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Archive for March, 2008

Art in Motion

Sculptor Hobart Brown knew how to prove a point, and create a spectacle. “He was sort of like Barnum & Bailey, a PR genius, a total character,” says Theresa Segreti of the American Visionary Art Museum. When the city of Ferndale, Calif., wrote a parking ticket for his son’s tricycle in 1969, Brown slapped on two more wheels and some scrap metal, transforming the trike into an odd-shaped pentacycle, which as “art” was exempt from the ticket. Soon, a rival…

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Important Information for RoadKing Club Members

Keep your membership profile up-to-date. You can check and update your profile at any kiosk. We need your contact information to be current in order to notify you if you have won one of our sweepstakes prizes, and to keep you informed about RoadKing Club members-only specials. And don’t forget that one of the benefits of membership is the RoadKing Club email newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter and once a month it lets you know about members-only specials and other Club news. …

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What Club do you belong to?

Chrome Club Members get coupons for:
• $5 off any electronic purchase of $75 or more in the store
• $1 off any purchase of $6 or more at a quick-service restaurant
• $5 off any shop service of $100 or more
• Free dessert or large juice with any restaurant purchase of $10 or more
• 1 free parking voucher per month
Chrome Club Elite Members get coupons for:
• $10 off any electronic purchase of $75 or more in the store
• $2 off any quick-service fo…

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Thanks a Million

An Ohio driver wins the RoadKing Club Swipestakes grand prize

Michael Cobin had barely started crawling when he first discovered a love for trucks. “When I was a year old I got my first semi toy, and that started a lifelong passion for trucks,” the U.S. Xpress driver says. “I have about 30 collectibles right now, and actually being out on the road is everything I dreamed it would be and more.” A regular visitor to the Kingsville, Ohio TA, Cobin entered last summer’s RoadKing Club Swipestakes contest, which had a gran…

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TA News

Get in the Zone TA’s popular SpeedZone WiFi service has a new toll-free customer service line to help drivers get connected. For help logging on, or other questions, call (877) 838-1926. SpeedZone offers the lowest WiFi prices of any national travel center chain: $1.99 for 60 minutes, $4.79 a day, $19.99 a month or $149.99 for the whole year. Drivers can pay with TA RoadMiles, major credit cards, or prepaid cards purchased at a TA store. To find out which locations offer WiFi, visit…

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