Blood In The Boardroom
In 1897, the Electric Carriage & Wagon Company of Philadelphia built a small fleet of electric taxis that utilized the recently patented taximeter to measure a fares distance and time for a fledgling company in New York City.
Changing My Corner of The World
The release of my new book, Bloody 66, has been delayed. I had hoped to use the fall tour to promote the book, and to announce the closing of a chapter.
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A Route 66 Detour of Epic Proportions
It was a Route 66 detour of epic proportions that included stops in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria with the destination being the second European Route 66 Festival hosted by the Czech Route 66 Association.
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Blood In The Boardroom, Part Three
This proved to be a short-lived partnership and in a flurry of lawsuits and stock swaps, Keeton left the company, returned to Detroit, and established the Keeton Motor Car Company for the production of taxicabs in March 1912.
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Blood In The Boardroom, Part Two
Surprisingly Parmelee was not the only company that initially overlooked the potential in the taxicab business.
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Ask The Man Who Owns One
When I was a kid there was an advertising campaign that encouraged a generation of Americans to see the USA in your Chevrolet.
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Sacha Baron Cohen, Kingman & The Dark Side of Route 66
There is so much good and positive in Kingman, including a large segment of the population, but once again the town has been given a black eye that will take a long time to heal. After all, we are still remembered as a town where Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh found a nest of like minded people and even a partner in crime.
