Evel Knievel: Hero or Con Artist?- Past Gas #18-19

[@slamuel22]

My favorite things about this show: When they say something so funny you can hear the producers laughing in the background James' accents Nolan trying to get back to the podcast but laughing too hard to do so

[@jmoney7289]

@Robin Echols the accents are the best

[@blakewalker2676]

69 likes....Nice

[@slamuel22]

@@blakewalker2676 We have to protect that like button, no more ups or downs

[@blakewalker2676]

@@slamuel22 Yes we do Fam...AT ALL COSTS!!!

[@johnmcq7628]

Good thing there aren't many funny bits, this podcasts SUCK big time, I've try to seat through a couple, but haven't been able to.

[@teddy7746]

Good to see James is getting in shape :)

[@MidwestDankAlumni]

Heart attacks do that. Look af Kevin Smith.

[@QCJSiteB]

@@MidwestDankAlumni Kevin Smith had surgery to do so, then gained a bunch back. Not the same at all. Also, James is a much better person in general lol.

[@cmamsler]

Cobra Strike Down they both had heart attacks bro.

[@lightspeed4173]

Polygon? Trapazoid? You need to be more specific

[@thatonedude5237]

"Cats just show up and then you have them for like 15 years" This is really how it is.

[@mattmatthews5414]

Mine stuck around for two months then tried tackling a truck while it was moving at about 40mph. Best cat ever.

[@Ritchar]

My freinds' cats basically just appeared.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

I literally just got my cat for free off Craigslist. Who the hell pays for a cat?

[@colemanzap9904]

If you take care of your cats they should live comfortably till around 20-25 max sadly most people really don’t care about the one life an animal has or how good they’re quality of life really is

[@smiledespite]

Just had to take my free cat to the vet because she decided to jump into the ac and got her back legs stuck in it The free cat has cost me 80 bucks to get her fixed and then 340 bucks to get her legs taken care off and it’ll be $1000s of bucks to get a surgery done to get the one leg fixed completely This free cat is lucky she is a damn pretty kitty

[@dougthealligator]

“He started out robbing people and then he became an action figure” “He’s Ice-T”

[@GodzillaI]

Nice!

[@timcaldwell8879]

Lol

[@chrischarles4628]

Ayy

[@sarthak8441]

Thank you for. Making longer podcasts😍😍😍😍love u guys!!

[@scottkeiser4348]

My friends great grandpa was the one who gave him the nickname “Evel” Knievel.

[@adammiller8133]

Neat

[@ilovemydad1416]

For real? For really real?

[@scottkeiser4348]

DuB Jay Da 3rd Yes. They have the newspaper article about it. It tells a lot about his history, then goes on to explain the beginning of his stuntman career. All his roots, right here in Montana

[@bryceheppler7181]

My dad lived down the street form him,we live in the town anaconda mt

[@R3DMEAD]

​@@bryceheppler7181 I grew up in Anaconda too.

[@aydanangus]

Fun fact: he missed watching his son do a jump at the Freedom Factory because they got in an argument for no reason.

[@Juice83]

What was important enough of an argument to miss an important event in his son's life? What a waste... It's always better to leave frustration aside, no matter what, to be there for your child's special times in life. That stinks man

[@aydanangus]

@@Juice83 i dont remember but cleetus did a video on his second channel about a month back.

[@MidwestDankAlumni]

@@aydanangus I thought he said evel did it, not robbie

[@cheezyridr]

@@Juice83 that's called being human. everyone does stupid things once in a while

[@dannyarchives]

@@Juice83 such a bitch dude lol, shame my dad passed away and im 15 i didnt even get my damn chance to do something cool for him😒

[@sethknarr4879]

this has to be my most favorite podcast!!!! i look forward to you dudes every week!.

[@DreamWrench]

So excited for this episode! James please don't touch your face! Donut is one of the last threads holding society together during this crisis! Love you guys

[@shaneconta249]

Past Gas will hopefully get us all through this Quarantine!!!

[@vincentleviangelomagbojos5241]

Shoutout from Philippines bro 😷😂

[@garrettpolhamus3733]

Fun fact: I Live in Moses Lake Wa just down the road from where Evel lived

[@markgraves6441]

Wow. My Dad loved talking about EK when I was a kid. I wonder if he knew all this extra stuff.

