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badgerbaiter
30-11-2007, 21:25
Sad to hear Evel died today.
Was a childhood hero to everyone my age.

but i must say, i thought he was already dead! was i the only one?
inaneredstripe
30-11-2007, 21:27
shame. no , he's been real ill for a long time. suprised he lasted as long as he did.
suprised its not been on the news.
badgerbaiter
30-11-2007, 21:30
shame. no , he's been real ill for a long time. suprised he lasted as long as he did.
suprised its not been on the news.

its nearly on the news.. i was pretty quick with that post
inaneredstripe
30-11-2007, 21:32
10o,clock news maybe?
badgerbaiter
30-11-2007, 21:34
in fact TPF nearly had an exclusive for about 3 secs :)
Keltic Ice Man
30-11-2007, 21:35
Thats quick off the mark - coz theres nothing on the public wires yet.
minimeeze
30-11-2007, 21:49
but i must say, i thought he was already dead! was i the only one?

I too thought he'd died years ago!
badgerbaiter
30-11-2007, 21:52
'ere we go

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7122258.stm
dod
30-11-2007, 21:59
Rip :(
chewyuk
30-11-2007, 22:03
A complete and absolute Legend ... RIP EK

http://www.plaidstallions.com/evel/ektoys.jpg
inaneredstripe
30-11-2007, 22:24
10 o,clock news. died aged 67. rip. i had one of those toys.
Wile E. coyote
30-11-2007, 22:56
Rip :(
cosmo
30-11-2007, 22:58
RIP a legend from when I was a Kid
Staggerlee
30-11-2007, 23:36
RIP a legend from when I was a Kid

Same here RIP
Cobra
30-11-2007, 23:58
Not heard this :(
What a stunt man :thumbs:
May he RIP
whiteflyer
30-11-2007, 23:58
Not really heard much of him since I was a kid and now twice in a week, settled a legal issue with some rap star this week and now dies.

RIP
CT
01-12-2007, 00:09
Sad news. I remember that Canyon rocket jump he did which went all wrong. He was really bottling that before the jump but he still went ahead and did it - he said cancelling was never an option. Respect!
Marcel
01-12-2007, 00:49
Sad news indeed. He was a childhood hero of mine :(
tiler65
01-12-2007, 02:01
I'm glad he has gone.



He caused nothing but heartache in our houshold when we were kids.



Next doors kids had one

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/ardion-90/ektoys.jpg

and we didn't.
Yv
01-12-2007, 09:17
RIP EK. Being a pre-teen kid in the 70's only had a few 'celebs' that everyone knew, and he was one of them.
birdy961
01-12-2007, 20:45
A complete and absolute Legend ... RIP EK

http://www.plaidstallions.com/evel/ektoys.jpg

Too true, sadly missed:(
(Had forgot what a great toy this was Chewy :thumbs:)