley! (GC5WC7H, hid by chuck80198, 3 favorite points). It’s in what looks like a parking lot of an out-of-business used car lot. When you get there, you’ll completely figure out how this geocache got it’s name.
The next geocache I get is located in Schifferdecker Park and is nearby the Joplin History & Mineral Museum. You might see mention of this location in some your Route 66 books and/or apps on your phone. The cache is named, Electric Park (GC4BFAK, hid by Roadster, 44 favorite points) and when you get there you’ll see an outdoor collection of electrical equipment. The cache is a bit tricky, so pay attention to the hint on the cache page.
The museum wasn’t open yet so I went back onto Route 66 to find more geocaches.
One of the greatest things about geocaching is that it takes you to unexpected places and the next cache, Shewmake Cemetery (GC43XGJ, hid by Gracie & Me, 2 favorite points) was one of those places. This cache was hidden in an abandoned cemetery. Some of the grasses were thigh high and a lot of the headstones were very old. Take a look at the pictures.
Being a funeral director, cemeteries, and especially abandoned cemeteries, can be fun geocaches even if they are not difficult to find.
I cross over into the state Kansas and into the city of Galena. I revisit some Route 66 related spots here....
There is a geocache hidden near the ancient jail, Route 66 -- Roadhouse Jail (GC4HFK3, hid by spiritguide, 29 favorite points) that continues to elude me. Been here twice and still can’t find it. Perhaps you’ll have better luck.
On my way out of Galena, I stopped at three other cemetery geocaches, Cemeteries of Cherokee County: Galena (GC497WV, hid by Ghostiegal, 23 favorite points), Hilltop Resting Place (GC4958G, hid by florida bum, 5 favorite points) and Stevenson Cemetery (GC1P1D7, hid by Keymaster angel, 4 favorite points). None one of the geocaches were hard to find, but the first cemetery cache did have a cute container.
After Galena I get to the town of Riverton. There are a couple of Route 66 related places you can visit here and there is even a Wherigo Geocache here, One of only three (GC5XXT3, set up by stearman5, 11 favorite points). The Wherigo app on my phone was not working right so I skipped this cache. I did however end up visiting a couple of places mentioned on the geocaching webpage, The Old Eisler Brother Store and one of Riverton’s original water towers.
According the geocaching webpage,“The old Eisler Brother Store, built in 1925 and has been in continuous operation since before U.S. 66 became the official cross-country highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. Still operating as it did ‘back then,’ it serves as a stopping, shopping place for the small community of Riverton, as well as for travelers on Route 66. This building replaced the one that was destroyed by the tornado of 1923. The existing building originally had an open front porch, but the present closed in porch replaced that in 1933. It is one story, built of hollow, dark red bricks on a concrete slab foundation. The interior has changed little since 1925.”
It was around lunchtime so I did get myself a small lunch here and sat in the patio area. It felt nice and homey. After that, I go to an old water tower.
Compared to the picture on the geocaching webpage, this water tower is showing more of it’s age or it could be that it’s early September and the trees and bushes and weeds are making their final stand before Winter.
That’s it for now. Next time I talk about my 2017 trip, I’ll be in Baxter Springs, Kansas, where I have a great time finding a geocache on an abandoned bridge and then start my Route 66 travels in Oklahoma.
I had the time of my life on Route 66. I know you would too. But don’t take my word for it, go and experience for yourself.
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Been a while, eh? Well I took a couple of weeks to travel Route 66. In 2016, I started in Chicago and ended in Miami, Oklahoma. So that’s where I started my travels for 2017. I drove solo from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area to Joplin, Missouri and stayed at a hotel. The next morning, I stopped at a couple of sites on Route 66 that my girlfriend and I missed in 2016 and eventually got to Miami and started fresh for my 2017 trip.
So here is where things might get flip-floppy on this blog. Some entries are going to be about my Route 66 travels in 2016 and some entries are going to be about my trip down the Mother Road in 2017. Don’t worry, I’ll have them clearly mark in the beginning of each blog. But I have a feeling that you’ll be more interested in the towns themselves (and any geocaches nearby) and not so much about being hardcore chronologically.
So here we go....
Driving down the Mother Road in September 2016
In my last blog post, I was in Lincoln, Illinois and then started down Route 66 and drove through the town of Broadwell where there wasn’t much in terms of Route 66 related stops or geocaches.
