Coffee With Jim

Coffee With Jim, March 26, 2023

What happens when two renowned storytellers get together for a morning visit?
Bob Boze Bell, is a prolific artist, author, and the owner of True West Magazine. And he is a colorful storyteller that brings the western frontier to life. Since 1990 author, historian, and humorist Jim Hinckley has been sharing America's story, and telling people where to go with Jim Hinckley's America. 
On today's episode of Coffee With Jim, it's a free ranging conversation about the romanticism of the southwest, formative years spent on Route 66 in the era of I Like Ike Buttons and tailfins, childhood in Kingman, Arizona, and the adventure of life. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tutcumcari - visittucumcarinm.com. Old billboards along Route 66 read - Tucumcari Tonight. With gems such as the Roadrunner Lodge Motel, this dusty old desert crossroads is an oasis for the weary traveler. And with gems such as the Odeon Theater and Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum, it is also a destination. 

Coffee With Jim, March 19, 2023

On today's program an illustrated lesson about learning to roll with the punches and making lemonade when all you have is lemons. Stephanie Stuckey was NOT our guest this morning. So, we made the best of a bad situation, and with help from our guests, had a wonderful Sunday morning program. 
Maggie May from East Lansing Michigan joined in and talked about the R.E. Olds Museum. Beth Hilburn of the Hi Way Cafe chimed in an we talked classic roadside diners and cafes. And, of course, once we got past the first few rocky moments, we talked road trips. 
Coffee With Jim is live. It is is interactive. It is full of surprises. And it is always fun, thanks to our audience that helps me tell people where to go. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, Wagon Wheel Motel, RouteTrip USA, Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Cactus Inn Motel, and Uranus Fudge Company & General Store.  
 

Coffee With Jim, March 12, 2023

It's mouth watering inspiration on today's program as America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley, visits with Beth Hilburn of the Hi Way Cafe near Vinita, Oklahoma. With Beth, and her husband Alan, at the helm, this charming cafe has been transformed into more than a living time capsule. It is a sense of commmunity made manifest, and an almost magical place infused with the infectious enthusiasm that is a Route 66 adventure.
Sharing America's story and telling people where to go, it's what we do. As our theme song by the Road Crews says, come along for the ride!
Today's program is sponsored in part by amazing Tucumcari. More than a mere stop this is a destination. Discover why at - www.visittucumcarinm.com

Coffee With Jim, February 26, 2023

It's a road trip inspiring conversation with author and adventurer Roger Naylor as we talk about his latest book, Awesome Arizona. This trivia filled encyclopedia about the Grand Canyon State is no mere travel guide. It is a handy reference to attractions in Arizona, a book for the trivia buff, a travel companion, and it is also ideally suited for the armchair adventurer. 
As our theme song by the Road Crew says, come along for the ride. Join America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley and adventurer extraordinaire Roger Nayor for a jorney through the amazing state of Arizona. 
For more information about Roger, or to order his latest book - www.rogernaylor.com/
Today's program is sponsored in part by magical, delightful, surprising, wonderful Tucumcari, New Mexico. Your adventure begins with a visit to - www.visittucumcarinm.com/
 
 

Coffee With Jim, February 19, 2023

On today's program we share some stories of inspiration, of a new generation of entrepreneurs, and of a renaissance that is transforming communities and giving old businesses a new lease on life. In Girard, Illinois, Vinita, Oklahoma, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Kingman, Arizona, Needles, California it is the dawn of a new era along Route 66. 
With the Route 66 centennial fast approaching it is the dawn of a new era along this iconic highway. As our theme song by The Road Crew says, come along for the ride. Join us for an adventure into the past, and into the future. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by magical, delightful Tucumcari, New Mexico. 

Coffee With Jim, February 12, 2023

On today's program America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley visits with Wade Bray of SRO Productions. He is one of the visionaries behind the amazing AAA Route 66 Road Fest that celebrates the Great American road trip on the most famous highway in the world - legendary Route 66. This is road trip inspiring conversation at its finest!
As our theme song by The Road Crew says, come along for the ride. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by magical, delightful, wonderful, surprising Tucumcari, New Mexico. Your adventure to Tucumcari starts by with exploration of the Visit Tucumcari website.  

Coffee With Jim, February 5, 2023

This mornings program is chock full of road trip inspiring discussion as Jim Hinckley talks with Greg Hasman know to a legion of fans as Highway Hasman highwayhasman.com/ . It's a free range conversation about photography, back road adventures, odyssey's on two lane highways, and interesting people met along the way. Come along for the ride!
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, RouteTripUSA, and Roadrunner Lodge Motel. 

Coffee With Jim, January 29, 2023

Mohave County is one of the orginal counties in Arizona. And it is one of the largest counties in the United States. So, it is not surprising that it has such a diverse array of attractions. 
The world's only electric vehicle museum. More than 100 miles of scenic, picturesque Route 66. Ghost towns. The pine forested oasis of Hualapai Mountain Park. An eclectic array of museums, restaurants, and shops in historic towns, near ghost towns, and vibrant towns on the Colorado River. Festivals, award winning microbreweries, and an amazing distillery famous world wide for its agave rum. 
These are just a few of the things that make Mohave County a destination. And these are some of the places shared on today's episode of Coffee With Jim sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, Roadrunner Lodge, RouteTrip USA and Uranus Fudge Company and General Store. 

Coffee With Jim, January 22, 2023

On today's program America's storyteller shares a bit of the history of McLean, Texas (did you know that there was direct connection to the sinking of the Titanic?). And we visit with Nolan Stolz who has been delving deep into the history of forgotten and even vanished towns along Route 66, and historic theatres. 
As our theme song by The Road Crew says, come along for the ride. It's road trip inspiration, obscure history, trivia, and the story of America. This is Jim Hinckley's America. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Visit Tucumcari, and RouteTrip USA. 

Coffee With Jim, January 15, 2023

Effie and Avis Hotchkiss were daring pioneers. On an epic cross country trip made in 1915, on a new Harley Davidson with side car, this mother and daughter duo became the first women to take a motorcycle from coast to coast. 
Emily Post wasn't quite as daring. Still, in the summer of 1915 she too made a trip west to California. Her epic adventure was published as a popular travel guide of the era and inspired countless roadtrips. In that same summer Edsel Ford and his friends from college drove west to California. It was an odyssey worthy of Jason and the Argonauts.
This tsunami of cross country road trips came just 14 years after pioneering automobile manufacturer Alexander Winton set out on an ill fated attempt to be the first person to drive from coast to coast. 
On today's episode of Coffee With Jim, America's storyteller talks epic road trips made at a time when stagecoaches were still plying the roads in the southwest. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip specialists for a holiday in the US or Canada.