Route 66

Jeff standing in front of Delgadillo’s Sno Cap restaurant in Seligman, AZ

In 1979, my parents visited Bruce and April in Chinle, AZ.  On their trip, the stopped at a little diner called Delgadillo’s Sno Cap on Route 66 in Seligman, AZ.  They ordered foot-long hot dogs, and the guy at the counter asked what they wanted on their feet.  “Shoes and socks” they replied.  The guy at the counter said “like these?” and showed them he was wearing two different colored socks, one red and one blue.

About a decade later, my dad was again driving across Arizona on Route 66.  He happened to stop again at Delgadillo’s.  This time he was prepared – the same guy was behind the counter, and my dad insisted that he was wearing two different colored socks.  He was right.

I’ve been hearing this story from my dad since I was old enough to hear stories.  It’s family legend.  So of course, when Kristen and I were driving across Arizona, we had to stop at Delgadillo’s.  It’s now 33 year later, though, and there was a young girl behind the counter.  Still, we told her we knew someone on the premises was wearing two different colored socks.  She was shocked.  It was her – she’s the granddaughter of the original guy behind the counter – and she was wearing two different colored socks.  According to Delgadillo family legend, it’s good luck.