Articles for tag: Evel Knievel, Omega Man, Telly Savalas

Karla News

Summer Movie Releases – 1971

Let’s continue on with a look at some summer movie seasons from the past. I last wrote about 1966 so now let’s take a look at 1971. Movie palaces were still popular and still in control to hold the exclusive rights to any movie they opened. With the huge popularity of suburban twin screens and ...

Karla News

Visiting Twin Falls, Idaho with Kids

Twin Falls is one of Idaho’s hidden gems that never seems to be a destination but rather, a place to drive past on the way to somewhere else. This town boasts a population of 60,000 people, an interesting history, and some scenery and events that will have kids dropping their jaws in amazement. Twin Falls ...

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Hank Williams, Sr. – He was Country Before Country was Crap

Country music died on the same day that 1953 began. Okay, that may be a little harsh. After all, that would mean that country music was dead when people like Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn were at their peak. Goodness knows that isn’t true. But anyone unfortunate enough to unknowingly tune into a ...

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Evel Knievel and the Death of Childhood Superhero

Robert “Evel” Knievel was born on October 17, 1938. Evel Knievel was a stunt motorcycle rider who became famous in the late 1960’s to early 1970’s by performing spectacular stunts that were extremely dangerous. Knievel was injured many times and every crash seemed to be bringing him one step closer to the end. Ironically, at ...