I then came to the town of Elkhart. I did stop for a non-Route 66 related geocache, Elkhart Memorial (GC3K78K, hid by SEARCH PARTY, 4 favorite points). It’s a nice little town honor for veterans and the hide itself wasn’t all that remarkable, but stopped at this point because it had more than a couple of favorite points.
I then hit the town of Williamsville. There wasn’t any route-related geocaches, but there is a Route 66 related stop, Old Station.
According tolegendsofamerica.com, “Old Station, a converted 1930s service station surrounded by old cars and memorabilia. The inside is a blast-from-the-past, with walls filled with a huge inventory of die-cast cars, Coca-Cola collectibles and Route 66 memorabilia. Open most afternoons.”
But when I got there, no one was around and it looked like it might have been in repair mode.
This isn’t the first time I came across a Route 66 Related stop in a rebuilding state. I also have a feeling it won’t be the last.
I drove on and came into the city of Springfield.
I could only find one route-related geocache in Springfield, so I first went for a heavily favored virtual cache, The Oak Ridge Tour (GCE6FF, set up by Rod & Shelby, 189 favorite points). When I entered into the cemetery, I knew right away I had to take the video camera with me. Below is a YouTube version of my experience there.
It was hard getting upbeat in a cemetery video. Walking through Lincoln’s Tomb was somewhat somber. If you go there, read up on the trials of taking care of Lincoln’s body and go seek out the other locations that are mentioned with this cemetery’s history.
After my time spent at the cemetery I went for the 1 route-related geocache and it couldn’t have happened at a better time...dinner. RT66:IL Gettin’ Cozy (GC1E4E7, hid by searching simpsons, 10 favorite points) is in the parking lot of Cozy Drive Inn...the birthplace of the corndog on a stick.
Here is the history of the corn dog according to their website, cozydogdrivein.com...
“In Muskogee, Oklahoma, I saw an unusual sandwich called “corn-dog.” This sandwich was a wiener baked in cornbread. The corn-dog was very good, but took too long to prepare. The problem was how to cover a hotdog with batter and cook it in a short time.
In the fall of 1941, I told this story to a fellow student at Knox College whose father was in the bakery business, and then gave it no further thought.
Five years later while in the Air Force stationed at Amarillo Airfield, I received a letter from my fellow student, Don Strand. To my surprise he had developed a mix that would stick on a wiener while being french-fried. He wondered if he could send some down that I could try in Amarillo. Having plenty of spare time, I said ‘yes.’
Using cocktail forks for sticks, the U.S.O kitchen in which to experiment, we made a very tasty hotdog on a stick, that we called a “crusty cur.” They became very popular both at the U.S.O. in town, and at the P.X. on the airfield. My friend continued to send mix and we continued to sell thousands of crusty curs until I was discharged – honorably – in the spring of 1946.
We decided to sell them that spring. My wife did not like the name “crusty curs.” Through trial and error and discarding dozens of names, we finally decided on the name “Cozy Dogs.”
Cozy Dogs were officially Launched at the Lake Springfield Beach House on June 16th, 1946.”
This story was told by Ed Waldmire Jr. to his son Bob, during an “interview” on January 30th, 1959. Bob was in the 8th grade at the time.
After the Cozy Dogs were launched at the Lake Springfield Beach House, Cozy Dogs were introduced at the Illinois State Fair the same year. The first Cozy Dog House was located on South Grand between Fifth and Sixth Street in Springfield. A second Cozy Dog House was located at Ash & MacArthur. In 1949, Drive In was born; built on “Route 66” South Sixth Street. In 1996 Cozy Dog moved to its current location, where Sue (Ed’s daughter in law) Josh, Eddie, Tony & Nick (Ed’s grandsons) continue on with the business right next door to the original location.
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Had the time of my life on Route 66. I know you would too. But don’t take my word for it, go experience it for yourself.
Taking a break to share some traveling music with you. To prepare for my trip down the Mother Road, I felt it was important to have just the right mix of music.
I bought myself an iPod Shuffle, which holds about 14 and a half hours of music or just over 200 songs, and I started working on adding music. I first went through all the music I have collected over the years and started adding songs that I thought was traveling related. You know like, On the Road Again, by Willie Nelson.
After I added that kind of themed music, I started adding songs that I liked that were not traveling related and noticed that I was picking songs based on other themes. Below is just part of my road trip mix. Let me know what you think. Got any suggestions to add? I am always adding and deleting music from this compilation so I’d love to hear what you got to say. Who knows, you might influence what I listen to every time I take a road trip.
