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Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« on: October 06, 2008, 09:34:53 AM »
FBI Investigation Details Evel Knievel's Dark Side

(This is a scaled down version of the article from the link below...) 

MIAMI —  Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.

Knievel, immortalized in the Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil," donned red, white and blue for his death-defying stunts. He had a knack for outrageous yarns and claimed to have been a swindler, a card thief, a safe cracker and a holdup man.

His most well-known run-in with the law was a 1977 attack on movie studio executive Shelly Saltman, whom the daredevil beat with a baseball bat in the parking lot of 20th Century Fox.

Saltman promoted Knievel's infamous attempt to jump Idaho's Snake River Canyon and then wrote a book about the experience, angering Knievel by portraying him as "an alcoholic, a pill addict, an anti-Semite and an immoral person."

Knievel was sentenced to six months in jail and Saltman won a $12.75 million judgment, but never collected. Saltman did not return a phone message recently to discuss the FBI file.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433041,00.html
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2008, 09:38:03 AM »
he and his son are fucking hicks ::)
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2008, 09:41:04 AM »
Anybody bad mouths Evel Knievel or Nipsy Russel... they deal with me!   >:( >:(
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2008, 09:48:46 AM »
Quote from: tommywishbone on October 06, 2008, 09:41:04 AM
Anybody bad mouths Evel Knievel or Nipsy Russel... they deal with me!   >:( >:(

bring it on 
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2008, 09:53:19 AM »
Evil never rolled like this
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2008, 10:00:05 AM »
Quote from: mass 04 on October 06, 2008, 09:53:19 AM
Evil never rolled like this


That's not Evel Kneivel.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2008, 10:01:51 AM »
Good for Evil.  Didnt let people live is life.  It's too short anyway.  He had someone hold the guy down while he wiped him with a baseball.  That clown messed up a promotion and cost him like $2M if I remember the story...as far as the reason.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2008, 10:16:54 AM »
wouldn't really surprise me, I saw a special on him recently... he was one hard guy, very gruff and abrasive even towards his own family members.

and the concept of him self medicating doesn't seem far out at all.... think of all the injuries over the years and age taking its toll, the man was probably in constant physical agony.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2008, 10:33:47 AM »
he was the king of the road with a helmet for his crown.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2008, 10:35:21 AM »
Quote from: McFarland on October 06, 2008, 09:34:53 AM
FBI Investigation Details Evel Knievel's Dark Side

His most well-known run-in with the law was a 1977 attack on movie studio executive Shelly Saltman, whom the daredevil beat with a baseball bat in the parking lot of 20th Century Fox.
Oh, the irony. Dude himself should have been beaten with a bat for thinking he could act. His Viva Kneivel flick is one of the all time bad movies. His acting makes Charlton Heston's appear nuanced by comparison.   :o
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2008, 10:45:17 AM »
Evel was a badass, and he DID know how to drink!!  He and his son are total Butte, MT boys.  Every July there's an insane party in Butte called 'Evel Knievel Days', naturally.  Evel's son still comes back for it and normally does a few jumps or stunts.  And Evel's daughter?  heh....wow.....HOT! no lie. Still lives there. Kinda crazy, but that's to be expected.  My roommate's bf used to date her, and I've got pics of my friends with her from this summer's most recent Evel Days. 

Butte, MT is a big festering pit of drunken Irish bastards.  And one of the greatest towns to party in.  And most likely get arrested. 
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2008, 10:47:25 AM »
Quote from: dr.chimps on October 06, 2008, 10:35:21 AM
Oh, the irony. Dude himself should have been beaten with a bat for thinking he could act. His Viva Kneivel flick is one of the all time bad movies. His acting makes Charlton Heston's appear nuanced by comparison.   :o



 :o :o :o :o :o
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2008, 11:52:37 AM »
Quote from: dr.chimps on October 06, 2008, 10:35:21 AM
Oh, the irony. Dude himself should have been beaten with a bat for thinking he could act. His Viva Kneivel flick is one of the all time bad movies. His acting makes Charlton Heston's appear nuanced by comparison.   :o

That show is what I thought about when I read the opening post......It is really not that bad of a show.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2008, 12:08:16 PM »
Quote from: Ruffneck on October 06, 2008, 10:47:25 AM


 :o :o :o :o :o

You know he meant negros, he was racist fucker
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2008, 03:31:50 PM »
Quote from: Ruffneck on October 06, 2008, 10:33:47 AM
he was the king of the road with a helmet for his crown.

Legendary phrase  8)
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2008, 04:00:53 PM »
Quote from: tommywishbone on October 06, 2008, 09:41:04 AM
Anybody bad mouths Evel Knievel or Nipsy Russel... they deal with me!   >:( >:(
Don`t get tipsy..........just call Nipsy!!  LOL  :)
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2008, 05:41:57 PM »
Evel was the man.......meant him a few times and he was cool as hell.
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2008, 07:02:24 PM »
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2008, 09:37:49 PM »
Evil was lucky to live after badmouthing and thinking he was bigger then the Hells Angels...There were rumors that Evil had to do some jumps out in the middle of no where where Hell's Angel camps were...They were going to kill his family etc if he didn't...
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Re: Evel Knievel's Dark Side
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2008, 03:38:46 PM »
Lol, I remember hearing that guy on the Adam Carolla radio show a while back.
He's a real hard as nails old timer. Adam said something like, "I would be scared to do the things you do..."
Evel snarled, "that's because YOU'VE GOT NO GUTS!"  ;D
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