Comments on: Evel Knievel: The Legend as an Old Man

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Mon, 22 May 2006 12:53:33 +0000

He's the reason I don't have a kneecap.

Robert Prather — Sat, 20 May 2006 18:59:52 +0000

I vaguely remember his canyon jump also. I think you nailed it, as the previous commenter noted.

Richard Gardner — Sat, 20 May 2006 17:58:20 +0000

Absolutely scandalous. Drug addict. They should go after his doctor for

sucks on lollipops that deliver fentanyl, a heavy-duty painkiller

Yes, I'm being sarcastic. But without all those broken bones, he wouldn't have the fame.

Michael Demmons — Sat, 20 May 2006 13:49:18 +0000

a wistfulness for an era when we shared such events as a nation

I think that hits it on the head. It just shows that there are plenty of things we can rally around. If we bothered to try, that is.