It’s no secret that the reformation of the Hazzard County Knytes Kustmz Association into the Knytes-of-Anarchy, and its no secret that the club itself was a path to bring the lifestyle and lessons of the Dukes-of-Hazzard to life as a real entity. The Knytes were carved from the TV show Sons of Anarchy, and we proudly display and carry on what Kurt Sutter saw in his vision of creating the hit TV series which is celebrating its 4th season beginning in September 2011. Which you can bank on, seeing membership recruiting ads for the KOA on.
Granted, most TV shows are best left to the 45 minutes of airtime. But every once in awhile, some creative guru genius comes up with one that demands attention if not emulation.
Why not establish what is on the tube, make it real life, and inspire people including youth? Especially the youth , which have few if anyone or anything to model their lives over or for? Let’s face it , in our beloved America, has real problems, our political leaders are corrupt, and misleading. Sports hero’s get busted for everything from illegal drugs to rape.
TV shows are not much better today. All the remakes of childhood hero’s from SuperMan to the Green Lantern, all have way too much junk for any kid to get his mind around.
So what’s a kid or for that matter adults supposed to aspire to?
In 1978 a group of youth with 3 adults assembled in a small town corn dog and hamburger style cafe, in the small town of Hagerman Idaho.
10 teens seeking to unite and celebrate our affection for home grown created custom rides. From Harley’s to big rig trucks. We loved our machines, we loved showing them off and we enjoyed the fact that in all of it we were not going to be assimilated and melded into an established society. We were after all seriously fans of all things anti establishment.
Then in 1980 as a club and all a discovery was made right here in the Mini Cassia area, of white vynal Go-Go boots, for a diorama for a hot rod we were taking to that years SLC (Salt Lake City) AutoRama. A year went by and upon another diorama prop hunt lead us back to the Burley area. In Paul, a youth that had just entered the LDS Missionary field, had a raw, rather crude remake of ye ole General Lee.
We bought the car, the car went to the show, connections were made between the club, and the TV show’s producers. But what to call the club?
While not a TV show, there was a movie playing at that time called, “The Hollywood Knights” . The choice was made and in 1982, 15 no longer teens but kountryfied gearheads , motornuts, and just radicalism got together at what was called the Polish Palace, aka, Snake River Grill today, and some rework on the handle, Hollywood became Hazzard County and Knights became Knytes. The story as they say is history.
It wasn’t until mid 2007 when a need was made, that a name change was required to a bunch of image and reputation problems. A name search began. In 2008 , September 2008 to be exact, the concept of Anarchy, was established.
Of course there is styll the learning curve that goes with the reformation of any organization such as ours.
Through many trials by fyre of trying on places for an HQ or Headquarters for the club, the Mini Cassia area, mainly Burley was chosen, for not only economic reasons but logistical reasons. Burley Idaho is half way between both our eastern Mountain West states, as well as our Utah, and Western Mountain West States. So all charters can meet together on a regular basis without a long , long drive or flyte just to get there.
Then in between there is the fine dining , BJ’s in Heyburn where the best of the west CheeseBurger is served, I mean none better regardless , and of course lodging, with all the attributes that anybody could want.
Of course the cheaper rent on the shop and Wolf’s Den was a clincher.
Before I forget however, speaking of the Wolf’s Den.
There needs to be in Idaho a lemon law on rental properties. Or at least a truth in leasing law.
The ad for where the Wolf’s Den is now here in Rupert needed to read,
One BDRM Apartment for Rent. Needs work, ceiling falling down, plumbing substandard but works.
If your looking at this place, understand you need to pay for electricity, gas for heat and water heater and trash. You need to like to be around children, especially Mexican children.
Move in costs, $800.00 .
Then ya’ll would know what your in for. Not just the rent, power and deposit. Heck the deposit on electricity is $200.00 . Where does low or fixed income people get that much money? There ought to be a clause in the lease, that states people on fixed incomes less than $600.00 need not apply.
Such was the case, here with the Wolf’s Den, as such thankfully we found a place in Burley for $415.00 which is both shop and apartment. And all utilities ARE INCLUDED.
So its move em up , move em out. But being 30 seconds from the shop means 30 seconds to being on scene with toew truck.
In closing there are times that good things happen when TV does become reality, but not reality TV.
Next entry,
When people are pusillanimous.
Keep it tween the ditches and Roscoe off your bumper,
Quote of the day:
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves. - Albert Einstein
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