The Evel Knievel Museum
The Evel Knievel Museum
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Danny Koker from Count’s Kustoms
Danny Koker, the renowned car restorer and TV personality, recounts the legacy of the King of Daredevils, the future of the Evel Knievel Museum in Las Vegas, his own journey from music to car restoration, and his various ventures, including Count's Kustoms and Count's Vamp'd.
00:00 Danny Koker with edits
01:04 Evel Knievel Museum in Las Vegas
03:03 Vegas Transformation Over the Years
06:10 The Superfly Cadillac Story
10:53 Barry White's Stutz Restoration
15:44 The General's Corvette
16:05 Dad's Car
17:28
18:18 Count's Kustoms and TV Station
18:20 I grew up in cars
20:38 How Danny became "The Count"
21:44 The Origin of Count's Kustoms
22:38 Count's Vamped: A Rock and Roll Haven
23:14 Navigating Busines...
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Danny Koker of Count's Kustoms
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Renowned car restorer and TV personality Danny Koker discusses his admiration for Evel Knievel, the legacy and future of the Evel Knievel Museum in Las Vegas, Danny's journey from music to car restoration, and his various ventures, including Count's Kustoms and Count's Vamp'd. Grab merch at www.EvelKnievelMuseum.com
Sky Cycle rides again
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Evel Knievel's legacy continues to inspire at Snake River Canyon and beyond. Host Joe Friday talks with Lathan McKay and John Bagley about the iconic SkyCycle and memorable moments from the 50th anniversary event at Twin Falls and a nationwide tour. The episode concludes with discussions on future plans, including an epic parade in Las Vegas. 00:00 SkyCycle rides again 06:25 How the journey beg...
Evel Knievel's iconic SkyCycle rides again
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Evel Knievel's legacy continues to inspire at Snake River Canyon and beyond. Host Joe Friday talks with Lathan McKay and John Bagley about the iconic SkyCycle and memorable moments from the 50th anniversary event at Twin Falls and a nationwide tour. The episode concludes with discussions on future plans, including an epic...
Unveiling Robbie Knievel's Caesars bike
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Greg Duray recounts compelling stories of finding Robbie Knievel's motorcycle. He then verifies its authenticity as the bike that sailed over the fountains at Caesars Palace; and shares his heartfelt connection to the Knievel legacy. Special guests Kelly and Krysten Knievel also discuss their emotions and memories associated with the stunt bike. Tune in for a deep dive into the history, challen...
Finding Robbie Knievel's legendary Caesars stunt bike
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Greg Duray recounts compelling stories of finding the motorcycle Robbie Knievel used at Caesars Palace, and then verifying its authenticity, along with his heartfelt connection to the Knievel legacy. Special guests Kelly and Krysten Knievel also share their emotions and memories associated with the stunt bike. Tune in for...
Building the Evel Knievel Museum
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Lathan McKay and Mike Patterson guide you through their behind-the-scenes efforts to preserve Evel Knievel's legacy, including harrowing encounters with law enforcement and unsavory schemers, as well as some of the angels they met along the way. Subscribe to Thrill Show from the Evel Knievel Museum on your favorite podcast provider. Grab merch at www.EvelKnievelMuseum.com
Building an Evel Knievel Museum
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Lathan McKay and Mike Patterson guide you through their behind-the-scenes efforts to preserve Evel Knievel's legacy, including harrowing encounters with law enforcement and unsavory schemers, as well as some of the angels they met along the way. Grab merch at www.EvelKnievelMuseum.com
Jay Sarno and Evel Knievel: Vegas kindreds
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In this episode, we dive deep into the close bond between Evel Knievel and Jay Sarno, shedding light on their unique relationship. The story unfolds with insights into their shared experiences in gambling, building a brand, and navigating minefields of naysayers. Dr. David Schwartz, historian and author, explores the challenges and triumphs faced by these larger-than-life personalities, offerin...
Jay Sarno and Evel Knievel, a match made in Vegas
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Let's dive deep into the close bond between Evel Knievel and Jay Sarno, shedding light on their unique relationship. Historian and author David G. Schwartz shares insights into the pair’s shared experiences in gambling, building a brand, and navigating minefields of naysayers. We explore the challenges and triumphs faced ...
Guns and Honeybuns for Men on a Mission
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Send us a text (www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2120915/open_sms) Man Day Kansas is an epic convergence around weapons and sweet rolls. Jason Klassen raises money for missions to Niger by organizing a best-ever afternoon of blowing stuff up and shooting guns. Christian brothers test their marksmanship, play with explosives, race and wreck cars all for a noble cause: To provide clean wat...
Evel Knievel does Las Vegas
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Evel Knievel does Las Vegas
Evel Knievel in Las Vegas with Jeff Walker
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Evel Knievel in Las Vegas with Jeff Walker
Dan Meers, the Man Behind Chiefs Mascot, KC Wolf
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Dan Meers, the Man Behind Chiefs Mascot, KC Wolf
Resurrection of Evel Knievel’s world famous Mack truck
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Resurrection of Evel Knievel’s world famous Mack truck
Evel Knievel’s Trike
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Evel Knievel’s Trike
Christmas Wishes from the Evel Knievel Museum
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Christmas Wishes from the Evel Knievel Museum
Double Dog Dare at the Flagpole
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Double Dog Dare at the Flagpole
Dewey McCreary, the daredevil
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Dewey McCreary, the daredevil
Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1975)
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Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1975)
Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1976)
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Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1976)
Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1974)
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Gary Davis - the Daredevil's Stuntman (1974)
Remember the Evel Knievel Lunchbox?
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Remember the Evel Knievel Lunchbox?
Norman Gives Evel Knievel Museum Impossibly High Marks
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Norman Gives Evel Knievel Museum Impossibly High Marks
Ted did a photo shoot with Evel Knievel
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Ted did a photo shoot with Evel Knievel
Tooting Our Own Horn
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Tooting Our Own Horn
Jim Stephenson Stories of the Stunt and Crash Car
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Jim Stephenson Stories of the Stunt and Crash Car
Jim Stephenson Pimp Rides and Movie Cars
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Jim Stephenson Pimp Rides and Movie Cars
Sorenson Bike Shop
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Sorenson Bike Shop
Clint Bowyer visits the Evel Knievel Museum
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Clint Bowyer visits the Evel Knievel Museum

