It’s 3:45 am. I’m looking at the CNN Web site. I notice a spelling error that annoys me.
But who cares? Welcome to December. By the way, I’m drinking a Don de Dieu by Unibroue. An incredible beer, made in Canada, 9% alcohol and made, of course, in the style of the Belgian Triples. Yum. From the Web site:
This smooth, exceptionally strong triple wheat ale offers a complex flavor that is slightly fruity, malty, nutty and yeasty, with a hint of unfiltered sake.
We recommend pairing it with grilled game meats, spicy Asian or Latin cuisine, ripened cheeses and charcuterie.
On another note, the hostage crisis is resolved. The Clintons called it off – or so the Freepers would have you believe, or whatever.
And, finally, Evel Knievel is dead.
Chuck Butcher
I’m looking our my window at 6″ of snow and iced up streets, screw this December.
maxbaer (not the original)
Let me take this apportunity to say that the management of CNN has done nothing but bring approbrium upon their network since Ted Turner left it.
DaveMon
RIP Evel, you got me addicted to motorcycles. Still remember the cool pull-strap motorcycle that terrorized the family pets…
Xenos
A whole generation of post-boomer boys is in mourning.
Jay
I liked the crank version better. That little cycle had to weigh about 3 pounds. My family still laughs about the Christmas morning that thing took off and literally climbed the walls with centrifugal force circling the room. The coolest part was that it was my Dad that launched it.
Every time I see a kid now trying to ride one of those God-awful, unridable OCC bikes, I remember cutting the forks off another bike and jamming them on the end of my Sting-Ray. That’s how you get a chopper! And scars. Made launching off of ramps interesting.
It was a good time to be a kid and Evel was a great hero for us. RIP.
Krista
Fixed.
RSA
I love this part of the article:
RIP, Evel. You can imagine him seeing Jackass on TV and saying, “Those guys are pussies.”
Psycheout
Perhaps Evel is trying to jump over the pits of hell. Good luck, sinner.
dslak
Spoofing has a better chance of being funny if it’s up to date.
jake
I went through a period where I was going to be Evel Knievel when I grew up.
Mom was not amused.
Bob In Pacifica
Sun is coming up on the West Coast. Saw something dead on the beach the other day, was big enough to have been an elephant seal, maybe it got doused with the oil spill. It’s still killing birds out on the Farallons.
But no rain for weeks. It’s nice, the weather, but we need rain. You can’t drink bliss.
Hmmm. Beer. Maybe I need to wander the aisles of BevMo today.
canuckistani
It was the Snake River Canyon jump that taught me a valuable lesson in the value of hype when I was a child.
The world will not be the same without Evel.
Sinister eyebrow
I can’t believe the guy who was on my lunchbox is dead.
srv
Ah the memories.
77 Sting-Ray
I can’t remember how many forks pipes I bent trying to be like Evil. Good thing the guy across the street was a welder. Those neighborhood aquaducts may look small now, but they were the Snake River back in the day.
No helmets, no parachute, no brains.
Incornsyucopia
Don de Dieu is damn good beer, but then pretty much all of Unibroue’s are. Having only lived in Quebec a few months I’ve been quite impressed by the brewing culture here. Unibroue I’d heard of before, but there’s quite a few small brew pubs here in Montreal who turn out some wonderfully unique varieties. Yet another way in which Quebec seems to be unique in N. America…
Steve
Every time someone discovers Unibroue, it is a good thing!! My favourites are Trois Pistoles and Chambly Noire. I can’t even DRINK Budweiser, Miller, Molson Canadian, Coors, Labatts etc. any more.
Jay
Coolest bike ever!! I had the 5-speed with the huge ball-buster gear shift.
Rob
Anyone know if they sell this beer in Alberta?