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> Who is Joey Chitwood (p 17) 


"Joey Chitwood Auto Thrill Show"

<http://sororitygirls.yearbookhigh.com/catalog.html>
(scroll down) 

http://www.motolit.com/0966647106.html

"Born Robert Craig Knievel (he would later be dubbed
Evel) on October 17, 1938 in the wild west of Butte,
Montana, Knievel's imagination matched his picturesque
surroundings. At age 8, Evel spotted a role model,
Joey Chitwood, Chief Commander of Joey Chitwood's Auto
Daredevil show. "  

(FYI, those two urls came up on the first page of a
Google search for Joey Chitwood.)


>and what does "slap and
> dap" (p.18) mean?

An elaborate, choreographed handshaking ritual common
in the US Army (where I know it from personal
experience) during the Vietnam War era. 


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