turtlespeed 219 #26 October 7, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuestion is, is he good for the sport or bad? Discuss.... He's generated a ton of interest in both skydiving and BASE jumping. He isn't a bad public speaker either, he speaks clearly and with thought. I found my whuffo friends felt bad for him about the empire state bldg thing. He has also captured some of the most incredible footage I've ever seen. I say: keep it floored, good shit. -Brett Could be a damn good thing,I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #27 October 7, 2010 A positive article in as popular and well written of a magazine as Air and Space is good. Jeb has made a career out of something he loves, the 'spin' he puts on it is his choice. Skydiving is the trailer trash meth boondocks of aviation. I call this a win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #28 October 7, 2010 Quote Skydiving is the trailer trash meth boondocks of aviation. I call this a win. I've always called skydiving the red-headed bastard step-child of aviation. I like you description too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #29 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote Skydiving is the trailer trash meth boondocks of aviation. I call this a win. I've always called skydiving the red-headed bastard step-child of aviation. I like you description too. I was a pilot before I was a skydiver, and yeah. I think we both are correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #30 October 7, 2010 Quote I was a pilot before I was a skydiver, and yeah. I think we both are correct. You got tired of the jumpers getting all the chicks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #31 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote I was a pilot before I was a skydiver, and yeah. I think we both are correct. You got tired of the jumpers getting all the chicks? Got tired of following the rules, or being persecuted for breaking them. But I just found it again in skydiving. There is no escape. I just learned to not care (in PG and BASE), and put my nice pants on at the drop zone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #32 October 7, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuestion is, is he good for the sport or bad? Discuss.... He's generated a ton of interest in both skydiving and BASE jumping. He isn't a bad public speaker either, he speaks clearly, with thought, and explains the risks and why he takes them well. I found my whuffo friends felt bad for him about the empire state bldg thing. He has also captured some of the most incredible footage I've ever seen. I say: keep it floored, good shit. -Brett You serious?? He ends every sentence with that fucking annoying laugh of his...Public speaker???You got to be kidding! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #33 October 7, 2010 Compared to the rest of the skydiving and BASE population, he's a regular F.D.R. Having an awkward laugh doesn't detract from a speaker's ability. sorry guys, BrettSo there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 1 #34 October 7, 2010 I watched this just the other day. Like him or hate him, he has some skills. Self promotion is one of themhttp://vimeo.com/15479617 Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #35 October 7, 2010 Quote I watched this just the other day. Like him or hate him, he has some skills. Self promotion is one of themhttp://vimeo.com/15479617 The link doesn;t work! But I have a feeling it is not just "self" promotion, (only an opinion) but I believe he has some money behind him somewhere.....Nobody travels like he does, withotu major money! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #36 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote I watched this just the other day. Like him or hate him, he has some skills. Self promotion is one of themhttp://vimeo.com/15479617 The link doesn;t work! But I have a feeling it is not just "self" promotion, (only an opinion) but I believe he has some money behind him somewhere.....Nobody travels like he does, withotu major money! Two words . . . Trust Fund.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 1 #37 October 7, 2010 Don't know why but it goes as a cut and pasteWatch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #38 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote I watched this just the other day. Like him or hate him, he has some skills. Self promotion is one of themhttp://vimeo.com/15479617 The link doesn;t work! But I have a feeling it is not just "self" promotion, (only an opinion) but I believe he has some money behind him somewhere.....Nobody travels like he does, withotu major money! LOL It goes as a C&P because you underlined it using the {U} command . . . use the {URL} command instead. like this: http://vimeo.com/15479617I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #39 October 7, 2010 Quote You could always challenge him to a thumb wrestle. Attached... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #40 October 7, 2010 like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #41 October 7, 2010 Quote like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... No - not like that . . . you dropped a bracket somewhere.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #42 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... No - not like that . . . you dropped a bracket somewhere. I dropped one with a smoke bomb in it once... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #43 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote Quote like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... No - not like that . . . you dropped a bracket somewhere. I dropped one with a smoke bomb in it once... A bracket or a Skyrider?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #44 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... No - not like that . . . you dropped a bracket somewhere. I dropped one with a smoke bomb in it once... A bracket or a Skyrider? yes ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #45 October 7, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote like this: [url]http://vimeo.com/15479617[/url Great footage.... No - not like that . . . you dropped a bracket somewhere. I dropped one with a smoke bomb in it once... A bracket or a Skyrider? yes I bet that freaked out the crowd!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #46 October 8, 2010 QuoteSelf promotion is one of them I'd rather see a skydiver that does more than he talks. In fact, I know more than a few of them. Sadly, the world loves a good talker. Doers don't get that much attention.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #47 October 8, 2010 Quote Quote Self promotion is one of them I'd rather see a skydiver that does more than he talks. In fact, I know more than a few of them. Sadly, the world loves a good talker. Doers don't get that much attention. I don't know... I've never met the guy, and sometimes as I watch some of the press coverage and/or interviews I can't help but roll my eyes. But on the other hand I'm honest enough with myself to realize maybe part of it is egotistical jealousy, he's doing things most of us will never do and the self-promotion is just part of the equation that allows him continue doing it...to follow his dream. ~Can't fault a person for doing that! Is the Air & Space cover a 'good' thing? ~they say there IS no such thing as bad publicity, having not seen the article I can't say if it's 'good' publicity or 'just' publicity... Either way, the boy HAS skills...I do enjoy his videos, and all said and done he IS more like us than he is like 'them'. ...he's not taking food outta my mouth so I find it impossible to dislike him just because he does what he does the way that he does it. "Hate The Game~Not The Player!" ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
