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January 24, 2021

Larry King of the Road

The road to find out & Larry King radio; 1991. The author at Santo Domingo Pueblo, N.M.

 

It sounds like a strange thing to bring Larry King into a conversation about the American road.

But I got hooked on Mr. King in the summer of 1991 when I drove Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, Ca. I was alone and I took my time: Saint James, Mo., Stroud, Ok., Seligman, Az., etc. My soundtrack was country and soul music, regional baseball games, and Mr. King, who had a late-night show on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Mr. King–who died Saturday at the age of 87–featured guest authors and [...]

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