Goodbye Evel Knieval - died today at age 69. I feel like a part of my childhood died today. I loved Evel. How many Friday nights did my family gather around the TV to watch that crazy bastard try to jump over something else? In his sparkling red, white, and blue outfit, Evel was a hero. How many of us almost killed ourselves trying to jump our bikes over stuff? How many of us "played" Evel Knieval on the playground? How many of us had the Evil Knieval action figure and poster? Probably too many to even count.
Fly on Evel - may there be many rocket-powered motorcycles wherever you are.
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