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  Who is Spanky Spangler?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Spanky Spangler has been performing death defying stunts all over the world since he was 12 years old.
Born to be a stunt man, as far back as he can remember Spanky's driving desire was to be a Hollywood stuntman.
Spanky has performed in front of crowds in excess of 300,000 all over the world.
www.spankyspangler.com /bio/spanky_bio.html   (205 words)

  
  The Montana Standard - Butte, Montana USA
But seconds later, Spangler was on his feet, basking in the adoration of the spectators.
A decorated veteran who served as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War, Spangler is dedicating this tour to the men and women in the Armed Forces and the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Spanky is on a mission to convey the beauty of freedom to the world through death-defying acts, he said.
www.mtstandard.com /articles/2004/07/31/newsbutte_top/hjjfjcgijjehjc.txt   (690 words)

  
 Spanky Spangler Upcoming Events
The jump was dedicated to the victim’s families from ninety-two countries that lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy, never to be forgotten.
Spanky landed in his specially designed air bag, awaited by the cheering crowd, and his safe landing.
Spanky will attempt to jump a specially designed car over a 200 foot gap (a segment of the Grand Canyon).
www.spankyspangler.com /calendar/events.html   (408 words)

  
 Primedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Spangler continued to look for a way inside of Marcoullier, but Marcoullier wasn't having any of it.
As Marcoullier and Spangler came out of turn four, Seder had claimed victory, but they still needed to settle second place.
Spangler said the track was slick down at the bottom, but the berm where the track was roughened was fast.
www.whowon.com /primedia/pm_tracknews.asp?StoryID=66770   (1598 words)

  
 MONSTERJAMONLINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Spangler and his partner Mark Hager will perform a huge dual stunt during the Monster Jam at Reliant Astrodome on November 16.
Spangler, a world-renowned stuntman and former Green Beret, has performed more than 21,000 stunts in his lifetime, several of which have been at the Astrodome.
Spangler is so well known as a soldier and stunt man that September 13 is designated as "Spanky Spangler Day" in his home state of Arizona.
www.ushra.com /articleDetail?id=Article.2003-10-24.0152   (294 words)

  
 Tony Baltazar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His activities have been attended by several celebrities, such as world champion boxers George Foreman, Evander Holyfield and Carlos Palomino, as well as a varied list of Hollywood actors.
In 2001, the auction charity was attended by Alice Cooper, former world boxing champion Michael Carbajal, Hollywood stunt-man Ron Nix, daredevil Spanky Spangler and others.
It should be pointed out also that, Baltazar and Camacho have also become friends outside the ring with the years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Baltazar   (320 words)

  
 Knievel's Wild Ride - Recaps - Photos - News - Commentary - Gossip - Reality TV Calendar - What's On When - The ...
Spanky Spangler, stunt coordinator and renowned stunt man and crew chief Bill Rundle, have prior commitments to perform and oversee Evel Knievel's 3rd Annual Knievel Days in Butte, Montana.
With Spanky and Bill in Butte, Todd is left in charge of all the pre-jump preparations and ramp constructions.
Spanky is worried about the landing since he will be hitting those hay bales pretty darn fast and that he may go over the edge plummeting 85 feet into the New York Harbor.
www.realitytvcalendar.com /recaps/knievel/mm-kwr-ep02-p1.html   (1423 words)

  
 Warnock Automotive Group Brings Reality TV to East Hanover as Host of Daredevil Stunt
Spanky Spangler has been a performer since he was 12 years old.
With twenty two thousand stunts to his credit and 22 world records, he is known to his peers as the "Original Fall Guy" and is also known as "The Falling Star." In the past 3 years, more than 180 million people have seen his amazing stunts.
Spangler is the second daredevil to perform at the dealership as part of the A&E series this year.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2004/11/19/285320.html   (509 words)

  
 High Country News -- Printable -- November 24, 2003: Butte ponders the power of Evel
The stunt was Spangler’s follow-up to last year’s spectacle, in which he set himself on fire and hurled himself from the top of the Finlen Hotel, the tallest building in town.
The crew and an ambulance raced toward the wreck, and tense seconds passed before one of Spanky’s crew waved a towel around victoriously, signaling that the stuntman was unharmed.
In that moment, Spanky was like Butte: thrown off course and thoroughly wrecked, but determined to get back on its feet and keep on going, unashamed.
www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=14415   (1035 words)

  
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Robbie Knievel's stunt coordinator, Spanky Spangler, said the winds Saturday could have caused problems.
Spangler said Knievel keeps two bikes for his show.
The younger Knievel has turned out to be as good as anyone jumping today, Spangler said.
www.tucsoncitizen.com /print/pro/110804c_knievel   (312 words)

