Miata Mailing List: March 1996, Message #21
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   From: Tim Markus 
Subject: Re: "Great Drives" on PBS--no miata content
   Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:56:45 -0500

Regarding the "Great Drives" series on PBS, I haven't yet seen the 
segment on A1A but have enjoyed the previous segments for what they 
are--a look at the importance of car travel to the history of the U.S. I 
was alerted to the series by another list I'm on, the Roadside list which 
seems designed for shunpikers. The list is aimed at folks who who tend to 
take the "scenic route" vs. interstates, and members delight in roadside 
attractions (giant statues of fish, etc.) and small-town diners.

Last week's segment featured Terri Garr in a new Mustang convertible 
traveling highway 101 from San Francisco to the Olympic Peninsula in 
Washington State. Another was on route 66. The people making the drives 
always seem to try to stop and talk to those along the way who remember 
hwo it was "in the good old days" (i.e., pre-Miata). Although the scenery 
along these drives is often nice, I find the personal interviews the 
most interesting part, FWIW.

Tim Markus
Red 90A
Olympia, WA