If Steve McQueen had not succumbed to Cancer in 1980 Steve McQueen would have been great in Sharkey's Machine in 1981 with Burt Reynolds and Henry Silva Kind Regards John Doherty Tipperary Town Ireland
Steve McQueen gave his life to Jesus Christ in the end. Great story and documentary on it. Only hope that Burt made the same choice before he checked out. I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except by me...."Jesus"
Ok, comments are a little harsh here regarding Sally. Burt was hardly the perfect boyfriend, and he hurt her and the relationship. I think he would be the 1st to admit that. But I am equally disappointed she did not have nicer things to say about him and included things she felt "would really hurt him, that he would feel he had to defend". There was a time where they really loved each other and seriously considered marriage. I would've thought she could've been kinder. Esp knowing how he still felt about her. She clearly brought baggage to their union she was not honest about, so she played a part in it's demise as well. It's too bad they were unable to get past that time in their lives and come out the other side. I believe she would've been the very best thing for him. Instead, he chose Loni Anderson, which was, bar none, the biggest mistake of his life. What he saw in her for a life partner, I will never understand. A total mismatch of zero substance.
Just because Steve didn't mention riding with Burt in a book doesn't mean it didn't happen. It's not as if they were the "best" of friends. Steve didn't make Burt's books either. BR does NOT need to name drop and make things up. He had many, many great (famous) aquaintances and was very good friends with a ton of famous people. BR doesn't NEED to "make up" stories to include Steve M., if they didn't happen, when he has so many others he could share instead. There is no reason to doubt the man.
@@shaka7594 Correct! I came across an old photo of them not long ago. They were both real young & out at a bar dancing. Burt was with his 1st wife, Judy Carne, for sure, I "assume" Steve was with his wife/girlfriend at the time as well. Clearly, they were indeed, good friends.
@@shaka7594 My bad! In the pic of Steve & Burt dancing, the woman I thought was Burt's 1st wife, Judy, is actually Steve's 1st wife, Neile Adams. (They look a lot alike!) I am unsure of who the blonde woman is in the pic.
I've seen interviews with Dennis Hopper stating him and McQueen rode motorcycles together a lot . Don't know if they raced . Also another racing friend of McQueen's was Dean Jones . Interview with McQueen's third wife she stated after a week of moving in to his Malibu Beach home the first week James Garner and Lee Majors visited McQueen. I think he was especially close with Majors the last few years of his life. She went on to say she comes back home after shopping and there is Paul McCartney and McQueen having coffee and chatting away .
Steve's legend outshines how big of a jag he was. Says a lot about Burt being a great guy when he could be friends with him. I'm sure many people will disagree, watch the documentaries about Steve. He was a paranoid drug addict who always carried a gun. Especially after he was supposed to be at the party Sharon Tate was killed by the Manson clan. He hooked up with a woman from the bar and blew the party off. Knew he wasn't a square but wasn't expecting him to be such an ass
Goes with the forename, you type a lot of it, maybe if you had the childhood steve had, you would reconsider but then again you cant put sense where there is none...
If you dug him up today, a petrified pube on Steve McQueen’s left, walnut shell-like, nut sack would still have more coolness in it than you’ll possess during your entire boring ass life!!
I've read quite a bit about McQueen and he was a very suspicious, difficult person to be around. The whole cool thing that he exuded was about insecurity. I'm not saying he was a bad person but he had his problems like the rest of us.
I have not read much about Steve M., but from the comments made here by Burt, it sounds like his formative yrs were traumatic. Most people don't understand or give credit to how these yrs form how each of us go through the rest of our adult lives. If traumatic, intensive therapy is needed to reverse damage. And many people don't have access or are not willing to put in the time to set themselves right again, if they do. Sounds like Steve carried that trauma through his adult life?
