Virginia Beach, Virginia - a visit to “Fran’s Ready Room” featured smiles from long-time pARTy Pal “Connie” & pARTy Pals “Katie” & “Chris” … I selected my least favorite menu item and it was tasty-riffic - a new “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite 😋 … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2023 #DUSA2023 #rabFransReadyRoom #FransReadyRoom #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2023 #rabBARSofVirginiaBeach #rabBARSofVirginia #rabBarUSA #rabFavoriteEats #RABpARTyPal #rabSelfies #VirginiaBeach #rabVirginiaBeach #rabVirginia #Virginia Sunday 02.26.23 (at Ready Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpL_B_nuvHH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Virginia Beach, Virginia - my “ThirstDay” visit to the “Icehouse” was filled with smiles … no less than 10 locals also enjoying VB’s sunny 70° day … owners “Doug” & “Tommy” also shared Thirsty-Thursday smiles with me today … blue-sky views included Norfolk Avenue seating or parking lot options … p.s. the “blackened tuna bites” are one of my favorite menu selections - healthy & tasty-riffic … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2023 #DUSA2023 #rabSelfies #IcehouseVB #rabIcehouseVB #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2023 #rabBARSofVirginiaBeach #rabBARSofVirginia #rabBarUSA #RABpARTyPal #rabBartendersVB #rabBartendersVirginia #rabBartendersUSA #rabFavoriteEats #RABpARTyPal #VirginiaBeach #rabVirginiaBeach #rabVirginia #Virginia Thursday 02.16.23 (at Ice House Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CowDXoRuKv7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Virginia Beach, Virginia - a sunny-riffic 70° day in VB got me out-of-the-house (& my “nesting-mode”) … first stop was the “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite comfort-zone bar “Icehouse” … lots of smiles from a dozen positive-energy “Icehouse” regulars - including owners “Tommy” & “Doug” … the blackened tuna bites are one of the “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite items on the “Icehouse” menu - healthy & tasty-riffic … the Norfolk Avenue seating section offered great blue-sky views - the parking lot seating was also a super-riffic option … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2023 #DUSA2023 #IcehouseVB #rabIcehouseVB #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2023 #rabBARSofVirginiaBeach #rabBARSofVirginia #rabBarUSA #rabFavoriteEats #VirginiaBeach #rabVirginiaBeach #rabVirginia #Virginia Thursday 02.16.23 (at Ice House Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cov-dN7upfz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Virginia Beach, Virginia - it’s been about 18 months since my last meal at Nick’s … the new owner installed a new counter seating area that required my knees to hit the counter and then sit side-saddle to reach my tasty-riffic chipped-beef breakfast … “Nick’s” super-riffic server “Denise” shared smiles with me in Harris Teeter on Sunday and gave me the urge to return … … and I am glad I did 👍 the counter seating still sucks but the “Denise” smiles are worth the knee-bruises … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2023 #DUSA2023 #rabNicks #rabFavoriteEats #VirginiaBeach #rabVirginiaBeach #rabVirginia #Virginia #rabSelfies #rabFavoriteServer Wednesday 01.18.23 (at Nick's Virginia Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrmgFNORoe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Virginia Beach, Virginia - bartender “Emily” made me glad I went out Sunday and give smiles the opportunity to find me … “Emily” created some great beer commercial shots - from “Crushing It Like Quint” to giving my cold beer a great continuously flowing head … thanks for the smiles “Emily” 😃 … a tasty-riffic special was another smile I would have missed if I would have stayed home to enjoy comfortable … “Comfortable is the enemy of opportunity” says “Run-A-Way Bill” … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2023 #DUSA2023 #rabShadowlawnEATS #ShadowlawnEATS #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2023 #rabBARSofVirginiaBeach #rabBARSofVirginia #rabBarUSA #rabBartendersVB #rabBartendersVirginia #rabBartendersUSA #rabFavoriteEats #rabFavQuotes #FamousQuotes #rabSmiles #rabCrushItLikeQuint #CrushItLikeQuint #NaragansettBeer #rabNaragansettBeer #HiNeighbor #rabHiNeighbor #VirginiaBeach #rabVirginiaBeach #rabVirginia #Virginia Sunday 01.15.23 (at Shadowlawn Eats) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnd7_86OxaM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

