Newspaper Clippings

Ashby Douglas Boyle Death · May 6, 1960. Grandpa died just before I was born.

Headlines on Birthday · November 02, 1960

Lion Fountain · April 23, 1965. A popular Happy Valley icon.

Norse, Welti, and James First Day · July 13, 1965

Demolition Prep for Salt Palace · May 06, 1966

Saratoga advertisement · May 27, 1966. Way closer than Lagoon from Dugway.

Evel Knievel · September 15, 1968. I was there. He made it.

Captain Scotty · December 29, 1968. I was on the show. I could not pronounce my name so refused to respond to "what's your name." The evil Captain made fun of a child on live television.

Deseret Gym · June 14, 1969. Like most kids, I visited often.

Bigfoot at the Salt Palace · November 12, 1969. A must attend for me at age nine.

Apollo Capsule Visits · December 16, 1969. Waited with my Mom for hours.

Elephant and Camel Rides at Hogel Zoo· September 16, 1970. Ride the Elephants if You Can.

Gorgoza · December 18, 1970. Where you skied if you could not ski.

Trolley Theaters Open · June 28, 1972

Batmobile at Salt Palace · January 10, 1972. The Salt Palace was my second home.

Marlin Perkins at Hogle Zoo · February 20, 1973. I was going to be his replacement when I grew up.

Central Book Exchange · May 11, 1973. Only place in town to get "Venus on the Half Shell."

March of Dimes Telerama · January 27, 1975. My big brother ran the telerama so picked Gary Burghoff up from the airport. I got to stay up all night at the Salt Palace and hang out with Johnny and the Blue Beats.

Johnny and the Blue Beats.

Cable TV · January 27, 1975. My neighborhood is the first to be wired for cable. It changed my childhood.

Bob Wilkins

Thrilla in Manila · October 01, 1975. Worked as usher at Salt Palace.

Old Farm Opens · February 04, 1976. First apartment together, in 1986.

Intercon · August 12, 1976. I organized and ran the film program for Salt Lake'S first Star Trek Science Fiction Convention.

East High Musical Chairs World Record · October 12, 1977. My only world record I am aware of.

Basketball Star · March 06, 1979

Trolley Village · September 30, 1979. Later, home of the Sluts with Nuts in 1985.

Ranger Ted · January 10, 1980. "It was a big pile of scat. I knew it was fresh because it was steaming..."

Cruise Missile Tests at Dugway · February 26, 1982. I worked in the desert while they buzzed overhead.

The Wall premieres at the Villa Theater · September 21, 1982. Do not attend with outstanding traffic violations.

Pentecostal Convention · October 09, 1982. Accidentally stumbled upon while on LSD.

Quality Technology · December 5, 1982. Zeb Davison sold me my first computer, an Atari 400.

Violent Femmes at the Fairgrounds · January 17, 1985. One of the best live performances ever.

Oingo Boingo at the Fairgrounds · November 10, 1985. My deviated septum returned in the mosh pit.

Donovan at The Zephyr · May 20, 1985. It was mellow. And yellow.

Warren Zevon · June 25, 1986. The founders of The Consumers met with Warren to give him and demo tape and our letter from Kurt Vonnegut. He was impressed or feigned it well.

Louise gets her Insurance Degree · October 30, 1988

Douglas Grant Boyle Death· April 14, 2002. So long Dad. Thanks.