[@matthewconrad2908]

ES extra stuff...EK Maybe Evel will jump over the border wall if Trump goes to jail...he can become our own "first" illegal immigrant

[@80scamouflage]

55:55 is what I was here for

[@calebgreenberg6115]

I live in Montana and my friends grandma dated him in high school.. pretty cool

[@harrymolore8001]

This has to be the funniest ep I've listened so far, What a story

[@murphmanmatt11]

this podcast is dope guys great work

[@michaelschorsch3645]

Great episode and awesome channel! Thanks so much guys. If you're so interested, there's a great alternative history of the Snake River Jump told from the perspective of Bob Truax, the rocket engineer hired to help build the rocket cycle, as told by Bob Regis in his book "The Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition". According to Truax, the original rocket was designed to be pretty much automated (like a legitimate space capsule) and Knievel not much more than a pile of spam in a can. But in testing, the parachute kept deploying too early, so in the end they just ripped all the automation out of it and replaced the parachute with a dead-man's lever. So Knievel wouldn't have to "pull" the chute... he would simply release the lever and the chute would come out. It was a good safety mechanism, in case Knievel passed out or was injured or whatever, then the moment he dropped the lever then the chute would come out. Anyway, Truax's position is that Knievel released the lever early (for whatever reason). Maybe he panicked. Maybe his hand slipped. Its unlikely that we will ever know: but if anything can be certain according to this account, there was no "pull" on the chute... it was designed to come out automatically in all cases except when Knievel was consciously and actively involved with keeping it in.

[@michaelschorsch3645]

As I contemplate this, I guess the parachute was designed to work like a taco bell fart.

[@IRMacGuyver]

@1:05:50 That Motorcycle with NOS bottles on it is a Jason Ingram custom and those are just the gas tank.

[@dirtcheapmedia3390]

All the harm was done to himself except the guy he beat with an aluminum bat, the cameraman he blinded, the guy he put a 🔫 to his head, the guy who’s motorcycle he stole, the whole town he made lose power. Overall good guy

[@HLGAM3R]

Apropos, speaking of free cats: Like Bill Burr said, just go down to the pound/shelter and get a free cat. Or a dog.

[@miketech2]

1:10:53 wasnt that flat earth guy in a steam rocket too? bc his chute went early too

[@blacktoothfox677]

Yep. Steam rocket too

[@sneakysnake7695]

He wasn't actually a flat earther, he played them into giving him money to continue his stunts

[@stevenpotter69]

Hey guys, new to your Channel but wanted to let you know I love what you're doing. I was born in 1970,had the Evel wind up motorcycle toy. That thing would haul Azz.

[@marajade2932]

Think of them knees....brutal🤣

[@nickk3795]

Do a podcast on the hell's Angeles

[@LS__812]

Mysteriously Nolan disappears...

[@mattmatthews5414]

8-1! 8-1! 8-1!

[@tdawg4867]

He pulled it and love the show guys

[@jordinhocharles]

This makes me want an episode on Travis Pastrana

[@RByrne]

Can't agree more about Raycon having great sound. Nothing sounds better than the nice "ping" they make hitting the bottom of the garbage can.

[@1sleet460]

Can we have a podcast about the childhood neighbors

[@myroc1]

Dude used to come into my full service car wash when he was old and I was a teenager. He used accused me of damaging his car a couple times, but he couldn't even show the actual damage to my boss either time. My father sold him tires and had a similar experience with a tire that made his blinker not work or something crazy like that. He was just one of those guys that did not like just going through life he would just push you over if you were in his way to getting something as simple as a tire or a car wash.

[@scottmontz6664]

He really did do shit like that. Dude was a straight asshole and would bully his way to anything he wanted.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

Told my girlfriend the fact about prostitution in Butte back in Knievels day and she responded "so like North Dakota, now?" 😆 Lost it.... Pure gold It wasn't even a burn, she thinks prostitution should be legal, and in no way means to disparage sex workers. I just thought it was fucking hilarious, because im an asshole... 😆

[@dixiewhiskey3273]

William Morey-Baker she’s a keeper

[@xtrasnaxy2094]

Joe has grown on me a lot. In the first few episodes he was in, I didn't care for him much.

