skypuppy 1 #26 October 14, 2009 Holy blasthandle, batman!If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mbranch202 1 #27 October 14, 2009 QuoteAnyone seen or heard from Mike Patterson (Rumpson)?Mike is alive and well. I chatted with him via e-mail in past few months..Mike Branch NSCSA #7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #28 October 19, 2009 QuoteHoly blasthandle, batman! Blast Handles were quite common then and when installed properly were perfectly safe. I used one as a main ripcord handle on my B4 rig for 350 jumps and as the reserve handle on my wonderhog for a while until we moved to all plastic handles (orange PVC). ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakbrother173 0 #29 March 23, 2011 Bobby Gray in Montana still alive!Quote10 Man Speed- No Show Exits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #30 March 23, 2011 Is Beanpole still big into hang gliders? I think he has some distance or time records in hang gliding. Tried to find Silly last year, TK told me he was in construction. Don't know if its swinging the hammer or the owner. Does anyone remember Larry Riddle? Heard he moved back to Greensboro area but had passed (can't imagine that). I worked for Silly from 80-82, and also ran the student jumping out of Doug Benson's 182 with JJ Cunningham. BurkeIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #31 March 23, 2011 QuoteBobby Gray in Montana still alive!Quote Hi Bobby, funny thing is your name is spelled Grey in the Freakbrothers website. What the hell are you doing in Montana?!? ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakbrother173 0 #32 March 24, 2011 Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time.10 Man Speed- No Show Exits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #33 March 24, 2011 Quote Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time. Thanks for the update. Not really visualizing the final sail into Montana though Yeah, I miss both Roger and Carl and think of them from time to time. No skydiving gear left for me though. Made my last jumps out at the Sod Farm near Tampa finishing right at 1000. Didn't really plan to stop, just kinda went less and less. Got married too, no kids. Living in South Florida now in Lake Worth (West Palm Beach area). Current sport is competitive waterskiing. I've been up to Deland and Z-Hills a few times. Went to Z-Hills for Walter Lamdin's Sister's memorial jump. She was a jumper too, not sure if you knew her though (Jane Lambdin). Her daughter and some of her friends made tandems for the event. I took my camera for that and also there were several of us there from Hooper's 1975 Ten High Bunch speed star team. See this link for pictures I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16626901@N00/sets/72157623605573411/ Not long before that event, my wife and I went to London on vacation and Hooper came up for an evening. Hadn't seen him since the 70s, so great to get together and remember the great times we all had back in the day... Been up to Deland too. Carl Daugherty is still going strong and has offered to do a recert training and AFF jump with me for free. Bob offered the rental rig and ride up for free as well. Haven't done anything about it though. Haven't ruled it out yet either. I'd love to talk to you a bit. PM me a phone number and a good time and I'll give you a call if you're up for it. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpwally 0 #34 March 25, 2011 Haven't heard much from/about Guy Manos,,,still have a DZ ? Still jumping ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 33zulu 22 #35 March 26, 2011 QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #36 March 28, 2011 Quote QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Yeah, that's Suzie alright. I started working for Bill Booth while he was renting from Pam Tayon in Miami. We used her converted garage to build the first 100 or so Wonderhogs. Bobby came on right around that time and just a bit later Silly started working there. The story I heard at the time was that Suzie showed up on Silly's doorstep and asked to move in (don't know if the girlfriend rating came then or after). She came to work for Booth also. I left shortly after to work for Bill Buchmann building his rigs. Not sure how many more rigs they built before the move. Booth then moved up to Deland and I believe all three went up with him. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CReW 0 #37 April 10, 2011 Who is that with the eXitus shirt in the background? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites precision 0 #38 April 11, 2011 QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites david3 0 #39 April 11, 2011 Quote QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. May be a different Mike Barber http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=264269&mh=25&t=search_engine [url] . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #40 April 11, 2011 Different Mike Barber. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #41 April 11, 2011 Beanpole only looks slightly heavier, but other than that, the same as when he left Deland for the outer banks of NC. BurkeIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #42 June 16, 2011 I just hooked up with Kathi Embrey on Facebook. She is living in Park City, Utah and is doing fine. One of the prettiest woman I've ever met and just as nice too! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites solus 0 #43 November 14, 2011 Bill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger!W. O. Sweeney - NNFB#8 - GW #1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #44 November 14, 2011 Bobby, Where in Montana did you end up. There are a lot of old jumpers here. B.J. is in Whitefish. Hod is in Missoula. Fred Sands is at Lost Prairie. Bob Smith is in the Bitterroot in the summer, and Argentina in the winter...Blaine Wright just had a very serious accident jumping into the stadium in Missoula.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites brokenwing 1 #45 November 24, 2011 do you ever hear from any of the riddle jumpers from 80 - 82 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #46 November 28, 2011 QuoteBill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger! Where are you located? Just dropped in on the 50th Turkey Meet Z-Hills reunion Friday. Saw a number of skydivers I hadn't seen in 3 decades! Great to hear from you! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #47 November 29, 2011 Well John "Turbo" Terbeek is here in Charlotte, NC, Tony Peralta is in Phoenix. JJ Cunningham is back home in Pinebluff, NC, Ron Fischer is Capt. for AA in NY, Martin does the Disappearing Island party at Ponce Inlet. Who else you wondering about.....and BTW, who are you? Burke SchnedlIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #48 November 29, 2011 Found this on Kathi Embry's Facebook page. Hope she doesn't mind. But, what a gaggle of gorgeous gals. And, hella good skydivers. BSIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #49 November 29, 2011 Paul Juel and his wife Anne are old Florida jumpers. They live and farm near Scobey, Montana. Paul sometimes posts on here. I was wondering how Jerry Bird is doing. He's still one of my heroes from the past. I hope he's doing well.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites muff528 3 #50 November 29, 2011 Most of 'em were at Zhills this past week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAWDj31AKIQ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 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. 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rdufokker 6 #30 March 23, 2011 Is Beanpole still big into hang gliders? I think he has some distance or time records in hang gliding. Tried to find Silly last year, TK told me he was in construction. Don't know if its swinging the hammer or the owner. Does anyone remember Larry Riddle? Heard he moved back to Greensboro area but had passed (can't imagine that). I worked for Silly from 80-82, and also ran the student jumping out of Doug Benson's 182 with JJ Cunningham. BurkeIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #31 March 23, 2011 QuoteBobby Gray in Montana still alive!Quote Hi Bobby, funny thing is your name is spelled Grey in the Freakbrothers website. What the hell are you doing in Montana?!? ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakbrother173 0 #32 March 24, 2011 Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time.10 Man Speed- No Show Exits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #33 March 24, 2011 Quote Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time. Thanks for the update. Not really visualizing the final sail into Montana though Yeah, I miss both Roger and Carl and think of them from time to time. No skydiving gear left for me though. Made my last jumps out at the Sod Farm near Tampa finishing right at 1000. Didn't really plan to stop, just kinda went less and less. Got married too, no kids. Living in South Florida now in Lake Worth (West Palm Beach area). Current sport is competitive waterskiing. I've been up to Deland and Z-Hills a few times. Went to Z-Hills for Walter Lamdin's Sister's memorial jump. She was a jumper too, not sure if you knew her though (Jane Lambdin). Her daughter and some of her friends made tandems for the event. I took my camera for that and also there were several of us there from Hooper's 1975 Ten High Bunch speed star team. See this link for pictures I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16626901@N00/sets/72157623605573411/ Not long before that event, my wife and I went to London on vacation and Hooper came up for an evening. Hadn't seen him since the 70s, so great to get together and remember the great times we all had back in the day... Been up to Deland too. Carl Daugherty is still going strong and has offered to do a recert training and AFF jump with me for free. Bob offered the rental rig and ride up for free as well. Haven't done anything about it though. Haven't ruled it out yet either. I'd love to talk to you a bit. PM me a phone number and a good time and I'll give you a call if you're up for it. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpwally 0 #34 March 25, 2011 Haven't heard much from/about Guy Manos,,,still have a DZ ? Still jumping ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 33zulu 22 #35 March 26, 2011 QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #36 March 28, 2011 Quote QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Yeah, that's Suzie alright. I started working for Bill Booth while he was renting from Pam Tayon in Miami. We used her converted garage to build the first 100 or so Wonderhogs. Bobby came on right around that time and just a bit later Silly started working there. The story I heard at the time was that Suzie showed up on Silly's doorstep and asked to move in (don't know if the girlfriend rating came then or after). She came to work for Booth also. I left shortly after to work for Bill Buchmann building his rigs. Not sure how many more rigs they built before the move. Booth then moved up to Deland and I believe all three went up with him. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CReW 0 #37 April 10, 2011 Who is that with the eXitus shirt in the background? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites precision 0 #38 April 11, 2011 QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites david3 0 #39 April 11, 2011 Quote QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. May be a different Mike Barber http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=264269&mh=25&t=search_engine [url] . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #40 April 11, 2011 Different Mike Barber. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #41 April 11, 2011 Beanpole only looks slightly heavier, but other than that, the same as when he left Deland for the outer banks of NC. BurkeIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #42 June 16, 2011 I just hooked up with Kathi Embrey on Facebook. She is living in Park City, Utah and is doing fine. One of the prettiest woman I've ever met and just as nice too! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites solus 0 #43 November 14, 2011 Bill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger!W. O. Sweeney - NNFB#8 - GW #1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #44 November 14, 2011 Bobby, Where in Montana did you end up. There are a lot of old jumpers here. B.J. is in Whitefish. Hod is in Missoula. Fred Sands is at Lost Prairie. Bob Smith is in the Bitterroot in the summer, and Argentina in the winter...Blaine Wright just had a very serious accident jumping into the stadium in Missoula.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites brokenwing 1 #45 November 24, 2011 do you ever hear from any of the riddle jumpers from 80 - 82 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #46 November 28, 2011 QuoteBill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger! Where are you located? Just dropped in on the 50th Turkey Meet Z-Hills reunion Friday. Saw a number of skydivers I hadn't seen in 3 decades! Great to hear from you! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #47 November 29, 2011 Well John "Turbo" Terbeek is here in Charlotte, NC, Tony Peralta is in Phoenix. JJ Cunningham is back home in Pinebluff, NC, Ron Fischer is Capt. for AA in NY, Martin does the Disappearing Island party at Ponce Inlet. Who else you wondering about.....and BTW, who are you? Burke SchnedlIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rdufokker 6 #48 November 29, 2011 Found this on Kathi Embry's Facebook page. Hope she doesn't mind. But, what a gaggle of gorgeous gals. And, hella good skydivers. BSIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #49 November 29, 2011 Paul Juel and his wife Anne are old Florida jumpers. They live and farm near Scobey, Montana. Paul sometimes posts on here. I was wondering how Jerry Bird is doing. He's still one of my heroes from the past. I hope he's doing well.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites muff528 3 #50 November 29, 2011 Most of 'em were at Zhills this past week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAWDj31AKIQ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 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. 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freakbrother173 0 #32 March 24, 2011 Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time.10 Man Speed- No Show Exits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #33 March 24, 2011 Quote Roger Freakbrother spelled my name wrong.I miss him. I spent 8 years sailing around the world with my wife & kids.Finally stopped in a really nice place, Ilove it here.Still have my container i built in my garage with a paradactyl in the reserve & a Paraflite test reserve for a main.Hope you're doing well.Been a long time. Thanks for the update. Not really visualizing the final sail into Montana though Yeah, I miss both Roger and Carl and think of them from time to time. No skydiving gear left for me though. Made my last jumps out at the Sod Farm near Tampa finishing right at 1000. Didn't really plan to stop, just kinda went less and less. Got married too, no kids. Living in South Florida now in Lake Worth (West Palm Beach area). Current sport is competitive waterskiing. I've been up to Deland and Z-Hills a few times. Went to Z-Hills for Walter Lamdin's Sister's memorial jump. She was a jumper too, not sure if you knew her though (Jane Lambdin). Her daughter and some of her friends made tandems for the event. I took my camera for that and also there were several of us there from Hooper's 1975 Ten High Bunch speed star team. See this link for pictures I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16626901@N00/sets/72157623605573411/ Not long before that event, my wife and I went to London on vacation and Hooper came up for an evening. Hadn't seen him since the 70s, so great to get together and remember the great times we all had back in the day... Been up to Deland too. Carl Daugherty is still going strong and has offered to do a recert training and AFF jump with me for free. Bob offered the rental rig and ride up for free as well. Haven't done anything about it though. Haven't ruled it out yet either. I'd love to talk to you a bit. PM me a phone number and a good time and I'll give you a call if you're up for it. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #34 March 25, 2011 Haven't heard much from/about Guy Manos,,,still have a DZ ? Still jumping ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33zulu 22 #35 March 26, 2011 QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #36 March 28, 2011 Quote QuoteSuzie Luger? Where's she? QuoteSuzie Luger, wasn't she Silly's girlfriend for a long time? Pretty blond girl as I remember. I remember Suzie working at Booth's Relative Workshop (pre-uninsured days). I dealt with her on the phone ordering and tracking my rig. Great lady, always helpful. Here's a shot of her I took at the '77 Z-Hills Turkey Boogie.... Suzie "Hogback" was a nickname often used, as I recall. Yeah, that's Suzie alright. I started working for Bill Booth while he was renting from Pam Tayon in Miami. We used her converted garage to build the first 100 or so Wonderhogs. Bobby came on right around that time and just a bit later Silly started working there. The story I heard at the time was that Suzie showed up on Silly's doorstep and asked to move in (don't know if the girlfriend rating came then or after). She came to work for Booth also. I left shortly after to work for Bill Buchmann building his rigs. Not sure how many more rigs they built before the move. Booth then moved up to Deland and I believe all three went up with him. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CReW 0 #37 April 10, 2011 Who is that with the eXitus shirt in the background? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precision 0 #38 April 11, 2011 QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #39 April 11, 2011 Quote QuoteUnfortunately also in 2002, Mike Barber drowned after landing in the ocean while filming a scene for the Bruce Willis movie "Tears of the Sun." When I had dinner with Mike Barber a couple of months ago, he looked pretty good for a guy who was reported to have drowned 9 years ago. Mike Barber is very much alive and is a legend in the world of hang gliding, living at the Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. He holds the record for flying a hang glider farther than any one else in the world – an astonishing 438 miles. He often flies here in the Sequatchie Valley and was here for the Tennessee Treetoppers "Team Challenge" event. May be a different Mike Barber http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=264269&mh=25&t=search_engine [url] . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #40 April 11, 2011 Different Mike Barber. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdufokker 6 #41 April 11, 2011 Beanpole only looks slightly heavier, but other than that, the same as when he left Deland for the outer banks of NC. BurkeIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #42 June 16, 2011 I just hooked up with Kathi Embrey on Facebook. She is living in Park City, Utah and is doing fine. One of the prettiest woman I've ever met and just as nice too! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solus 0 #43 November 14, 2011 Bill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger!W. O. Sweeney - NNFB#8 - GW #1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #44 November 14, 2011 Bobby, Where in Montana did you end up. There are a lot of old jumpers here. B.J. is in Whitefish. Hod is in Missoula. Fred Sands is at Lost Prairie. Bob Smith is in the Bitterroot in the summer, and Argentina in the winter...Blaine Wright just had a very serious accident jumping into the stadium in Missoula.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brokenwing 1 #45 November 24, 2011 do you ever hear from any of the riddle jumpers from 80 - 82 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #46 November 28, 2011 QuoteBill Sweeney - PA - still alive - we first jumped together in FL Then IL. I'm a kayaker now. That is a great list. I remember everyone of those guys. thanks for that memory bump Roger! Where are you located? Just dropped in on the 50th Turkey Meet Z-Hills reunion Friday. Saw a number of skydivers I hadn't seen in 3 decades! Great to hear from you! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdufokker 6 #47 November 29, 2011 Well John "Turbo" Terbeek is here in Charlotte, NC, Tony Peralta is in Phoenix. JJ Cunningham is back home in Pinebluff, NC, Ron Fischer is Capt. for AA in NY, Martin does the Disappearing Island party at Ponce Inlet. Who else you wondering about.....and BTW, who are you? Burke SchnedlIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdufokker 6 #48 November 29, 2011 Found this on Kathi Embry's Facebook page. Hope she doesn't mind. But, what a gaggle of gorgeous gals. And, hella good skydivers. BSIrony: "the History and Trivia section hijacked by the D.B. Cooper thread" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #49 November 29, 2011 Paul Juel and his wife Anne are old Florida jumpers. They live and farm near Scobey, Montana. Paul sometimes posts on here. I was wondering how Jerry Bird is doing. He's still one of my heroes from the past. I hope he's doing well.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #50 November 29, 2011 Most of 'em were at Zhills this past week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAWDj31AKIQ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
