The magic of Indian Larry

Nothing I have ever written has come close to generating the number of comments received about the September 3, 2004 post entitled "Indian Larry is dead at 55."

Last night on the Discovery Channel I watched the Indian Larry v Mondo "Biker Build-Off" taped last August 28, the very same day he would fall off his bike demonstrating a stunt, hitting his head and causing the brain injury which would lead to his death on August 30.

I was mesmerized.

I had never heard of Indian Larry until I read his New York Times obituary.

I know nothing of bikes and motorcyles.

I've only been on a bike once in my life, as a passenger, and I was so scared I'd never do it again.

But you don't have to be a chef to know what tastes good, and it was clear from the first moments of the TV show that I would have very much liked Indian Larry had I known him.

The show was great, and getting even this second-hand, posthumous look at this singular man was wonderful.

I urge you to visit the Discovery Channel website, check out their schedule, and try to catch this program.

It's repeated about 3-4 times every week.

I know this to be true because each time it airs, visitors to bookofjoe — specifically to the September 3, 2004 post — skyrocket.

So popular is that post that of the 1.68 million results you get if you type Indian Larry into the Google search box, my post comes up third.

Go ahead, try it and see for yourself.