DavidB 0 #1 May 19, 2008 Back story: I moved 3.5 years ago from a house we'd been living in since 1961. Just ran across this. Who else remembers?When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #2 May 20, 2008 I do. I received a couple of those bills from the '92 CRW World Record jumps in Washington. I gave a couple of them to the pizza guy as a tip. The pizza place called me later and said they were counterfeit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #3 May 20, 2008 A number of DZs have done variants on this theme -- $2 bills, circulated in the community and maybe with a skydiver stamp, to provide a reminder of the economic impact of skydivers. I'm guessing this one came from deLand, but could have been lots of other places. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #4 May 20, 2008 Beginning with the 1975 or ’76 Turkey Meet/Easter Boogie, we began handing out change in $2 bills and silver dollars, emphasizing that they should be spent in town. Thus, when the Z’hills merchants tallied up at the end of each day, it was pretty obvious that skydivers were making an important contribution to their businesses. The chamber of commerce soon became one of our major supporters, which was particularly crucial in the wake of the infamous wet T-shirt contest, when a coucilman who doubled as a Baptist lay preacher was in the audience, checking on the mores of skydivers. It almost got us shut down. (The reports I got the next morning of the criteria used to select the winner left me with head in hands. There are times it just doesn't pay to pass responsibility to staff and go home for a few hours sleep.) I have a vague recollection of the canopy stamp going on them during the 1st World Cup of CRW in 1978 (Jack Gregory or Cliff Dobson might have better memories of that). As far as counterfeit bills, I doubt it. The difficulty of engraving a $2 bill is the same as engraving $20s, $50s or $100s, and there isn't much change to be had from one. And given the importance of anonymity, their rarity would mean anyone passing them would be more easily remembered. Seems the pizza place made a unilateral decision without checking with anyone. If they were counterfeit, the Feds would have been all over you like a fat lady. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #5 May 20, 2008 I remember a wet T shirt contest from '76, and want to thank you for turning in early that night Jim... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #6 May 20, 2008 Equal thanks should go to Scotty Carbone for MC-ing it. If that wasn't one of the times I grounded him, it should have been. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #7 May 20, 2008 Ahhhh... I see, said the blind man. This 2$ bill was, I believe, from the 1986 WSC in Quincey. I did spend more than a couple of them in town, but kept one for posterities sake.When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #8 May 20, 2008 Quote Equal thanks should go to Scotty Carbone for MC-ing it. The only guy I've ever known to be banned from a whole town. (up north) (but really it wasn't ALL his fault.....)you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meux 0 #9 May 20, 2008 I feel horrible for that poor Baptist Lay Preacher who suffered through such a disgusting display. I'm sure God is proud of his determination to root out evil in any venue. He is probably in the front row down at the local strip club tonight trying to save some souls. God Bless him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #10 May 21, 2008 Meux, A certain delicacy precludes describing what went down. Let's say that the parameters used to judge the winner went somewhat beyond the traditional wet T-shirt. If that piques your curiosity, there are plenty of veterans of the era who were there who can enlighten you on the details. Fortunately, Roger Nelson snapped some photos of the audience. And there was the preacher with a fixed, glazed expression that didn't indicate a bit of disapproval. You could almost see him hyperventilating. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #11 May 22, 2008 Quote Back story: I moved 3.5 years ago from a house we'd been living in since 1961. Just ran across this. Who else remembers? That looks like a "Bender deuce" we adopted the tradition from him, except used a twin otter/skydiver stamp. We used uncirculated $2's so they were crisp & sequentialy numbered. The Zhills locals loved them & were Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #12 May 22, 2008 Quote (The reports I got the next morning of the criteria used to select the winner left me with head in hands. There are times it just doesn't pay to pass responsibility to staff and go home for a few hours sleep.) Now I'll have to find someone who was there to finish the story!---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #13 May 22, 2008 Quote Quote (The reports I got the next morning of the criteria used to select the winner left me with head in hands. There are times it just doesn't pay to pass responsibility to staff and go home for a few hours sleep.) Now I'll have to find someone who was there to finish the story! Topics drifting, but: I would question anyone’s memory who was there that night, as well as my own, but as I remember wet t-shirts had nothing to do in the judging criteria and beer and N2O (et al) probably played a role… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #14 May 23, 2008 I went to that meet with a girl from Savannah who we called L* Hopontopofus. She had big new bolt-ons and was hellbent on winning that contest. When she took the stage she told Scotty "Keep your f*ckin' hands off me Carbone." and proceeded to whip off her tee shirt. She got a big rise out of the crowd but Scotty and Bill Booth disqualified her for reasons of "protocol". (insertion scars) I never noticed them before or after... much jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goldwing 0 #15 May 23, 2008 Does the rumor of a contestant giving a BJ to a judge sum up the deternination of the wet T-shirt contest winner?You haven't lived until you've almost died" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 May 23, 2008 Quote Does the rumor of a contestant giving a BJ to a judge sum up the determination of the wet T-shirt contest winner? Resourcefulness is a key ingredient in regard to excelling in this sport! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydance1954 0 #17 May 30, 2008 I was there! Two things I remember, besides the lovely ladies was that 1) the preacher was at the front left of stage and enjoying himself as much as the rest of us. 2) The lady giving the BJ did not actually win the contest. And it was very cold that night. The crowd huddled together a lot to stay warm. Oh, and the Herd was firing their milk cannon a lot that night. Good times.Mike Ashley D-18460 Canadian A-666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
