The Self Centered Man Interviews Peter Starr on his Motorcycle film making history and love of Triumph Motorcycles.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A candidate we can all agree on! Malcolm Smith for President.
Let's all get behind one leader we will always follow (perhaps because he's just faster!) King of the Desert (2 time winner of the Mexican 1000), 3 time winner of the International Six Days Trial, star of "On Any Sunday", philanthropist, and all around good guy and great rider Malcolm Smith.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Dick Dale plays Auburn!
See the King of Surf guitar himself, Dick Dale in Auburn Saturday, January 21st. Dude's old as hell so you don't want to miss it, may be your last chance! The Pyronauts will be opening with their brand of loud, crazy surf licks and onstage antics. This is one not to miss!
Click poster for more info:
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sacramento Swap 2012
Coming up fast, the Sacramento Swap for all hings 2 wheeled will be happening at the Sacramento Drive-in. See the poster for more info, or click here for the website.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Today in History: Evel Knievel Jumps the Fountains at Caesar's Palace December 31st 1967
While in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch Dick Tiger fight a middleweight title fight, Knievel first saw the fountains at Caesar's Palace and decided to jump them. To get an audience with the casino's CEO Jay Sarno, Knievel created a fictitious corporation called Evel Knievel Enterprises and three fictitious lawyers to make phone calls to Sarno. Knievel also placed phone calls to Sarno claiming to be from ABC-TV and Sports Illustrated inquiring about the jump. Sarno finally agreed to meet Knievel and the deal was set for Knievel to jump the fountains on December 31, 1967. After the deal was set, Knievel tried to get ABC to air the event live on Wide World of Sports. ABC declined, but said that if Knievel had the jump filmed and it was as spectacular as he said it would be, they would consider using it later.
Knievel used his own money to have actor/director John Derek produce a film of the Caesar's jump. To keep costs low, Derek used his then-wife, Linda Evans, as one of the camera operators. It was Evans who filmed Knievel's famous landing. On the morning of the jump, Knievel stopped in the casino and placed a single $100 dollar bet on the blackjack table, which he lost, stopped by the bar and got a shot of Wild Turkey and then headed outside where he was joined by several members of the Caesar's staff, as well as two scantily clad showgirls. After doing his normal pre-jump show and a few warm up approaches, Knievel began his real approach. When he hit the takeoff ramp, he felt the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerate. The sudden loss of power on the takeoff caused Knievel to come up short and land on the safety ramp which was supported by a van. This caused the handlebars to be ripped out of his hands as he tumbled over them onto the pavement where he skidded into the Dunes parking lot. As a result of the crash, Knievel received a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days.
Happy New Year!
Knievel used his own money to have actor/director John Derek produce a film of the Caesar's jump. To keep costs low, Derek used his then-wife, Linda Evans, as one of the camera operators. It was Evans who filmed Knievel's famous landing. On the morning of the jump, Knievel stopped in the casino and placed a single $100 dollar bet on the blackjack table, which he lost, stopped by the bar and got a shot of Wild Turkey and then headed outside where he was joined by several members of the Caesar's staff, as well as two scantily clad showgirls. After doing his normal pre-jump show and a few warm up approaches, Knievel began his real approach. When he hit the takeoff ramp, he felt the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerate. The sudden loss of power on the takeoff caused Knievel to come up short and land on the safety ramp which was supported by a van. This caused the handlebars to be ripped out of his hands as he tumbled over them onto the pavement where he skidded into the Dunes parking lot. As a result of the crash, Knievel received a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days.
Happy New Year!
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