You know, it's really hard these days to find a good daredevil these days. I mean they want to screw your daughter and steal your cash and then poke you in the eye.

How many busses can you jump, huh?

i never could talk about those i didn't like after
they died and couldn't defend themselves but this
guy left one class act with his son robbie knievel

While we lived vicariously through his cycle escapades, from what I've read about him it doesn't paint a picture of a law abiding citizen. He pushed the envelope on the bike and in his personal life. I'm not surprise he'd been investigated. Celebrity status doesn't mean his personal life wasn't a train wreck at times.

Dude was crazy. I wouldn't expect Evil to be well adjusted.

After all the concussions, if he posted here, it would sound a lot like Frank33 1/3

No one could have imagined that Evel was anything other than a choirboy.

Evel Knievel later turned to Christ and died a believer --- and went to heaven.

In 2007 Evel was baptised by Dr. Robert Schuller (Dutch American), founder of 'The Hour of Power'.

I dunno, I never really saw anything in the guy's stunts. I've watched a couple of videos of some of his work... I just didn't find it all that inspiring.

I just didn't find it all that inspiring.

#7 | Posted by LetUsReason

I'm throwing the bullshit flag on that one.

How many of us didn't go out and build a ramp and try to jump it on our bikes?

My friend hit a concrete block trying to jump and got road burn all over his body. his mom put mercurichrome (sp?) all over his scratches and he looked like a lobster.

Lipz, re #8 and specifically:

How many of us didn't go out and build a ramp and try to jump it on our bikes?

And therefore you are charged a time out for the false bullshit flag. Sorry, man. That could cost you in the endgame, with only one time out remaining and still several minutes left in the game.

/trying to get some work done.
//screw it, I need a drink with some caffeine in it.

"I never did, sorry. My brains-to-balls ratio was skewed to the former even more in those days than it is now."

by Letus,

Man, if that's true I really feel for you. The memories I have of me and my buddies out on our BMX Chrome Molly Mongooses and Redlines are priceless.

OP Tee Shirts and cordoroy(sp) short pants with Adidas Superstar shoes and a little dab of Elsha.

Those were the days. Those were the days

/trying to get some work done.
//screw it, I need a drink with some caffeine in it.

#9 | Posted by LetUsReason

Sounds like you are still skewed in the brain direction. I am too now but i'm almost 50.

Fuck it, I'm going to play. I certianly ain't gonna try anything now that will result in my old body hitting the ground, but, All work and no play....

Evel Knievel had more balls back in the day than any athlete past, present or future. And he wasn't paid nearly enough for the chances he took.