Evel Knievel, dead at age 69


Poor guy.

I grew up a stone’s throw from Caesars Palace, so the footage of Knievel’s infamous wreck as he attempted to jump the fountains on a motorcycle has always had a weirdly special place in my heart. And even now, 40 years on, watching it still makes me wince and go, “God! Fuck! Oh my–! JESUS GOD!!”

You were brave and crazy, Evel. The world is a little less badass today.



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