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When I was growing up, I knew about Evel Knievel. But I didn't really get to watch an extended story about the crazed stunt man until recently.
It's incredible he wasn't killed in all of those stunts. And all those broken bones. Watch the DVD, if you can.
I started thinking about that star of the 70s, as soon as I saw the bulletin from Mason, Ohio.
The Knievels are at it again. This time, it's his son.
Here's the Associated Press broadcast story from just a few minutes ago:
AP-Knievel Jump (Tops)
Robbie Knievel thrills Ohio crowd
MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Dad Evel would likely have been proud.
Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel has successfully jumped over 24 delivery trucks at the site of one of his father's most famous stunts.
Knievel had said he would be going 95 miles-per-hour during the jump, which he completed to wild cheers at Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati.
Will he try the Snake River Canyon? I don't know.
The AP story goes on to say that Evel Knievel jumped 14 buses at that same location in Ohio in 1975. He died last year of natural causes at age 69.
What it is about wild stunt men?
You don't know most of them. They appear in dozens of movies, but you wouldn't recognize most of them on the street.
Only a select few are famous for risking their lives needlessly.
I wish each of our men and women in uniform were, at least, equally famous for the job they do.
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