Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,963

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  • Robert Knievel was born in Butte, Montana, in 1938.
  • He dropped out of high school and got a job in the mines.
  • He started a semi-pro hockey team, got himself thrown out of the match for fighting, and then probably walked away with the money as he left the arena.
  • He chose the name Evel as his stage name in the late 60s both because it was badass but also because Evil would have connected him too much to the Hell’s Angels and he had no interest in motorcycle gang criminality.
This is the grave of Evel Knievel. Born in 1938, Robert Knievel was a crazy motherfucker. He was born in Butte, home of many crazy people. The elevation, the space, the poverty, the mine tailings, [+6031 chars]

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