V6Matt 0 #1 November 20, 2011 Hi, I've been trying to find any one who can remember or has access to the 'Skies Call series' In the very back of one of the volumes, was a poem about what you'd do if you had your life over again. I can't remember whether it was in volume 1, 2 or 3, but the last line was something about having all the money you'd ever had and spending it on Jumping...... It finished something like:- '.....and spend every single cent I had and Jump and Jump and Jump.........' Can anyone tell me what volume it was in and/or send me this poem? Equally, does any one know who it's by? Was it ever published elsewhere? Any help, much appreciated! Matthew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1888 0 #2 November 20, 2011 Hope this helps http://www.amazon.com/Skies-Call-Three-Andy-Keech/dp/095033412X Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NovaTTT 2 #3 November 20, 2011 Must be in the original book as it's not in II or III. I'm glad you asked, though, as it gave me a reason to peruse again those great photos, including the inverted Cessna jump (Phil Rogge, SCIII, #12), which is the coolest skydiving photo I've ever seen. N"Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rover 11 #4 November 20, 2011 It's in the original Skies Call. Got a copy of it at the DZ.2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #5 November 20, 2011 Hi Matt, Here you go: THE JUMPER If I could retrieve the fortune I have spent Worrying where it came from, not caring where it went, I could live the heady lifestyle of Playboy magazine I would see the worldly sight that still remain unseen. It must amount to thousands I’ve squandered on the sport The mark of any jumper, a balance close to naught, But if I had it back in one financial lump I’d go south in the winter And jump and jump and jump. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #6 November 21, 2011 I thought it was, "Man small, why fall? Skies call, that's all."? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V6Matt 0 #7 November 21, 2011 Jerry and everyone, Many, many thanks for all this information and , of course, the actual poem! You are Stars one and all! Matthew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryBrown 0 #8 November 21, 2011 I love the Skies Call trilogy! I've had all three books fanned out on my coffee table at home, ever since I bought the coffee table! (thanks for letting me 'borrow them' dad!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 339 #9 November 21, 2011 IIRC it was also in 'United We Fall', an anthology put out by Pat Works years and years ago. In any case, lotsa good stuff in that book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #10 November 22, 2011 Hi V6, Actually, the thanks should go to John Rich who sent it to me a few years ago. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V6Matt 0 #11 November 22, 2011 Quote Hi V6, Actually, the thanks should go to John Rich who sent it to me a few years ago. JerryBaumchen And additional Thanks to John (thanks Jerry)Matthew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
