Peter Relic

Evel Knievel and a Shit Named Joe Eszterhas

Peter Relic
For kids growing up in the 1970s, Evel Knievel was a superhero. This had less to do with his real-life motorcycle jumps of double-decker buses, blustery canyons and casino fountains (which frequently ended in bone-breaking botch jobs and bailouts) than it did with mass-marketed merchandise. Thanks to action figures and......
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Talk to the People

Peter Relic
It’s a trip to meet Les McCann: a quick trip up the 101 to Van Nuys, where at the end of a heat-addled street, one of the enduring L.A.-based musicians of the past 50 years is lounging in a cozy apartment crowded with keyboards. And it‘s a head trip to......