Комментарии

  • @RandyAduddell
    @RandyAduddell 6 дней назад

    Awesome stories from Danny. I had to go up to Topeka a couple of weeks ago just to see the museum one more time before it moved and it was great to see everything again.

  • @mojo6524
    @mojo6524 6 дней назад

    jumping a stingray.... been there done that!

  • @am2boni
    @am2boni 16 дней назад

    Loved the video! I went to the museum last weekend. It was amazing!!! The mack was there. . so beautiful! Thanks for the video and the memories! God bless Evel!!

  • @camerongrubert9073
    @camerongrubert9073 25 дней назад

    Great interview and a great person to have their brain picked about dealing with Vegas.

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 26 дней назад

    Danny is awesome! Does the other guy teach kindergarten somewhere?

    • @camerongrubert9073
      @camerongrubert9073 25 дней назад

      Joe Pennington owns the coolest metal business in Topeka/US and is one of the partners of The Evel Knievel Museum.

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 27 дней назад

    Joe P mustve smoked a blunt before this show, compared to the others.

  • @jmsdeco
    @jmsdeco 28 дней назад

    Excellent interview

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 29 дней назад

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVEL KNIEVEL ❤️🤍💙

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 Месяц назад

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVEL KNIEVEL!! ❤️🤍💙

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 Месяц назад

    HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY TODAY EVEL KNIEVEL!! October 17th❤🤍💙

  • @janetphillips2875
    @janetphillips2875 Месяц назад

    Evel's birthday is tomorrow..He wouldve been 86. Wow! He is still my hero! I remember I couldnt wait to get to school to argue with my cousin, Darwin, about the Snake River Canyon Jump! I was a 5th grader, I think. And a tomboy at the time. And still somewhat of one today. Me and my bf both ride motorcycles, Im from Alabama, while he was born in Dillon, MT in 1954. We live in Bama, but we go to Dubois, Wyoming every year for 3 months in the summer. I had NO IDEA tgat you guys had a 50th Anniversary deal at the canyoon! We couldve went!! My sisterinlaw in Missoula couldve ridden her bike down to meet us! Cuda shuda wuda...but we didnt know! I love the fact that Lathan got Evel's Mack and restored it. My bf's great aunt in Lima, MT., were friends with Evel and Linda in Butte. I was told that she had an oil painting of Evel in her living room, that he had given her hubby. I kept trying to get Cal to go visit her but he never would. The lady was 90 and a widow, and her children had all died. So now, I learned that she died 2 yrs ago. I wonder what happened to the painting?! Her name was Shirley Harkness and she had once worked for Farm Bureau Insurance in Butte. If I can find out from my bf's stepmom what happened to her things, the painting would make a great item for the museum.

  • @jmsdeco
    @jmsdeco Месяц назад

    excellent interview !

