Route 66 holds special place in life, on body of Oklahoma man

 
BY TETONA DUNLAP
Published: July 6, 2010

INDEPENDENCE, KAN. — Ron Jones has such a love for Route 66 that he carries the Mother Road with him everywhere he goes. It's like a road map inked across his back, arms and legs.

During a recent visit to Kansas , Jones, 61, of Bartlesville , had his favorite tattoo artist add to his Route 66 display.

On Jones' body are 87 tattoos of weathered hotel signs and abandoned tourist traps along the historic hi...


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