Evel Knievel
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Evel Knievel
by JackT » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:31 pm
Just saw that he passed away. I remember being all excited about the Snake River Canyon jump in second grade. What a disappointment THAT was. NOT EVEN CLOSE, guy. I remember wishing I had a red-white-and-blue jumpsuit and cape.
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Re: Evel Knievel
by black francis » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:34 pm
JackT wrote:Just saw that he passed away. I remember being all excited about the Snake River Canyon jump in second grade. What a disappointment THAT was. NOT EVEN CLOSE, guy. I remember wishing I had a red-white-and-blue jumpsuit and cape.
I remember wishing you had one of those too.
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Re: Evel Knievel
by Mr. Brian » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:35 pm
JackT wrote:Just saw that he passed away. I remember being all excited about the Snake River Canyon jump in second grade. What a disappointment THAT was. NOT EVEN CLOSE, guy.
When I saw the title of the post I immediately thought of the Snake River thing and second grade! That was quite a big hubub amongst the second graders as I recall.
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by Fish Hook Girl » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:40 pm
Everyone in my family watched that jump. It was like when the Beatles played Ed Sullivan. LOL! It truly was disappointing when he missed it. Then we went and ate.
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by Ted » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:22 pm
Yeah Man, Evel Knievel was Great!
Eat your heart out Jack T that's me Halloween 74' (apologies to my brother who went as "Woodstock" that year
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Eat your heart out Jack T that's me Halloween 74' (apologies to my brother who went as "Woodstock" that year
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by moondance » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:59 pm
Lol, love that picture Brian!
I just saw Evel in the paper with Kanye West and thought how old he looked.
That Snake River Canyon Jump was one of those things that all Americans that lived in that time remembers watching. It was a massive stunt and he was a great showman.
I remember my whole family gathered around the little tv we had. The crash was terrible!
I just saw Evel in the paper with Kanye West and thought how old he looked.
That Snake River Canyon Jump was one of those things that all Americans that lived in that time remembers watching. It was a massive stunt and he was a great showman.
I remember my whole family gathered around the little tv we had. The crash was terrible!
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by Seven Seas » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:14 pm
Awwww, that photo is adorable! Cute!
RIP Mr. Knievel, you can do all the jumps you desire in the clouds in Heaven now!
RIP Mr. Knievel, you can do all the jumps you desire in the clouds in Heaven now!
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by snowbunny » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:48 pm
Oh my - that costume is priceless! I also remember the family gathering for the big Snake River jump (or lack thereof). Think I remember watching some prior EK events too. I guess some people benefited from there being only 3 TV networks...
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by JackT » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:22 pm
Ted wrote:Yeah Man, Evel Knievel was Great!
Eat your heart out Jack T that's me Halloween 74' (apologies to my brother who went as "Woodstock" that year
OMG you are awesome.
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by moondance » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:26 pm
Other memorable television gatherings of years passed:
The New Years Eve implosion of a hotel in Las Vegas (why did we watch that?)
The Lunar Landing
RFK's funeral. I was mad that the cartoons were cancelled but I can still remember it.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding
Ronald Reagan's last speech
Princess Diana's funeral
I'm sure that there were alot more.
The New Years Eve implosion of a hotel in Las Vegas (why did we watch that?)
The Lunar Landing
RFK's funeral. I was mad that the cartoons were cancelled but I can still remember it.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding
Ronald Reagan's last speech
Princess Diana's funeral
I'm sure that there were alot more.
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by JackT » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:27 pm
It wasn't an "event" per se, but the bicentennial made a big impression. I was like ,"Wow 1976, we're in the future now."
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