I grew up in Boise, Idaho, from 1979 to 1984, and everything you say about it now was true then.
Somehow, we got lucky that that was my father‘s longest employment when he was serving in the military, and still to this day, this is truly the only happy time I had in my life
I can go into great detail like you did when it comes to Reno in regards to Boise. My childhood was filled with endless rides, heading to Pojos to play video games, soccer, weekend-long sleepovers, Dark Horse Hobbies, gaming, and the local comic store.
Every time I have a PTSD event from my childhood, Boise is the safe space in which I go to in order to center myself.
Nice edition, Christian! I've got to check out those 7TV Pulp and Fantasy editions - l like the premise.
Funny about how popular Evel Knievel was back then - my very 1st bike as a kid was a Christmas gift from my Aunt and was a 2-ton, 3-wheel, bucket-seated, chrome ape-hangered-handle-barred, push-pedal Evel Knievel bike! It was literally impossible to pedal unless you had thighs like Conan (and even then, there was no way you could ride up the slightest of inclines), and was so huge with a terrible turning radius that there was nowhere I had available to me to ride it . . . but at the time it was epic.
Evel Knievel was such a big part of my childhood. I loved my Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle toy and we were always making ramps so we could do jumps on our bikes.
I grew up in Boise, Idaho, from 1979 to 1984, and everything you say about it now was true then.
Somehow, we got lucky that that was my father‘s longest employment when he was serving in the military, and still to this day, this is truly the only happy time I had in my life
I can go into great detail like you did when it comes to Reno in regards to Boise. My childhood was filled with endless rides, heading to Pojos to play video games, soccer, weekend-long sleepovers, Dark Horse Hobbies, gaming, and the local comic store.
Every time I have a PTSD event from my childhood, Boise is the safe space in which I go to in order to center myself.
Your daughters are lucky they can grow up there.
Nice edition, Christian! I've got to check out those 7TV Pulp and Fantasy editions - l like the premise.
Funny about how popular Evel Knievel was back then - my very 1st bike as a kid was a Christmas gift from my Aunt and was a 2-ton, 3-wheel, bucket-seated, chrome ape-hangered-handle-barred, push-pedal Evel Knievel bike! It was literally impossible to pedal unless you had thighs like Conan (and even then, there was no way you could ride up the slightest of inclines), and was so huge with a terrible turning radius that there was nowhere I had available to me to ride it . . . but at the time it was epic.
Your article forced me to look it up to see if anyone preserved this beast: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/look-1970s-evel-knievel-3-wheeler-rare
Thanks for the memories (and for the mention)! 🏍
Epic as always!
Thanks.
Thank you for mentioning my article. Really appreciate it!
It won't be the last time, I'm sure.
Evel Knievel was such a big part of my childhood. I loved my Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle toy and we were always making ramps so we could do jumps on our bikes.
An RPG based on Gerry Anderson’s UFO would be so much fun.