  • @camerongrubert9073
    @camerongrubert9073 Месяц назад

    Great job, everyone! I'm glad I got to meet up with Motor Mania-John and Company in KC and loved seeing and shooting the stuff I had only seen on TV and the internet. Thanks Guys!

  • @evellegend
    @evellegend Месяц назад

    I personally would ĹOVE to see a total restoration of the Wheelie car, but thats just me. Evel talked about it while he was alive but obviously wasn't able to get it done.

  • @evellegend
    @evellegend Месяц назад

    I saw a picture of me with the dragster.

  • @DJPTEXAS
    @DJPTEXAS Месяц назад

    Did you move to Vegas ?

  • @izom
    @izom 2 месяца назад

    great jump spec. on a harley ;-)

  • @tommann4978
    @tommann4978 2 месяца назад

    I Was there with Evel, Robbie, Spanky Spangler, Super Dave Osborn and BOOM BOOM Mancini. Sorry, that's a Test Bike ....

    • @yamaharaptor01able
      @yamaharaptor01able Месяц назад

      So where's the jump bike then?? This guy seems pretty damn confident he's got the correct one

  • @jimevans1112
    @jimevans1112 2 месяца назад

    Krysten, that's so cool. I'm glad you found his bike. I actually talked to your Grandad once. He was jumping at the fair in Monroe WA. Around '70. I didn't see him jump, but it was a thrill to talk to him. I have scars on my knees emulating him jumping off a sawhorse with a 2x12 ramp.

  • @TELEVISIONARCHIVES
    @TELEVISIONARCHIVES 3 месяца назад

    It's the jump bike.

  • @gep2771
    @gep2771 3 месяца назад

    Grew up on Evel, crashed my bicycle many times jumping too. Looks great but it was sad to see that original paint go.

  • @greglbennett
    @greglbennett 3 месяца назад

    I can't wait to force my family to go to the museum next summer!

  • @IanHotson
    @IanHotson 3 месяца назад

    I'm now 65 years old, looking back in my young days when I was just a kid Evel Knievel was and still is my hero every stupid thing I ever did on a mini bike or a dirt bike is directly related to Evel Knievel! You haven't lived unless at 11 years of age you tried jumping the drainage ditch that ran through our Farms on a 3 horsepower mini bike😅😅 yep my shoulder still aches every time it's going to rain!! Memories😅

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt 4 месяца назад

    That's really cool! The 60s music was a nice touch. I've always thought that jump while not overly far, was really dangerous looking with that catch ramp edge looming as a deadly obstacle that had to be cleared. The fact the the YT algarithim didn't pick this video up a boost it is a shame

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt 4 месяца назад

    I met Evel as a kid around 82 and got an autograph. I almost peed myself.

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt 4 месяца назад

    Really cool seeing new footage for the first time!

  • @john26660
    @john26660 4 месяца назад

    This has to be one of the most expensive vehicle restorations in history. Who paid for it?

  • @yamahasuperbike2202
    @yamahasuperbike2202 4 месяца назад

    Great video!

  • @dsc194
    @dsc194 4 месяца назад

    Nice video.

  • @DoncampbellUSMC
    @DoncampbellUSMC 4 месяца назад

    Draft Dodger

    • @janetphillips2875
      @janetphillips2875 29 дней назад

      Knievel served in the Army in the 1950's. He jumped 50 times as a paratrooper and also joined the military's track and field program as a pole-vaulter.

  • @jasonloveless7860
    @jasonloveless7860 4 месяца назад

    Nobody revolutionized the History of Motor cycle's the way Evil Knievel did To: The Knievel family I'm sorry for you're loss of you're beloved Evil Knievel and ,the loss of Robbie Knivel I send my prayer's 🙏 to the family God bless

  • @petejohnston5375
    @petejohnston5375 4 месяца назад

    That's so amazing. Great group of people who did all of that. Hats off to you all.

  • @russhowey1108
    @russhowey1108 5 месяцев назад

    Great interview, Mike and Lathan. Thanks for the stories and the updates. ✌️

  • @evellegend
    @evellegend 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome interview

  • @SuperDrumwolf
    @SuperDrumwolf 5 месяцев назад

    thank you Lathan and Mike, Evel was the greatest of all time. I hope to travel to see the museum someday. thank you!