[@itsameyaboi]

I think he could be as funny as James if he just had more confidence

[@gabetessin5837]

Yeah what a dick turd

[@xtrasnaxy2094]

@@itsameyaboi True but he's getting there, his first episodes he barely contributed but I now feel myself looking forward to his presence in these.

[@thejuice_2273]

Joe Webber is gold, love seeing him

[@Absolutely.Horrible]

@48:30 fu*king hilarious moment 🤣 i replayed this so many times laughing. I was like.. whos going to do it, then Nolan goes all in 🤣 gold

[@victorhernandez2260]

Shorewood Wisconsin dont ya know aye , posting all the way from Milwaukee! :)

[@MrMatt1120]

1:25:00 my grandfather was working on the railroad got hit by train he's 84 years old and in constant pain.. I can't imagine how EK felt

[@typicalpctech6674]

He pulled it. He was a showman, he knew this was way too deep to not go through with it... Calling it a malfunction would be easy, pulling it at ignition would slow the rocket optimally probably in hopes not to end up in the river. The show must go on... With a hitch!

[@xrcassassin3544]

Yeah I live in butte and James interpretation of how this town is is literally exactly how this town is. We have 35k people but over 600 liquor licenses in town.

[@noneapplied8204]

How stoned are you guys...beacon lmao 😂 I'm making beacon I can't

[@rubeclayton8233]

Back In The Mid 70's I Got A Evel Knievel Toy Set For Christmas... The Bike Would Do Wheelies, And Jump A Ramp That Came With The Set .. I Loved It... Back Then My Father Worked On Motorcycles... .. We Saw Evel Knievel Jump At The Fairgrounds... After That.. My Brother And I Made A Ramp And Jumped Moms Cutlass Oldsmobile.. My Brother Crashed On His Landing.. We Got In A Bunch Of Trouble... But, The Kids In The Neighborhood Thought It Was Super Cool... My Little Sister Would Ride Wheelies On Her Dirt Bike Too ..

[@gabetessin5837]

Evel Knievel makes pimping less easy.

[@erikmolochko3953]

Uh… wut?

[@willr69420]

OH, HE DEFINITELY PULLED IT.

[@PsychoticSmith]

Nicholas Cage basically played Evil Knievel in Ghost Rider broskies!!!

[@cemor_weiner7622]

Well johnny blase but yeah baisically

[@hellhound9318]

Do one on cannonball run

[@bhopper12]

Hate to say it but Nolan has a great podcast voice, with or without video.

[@unclejimi6645]

I'm a Montanan who grew up with those Butte Boys. IMHO any WWF badass wrestler could play Evel.

[@tannerharcus8833]

Good stuff James

[@johnduchesneau8685]

I watched the Snake Canyon jump live on TV. Evel had a dead man's switch to deploy the parachute. He held it close to his body and if he released it, the parachute would deploy. If he passed out - the parachute would deploy. My theory is that either his hand slipped or he was so nervous he let go just after he was airborne.

[@tylercosgrove1063]

I was listening to this podcast while delivering for FedEx and at the end when it made the fart noise I was handing the customer their package which made or a really awkward transaction as it's playing loudly through the stereo🤣

[@11shovel11]

Hey it's Nolan white guy with a beard talking about Evel Knievel, his gets it.

[@isaiahrochlen3344]

Huh?

[@polyscient]

Probably a bot

[@jonathangibson5606]

When u talked about the sons of amazing athletes I instantly thought of Michael Jordan and his son's being basketball players

[@Quacks0]

To give Mr. Knievel his credit, he would be the first one to freely admit that he'd not always treated everyone as he should have --- in an old documentary of his life entitled, "The Last Of The Gladiators", he said something like, "There's only one jerk in this family, and that's me. Anything majorly negative that's ever happened to us, it's likely been my fault, at least partially. My family and friends have always tried their best to treat me right, but I haven't always reciprocated, and I blame nobody but myself for that."

[@stareater1870]

Huh. Did not expect to hear about Tony or Riley Hawk. Hell yeah.

