ole Evil Kenevil bought the farm today. lea and i were kids when we attended one of his jumps(W.Va, near Bruceton Mills--BigBear Lake--- in the late 60's). he was one crazy sob. didn't make the opposite shore on his jump that day.RIP. mike
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I was saddened to read of the passing of Evil Knievel. I was fortunate enough to see him perform a number of times, though none of his 'big' feats. See I grew up in another small Montana town, 22 miles from Butte America. He would perform in many a summers parade. The thing that amazes me most about his performances is that he did it with an underpowered, overweight, limited suspension Harley Davidson -- very much unlike the souped-up Honda CR's of today. ...Man, the things he could have done with modern equipment. Evil Knievel Days in Butte won't be the same, and I imagine the celebration in '08 will definately have a note of remembrance.
A Butte kid that did good! Good bye Evil.
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I was saddened to read of the passing of Evil Knievel. I was fortunate enough to see him perform a number of times, though none of his 'big' feats. See I grew up in another small Montana town, 22 miles from Butte America. He would perform in many a summers parade. The thing that amazes me most about his performances is that he did it with an underpowered, overweight, limited suspension Harley Davidson -- very much unlike the souped-up Honda CR's of today. ...Man, the things he could have done with modern equipment. Evil Knievel Days in Butte won't be the same, and I imagine the celebration in '08 will definately have a note of remembrance.
A Butte kid that did good! Good bye Evil.
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I was thrilled to have met him in 1998 during Bikertoberfest in Daytona. We were staying at the same hotel on the beach where he always obliged folks wanting their picture taken with him, etc. My wife and I were leaving the hotel one afternoon on my new Wide Glide when Evel was out front next to his bike getting ready to head over to an autograph session at the Harley Dealer. I rolled down the driveway and waited for a minute before pulling out on to the road when he pulled up beside us and stopped. He extended his hand and said "Have fun, I'll catch you later." After I shook his hand and responded, he pulled out on to the road on his white Harley with red and blue trim. We rode slowly behind him for a ways and it was something seeing the people doing doubletakes when they recognized the "Last American Gladiator" riding slowly along by himself. He was a special person indeed.Comment
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I was thrilled to have met him in 1998 during Bikertoberfest in Daytona. We were staying at the same hotel on the beach where he always obliged folks wanting their picture taken with him, etc. My wife and I were leaving the hotel one afternoon on my new Wide Glide when Evel was out front next to his bike getting ready to head over to an autograph session at the Harley Dealer. I rolled down the driveway and waited for a minute before pulling out on to the road when he pulled up beside us and stopped. He extended his hand and said "Have fun, I'll catch you later." After I shook his hand and responded, he pulled out on to the road on his white Harley with red and blue trim. We rode slowly behind him for a ways and it was something seeing the people doing doubletakes when they recognized the "Last American Gladiator" riding slowly along by himself. He was a special person indeed.Comment
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Evil used to stop by a horse ranch in Yakima, WA where I trained horses and was buddies with the ranch foreman. He sat around and drank and told stories with the rest of us. His were a little more exotic than ours.Comment
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Evil used to stop by a horse ranch in Yakima, WA where I trained horses and was buddies with the ranch foreman. He sat around and drank and told stories with the rest of us. His were a little more exotic than ours.Comment
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Sandra-----
His "propensity for the bottle" that you observed on his visits was probably a big factor in his ultimate need for a liver transplant 8 years ago. That requirement, in turn, was probably a big factor in his recent demise.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Sandra-----
His "propensity for the bottle" that you observed on his visits was probably a big factor in his ultimate need for a liver transplant 8 years ago. That requirement, in turn, was probably a big factor in his recent demise.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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they said he got hepatitis from a blood transfusion during one of his many operation to fix broken body partsComment
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they said he got hepatitis from a blood transfusion during one of his many operation to fix broken body partsComment
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Probably was, but at least he got to live life large and his way. :-) SandyComment
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Probably was, but at least he got to live life large and his way. :-) SandyComment
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