September 8, 1974: Evel Knieval was a celebrity of the highest order and when he attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in his skycyle everyone watched. It was my indoctrination to the "media spectacle".
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Evil survived the jump with only minor injuries. Evel made the ultimate jump to the afterlife on November 30, 2007.
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A brilliant moment. What a man! I saw his film Viva Knieval at the cinema ! Remember that Hanna Barbera Ernie Devlin cartoon? Would his lawyers let them get away with that these days?
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. Of course I remember Ernei Devlin. I also had the EK Super Stunt cycle, and the camper set up. Good flippin' days man!