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He knew it was bound to happen…but he had no idea how soon his prediction would come true. Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of the legendary Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. But just 20 laps earlier, the seven time NASCAR Cup Series champion had issued a chilling warning about the safety of the cars they were racing. NASCAR had already suffered three losses in the previous year, with all three drivers […]

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Pino Colizzi had the good fortune to be connected with two of the biggest blockbuster classics of the 1970s, The Godfather and Jaws. The actor has reportedly died at the age of 88. Colizzi passed away on the same day as another star of the Francis Ford Coppola-directed crime epic, Robert Duvall. According to the […]

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James Van Der Beek continued to work until his death on Feb. 11 at the age of 48. He played a college dean for the upcoming television series Elle, the prequel to Legally Blonde. He also had a feature film in the works. Now, a week after his death, the trailer for The Gates has debuted. In the film, Van Der […]

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Bourbon & Beyond is bringing the music for a big, bombastic blast on September 24- 27. The Louisville festival is celebrating its eighth year at the Kentucky Exposition Center with more than 100 artists on five stages. 

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