[@JasonHitzert]

I went to the first Evel Week in Butte Montana in the early 2000s and got loaded with his daughter, who bought everyone's beers in the place, and about 30 people that knew the family. Linda, his ex, was working at the Walmart in town as a greeter to make ends meet. His daughter wouldn't cop to being related to him until I saw her the next day when I met her dad and we talked to her for a while. Strangely, one of my good friends growing up wrote a recommendation for Steve-O to go to clown college so I feel connected to both camps in some weird Gen X way.

[@Hondatsun_Dan]

YEAA SLO COUNTY!!! 805 LOCAL... hitting old creek rd, turri corbett price and carpenter canyon rds on the regular

[@joef2593]

With those sponsorships... I see a Donut F1 team coming up... the Valvoline Donut arrows

[@hayleydanvers]

You should look into Mat Hoffman now. Not for a podcast, but just because he's connected to this kind of world.

[@kriksemaj]

No way! I was not expecting to hear atascadero! That's my hometown lol

[@dantbrooks72]

I remember the snake canyon jump and all the hype leading up to it, me and my brothers were super amped on it. We built a ramp and my older brother tried to jump a canal by our house but alas just like Evel he came up very, very, very short. I probably could have made the jump but I was only 2 years old and couldn’t ride a bike yet. Hmmm I just realized Evel is probably responsible for all my motorcycle antics, he imprinted on me like when a baby duck is born on the first thing they see.

[@chrisofna]

"All the harm was done to himself" Me: Didn't you say he beat a guy with a baseball bat?

[@nnerdon4412]

just sharing this, my grandma was evels 3rd grade teacher

[@Cocpain]

Ole' Bob was the real deal Bart Simpson of Buttte, well at first.

[@ryderpetrick2644]

you should do an episode on Jim Clark

[@1sleet460]

I would say Steph Curry lived up to his dads name

[@lolajoker]

Was a Evel Knievel fan as a kid during his heyday. Always wondered if he let go of the dead man's switch on the canyon jump but if you watch the slow mo of the launch, you can see the chute coming out right at the moment take off, while still on the ramp. So I don't think he could have let it go that fast. Plus the son of the Skycycle builder confirmed it was a technical malfunction. Had he went into the river he would have drowned because he was essentially tied into the rocket because he wore a different jumpsuit with the wrong buckles that didn't match up with the safety harness because he had stained the correct jumpsuit with mustard.

[@davidbouey4022]

you guys need to show example pics of the thing you’re mentioning pleaseeee!!

[@hayleydanvers]

Pastrana still sends it too.

[@tylermaclennan3047]

shorewood wi represent!!!

[@ryanmoulds9225]

I feel like most everything Knievel used for his jumps was never the cremé de la cremé. Yeah, fancy clothes, custom expensive af cars, and houses, not to mention two Leer jets. But, if he never did any practice jumps, until the last jump where he blinded a cameraman, what kind of preparation did he ever really have. He probably bought that shute at a 1970’s Salvation Army. Complete with a tag that read “not fit for use”. 😂 He was most likely solely relying on pure ego and a little PFM (Pure F***ing Magic) every jump he attempted. You should put that in your Knievel screenplay. First scene: buying the shute, described above, and then the jump. Just to accentuate how ridiculous his being alive after all his shenanigans really was. I will definitely watch when it comes out.

[@Quacks0]

1:19:20 In Mr. Knievel's defense, he claimed that the only reason he went that far was that the author of the biography had falsely said bad stuff regarding the daredevil's mother, whom he adored and respected enormously. Kind of like, "You trash me, that's one thing, but you trash my mother, and the claws come out." Can't say that I can totally blame him on that one.

[@donaldfuller5041]

You need to do this on the Canadian stuntman who planned to jump the St. Lawrence seaway.

[@robbchastain3036]

Just make a movie about the whole Snake River deal, complete with the marching band and unruly revelers and races which helped launch Marty Smith into motocross superstardom. And whether Evel pulled the chute or not, he showed up and put on a big show--and as he floated down toward the river, it did seem like he might die and the suspense was the point, no? And I recall some friends up the street in Pacifica going to a movie theater to watch that jump live on a big screen, one of the earliest pay-per-view sporting events? I didn't see Evel that day, but I did get to watch him from the infield at Ontario Motor Speedway in '71--his jump was successful and his wheelies were insane, up and down the front straight, standing and sitting and letting that cape flap in the breeze. One can only imagine how many kids tried that on their Schwinn Sting-Rays, not that they were supposed to try that at home. But that was the thrill of it. And we can thank and blame Evel for that.

