airtwardo 7 #26 January 2, 2012 Quote I had a very fucked up last couple of days, but that is still no excuse for my reaction to you and everyone else. I sincerely apologize. Chris No Harm - No Foul! We ALL some bad days now & then... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billbooth 10 #27 January 2, 2012 I started hearing the phrase shortly after the documentary about great white sharks called "Blue Water, WHITE Death" came out. The underwater shark cage footage in "Jaws" came from that film. During the 1981 World Meet in Z-hills, the term "Blue Skys, Black Feet" was coined because of all the ash left in the soil after the DZ was cleared by fire for the meet. Everybody there went home with black feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #28 January 3, 2012 QuoteI started hearing the phrase shortly after the documentary about great white sharks called "Blue Water, WHITE Death" came out. The underwater shark cage footage in "Jaws" came from that film. . When I started jumping at Elsinore in '78 that was my understanding as well. I never heard any other explanation. The hand and ripcord story was never associated with the saying.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #29 January 4, 2012 blue skies, red eyes had somethin to do wit last weekend, I think....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
steve1 5 #30 January 6, 2012 I also remember the words "sport death". I think that may have started at Cassa Grande or the Gulch. That was around 75. There were some real characters jumping at the gulch in those days.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #31 January 13, 2012 You are right it did start about the time “Jaws” came”. The term was coined by one Richard Hayden, father of “Air Trash”. He got fed up with the way people would always say “Blue Skies” on takeoff and started yelling back “Black Death”. It soon became the battle cry of all “Air Trash”. Sparky http://www.airtrash.com/My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartload 0 #32 February 2, 2012 Dang, Twardo, I disappear for a year or so and come back to find that you've turned into an ogre. Ok ... into a BIGGER ogre. Yup. That's it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #33 February 2, 2012 Quote Dang, Twardo, I disappear for a year or so and come back to find that you've turned into an ogre. Ok ... into a BIGGER ogre. Yup. That's it. Yeah everybody gets grumpier with old age...Now stay of my lawn dagnabbit!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