El Paso, Texas - bartender “Falicia” has kept the smiles-a-flowing’ over the years I have visited “Rosa’s Cantina” … “Falicia’s” positive energy and great service earned her a “Run-A-Way Bill” FAVORITE award … owner “Patricia” walks about the bar interacting & sharing smiles with her long-term & newest customers … even the customers are super-riffic - chatting and smiling with locals & out-of-towners alike … locals “Michael” & “Bertha” gave me “more smiles than I came in with” for sure 😃 … the food is tasty-riffic … I haven’t found a better spicy green-chili anywhere in the USA - the BEST in Texas without a doubt! “Rosa’s Cantina” may be famous for Marty Robbin’s “El Paso” song, but folks return for the yummy-riffic food, the friendly bar atmosphere and the smiles … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabSelfies #rabFlo #rabGoWithTheFlo #rabFavoriteEats #rabFavoriteStickerWinner #OwnerOperatedBusiness #rabOwnerOperatedBusiness #rabRosaCantina #RosaCantina #rabElPasoTX #rabTexas #Texas Wednesday 12.21.22 (at Rosa's Cantina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmjjBHZOVQf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Amarillo, Texas - my farewell Amarillo breakfast featured smiles from “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite server & pARTy Pal “Katie” … in addition I met super-riffic new pARTy Pals from Amarillo - “Dennis” & “Chuck” … I am glad I chose “Meme’s” for breakfast - I had 3 “good”Amarillo choices to select from … my BIG breakfast included 2 large fresh-baked biscuits & gravy - a smile-riffic $8.50 deal … Amarillo has become a “Run-A-Way Bill” home-away-from-home home - a town of “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite pARTy Pals 👍 … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabFavoriteEats #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabCharactersOfRoute66 #RABpARTyPal #rabFavoriteServer #rabAmarilloTX #AmarilloTexas #rabTexas #Texas Tuesday 12.20.22 (at Meme’s D.O.C cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmi0faIulOS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Santa Fe, New Mexico - the “Panty” serves up a spicy-riffic New Mexico green-chili - eye watering & sinus-clearing spicy! the “Pantry” had been dishing out the heat 🔥 since 1948 … the service is as super as the food - definitely a “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite … the menu items are tasty & plentiful - nobody leaves hungry! #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabSelfies #rabFavoriteEats #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabFavoriteServer #rabGreenChili #GreenChili #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabSantaFeNM #rabNewMexico #NewMexico #rabWestwardHo2022 Saturday 12.17.22 (at The Pantry Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmTOHwxu5gz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Alamosa, Colorado - I discovered the “Crazy Corner Café” by accident Friday morning when I got lost trying to get close to the local train yard … I give the pARTy Gods credit for this super-riffic find - of all places to turn, I selected turning at this corner … I read about it in Google and it looked like a good place, but I decided it was too far away … suddenly, the “Crazy Corner Café” was in front of me - WOW-riffic! the “Crazy Omelette” smothered in green chili was an easy menu selection … the waitress offered me chips & salsa, I hesitated a bit, I said “sure” - a great decision … the salsa was a steamy warm & spicy hot treat - my first “warm” salsa was tasty-riffic … my “Crazy Omelette” was steamy hot, enormous and also yummy - sadly, I could not eat it all it was so enormous … the “Crazy Corner Café” is officially a “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite Alamosa eatery … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabFavoriteEats #rabPartyGodFind #rabAlamosaCO #rabColorado #Colorado Friday 12.16.22 (at Crazy Corner Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRq7CiJjr1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Fairplay, Colorado - the “Park Bar” is the “Run-A-Way Bill” “official” highest elevated “bar” in the USA … bartender “Rachael” is super-riffic … “Rachael” introduced me to a tasty-riffic chicken BBQ sandwich lunch special … after that “Rachael” delivered my 1st every Taco Soup of the day special … customer “Gus” and several other FairPlay characters added many smiles to my visit - Thank You Very pARTy Much! 🍺 the “Park Bar” has always been a “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite … I am guessing the bar foot rail is a repurposed mining cart rail - a big mining area … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2022 #rabFavoriteEats #RunAwayBillFavorite #rabFairPlayCO #rabColorado #Colorado Wednesday 12.14.22 (at Park Bar & Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM25XTuqea/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Denver, Colorado - super-riffic server “Janet” knows how to deliver the smiles … owner-operator “Micky” is always at the “Butcher Block” Helm … today’s breakfast was a Spanish Omelette smothered in tasty-riffic green-chili … I’ve been getting Denver eats and smiles from “Team Butcher Block” every year since 2014 … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabFavoriteEats #rabFavoriteServer #rabWestwardHo2022 #rabDenver #DenverCO #DenverColorado #rabColorado #Colorado Tuesday 12.06.22 (at Butcher Block Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3fkdGuQN_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Santa Rosa, New Mexico - (SUNDAY 11.27.22) “Comet II” smile-riffic bartender “Jessica” and super-riffic “chef Leonard” teamed up to dish up smiles and the tasty-riffic-ist “Heuvos Rancheros” (aka Green-Chili Stew) I have tasted … I tasted some tasty-riffic green chili, but this is the spicy green chili standard I will compare all other green-chili’s to … the “Comet II” has been dishing out tasty-riffic menu items since 1927 … if youbdoing “Historic Route 66” and passing through Santa Rosa, you MUST experience the”Comet II” green-chili stew - no extra charge for smiles 😃 … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabSelfies #rabFlo #rabGoWithTheFlo #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabCharactersOfRoute66 #rabBartendersNewMexico #rabBartendersUSA #rabFavoriteEats #Bars #rabBarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2022 #rabBARSofRoute66 #rabWestwardHo2022 Sunday 11.27.22 (at Comet II Drive In & Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clrf2dFu12i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tucumcari, New Mexico - (SATURDAY 11.26.22) a drive-about to check out the Tucumcari neons led me to “La Cita” Mexican restaurant … super-riffic server “Alexander” delivered my last smiles of the day with my cold Tecate beer & a sizzling hot chicken fajitas … a great meal to end a long “Westward Ho” 2022 day … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabSelfies #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabFavoriteEats #rabFavoriteServer #rabWestwardHo2022 #rabRoute66NewMexico #rabNewMexico #NewMexico Saturday 11.26.22 (at Lacita Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClidZb0O1-u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Las Vegas, New Mexico - the 1949 “Hillcrest Restaurant” was a smile-riffic choice for breakfast … the “Flamingo Room” was the dining area - each table has a flamingo mural & flamingos in the windows … besides flamingos there was a vintage piano collection … 6 police officers joined me for breakfast - 6 patrols cars in the parking lot was a bit intimidating 😂 … my server “Heather” was as smile-riffic as anybody can get … when I told “Heather” my name was “Bill”, “Heather replied “My dad’s name is Bill” … “I smiled and replied “My daughter’s name is Heather” 😂 - those pARTy Gods of mine 🙄 … in the Hash-green-chili land of New Mexico I went with eggs & hash browns smothered in green chili - so tasty-riffic 😋 … a restaurant born the same year as me, with a smile-riffic server named “Heather” (with father named “Bill”) and BTW the best parking spot all made for a smile-riffic Monday … many pARTy Thanks to my pARTy God Team 🍻😇🍻 … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabFavoriteServer #rabFavoriteEats #rabPartyGodFind #rabWestwardHo2022 #rabLasVegasNM #rabNewMexico #NewMexico Monday 11.28.22 (at Hillcrest restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhvhMlpyjW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Amarillo, Texas - I can’t seem to escape Amarillo … stopped for a final meal with pARTy Pal & “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite Server “Katie” … “MeMe’s” is “Run-A-Way Bill” Favorite eatery … the car-hop nostalgia design is so cool … meals here are quality & quantity … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabMeMeCafe #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabFavoriteEats #rabFavoriteServer #RABpARTyPal #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabWestwardHo2022 #rabRoute66Texas #rabTexas #Texas Saturday 11.26.22 (at Meme’s D.O.C cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbtAc8OluI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Amarillo, Texas - “MeMe’s Cafe D.O.C.” (aka “MeMe’s Dang Ole Cafe”) is THE neighborhood eatery in the Historic District … “MeMe’s” marks the west end of the “Historic 6th Street District” … server “Katie” recognized me from the “Circus Room” a couple days earlier - too cool 😃 … the lunch special was one of my favorite Amarillo meals … the soap started the lunch SPECIAL & was almost a meal in itself … the fish, potatoes & green beans were plentiful & then complimented with a mini pumpkin pie for desert - all for only $9 - such a deal … super-riffic server “Katie” tossed in an extra dose of smiles at no extra cost 😊 … a nice nostalgic building from the car-hop days … #RunAwayBill #rabDUSA2022 #DUSA2022 #rabSelfies #rabFavoriteEats #rabEatsOfRoute66 #rabRoute66 #rab66Route66_2022 #Route66RunAwayBill #Route66 #HistoricRoute66 #rabWestwardHo2022 #rabAmarillo #Amarillo #rabRoute66Texas #rabTexas #Texas Friday 11.25.22 (at Meme’s D.O.C cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaEzCYur93/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=