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: Thanks Ed, you did answer a lot of questions.
: guess someday Robbie will make a formal or
: informal announcement, but at this point a
: lot of people just don't care anymore.
: Thanks again for your detailed courteous
: answer. I think a lot of people were curious
: about some of the questions I asked you. If
: Ken were still with us he may have beat me
: to it. Sure miss him here. He never
: hesitated to speak his mind and was very out
: spoken on some issues. thanks again. Good
: luck.
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: No I have not spoken to Robbie or anyone
: else
: from the Knievel family about this jump.
:
: Thanks for your note to me and yes I saw
: Robbie on main street when everyone was
: lining up for the ride on street bikes.
: Robbie was riding about a 46-47 Harley
: Knuckle Head which has a hand shifter on the
: side of the gas tank and a foot clutch.
:
: Damn hard to ride when you are not used to
: it but Robbie rode it in the parade and did
: a great job looking like he was comfortable
: on it. He was looking healthy, happy, and
: was talking with anyone everyone.
:
: That is what I said he before only with
: fewer words. So now yah have it.
:
: We met in Butte back in 1981 when I was
: traveling thru town going to Canada to do a
: jump in Calgary, We have talked several
: times including during a radio intervew
: where both of us were on the air together
: from our phones. He was part of a Vince
: Neil Concert I did in Colorado and he and I
: talked some then and he leaned over and give
: me a hug and called me BROTHER...........we
: do not exchange Christmas gifts or anything
: like that but what that meant was we RESPECT
: each other.
:
: I know that Robbie does not run his website.
: He probably had a webguy that did and now
: doesnt and cannot get into it to change
: anything ......that happens.
:
: Is he retired or just plain tired. Not sure
: ,,,,but what I know is that I respect him
: and his father and the rest of the family.
:
: Anyone knows that I did not write that
: reporters story, they chose to use those
: words. All I have done is tell the truth.
: That is my way.
:
: Once a British news guy came to Evel days -
: the last one that Evel attended and did an
: interview. Find that interview and listen
: to Evel tell about the G forces made him
: black out.
:
: What I know is that no matter what Evel was
: a Bad Ass and what it took was guts to hit
: that igniter and blast off that stand no
: matter what!
:
: Evel was the King and as far as I am
: concerned Robbie is the Prince.
:
: I hope I answered what you were asking about
: and thank you for your question and
: comments.
:
: BIG Ed Beckley
: www.bigedbeckley.net
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: This is not intended to insult or cause
: problems. Just wondered if you spoke
: personally with Robbie and your intent to
: attempt some sort of Canyon jump. Perhaps
: you know more than you want to tell if you
: did discuss it. You mentioned seeing him at
: Evel Days and he looked good. The rest of us
: are kind of hung out to dry on this issue.
: Some care, some didn't care for Robbie or
: his accomplishments at all which is
: confusing to me if you are a true
: "daredevil" cyclejumping fan. If
: he is retired, fine, no problem with that,
: he has earned retirement the hard way. click
: on robbieknievel.com and it says "site
: under construction". He hasn't
: abandoned it, definitely needed updating.
: Maybe all our questions will be answered
: soon by him. The reporter who wrote about
: your Twin Falls interview needs to reword
: the beginning of the article. Saying you are
: going to do "what Evel couldn't
: do". He was a man of his word,
: knowingly climbed into a doomed rocket and
: took it as far as it would go, no control
: over that. Him blacking out due to the G
: force and accidentally hitting the chute
: button is a version i never had heard of
: before. I honestly think his odds for
: success were considerably higher than yours
: based on how you will attempt to get to the
: other side. That said, like ya Big Ed, never
: met ya, but you are a cyclejumping
: daredevil. Good luck.
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BIG Ed Beckley
Holt TIGHT till your knuckles TURN WHITE!1
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