JumpNFly 0 #1 September 20, 2004 Are there any others here who are friends of dear old Bill W?? If you have to ask who he is... then its ok... PM me if you are... I'd love to hear how you've adjusted... The key to walking on water... Is knowing where the rocks are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 September 20, 2004 QuoteAre there any others here who are friends of dear old Bill W?? If you have to ask who he is... then its ok... PM me if you are... I'd love to hear how you've adjusted... 14 years CnS I'm in Australia but there are quite a few here on the boardsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #3 September 20, 2004 Coming up on 18 years. What's up?Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #4 September 20, 2004 3 months will be 6 years. We are everywhere dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #5 September 20, 2004 Heehee, some of us know all about it but aren't actually in the circle of friends. I have relatives and my best friend who are, though. Congratulations to you all. Stick with 'im. Blue skies, -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodyflight.Net 0 #6 September 20, 2004 Used to belong... never have given up on some of the life lessons I learned. "The road to success is always under construction" "The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones, is how we use them" and finally "Detach from difficult personalities" words to live by Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skycow 0 #7 September 20, 2004 There is a group that you might be able to contact, Friends of Bill W. Skydivers - Membership includes patch, card, newsletter and roster. Write 4293 West 800N, Leesburg, IN 46538 or leave message (574) 658-3066. Enjoy here while you're here because there's no here there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marz 0 #8 September 20, 2004 8.5 years.... I jump with one other friend that has over 12 yrs in... Marz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #9 September 20, 2004 While I am grateful to Bill W. And Dr. Bob I am a Friend of Jimmy K's 953 Days 7 Hours and 28 minutes CLEAN http://silkworth.net/aa/calc.html And my Life ROCKS.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #10 September 20, 2004 Ummmm.........yeah. Seven years ++L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #11 September 20, 2004 15 years CNS as of yesterday. I can't believe how fast the time goes by. Then again, I think the first year was longer than the last 14 all together. I wish I could help you with adjustment, but skydiving was post party years for me. Actually, I think I needed it to continue sobriety. Skydiving definately speaks to a similar need in my psyche. One of the most important things my sponsor ever taught me was to channel those "character defects" in to positive activites. I guess it's still working. peace, Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpNFly 0 #12 September 20, 2004 10 months 10 days, and barely hanging on, I guess that's what's going on with me... Just confused and all that fun stuff... I'm in SoCal, and have just had a really hard time finding others who I relate to... Plus, i haven't been in the air in the last year due to injuries, getting clean, and another blown out knee... I guess I know I'm in trouble, and I'm trying my best to stay... The key to walking on water... Is knowing where the rocks are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #13 September 20, 2004 I used to know Bill W. But he turned out to be a communist. So now I'm friends with Jimmy K. I'm sure Jimmy's friends can relate. 11 yrs. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #14 September 20, 2004 ROFLMFAO!!!! ***Edited******* PM sent instead MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #15 September 20, 2004 Quote 3 months will be 6 years. We are everywhere dropdeded No Fronts!! Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #16 September 20, 2004 Jimmy K? Please explain.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #17 September 20, 2004 Jimmy K. Considered to be the founder of NA http://www.na-history.org/THE_FOUNDING_OF_NARCOTICS_ANONYMOUS.html ***August 17, 1953 A Committee of 6 including Guilda Krouse, Pant Rosenbluth, Jimmy Kinnon, Steve Ryan, Frank Carnahan and Doris Carnahan got together at 10145 Stagg St. at PM for the purpose of organizing an AANA Group. Added another Link http://www.nawol.org/2003_ch25%20HISTORY.htm Bunch of great stuff about him but keeping with the 11th tradition you won't find alot of personal information on http://www.na.org but lots of stuff on the web his 20th anniversary speaker tape is amazing Read it herehttp://www.geocities.com/lisbethduck/jimmyk20threv.html Listen to it herehttp://beroende.tripod.com/hist/jimmy.html MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aftermid 0 #18 September 24, 2004 I've been pretty tight with Bill and Jimmy K for seven years. I'm new to the sport jumping in Maryland and Delaware. Sometimes we never know where we are until we've already gone. Anytime something feels like it's too much to bare, just remember it's just part of the inevidible journey of self discovery. If you walk backwards on the journey you'll just have to cross the same path in the future, so if you wade through it now, you might not have to cross it later. What's more, when you cross a similar path in the future, you'll already be prepared because you'll reconigize it for what it is, not the monster it might appear to be. You can't have the good without the bad, and the bad tends to make the good pretty great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpNFly 0 #19 December 9, 2004 so the kid made it a year... yes I damn sure did... Thanks everyone for the kind letters and words of wisdom... 395 days done right!!!!! The key to walking on water... Is knowing where the rocks are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #20 December 9, 2004 Quoteso the kid made it a year... yes I damn sure did... Congratulations!!! Hang in there!!!"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #21 December 9, 2004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jdog 0 #22 December 9, 2004 Nice job. It is not easy. I am coming up on a year in January. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites winsor 236 #23 December 10, 2004 QuoteAre there any others here who are friends of dear old Bill W?? If you have to ask who he is... then its ok... PM me if you are... I'd love to hear how you've adjusted... Let's see, 6356 days, 8 hours and 39 minutes, give or take. The consumptive part of the deal is the easy part. Living life on life's terms is where it can get dicey. Accepting reality can be tough when you face nasty realities - and some of them truly are. The bottom line is, however, that it is reality. Whenever things seem particularly bleak, I need but recall the words of Gandhi: "fuck you if you can't take a joke." That may have been Mick Jagger; it was one witty foreigner or another. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites catfishhunter 2 #24 December 10, 2004 SWEET! Happy Fucking Birthday!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGZ}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dropdeded 0 #25 December 10, 2004 Now this is shit I like to hear*edit* had to remove a "front" congrats to you dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jdog 0 #22 December 9, 2004 Nice job. It is not easy. I am coming up on a year in January. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #23 December 10, 2004 QuoteAre there any others here who are friends of dear old Bill W?? If you have to ask who he is... then its ok... PM me if you are... I'd love to hear how you've adjusted... Let's see, 6356 days, 8 hours and 39 minutes, give or take. The consumptive part of the deal is the easy part. Living life on life's terms is where it can get dicey. Accepting reality can be tough when you face nasty realities - and some of them truly are. The bottom line is, however, that it is reality. Whenever things seem particularly bleak, I need but recall the words of Gandhi: "fuck you if you can't take a joke." That may have been Mick Jagger; it was one witty foreigner or another. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #24 December 10, 2004 SWEET! Happy Fucking Birthday!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGZ}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #25 December 10, 2004 Now this is shit I like to hear*edit* had to remove a "front" congrats to you dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