A bit of what I wrote years ago as a tribute....As we are flying into the City of Melbourne, we see all the wonderful sights and sounds. The Land Lords the Aborigines and the vast track of land and animals. Steve Irwin’s Croc Center, the ocean, the sailing, the surfing. It’s the night before the race in the pit area and our Drivers are all there. Burt is in his Cobra, messing around a bit, doing burnouts as our drivers watch. Just then five local Rat Rods drive up and circle Burt. Their headlights on and fire is shooting out of open headers. In the glare of the headlights you can see flashes of color from the cars that are painted. A flash of gold metal flake, Candy apple red, flat black and grey. They all stop side by side of each other; engines now at idle. Thump…Thump…then off. Rat Rod club leader stands up in his car. The gold metal flake one open wheeled Roadster. He’s got skinny tires up front and big wide meats on the back. He is dressed in new denim blue Levis and a white T-shirt. Camel cigarettes rolled up in his T-shirt arm sleeve. Hair slicked back 1950’s style. -Burt - “Look everyone its John Milner from American Graffiti.” - JC - “What’s that Lil’ Bastard mate English or American?” Rat Rod members, both guys and girls laugh. - Burt - “Well John - JC- Names JC - Burt- “Well JC, LiL’ Bastard was James Deans Porsche. This is a 427 Ford Cobra, and you’re right it’s the best of both England and America. Maybe you’ve seen the tail lights before?” - Isky - “Sure we have, just before we pass’m all.” - Burt - “Dreams don’t count” - Pappy - “How many horses under there?” - Burt - “Somewhere past 600.” - AK - “Thought you said, dreams don’t count, mate?” - JC - “Care to prove it?” - Burt - “What do you have in mind?” - JC - “Race out to Spirit Peak and back.” - Burt - “How far is that?” - Isky - “That’s our short fun run, 10 miles round trip.” - Pappy - “Unless you’re late for your nap?” - Burt - “With your girlfriend” (said very softly) - AK - “What was that?” - JC - “So, you up for it?” - Burt - “Any of you old enough to have a driver’s license?” - JC - “I’ll be doing the racing; straight down this road can’t miss it.” Jim Rockford stops Vic from stepping forward to stop the race. - Jim - “Let’m go.” -Pappy- jumps out of his car taking his girlfriends sweater off her shoulders for a starting flag, raises it up then drops it down. - Pappy - “GO!” Off they go, side by side, a Cobra and a wild gold metal flaked 1923 T Bucket Roadster. That looks like something Big Daddy Ed Roth would be proud of. Shifting hard and looking each other over. The Cobra pulls away, the blacktop turns to dirt, the open wheeled Roadster is right on Burt’s tail, all of a sudden in the headlights, Kangaroos everywhere. Burt slows, JC steps on it. - JC - “Seen this before mate.” The road heads up a narrow canyon with a river and cliff walls switching sides. Out of the canyon come the racers JC still leads. Up ahead in the full bright Moon light we can see Spirit Peak. The turnaround is a big banked dirt turn. Far off to the side there on the top of the real Spirit Peak. We see the Aborigines with their fires. They all look on and one smiles at the racers. Back down the peak Burt slides a bit wide and just clips a big rock. The racers trade the lead on the way back. Just before they get back to the pits they see a very large old classic convertible car full of girls headed to a retro dance, dressed from the 50’s, They have a flat tire. Burt is just ahead by a car length. JC hits his brakes to take a look, the girls swarm all over him and his car. - Burt - “Cross the finish line first boys (as he waves) then it’s time for the Betty’s and the Champagne.” Burt finishes first and the Rat Rod club takes off to find their leader. - Jim - “Did you get to use 4th gear at all?” - Burt - “Just one time for a couple of seconds.” Two of the other racers notice the damage to the rear wheel. That could also mean suspension or frame damage. Vic walks up to Burt’s car. - Vic - “I guess that smile tells the story.” - Burt - “It’s good to have it back. Thanks, Vic.” NEXT DAY - RACE DAY......Miss ya forever Burt !...James...Steve...Jerry.......
WIN OR CRASH OR AT LEAST KEEP CLEAN BEING OUT IN FRONT EVEN THOUGH YOU JUMP THE GUN YOU DON'T HAVE TO YOU DON'T LET DUST FOR A THOUSAND MILES? 🙏😂😊 STEVE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DYSLEXIC HARD OF HEARING AND DIDN'T HAVE A PHD FROM A COLLEGE BUT HE'S SMART KNOW HOW TO MAKE THINGS WORK YOU KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE! I WISH WE COULD HAVE KEPT SOME OF HIS DNA MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT WORLD LITTLE STRANGE BUT DIFFERENT!