Even though I am a fan of classic rock, I did purposely added other genres just to shake up things up a bit.
In Part 6, and not final part, I list all the songs on my playlist. Some songs are new and I added a ‘*’ before them.
Travel Related Music (Classic Road Tripping music or a play of words regarding the Title)
Route 66, by Chuck Berry, The Doughboys, Glenn Frey, The John Malino Band, Nancy Sinatra, The Replacements, Rolling Stones, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Highway to Hell, by ACDC
Ramblin’ Man, by The Allman Brothers
Roll on Down the Highway, by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Mustang Sally, by Buddy Guy
Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen
Pink Cadillac, by Bruce Springsteen
Run to You, by Bryan Adams
Drive, by The Cars
No Particular Place to Go, by Chuck Berry
Rockin’ Down the Highway, by The Doobie Brothers
Life in the Fast Lane, by Eagles
Take It Easy, by the Eagles (Props to Winslow, AZ)
Drivin’ My Life Away, by Eddie Rabbitt
Long Black Road, by ELO
* Slow Ride, by Foghat
My Kind of Town, by Frank Sinatra (Great song about Chicago, the starting point of Route 66)
Radar Love, by Golden Earring
Running on Empty, by Jackson Browne
I’ve Been Everywhere, by Johnny Cash
Wheel in the Sky, by Journey
Free Bird, by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Paradise By the Dashboard Light, by Meat Loaf
Middle of the Road, by Petenders
Little Red Corvette, by Prince
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), by Proclaimers
Hit the Road Jack, by Ray Charles
I’m Not Driving Anymore, by Rob Dougan
I Can’t Drive 55, by Sammy Hagar
Born to Be Wild, by Steppenwolf
Life is a Highway, by Tom Cochrane
Runnin’ Down a Dream, by Tom Petty
Fast Car, by Tracy Chapman
Where the Streets Have No Name, by U2
One Headlight, by The Wallflowers
Low Rider, by War
Shut Up and Drive, by Widespread Panic
On the Road Again, by Willie Nelson
All Time Favorite Song from that Group/Artist (Everyone has a favorite of a favorite)
What’s Up, by 4 Non Blondes
Thurderstruck, by ACDC (Perfect for driving in thunderstorms)
Love Shack, by The B-52’s
Hey Jude, by The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, by The Beatles
Piano Man, by Billy Joel
She Talks to Angels, by Black Crowes
I Feel Love, by Blue Man Group
Like a Rock, by Bob Seger
Summer of 69, by Bryan Adams
Drive, by Cars
Space Oddity, by David Bowie
Hotel California, by Eagles
Mr. Blue Sky, by ELO
Lose Yourself, by Eminem
Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac
Shake it Out, by Florence and The Machine
Learn to Fly, by Foo Fighters
My Way, by Frank Sinatra
Iris, by Goo Goo Dolls
Feel Good Inc., by Gorillaz
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), by Green Day
Sweet Child of Mine, by Guns N’ Roses
Life’s Been Good, by Joe Walsh
In Repair, by John Mayer
Pink Houses, by John Mellencamp
Don’t Stop Believin’, by Journey
Carry On Wayward Son, by Kansas
Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin
Are You Gonna Go My Way, by Lenny Kravitz
What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong
Hypnotize, by Notorious BIG
* Happy, by Pharrell
In the Air Tonight, by Phil Collins
Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd
Every Rose Has Its Thorn, by Poison
Let’s Go Crazy, by Prince
Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen
* Black Betty, by Ram Jam (a nod to my youngest daughter here)
Lunatic Fringe, by Red Rider
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, by Rolling Stones
Tom Sawyer, by Rush
Soul Man, by Sam & Dave
Soak Up the Sun and A Change Would Do You Good, by Sheryl Crow
Gin and Juice, by Snoop Dog
The Joker, by Steve Miller Band
Joy to the World, by Three Dog Night
That’s Not My Name, by Ting Tings
Learning to Fly, by Tom Petty
Greta, by Widespread Panic
Live and Let Die, by Wings
Oh Yeah, by Hello
What’s Up, by 4 Non Blondes
Great Cover Songs of Classics
Mony Mony, by Billy Idol
Hard to Handle, by Black Crowes
Walkin’ After Midnight, by Widespread Panic
Rock-n-Roll Related
Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, by Billy Joel
Old Time Rock and Roll, by Bob Seger
Rock & Roll Band, by Boston
Rock of Ages, by Def Leppard
Jailhouse Rock, by Elvis
I’ve Got a Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart, by Eric Clapton
Juke Box Hero, by Foreigner
I Love Rock N Roll, by Joan Jett
Has Personal Meaning (Usually involves or reflects a special time in my life)
Give You Hell, by All American Rejects (Can you tell I went through a divorce?)