  • @RandyAduddell
    @RandyAduddell 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing place, HISTORIC HARLEY DAVIDSON in Topeka, KS.!!! In fact, the wife and I are here in Topeka from OKC, OK on vacation. I have to visit of course, every time we come up !! I think the museum is AWESOME because I grew up watching EVEL on t.v. and then his son Robbie(RIP) I asked them at the store if they might do something special b4 they shut down and move to Vegas, probably not but I think it would be cool if they did . Im really gonna miss it being here cuz itsonly 5hrs away from home, not 16. Thank you for the wonderful memories, PRICELESS!!

    • @RandyAduddell
      @RandyAduddell 5 месяцев назад

      I'm wearing my EVEL shirt right now!!!

  • @genepsullivan
    @genepsullivan 5 месяцев назад

    Any idea when the opening will be? A movie script is done about Gene and in the process of being sold. Several of the scenes in the movie will be about life with Evel.

  • @oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209
    @oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209 6 месяцев назад

    Dose anyone know what the name of this song, and who performed it?

  • @TheOzarkExplorer
    @TheOzarkExplorer 6 месяцев назад

    I got to know Gary pretty well. I met him when I was working with my father building a custom car for Evel Knievel, and Gary was working with Evel at the time. Gary taught me how ride dirt bikes, and let me ride one of his brand new bikes with him. It was amazing what he could do on those. He also had motorized skate boards that we used to play "tag" on and, again, he was just amazing on those. I must've fell off mine 100+ times trying to tag him, or avoid getting tagged by him. Gary did stunts in lots of movies and TV shows. His talents are truly an amazing thing to witness.

  • @rolandvillareal9337
    @rolandvillareal9337 6 месяцев назад

    Impossible to watch and not feel pride to be an American, I’m not white just old school.

  • @ronwigglesworth1866
    @ronwigglesworth1866 6 месяцев назад

    ABC "WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS" and I was never same after that. 🇺🇲

  • @joemode101
    @joemode101 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you all to everyone who has helped putting this beautiful icon together. It is a wonderful pice of history. Thank you all again.👍

  • @emunnojr
    @emunnojr 6 месяцев назад

    Who sings this song ?

  • @robertkrajewski-n4k
    @robertkrajewski-n4k 6 месяцев назад

    IM gonna be 55 in June,the GOOD OLD DAYS RIP Evil

  • @evellegend
    @evellegend 6 месяцев назад

    It's always funny to hear stories that are concocted some how from somewhere decades after they claim the story happened. Jay Sarno had nothing to do with the whole coma story because at the time the jump happened it wasn't a thing, it wasn't part of any newspaper clipping, magazine article, TV or radio interview Evel did talking about the jump, it wasn't part of the George Hamilton Evel Knievel movie, it wasn't mentioned in any of the books written in that era. It wasn't until the documentary Last of the Gladiators Evel Knievel came out around 1987 that the whole coma thing was said and then gained traction in 89 while promoting Robbie's Caesars Palace jump to help hype the PPV. Don't get me wrong I'm somebody that loves Evel Knievel as much as anyone who ever walked the earth and was a good friend of his the last 10 years of his life. But the facts are the facts and I realize you're trying to sell a book about Jay Sarno but don't give him credit for something he had nothing to do with when it comes to Evel's Legend and the whole coma gimmick. But I will agree with the author when it came to speaking with Evel on the phone or in person something I did many times including a few days before he passed away. He had an incredible presence and a Aurora of greatness like no one I've ever known in my life. It was one of my greatest honors to know him, call him my friend, tell him I loved him the last time I spoke with him and him telling me the same. I have memories to last a lifetime because of that friendship.

  • @fuzzybutkus8970
    @fuzzybutkus8970 6 месяцев назад

    Evil didn’t have anything on guys like Art Arfons or Tyrone Malone the bandag bandit. They had full truck shows going down the E-way.

  • @philipblackaller5858
    @philipblackaller5858 7 месяцев назад

    what song is that?

  • @csadaybyday
    @csadaybyday 7 месяцев назад

    I grew up in the 70s and saw the front footage many times, but never the other angles! As many times as I saw it, I didn’t notice that his leather jumpsuit busted open until i heard him mention it in an interview shortly before his death. Thanks for posting this!!

  • @bhgtv6226
    @bhgtv6226 8 месяцев назад

    What the name of song?

  • @cobracommander2297
    @cobracommander2297 8 месяцев назад

    Evel was a true AMERICAN DAREDEVIL - I was 10 at the time and had the Evel lunchbox. Still have it today. Great Memories and an AWESOME JOB restoring his truck. 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁Thank you for sharing.

    • @janetphillips2875
      @janetphillips2875 Месяц назад

      I wanted an Evil Knievel lunchbox, but I had The Osmonds🙄😁. My sister had The Adams Family and my friend had Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks!