oklahoma
This jackass 24hr takeover thing is a mess. I’m just glad I don’t have anything to do with it. Those guys that are planning it are high on coffee and listening to about a million conference calls every day. I really don’t even know what’s going on, although I did catch wind about some crazy motorcycle extravaganza in Oklahoma.
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to send Carnie and Kosick out there as well,” Jeff said in our Thursday meeting last week.
“What?” I said. “To where? For what?”
“See how much flights to Oklahoma on Saturday are,” Jeff continued.
“Wait, wait, wait. What?” I said. “This Saturday? To Oklahoma? No. No way. Nuh-uh.”
I continued to protest, and I thought the words were coming out of my mouth, but no one seemed to hear them. Within the hour I was booked on a flight to Oklahoma. What the fuck?
Within the next 48 hours I discovered that my assignment was to go out to Oklahoma and cover “Mat Hoffman’s Evel Kneivel Tribute,” which, as it turns out, is hosted by us, jackassworld. Really? If I wasn’t being pestered about release forms and whatnot, maybe I’d have a better idea of what’s going on around here.
Without giving anything away (full story next week), former long distance record-holder (on a motorcycle), Trigger Gumm, and XGames gold medal motorcycle sky artist, Travis Pastrana, were the headliners, and Mat Hoffman was, of course, the host. Daring, life-threatening feats were promised. Some were delivered. You’ll have to tune in next week to find out what happened.
Naturally some bad and unexpected things occurred. For one, Spike Jonze showed up. And unbeknownst to anyone (even himself), Spike has an evil little alter-ego (not unlike Dave England’s “Darf”) named, “Mini-Bike Spike.” And Mini-Bike Spike, as the name suggests, likes to get busy on the mini bike. He also, apparently, likes to get busy off the mini-bike. In midair. All elbows and assholes.
This, and other nonsense, will air during the Jackass 24hr takeover on MTV, Feb. 23.
