I love your writing, Chris, and particularly enjoyed hearing about your childhood (I, as well, grew up in the 70s). Synchronicity: Just the other day on Reddit, someone posted a picture of Evel Knievel, with everyone sharing their memories of his (attempted) Snake River jump, and how we all broke something trying to emulate him.
I mean, with that rocket, wasn’t he, too, an astronaut of sorts? An earth-bound one?
LOL May he rest in peace. Now go have some Tang and ride your banana seat bike until the streetlights come on!
You and me both , Sister!
Always wondered where those scars came from!
What an incredibly beautiful way to recount and live with what must have been a terrifying ordeal for him. Pure poetry.
Human mind is a vast and wondrous thing.
Of course, this world will break your heart if you let it.
I love your writing, Chris, and particularly enjoyed hearing about your childhood (I, as well, grew up in the 70s). Synchronicity: Just the other day on Reddit, someone posted a picture of Evel Knievel, with everyone sharing their memories of his (attempted) Snake River jump, and how we all broke something trying to emulate him.
I mean, with that rocket, wasn’t he, too, an astronaut of sorts? An earth-bound one?
LOL May he rest in peace. Now go have some Tang and ride your banana seat bike until the streetlights come on!
Huzzah, thank you, Kally!
Evel Knievel! I was into that dude even with the schoolbuses, so the rocket thing was mind blowing. Excellent memory.