  
 Spanky Spangler Stuff...
This a limited edition autographed leather Spanky Spangler Freedom Jacket.
This is also a limited edition, the same type of helmet Spanky has used for many of his world record stunts.
Spanky will also personally autograph on this one of kind collectors dream.
www.spankyspangler.com /stuff/coolstuff.html   (155 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Will also had a good run, but just a little short having a 11.342 on a 11.32 dial with a.512 light.
Will`s semi fianl opponent was Spanky Spangler, of Fremont.
Spanky ran a 9.865 @ 138.33 mph on a dial of 9.90.
www.krpi.com /2002BBBonanza.htm   (228 words)

  
 eksocial2005
Spanky gave a great talk about how he met Evet when he was just 15 and how Evel had inspired him to go futher than any other stuntman, he then announced that Evel had been voted 'world's greatset stuntman" and presented him with a beautiful plaque, there was not a dry eye in the house.
Evel then made a speech that was awesome as always.
Spanky's hot air baloon fall stunt was a lot more than people thought, after seeing him first jump off the Finlin on fire than last year from a crane high about broadway street this topped both!
www.motorcyclejumpers.com /eksocial2005.html   (415 words)

  
 World BlackBelt Online
He recalls that Spanky wanted Gates as part of his group to assist him and possibly make him a professional stuntman.
Over his years of performing and acting as Spanky’s security specialist, Spanky asked Brian to join him in meeting up with Robbie Knievel, the “Kaptain.” Knievel, son of the great Evel Knievel, was a top performer in his own right.
Knievel is a world record motorcycle stunt jumper who was preparing to perform a TV record jump of the Grand Canyon.
www.worldblackbelt.com /pages/Sept04.27_Knievel.asp?trck=NL_092804   (1336 words)

  
 Evel Knievel Daze 2003 in Butte, Montana || Friday, August 1, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
After the parade, Evel joined a few lucky fans in the Finlen Hotel's Treasure State Ballroom for an elegant meal catered by the Uptown Cafe.
Legendary stuntman and Knievel fan and friend Spanky Spangler thrilled a crowd of thousands after dark when he launched a car off a ramp in his patented barrel roll.
Part of the ramp collapsed causing the stunt to go south and preempted the anticipated pyrotechnics, but Spanky was safe and vowed to return next year.
www.knieveldays.com /friday2003.htm   (181 words)

  
 Welcome to Cowboys For Kids!
Group picture: Actors Obba Babatunde, Steven Williams, Reggie Dorsey, Stuntman Spanky Spangler and CFK volunteers.
We sponsor many activities for underprivileged children: host birthday parties at local shelters, sponsor special outings to pro-football/b-ball games, trips to zoos and museums and provide scholarships.
Libby, Wayne, Sandy, Gary "Bad Dog" Bennett, Spanky Spangler, Patty.
www.cowboysforkids.net   (611 words)

  
 :: Metro Pulse Online ::
Second on the list is Tom "Spanky" Spangler, the sheriff's chief deputy, who is a pilot in charge of the department's aviation unit, where he was close to Hutchison, also a pilot.
Also described as a good officer and a strong street cop before he came inside and eventually took over aviation, a Hutchison pet division, Spangler has had no prior political experience.
Third from inside the department is Robert "Bobby" Waggoner, the son of the late former Sheriff Bernard "Beefy" Waggoner and brother of retired Criminal Court Judge Brenda Waggoner.
www.metropulse.com /articles/2007/17_04/editorial.shtml   (879 words)

  
 Queenstown Spring Festival 2000 Boarder Zone
An assorted collection of brave souls young and old, dressed as fairies, as a 'Flying Grape', a nurse with a patient in a wheelchair, as 'Spanky Spangler', in Hawaiian outfits or wearing very little at all, skied or snowboarded into a freezing cold pool, all in the name of fun.
Andrew 'Flying Grape' Surtees won the open event with the highest points for originality and creativity and the length and height of his backflip into the water.
Equal second were Josh Golden from The Remarkables patrol department and Mark 'Spanky Spangler' Forsyth with an impressive forward dive with a snowboard on each foot.
www.boarderzone.com /00spring.htm   (676 words)

  
 Letter to the Editor: Dear Editor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
These stories may be coming from future authors of best-selling novels - you never know.
The interview in the October issue of Spanky Spangler, a professional stuntman, is a prime example of a person I had never heard of before.
I was surprised to learn of his feats and 16 world records.
www.teenink.com /Past/1999/10529.html   (278 words)

  
 MONSTERJAMONLINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The last Monster Jam at Reliant Astrodome promises to be one of the best ever in the thirty-five year history of motor sports at the Astrodome.
Stuntman Spanky Spangler has pulled out all the stops and created a brand new stunt to mark the occasion.
Spangler and his partner Mark Hager will perform this huge dual feat, which is being called the "Dui Sui Spiral."
www.ushra.com /articleDetail?id=Article.2003-10-24.0037   (250 words)

