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Subject: The passing of an American original Posted by: sarge33rd - [99331714] Fri, Nov 30, 2007, 17:19 EVEL KNEIVEL, gone at 69 | |||||||
| 1 | Perm Dude ID: 2710413011 Fri, Nov 30, 2007, 17:23 | All right, that is just freaky. I linked to a story in a blog post about him just two days ago. | ||||||
| 2 | Myboyjack ID: 8216923 Sat, Dec 01, 2007, 10:15 |
 Man I loved this toy. | ||||||
| 3 | Mattinglyinthehall ID: 37838313 Sat, Dec 01, 2007, 10:18 | Wow. Me too. | ||||||
| 4 | nerveclinic ID: 105222 Sat, Dec 01, 2007, 13:48 |
Always watched the jumps as a kid... | ||||||
| 5 | Seattle Zen ID: 529121611 Sat, Dec 01, 2007, 17:26 |
I'd completely forgotten about that toy, MBJ. I think just about every man our age has very fond memories of Evil, he was larger than life. I don't think anyone could capture the imagination of all of America these days like he did in the seventies. Considering the number of injuries and surgeries he had, it's amazing he lived as long as he did. | ||||||
| 6 | Tree ID: 71137215 Sun, Dec 02, 2007, 21:12 |
i was working some wrestling shows this weekend, and several of us were talking about that EXACT toy. to me, it was iconic of the toys i played with growing up, much like Kneivel himself. crazy he just settled the dispute with Kayne... | ||||||
| 7 | Pancho Villa ID: 495272016 Sun, Dec 02, 2007, 22:12 | I met his son Robby(also a daredevil) a few times while working rock radio in Salt Lake. He was very personable and accomodating, but then his shows never reached the fever pitch media hype that his Dad's did, so he had to play the PR game a bit harder. Still, I never got the feeling he was bitter that he never attained the stardom that Evil did. He seemed to be pretty happy making a living following in his Dad's footsteps. | ||||||
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