RIP - Evel Kinevel
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- gfr00
- AndyRoss0
I was about 11 or 12 years old when he hit his peak in the early 70s. That was a great time to be alive!
Stealing sheets of plywood from constructions sites, so we could build illicit bicycle-jumping ramps was a popular activity among me and my friends about this time.
Eventually we rigged up our local version of the Snake River Canyon jump: a ramp that launched us into about the middle of the local river, where it was about 20 feet deep. We'd swim back to shore, and then use a rope to haul our bikes back out.
For some reason, that one summer, our bikes rusted an awful lot.
- k0na_an0k0
damn. sad day. legend.
- designerror0
Did he at least die in a stunt?
- Jaline0
It's Evel Knievel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve…"According to his Official Website, http://www.evelknievel.com, Evel Knievel has died on November 30, 2007, at age 69."
- JackRyan0
Pain is temporary, but glory lasts forever.
- slinky0
this whole week sucks...
1st Sean Taylor... my favorite redskins player on my favorite team.. now EvilK
- _eh_0
Didn't he just have a law suit with Kanye ?
- mtgentry0
I'm gonna do some doughnuts in the rain out of respect.
- Witt0
well 69 is a stunt.
- Jaline0
_eh_, yes:
' Evel Knievel and Kanye West have worked it out. Late last year Knievel sued West over the video “Touch the Sky” where West portrayed “Evel Kanyevel” and tried to jump a rocket-powered motorcycle over a canyon. Knievel failed to get a real rocket over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in 1974.
Knievel thought West’s stunt hurt his trademarked image and furthermore said the “vulgar and offensive” images damaged his reputation. He also accused the 29-year-old rapper of using the image to “promote his filth to the world.”
The two did agree to a meeting before the suit reached the courts, and this week they announced that led to an undisclosed settlement. Meeting West changed his mind about the whole thing, Knievel said.
“I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman,” he said. '
- Well at least he got all that sorted out before he reached the stunt park in the sky._eh_
- blaw0
Tough news. The man had a rough end to his days due to his broken body. Rest in piece, Evel.
- jevad0
Total balls-out legend. RIP
- CALLES0
but wait wait wait after so many years flirting with death your telling me that he dies at home chocking on a grape?!?
- That's the way this things usually work.TheBlueOne
- just like John Bonham...madirish
- madirish0
- I'm glad they worked that out...TheBlueOne
- well... if i was west and paid him money i would be pissed... and second... is evel throwing gang signs?CALLES
- CALLES, no offense to fans of Evel, but he was always looking to make money.Jaline
- yeah but if i was kanye iand i settle this a week before he dies i would be like "CHUCKS!" with a little hand motionCALLES