November 30, 2007

The Longest Jump

Evel Knievel has died.

Knievel, a barnstorming motorcycle stuntman who gained as much notoriety from his spectacular crashes as his successes, was indeed a loon, but he was a brave and talented loon. He dressed in red white and blue which he wore like a like a superhero, complete with a cape!  Despite his ostentatious outfits, and the hucksterish nature of his profession, he was a rare dash of sincerity and optimism in a revoltingly cynical and despondent time.

 

 

 

Posted by: The Brickmuppet at 06:46 PM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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1 I look at that picture, and what I hear in my mind is Edna Mode saying, "No capes!"

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sat Dec 1 08:50:40 2007 (+rSRq)

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