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A Young Kurt Russell Was Paid To Kick Elvis On The Set Of It Happened At The World’s Fair
You know Kurt Russell from "Big Trouble in Little China," "Tombstone," "Stargate," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," and the 1979 TV movie "Elvis." But did you know that he actually got to work with Elvis? He was 10 years old at the time, and the film was 1963's "It Happened at the World's Fair," as we learn in a 2016 interview with GQ. The film had Elvis Presley as a crop-dusting pilot who ends up at the World's Fair. Elvis's character Mike likes a nurse (Joan O'Brien) who isn't interested. He pays Russell's character a little spare change to kick...
‘Why not sign two years?:’ Vancouver Canucks winger Kuzmenko happy with extension
It’s little wonder Andrei Kuzmenko captured the hearts of Vancouver Canucks fans so quickly. In a season marked by loss and frustration, the Russian forward with the dimpled grin, gravity defying hair and enthusiastic goal celebrations has been a rare bright spot both on and off the ice. And after signing a two-year extension, that bright spot is sticking around. “I am happy in Vancouver. Why not sign to two years? I think is a good deal for two sides,” Kuzmenko said Friday. The deal carries an average-annual value of US$5.5 million. The 26-year-old left-winger said he left all negotiations...
How To Be a Trail Running Fan
Go Patriots! Go 49ers! Go Buccaneers! Go Broncos (yes the Broncos could use all the help they can get)! Did you find yourself silently cheering with me? Or against me? Did you put on the NFL jersey of your choice to show where your allegiances lie? Or simply put on the jersey that your family gifted you at Christmas and which you are expected to wear with stronger conviction than your own last name. You can’t be caught on game day by your family without your team colors. Especially not by grandma. This is just American football, which pales in...
Frank Vatrano’s hat trick helps Ducks stun Avalanche
By MIKE CRANSTON The Associated Press DENVER — Frank Vatrano scored three goals, Adam Henrique and Mason McTavish scored 24 seconds apart in the third period and the Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit to stun Colorado, 5-3, on Thursday night and snap the Avalanche’s six-game winning streak. Trailing 3-1, Vatrano scored his second goal with 1:23 left in the second period. The Ducks then dominated early in the third period. Henrique tied it on a feed from Denver native Troy Terry at 9:42. And McTavish put the Ducks ahead when his shot trickled past Pavel Francouz. The Avalanche had numerous chances...
Need a hat stretcher?
We help a reader with a large collection of tweed caps in need of a tweakCheck tweed flat capQuestion I am looking for a hat stretcher similar to one I’ve seen at a tailors in Scotland. I have a rather extensive collection of tweed caps, and some of my favourites are in need of a tweak? A tweep cap on an antique hat stretcher Answer An early 20th-century version of a similar style can be found at Vinterior. It is made from solid wood and cast metal, and costs £475. A French milliner’s hat stretcher by Allie Maillard of Paris...