Coffee With Jim

Wake Up With Jim, January 5, 2022

Overshadowed by the fame of Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner, Dunton Motors Dream machines in Kingman, Arizona is a tangible link to Route 66 from its inception to the era of renaissance. It's history includes tragedy, Edsel's, politics and of course, Route 66. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The oldest continuously operated motel on Route 66 is more than a landmark. It is the magic of the Route 66 experience made manifest.  

Wake Up With Jim, January 4, 2022

The desperate need for a new Mohave County Jail was not the only crime related news that put the media spotlight on Kingman, Arizona in the first decade of the new century. At 2:00 in the afternoon of January 19, 1907, C.C. Leigh was hung in the yard of the Mohave County Jail. This was the culmination of a two-year legal battle that had often been the subject of national headlines.
On September 8, 1905, Leigh had murdered Jennie Bauters, his mistress, in Goldroad. When appeals had been exhausted and the date of execution was set, his mother sent a wire to President Theodore Roosevelt and Territorial Governor Kibbey seeking clemency or a stay of execution. Neither one responded.
Today's program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store along Route 66 east to St. Robert, Missouri. This is a destination. This is an experience. This is where memories are made. This is where fun reigns supreme. This is home to some of the best fudge on earth. And soon, you can experience all the fun of Uranus in Anderson, Indiana at their new location. Can you imagine a road with a stop at not one but at two Uranus Fudge Company & General Store locations?

Wake Up With Jim, January 3, 2022

The Brunswick Hotel in Kingman is a tangible link to Arizona's territorial history. It has a celebrity association that includes Edsel Ford and Clark Gable. And now it is about to become another manifestation of the Route 66 renaissance, and the rebirth of the city's historic district. 
This mornings program is sponsored in part by the Uranus Fudge Company & General Store along Route 66 that is now just east to St. Robert, Missouri. This is a destination. This is an experience. This is where memories are made. This is where fun reigns supreme. This is home to some of the best fudge on earth. And soon, you can experience all the fun of Uranus at their new second store in Anderson, Indiana. Did you know that you can order their delicious fudge, zany souvenirs, or a copy of the Uranus Examiner newspaper at www.uranusgeneralstore.com

Wake Up With Jim, December 31, 2021

In the Crow language his name was High Bird. The world knew him, and will remember him, as Joe Medicine Crow. His exploits in WWII were legendary. 
But he was more than a warrior. After the war he became a prolific author and speaker. He won numerous accolades for his work to document firsthand accounts of reservation life. The National Park Service also credited Medicine Crow as the last surviving person to have heard oral accounts of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn. He was named tribal historian by the Crow Tribal Council. And he was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from his alma mater and Rocky Mountain College in Montana.
Joe Medicine Crow lived a life of inspiration, of valor, and of leadership. 
Today's program is sponsored in part RouteTrip USA. If you have been dreaming of a road trip holiday in the US or Canada, perhaps it's time to make the dream a reality. Perhaps it's time to contact the road trip experts, and make some memories that last a lifetime. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 30, 2021

Sarah Winnemucca was fearless. She was tenacious. She tirelessly worked to get better treatment for the Paiute and other tribes, and to get tribes to embrace the education needed for them to adapt to the new world and survive.
Her exploits were legendary. As an example, in 1878, she worked as a messenger, scout and interpreter for General O. O. Howard during the Bannock War. She later said, quote, “This was the hardest work I ever did for the government in all my life … having been in the saddle night and day; distance, about two hundred and twenty-three miles. Yes, I went for the government when the officers could not get an Indian man or a white man to go for love or money. I, only an Indian woman, went and saved my people.” Her courageous actions landed her on the front page of The New York Times and made her the subject of dime novels.
This mornings program is brought to you in part by the one and only Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The oldest continuously operated motel on Route 66, the Wagon Wheel Motel is a living time capsule where the line between past and present blur seamlessly. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 29, 2021

Good morning, everyone! This morning’s inspirational story about Phineas Gage is so amazing that it was featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. But just as with many tales of inspiration, the story of Phineas Gage is also a tale of tragedy.
In 1852, 29-year-old Phineas Gage was working in Chile as a stagecoach driver. Four years earlier he had been employed as a powder man for a railroad construction project when an accident transformed his life and made medical history. 
This mornings program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, a Route 66 destination where fun is the name of the game and memories that last a life time are made. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 28, 2021

War is a horrid affair. No one involved walks away unscarred. No one walks away without a story. But rarely is a story more amazing than that of Jacob Miller.
Miller served in Company K of the 9th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. He valiantly fought in the battles of Greenbriar, West Virginia; the siege of Corinth; Perryville, Kentucky; and Stones River. On September 19, 1863, during the bloody battle of Chickamauga, it looked like his luck had run out.
This mornings program is sponsored in part by the wonderful Roadrunner Lodge in magical Tucumcari, New Mexico. Looking for a special getaway? Well, look no further. 

Wake Up With Jim, December 27, 2021

We are wrapping up the year with a week of stories that will inspire and amaze you. On today's program it's the story of Ralph Teetor, a man who overcame a debilitating disability, inspired everyone he met, and transformed the way that we drive. 
Join America's story teller, author Jim Hinckley, for a week of stories that we give you a new outlook for a new year.
This programs is sponsored in part by the living time capsule that is the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. It is also sponsored in part by the road trip specialists at RouteTrip USA. If you are thinking of a road trip holiday in the US or Canada, give a holler to my amigos and RouteTrip USA.