Houston Santa Demo

[newshooter12 0]

One of Santa's helpers made the national wire and feed on CNN. The newsroom was enjoying it...
It more then likely will make air here.
"SLUG: TX:SANTA PARACHUTE
SOURCE: KTRK
SUPERS-
Houston, TX
Friday
--VIDEO SHOWS--
vo of Santa parachuting through air...makes a rough landing,, falls on back side and rolls for a while but pops back up

--VO SCRIPT--
SANTA KICKED OFF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON WITH A GRAND ENTRANCE AT A MALL IN HOUSTON...
HE PARACHUTED OUT OF A PLANE AND ONTO THE ROOF OF THE SHARPSTOWN MALL.
IT WAS ROUGH LANDING, BUT THE BIG MAN WAS JUST FINE.
HE THEN HANDED OUT CANDY TO ALL THE GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS.
-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT"

[flyhi 24]

I don't remember doing it, but it sure sounds like one of my landings. Does it say anything about hitting my head?

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[gemini 0]

Nope not you. It was guys from Spaceland. Looks like we need a new Santa suit AGAIN!

Blue skies,

Jim

[psuCory 0]

Here's a brief piece on the adventure... including a (choppy real media) video and a few still shots.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou031128_mh_santa.4ddbfa3d.html

[Hooknswoop 19]

Looks like he landed downwind. Ouch. Did he have a PRO rating?

Derek

[Brian425 0]

That's not the real Santa. Santa never lands down wind. And Rudolph always gives him a perfect spot. I think the people of Texas were cheated.

The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

[kpjumps 0]

Duh, everyone KNOWS he is a very busy man this time of year. It was one of his many helpers just off student status

Your character will ultimately determine your destiny.

[MC208B 0]

yep, looked like a good downwinder to me too! ouch!!! Face plant was a nice finish too

[labrys 0]

Imagine how traumatic this could have been for all those kids if Santa had been seriously injured. It's just sad.

Owned by Remi #?

[gemini 0]

Yep, PRO rated.

Blue skies,

Jim

[kpjumps 0]

I thought you had to be to do something like that...

Your character will ultimately determine your destiny.

[Hooknswoop 19]

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I thought you had to be to do something like that...

You don't have to be.

Derek

[iowa 0]

I just saw the clip on the weather channel.

Keith

''Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.'' - Ernest Hemingway

[cloudseeker2001 0]

I bet the kids loved it! The winds were a little less than perfect yesterday here in the greater Houston area! I don't live too far from Sharpstown and I could not even play frissbee with my dog because of the winds! Who did it?

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[Trent 0]

Yeah, it was a downwinder. Not too many options when you're long, and you're landing on top of a parking garage and the only outs are a freeway and a mall parking lot on the busiest shopping day of the year. No one was hurt, and the kids were loving it anyway. And NO, it wasn't me!

Oh, hello again!

[airtwardo 7]

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Yeah, it was a downwinder. Not too many options when you're long, and you're landing on top of a parking garage and the only outs are a freeway and a mall parking lot on the busiest shopping day of the year. No one was hurt, and the kids were loving it anyway. And NO, it wasn't me!

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No Damage...No Injuries...!

Sounds like a sucess to me.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[freeflyfree 0]

Man, this reminds me of another Santa-Demo gone wrong, you guys remember of Niggel Roggoff? in december '98 he was performing a high performance landing into a stadium in england when he hit the overhanging roof over the audience, parachute collapsed and he fell from there with a small canopy that only had something like two or three cells inflated,
aweful bone crushing accident...

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Blue Skies
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