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blueerica · 12-01-2007, 01:29 PM

PPPPfffftt!

Time for a shower. Or maybe I'll treat myself to a bath.

Morrigoon · 12-01-2007, 03:02 PM

Count me as one who is surprised and impressed that he made it to a full life span.

NirvanaMan · 12-02-2007, 11:32 PM

EK has risen from the dead. News at 11.

wendybeth · 12-03-2007, 12:25 AM

(And a collective shudder goes through the PNW).

I should explain that here in the PNW, Evel wore out his welcome a long time ago. He used to party it up all over the place, from Coulee Dam to Eastern Montana, and he wasn't a nice drunk. (And he was drunk all the time). He was mean to servers, misogynistic, loud, obnoxious...... You get the picture. No one I know is feeling sorry he's gone, just surprised he lasted that long.

He is still dead, right?

sleepyjeff · 12-03-2007, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wendybeth;176331

He [I

is [/i]still dead, right?

Yes, I just heard that he died.

mousepod · 12-03-2007, 08:46 AM

Like most kids, in the '70s, I was a fan. I had the comic book, had his toy motorcycle (rev it up yourself!) and even was thrilled to see him drive by in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

Not long after, I heard that he was a racist and anti-semitic. Disgusted, I decided to use my third floor bedroom window as a launching pad for his motorcycle jumps.

About a year ago, I hit the web to see if I could find any evidence that he was the nasty racist that I had heard he was, and turned up nothing. I wonder how I heard those stories...

The story about his death have stirred up those feelings of confusion in me. Were the rumors true? Then good riddance, creep. Were they just rumors? Then farewell, daredevil...

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-03-2007, 09:18 AM

Hmm, never heard that. (Anti-semite mumblings about celebs are one of my dad's favorite topics)

12-01-2007, 01:29 PM	#1
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	PPPPfffftt! Time for a shower. Or maybe I'll treat myself to a bath. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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12-01-2007, 03:02 PM	#2
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Count me as one who is surprised and impressed that he made it to a full life span. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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12-02-2007, 11:32 PM	#3
NirvanaMan Making Change Happen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 990	EK has risen from the dead. News at 11.
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12-03-2007, 12:25 AM	#4
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	(And a collective shudder goes through the PNW). I should explain that here in the PNW, Evel wore out his welcome a long time ago. He used to party it up all over the place, from Coulee Dam to Eastern Montana, and he wasn't a nice drunk. (And he was drunk all the time). He was mean to servers, misogynistic, loud, obnoxious...... You get the picture. No one I know is feeling sorry he's gone, just surprised he lasted that long. He is still dead, right? __________________
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12-03-2007, 08:46 AM	#6
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Like most kids, in the '70s, I was a fan. I had the comic book, had his toy motorcycle (rev it up yourself!) and even was thrilled to see him drive by in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Not long after, I heard that he was a racist and anti-semitic. Disgusted, I decided to use my third floor bedroom window as a launching pad for his motorcycle jumps. About a year ago, I hit the web to see if I could find any evidence that he was the nasty racist that I had heard he was, and turned up nothing. I wonder how I heard those stories... The story about his death have stirred up those feelings of confusion in me. Were the rumors true? Then good riddance, creep. Were they just rumors? Then farewell, daredevil... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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12-03-2007, 09:18 AM	#7
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Hmm, never heard that. (Anti-semite mumblings about celebs are one of my dad's favorite topics) __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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