COOL VIDEO: "RIP: Evel Knievel Rides His Last Bike To Heaven" (2 December 2007)

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TOP: Evel Knievel doing his STUFF!

Hi All,

Evel Knievel was more than an icon, he was a household name in 1970's, which was a noteworthy decade in my life. We all knew who he was and admired the cahones he had to do the death-defying stunts he did. And as you have probably already heard, Evel passed away just the other day ago... may he rest in peace. I'll never forget him and all the good memories I have of him.

This post is my tribute to him as well as a "carnival" (link collection) for those who are interested.

Here are some Evel videos:

BOTTOM: Here he is jumping 11 Mack trucks, with Howard Cossell and Don Meredith providing the play by play, February 17, 1974 in North Richland Hills, TX.
BOTTOM: Another appearance on Wide World of Sports that didn’t go so well. May 31, 1975 in Wembley Stadium in London, attempting to jump 13 double-decker buses.
BOTTOM: Here’s the Snake River Canyon stunt, September 8, 1974.
BOTTOM: Some biographical video through the years and the jump at King’s Island.

And here are some Evel links:

Evel Knievel Official Site link:
http://www.evelknievel.com/index2.html

A special thanks to Bryan who collected all of the videos I shared:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/12/01/videos-the-end-of-the-run-for-evel-knievel/

Answers Dot Com bio for Evel:

http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-method-4-dsid-1648-dekey-evelknievel-gwp-8-curtab-1648_1

Wikipedia link for Evel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel

TOP: There's a little EVEL in all of us!

ABC Sports article here:
http://espn.go.com/abcsports/wwos/knievel/QandA.html

USA Today article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-01-02-knievel-cover_x.htm

Time article here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20071130/us_time/evelknieveldiesat69

Yahoo Reuters article here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071201/ts_nm/knievel_dc

Yahoo AP article here:

http://tinyurl.com/2rjhwk

Rest in peace, Evel Knievel!

Have a great Sunday!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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