[@DreamWrench]

I'm trying to cut my hair but you guys are making me laugh too much.

[@CaptainGrims]

I'm really intrigued by the Austin saga. Like. Where's Austin? That's what I wanna know.

[@philipcaseyacalloway204]

Speaking on kids who soar to the same levels as their fathers I immediately thought of Hank Jr. he helped build outlaw country.

[@combatdummy__8081]

I mean was the rocket system design for him pull the parachute or did the chute had a timed trigger system? If I was designing the thing I don’t think I’d trust him to pull the chute himself

[@combatdummy__8081]

Do a Funko of James & Nolan!!!!

[@pad0965]

Only 828 likes come on kids what r u doing

[@patrick383ironworker]

Shorewood, WI!! Hell yea Joe; watching this an hour east of you in Palmyra. Population 1200 lol

[@chubz01]

Joe's sweater,tho..

[@RyouKaguraTV]

I knew there’s gonna be a “jumping the shark” part in this episode! Who knew that he quit after trying to jump the sharks

[@adamkelnhofer7929]

WHOAAAAAAA Joe Weber I am also from Shorewood!!! Hello!

[@markg5916]

Jumping a rc truck will give you a good understanding of controlling with brake and throttle in the air.

[@LS__812]

How to save money.. don't eat pizza so you don't need simplisafe.. mind blown!

[@SwnkyTiger]

I want a Nolan action figure with pivoting dance arms.

[@MikeLikesBikes095]

Nolan: There were like 500 people in my town and I knew everyone Jeo: my childhood town had like 17,000 and I knew everyone Me (Laughs): I live In Miami and I know no one

[@tostadatheviking7828]

There were 300 people in my town and I knew no one

[@sub-zero286]

I love how homey this pocast feels really, just feels like chilling with some friends

[@MegaBYSON]

ypu need sum friends

[@sub-zero286]

@@MegaBYSON I have one

[@howellangelosilvestre7611]

Thank mo

[@howellangelosilvestre7611]

@@MegaBYSON b huh kno

[@novprezime8640]

Should only be Nolan and James baybee

[@tommasoleonardi8535]

He definitely pulled it

[@justinoverell6208]

PLEEEEEEEEASE do an episode on Ken Powers, The man who is NOT Evil K'nievel... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJismXqKpbCHra8

[@jmoney7289]

Me and my buddies all had a girl one night and there was nine of us it was really fun until a few days later we all got itchy for a while

[@tallonmetroids271]

#CatsAreFreeSquad

[@supersk8ter2]

Favorite episode. So sick u guys r talking about skating

[@anthonywoodham3311]

Did he pull it??

[@stevestarr9769]

Evel was a hero to all 12 year old boys on Saturday afternoons, and a lousy human being and a raging alcoholic the rest of the time.

[@MrCtsSteve]

Pretty much

[@adamdunn2078]

Guy in the middle should never ever ... wait....ever... be on camera again. Did he hit his head as a child? I’m surprised he’s not drooling . Ruined the whole episode. I love you Pumph!! Yes Nolan is cute too.

[@ericetchison6047]

Adam Dunn I was trying to think of a nice way to say that. I was just going to say, “ three is a crowd”. But then I saw your post and hit Like. 😉

[@pad0965]

Y r u guys so mean to joe he can’t help the way he looks and he’s really smart and funny u guys r frickin trolls piece of shits

[@lukeouellette9465]

I have a evel knievel action set

[@831jperry]

This dude sounds like Jackie Moon

[@hypercomms2001]

14:43. I am sure in 50 years I am sure people will be saying the same things about your time...

[@Kwalafied42]

Italian pizza is trash. First hand opinion.

[@PLANBSKATER100]

Joe webber is trash, he called all the skaters on baker stoners and losers, this goofy fucked screams loser, fuck joe