All You Need it Love, by The Beatles (Would like to have a lot of people lip sync to this a do an awesome video)
It’s My Life, by Bon Jovi
Meant to Live, This Is Your Life, and More Than Fine, by Switchfoot
Just for Fun (Usually upbeat and Usually replaced by other songs)
* The Stroke, by Billy Squier
I Got a Feeling, by Black Eyed Peas
Sing Along, by Blue Man Group
Bo Diddley, by Bo Diddley
Hollywood Nights, by Bob Seger
More Than a Feeling and Don’t Look Back, by Boston
You Never Can Tell, by Chuck Berry
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, by Coldplay
Changes, by David Bowie
Fame, by David Bowie
Pour Some Sugar On Me, by Def Leppard
The Benny Hill Show, by The Edwin Davidson Jazz Band
War, by Edwin Starr
Dream a Little Dream of Me, by Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
Don’t Bring Me Down, by ELO
Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Elvis
Tears in Heaven, by Eric Clapton
Sweet Dreams, by Eurythmics
Would I Lie to You?, by Eurythmics
Don’t Stop, by Fleetwood Mac
Dog Days are Over, by Florence and The Machine
My Hero, by Foo Fighters
Hot Blooded, by Foreigner
Urgent, by Foreigner
That’s Life, by Frank Sinatra
Some Nights, by Fun.
Move It On Over, by George Thorogood
Let Love In, by Goo Goo Dolls
Kids with Guns, Dare, Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, Rhinestone Eyes, Superfast Jellyfish, all by Gorillaz
21 Days, by Green Day
Tongue Tied, by Grouplove
Jump the Line, by Harry Belafonte
You Sexy Thing, by Hot Chocolate
* Believer and On Top of the World, by Imagine Dragons
New Sensation and Need You Tonight, by INXS
Never Know and Banana Pancakes, by Jack Johnson
Are Your Gonna Be My Girl, by Jet
All Along the Watchtower, by Jimi Hendrix
All Night Long, by Joe Walsh
Take Me Home, Country Roads, by John Denver
Waiting on the World to Change, Daughters, and * In the Blood by John Mayer
I Walk the Line, by Johny Cash
* Lie to Me, by Jonny Lang
Sex on Fire, by Kings of Leon
Fly Away, by Lenny Kravitz
Tutti-Frutti, by Little Richard
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and La Vie En Rose, by Louis Armstrong
Ho Hey, by Lumineers
Dancing in the Streets, by Martha Reeves
* Beat It, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Man in the Mirror, by Michael Jackson
I Will Wait, by Mumford and Sons
Just a Girl, by No Doubt
Spirit in the Sky, by Norman Greenbaum
Time and Money, by Pink Floyd
Don’t Stand Too Close to Me, by Police
Somebody to Love, by Queen
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, by Rolling Stones
You Got It, by Roy Orbison
Stompa, by Serena Ryder
* Halfway There, * Be Myself, and * Easy, by Sheryl Crow
Walkin’ On the Sun, by Smash Mouth
Superstition and I Wish, by Stevie Wonder
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, by Sting
Wild Wild Life, by Talking Heads
Beautiful, by U2
Smile, Uncle Kracker
Summer Nights and Best of Both Worlds, by Van Halen
Bitter Sweet Symphony, by The Verve
* Blister in the Sun and * Add It Up, by Violent Femmes
Won’t Get Fooled Again and Who are You, by The Who
Sharp Dressed Man and Gimme All Your Lovin’, by ZZ Top
Put the Gun Down, by ZZ Ward
Pro America
Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Resprise, by Boston
Born in the USA, by Bruce Springsteen
America, by Neil Diamond
Songs I Cut After I Added Some Music
Last Living Souls, by Gorillaz
Who Says, by John Mayer
You’ve Got a Friend, by James Taylor
I Bet My Life, by Imagine Dragons
Eminence Front, by The Who
Ring of Fire, by Johnny Cash
Everlong, by Foo Fighters
Give Me Some Water, by Eddie Money
This is my mix. I’ll be updating this every so often.
You got an idea of song that should go on my mix? Let me know, make a comment down below.
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