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Location: 6 String Ranch | Hate to see this guy go. |
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| He was unique, an American icon. He captured the craziness, bravado, and showmanship of early-late 20th century America, when we all thought anything was possible, and he proved it. He'll be missed. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | 69 years old. I guess all those broken bones and his crazy lifestyle caught up with him. He certainly was unique and in some ways an icon and entertainment innovator. I always thought the red, white and blue leather jumpsuits were way cool. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | His biggest failure was right down the road. Beautiful golf course just down the canyon under the bridge. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I nearly killed myself (twice) because of him. |
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Posts: 5563
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hepatitis took his liver...after a transplant, he never really regained his health...He was truly one of a kind... |
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Posts: 7211
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | "I can't wait to meet God, and ask why he didn't make me go faster on some of those jumps, why he put me through all this pain. He knows I'm not evil."
Rest in Peace. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | He was an American Orginal rest well. |
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Posts: 375
Location: Rocky River, Ohio | i went up into my freezing cold dark attic this morning in his honor...
How ironic, i found the motorcyle and the red launcher with the crank handle.....but i can't find the Evel doll. |
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Location: CT | I had one of those too. LOOONG gone now though. |
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Posts: 1126
Location: Omaha, NE | I spent many a happy hour as a kid terrifying my mother as I sailed blissfully off an improvised bicycle launch ramp, channeling my inner "Evel". There were a few hard landings along the way, but it was well worth every moment. |
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RIP: Evel Knievel
