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I guess god needed a daredevil??
I worked at a casino where they hosted this big event in which Robbie Knievel was hired to do some stunts on one of the motorcycles that was being given away.  He hopped on the bike and immediately crashed it into the stage.
The CFO was pissed and wanted to know what he was thinking.  Robbie's response?  People don't show up to watch him perform stunts; they show up to watch him get injured. >

That's some real Super Dave Osbourne energy right there. >

Fuji... call an ambulance >

ambulance crashes onto Super Dave >

Pancreatic cancer is a rough way to go. >

TFA said only three days on hospice, so hopefully that means that it was quick instead of the prolonged suffering that many go through. >

Unfortunately, most people sign up for hospice way too late, especially with cancers. That’s why average tenures are very short. >

Yes, it’s so sad. It’s a fantastic resource. >

Robbie Knievel, though less famous than his father, was actually better at the sport. He built better bikes and used science and math in a way that let him go faster, jump further and crash less. RIP. >

I remember reading somewhere that Evel just kind of winged it. No calculations, no tests, just vibes. >

WHAT??? Are telling me that the Snake River rocket-cycle wasn't the greatest technological feat of the 70s? If so, you are about to radically change the perspective of my childhood. >

It was, it was just done with the “hold my beer” method. >

Look, this beer spill looks like a 6. We will use 6 rockets on the bike >

wow, bad coupe of days for everybody who's dad wore a jumpsuit. >

Someone might want to do a welfare check on Donny Osmond's kids. >

They're caught in a trap and they can't walk out. >

May his canyon jump into the afterlife go peacefully. >

Every time I question my decision to following  the career path of taking over my father's consulting business, I always think thank god I am not Robbie Knievel!! >

Even after all the crazy stunts he’s done, he ended up dying of the same stuff we all die from (cancer). >

My thought too. After jumping over canyons and trucks and other stuff on a motorcycle he dies of an illness. >

Just don't see the Robbie Knievel and the Spanky Spanglers on tv anymore like you did in the 80's/early 90's. >

Damnit, he should have died jumping the gulch. Life isn't fair. God bless and may we remember forever >

Thanks, that's exactly what I had in mind >

When I was a kid I saw him jump a bunch of fake money in Wilmington DE for some ING Direct thing my mom took me to cus she worked there. It was pretty cool to see in person >

Fuuuuuuuck pancreatic cancer. My mom died of that shit a few months ago. She got an intestinal blockage at the end ended up vomiting up actual liquid shit for days before she died. It was horrible to help her with her bucket by the bed. >

Friend had it and it is insane to watch how quickly it takes you. Left 4 kids under 18 in what felt like a heartbeat. >

That sucks...wish I could have seen him jump
I did see Evel Knievel jump at the LA Coliseum in 1973 when I was a kid. They also had a demolition derby, and some dude blew himself up with dynamite. One of the best days of my life as a child!
Video of the 1973 LA Coliseum jump. >

One of those things was not like the others. >

it's ok his shoes were still on >

jesus, from the Presleys & Knievels to Barbra Wawa and Pele and back to Fleetwood Mac to Cheers... 
everyone i grew up with is ducking out >

2016 will forever be the year of death. Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali, and the list goes on. Not to mention the death of American politics as we knew it. 2023 is gonna have a hard time competing with those stats. >

2009 had a lot too. >

Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, and Michael Jackson in the same week. >

But wait, there's more! >

Hey, that’s Ron Popeil’s catchphrase! >

Billy Mays here, and I'm taking that line for myself! >

I remember spending an hour watching that special where he jumped the Grand Canyon. Even as 10 year old that was an excruciating way to spend an hour, back and forth back and forth… jump already! >

I watched him crash at Atco raceway back in 1991. That guy was crazy af. I'm surprised he lasted this long. >

2023 not holding back. >

"Sons of evil like Robbie Knievel" -Jedi Mind Tricks, The Psychosocial, Chemical, Biological, and Electromagnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness >

I met him in a bar once. Nice enough fella. We talked about bikes. >

What is going on, I feel like half the people I know got seriously injured in the last week. All accidents and medical conditions. >

Nooksack River Casino… 200 slot machine jump… if you know you know. RIP to a legend >

Rest in peace, Kaptain. >

May his memory forever be a blessing. >

I got his dad's autograph. >

Oh damn! I remember watching him jump the Grand Canyon on TV when I was a kid >

Ohh so this is who that Psych episode is based off of.  I always assumed it was Evel Knievel. >

Jesus, 2023 ain't fuckin around... >

Blaming it on vaccination in 3… 2… 1… >

The man had pancreatic cancer.  Have some respect. >

Took so many risks with his life, and cancer gets him in the end, like it will claim about 25% of us reading this. Yet governments and billionaires don't give AF about it. The idea that we have to wait for the free market to sort it out is a good example of how stupid humanity is. >

Wait those were actual real people!? >

Yes. Evel was from Butte, Montana - a point of pride for Montanans like me. (I don't think he was given the name "Evel" as a child, though...) Robbie was his son. >

Huh. I remember my mom telling me about Awful Knofel when I was a kid. I didn't realize that was a real person. 😄 >

I know it's easy to focus on "celebrity" deaths and all but does there seem to be a disproportional amount in the past few days compared to any other? Or is just some bias? >

I think the "they come in threes" thing is happening here. While I'm not familiar with Bachman-Turner Overdrive, I got a CNN alert that their drummer had passed this morning at the age of 69. So three celebs passing too soon over the span of 24 hours... Doesn't always happen, and I think that's what makes it seem strange. >

Adam Rich, too. Though no longer a celebrity, he was a pretty big child star in the late 70s/early 80s. He was definitely in the same fan magazines as Evel Knievel. >

where are all the right wing idiots claiming its from the vaccine 🙃 >

Good, fuck Robbie, he was a piece of shit. >

Sad, I never heard of him or his stunts until after he died. >

Evel only made it to 67. I guess early death is sadly genetic. >

Wow this is spooky I just wen't down an Evel Knievel and son wikipedia rabbit hole just 2 days ago!!! 😮 >

Oh dude! I sat next to him on a roller coaster by pure chance. >

When I was little, like 3 or 4, I used to think Evil Knievel was Elvis Presely.  Always thought it. I was dumb kid. Now, decades later, both their kids die this close to each other? Wierd how stuff like that happens