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Annual Red Fern Festival This Weekend

Hopefully, the weather doesn’t postpone or cancel it. But if you’re going to be in the northeastern part of Oklahoma this weekend, you might want to head to Tahlequah for the annual Red Fern Festival. The 17th annual festival is a celebration of “Where the Red Fern Grows” and the life of its author WilsonContinue reading “Annual Red Fern Festival This Weekend”

‘Wolf Man’ Lacks Much Bite

It’s been over 20 years since a filmmaker did anything remotely original with the whole werewolf genre with Dog Soldiers. Since then, we’ve been subjected to the Twilight series and whatever the hell The Wolf of Snow Hollow was supposed to be. Don’t be fooled by the reviews on that latter one, you’ll be rootingContinue reading “‘Wolf Man’ Lacks Much Bite”

Nicky Katt’s Acting Was Both His Craft And His Curse

Born Augustin Islas in Acapulco, Mexico, Nicky Katt started out as a child actor appearing in blink-and-miss it roles in Gremlins and roles on popular TV shows like Fantasy Island and Trapper John, M.D. On the advice of Harvey Korman, he adopted a more Anglicized name like Nicky. He was also a distant cousin ofContinue reading “Nicky Katt’s Acting Was Both His Craft And His Curse”

The Dust Bowl Revisited

High winds on Friday, March 14 turned turned parts of Oklahoma and Texas into a huge dust storm. Fortunately, I was lucky here where the winds were high but there still was visibility. Other people reported limited visibility and semi trucks were recorded in the Amarillo, Texas flipping over. Wildfires have been reported in CreekContinue reading “The Dust Bowl Revisited”

Last Curtain Call To David Johansen, The “King Of Babylon”

The New York Dolls are now mostly forgotten. But when they formed in 1971, they were a precursor to the future punk scene that had been started by the Velvet Underground and the Stooges. David Johansen looked like what would happen if someone decided to do Mick Jagger as a mediocre drag queen. He wasContinue reading “Last Curtain Call To David Johansen, The “King Of Babylon””