  
 The Montana Standard - Butte, Montana USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Three residents tell their stories in the following profiles: Art Bugni — on the top floor Art Bugni happily tells visitors that stuntman Spanky Spangler lit himself on fire and jumped out of his top-floor apartment in 2002 during Evel Knievel Days.
Some goop is still pasted onto Bugni's window frame that he believes was the flammable substance lathered on Spangler.
Your pal, Spanky Spangler, the falling star." A widower, Bugni moved into the Finlen about seven years ago.
www.mtstandard.com /articles/2005/07/26/featuresbigskylife/hjjejchghhgaja.txt   (1106 words)

  
 Al Spangler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Al Spangler
Al Spangler was one of my all-time favorite players, star of the brand new Houston Colt 45's in 1962, also generous with his autograph for his fans.
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.baseball-reference.com /s/spangal01.shtml   (715 words)

  
 Oh! I almost forgot - the lounge
Featured stuntmen were Spanky Spangler and Joe Brick.
He piled up loads of cars and drove off a ramp and went through them.
Spanky's head didn't make it, so he keeps it in a little jar on his dashboard.
lounge.techfocus.net /showthread.php?t=4894   (401 words)

  
 EVEL KNIEVEL CELEBRATION 2002 AND 2003
Spanky's stunt car at ramp hours before his barrel roll jump over some cars.
The first year, an entire week of Evel, bikes, partying, bikinis, concerts, and an on fire Spanky Spangler jumping from the top of the Finlen Hotel in good ole Butte, Montana!!!!
Spanky's on fire and ready to jump from the Finlen......
www.thedumasbrothel.com /EVELKNIEVELPICS1.HTML   (676 words)

  
 Master Brian Gates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Master Brian Gates has and continues to perform explosive and dynamic Hollywood stunts in the areas of auto crashes, cycle crashes, jumps, and full body burns.
He also has and continues to work with many elite stuntmen such as Spanky Spangler and Robbie Knievel; appearing on FOX-TV, How'd They Do That?, ESPN, TNT, and TNN.
He was the Stunt Coordinator for FOX-TV's "How'd They Do That?," working with Spanky Spangler, pro stuntman.
gates.dysinformationrocks.com /global/stuntman.shtml   (141 words)

  
 Weekend 5 Indians @ Wenatchee January 30, 1999
Only 2 minutes later, Dev Anderson picked up his first of three goals for the night, assisted by Rich (Spanky) Spangler.
The Indians got goals from Rich Spangler, Dale Gibbon and Dev Anderson.
The referees was equally poor on both sides, but the visiting team as usual, took the brunt on the bad calls, resulting in one unsporstman like penalty in frustration and a game misconduct for checking from the behind, that was unjustified.
members.aol.com /rockgibb/wenatchee013099.html   (796 words)

  
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He hasn't been on [the barges] with a motorcycle or anything like that," said technician ‘Spanky’ Spangler.
That's happened a few times and that's very dangerous," Spangler added.
Just before 7 p.m., police announced to an angry and disappointed crowd that Knievel would attempt the jump again on Sunday at 4 p.m.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=54465&provider=top   (398 words)

  
 Corey Scott on Cycle Jumpers of the World at cyclejumpers.com
Corey prior to take off for a "Net Jump" in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome April 9, 1994.
Ken Manues, Mark Hagar, Corey Scott, Spanky Spangler and Brian Gates.
The above photos are of Corey while he was performing for Joie Chitwood's Chevy Thunder Show.
www.geocities.com /cyclejumper_2000/coreyscott.html   (354 words)

  
 Son of Evel psyched for W. Va. jump - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Using a much-lighter bike, he has since broken his father's distance records, cleared the Grand Caynon and passed a flying stock car in mid-air at the Astrodome.
Famed stuntman Spanky Spangler was in the stock car, flying straight toward Robbie's bike.
They passed cleanly, but Robbie crash landed and broke his back.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_201111.html   (463 words)

  
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www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID59/Data/4359.txt   (1220 words)

  
 The Spoof - Hearts and minds battle plan revealed.
The administration said that in order to win the peace in Iraq as convincingly as they won the war they were willing to try almost anything to stop flag draped coffin pictures being released by the press.
When a reporter from The Spoof asked what the logistics were like to get an elephant in a parachute General "Spanky" Spangler said "Who mentioned parachutes?"
When questioned more by the Spoof reporter, as to whether it was wise to start dropping two-ton animals from a great height onto unsuspecting people, the General said "Who cares a shit about them towel heads?
www.thespoof.com /news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i3127&rating=1   (340 words)

  
 Robbie Knievel - America's Greatest Daredevil - Past Jumps
The jump was engineered across the Beaudry property presenting some unique challenges for the crew.
“We had to cut a diagonal right through the middle of the property, build some small ramps over curbs and sidewalks and have Robbie start from the top of a ski jump scaffolding.” Said Team Knievel Stunt Coordinator, Spanky Spangler.
The weather almost played a factor as well with intermittent raindrops and gusting winds threatening to spoil the fun; however, as Robbie came out for the show the rain stopped and the clouds cleared from the sky.
www.knieveltour.com /past_jumps.html   (639 words)

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