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  1. mfrese
    As I recall, you were snooty until we brought you chocolate...then you were fine. Make them bring you chocolate, that should fix everything. Oh, and next time Vinnie's in town, invite him over, feed him a bottle of tequila, and send him over to visit. Once he starts hanging upside down in their tree with a rig and a Protec on, they won't worry about whether you're snooty or not, they'll just beg you to get him down.
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    Sounds like the last couple times you worked, dude. At least he got a soft landing... Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Usually I don't mind one way or the other, but lately my wife has been using this gloss that's designed for, like, the Britney-wanna-be-teenybopper-TRL-Good Charlotte-My Chemical Romance-14-to-16-year-old crowd (she got it from my niece, of course). This stuff is so sticky it feels like you're getting a Brazilian wax on, well...your lips. Can't even imagine how it would feel other places... Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Jeanne: Well, since I mainly jump at Hollister, and you know Tim gives an honest 15,000 MSL or better every time...my tandem freefall times normally vary from 55 to 70 seconds, depending on the time of year (in winter, I'm wearing the heaviest jumpsuit on the face of the earth) and the size of the student (me and a 220 student is pretty ballistic, me and a 105 pound girl...well, we're alittle less ballistic ). But if you guys are getting 70 seconds from 11K...hold me a slot on the next Caravan load, I'll be right there! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    I believe there's a "Home DZ has first dibs" requirement in the pie rules somewhere, so don't think you're off the hook there, monkeyboy. Congrats on the 100th! Now we can tune up for Beth as well...Hoooah! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    I gotta pick just ONE?! OK...Tandem jump with my wife and 12 friends, almost built a great formation, broke off and had almost all of us at the same level, landed on the beach at sunset for our 15th wedding anniversary, to the applause of the group of 200 people who were on the beach for another wedding and thought it was for them. Yeah. That's the one!
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    Back when I was a relative newbie with about 200 jumps, I was jumping my Sabre 190 and ended up landing off in a field east of Skydive Montery Bay that had just been fertilized with fish emulsion (which, remarkably, smells almost exactly like fresh cowshit to my nose). Landed right in the middle of a freshly furrowed row, but then accidentally dragged my canopy as I was walking out. Didn't notice anything until I went to pack...the most fun part was squeezing the air out of that thing once it was on the ground, I had to hold my breath until I had it in the bag. It started to fade by the end of the second weekend, but by then I'd sped up my packing so it didn't bother me that quite so much. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    BTW, not trying to shut out the Byron crew, y'all are welcome to come down here if you want and we can set up more than one load. Maybe we'll even play a friendly H-Town vs. Byron game of flaming footie in tribute. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Not sure exactly what we'll do here, but Steve Zappacosta and I are trying to put together a memorial dive for Egon and the RWS folks at Hollister next weekend. Maybe a sunset tracking dive? I'll start a tentative list below; regular DZ.com folks feel free to reply to me or post here. Names in bold are people I've talked to; others are my assumptions for the moment: Zap Me Tim Monique Andy JR Asila Sebazz Renaud Raff? Phlip? Bob K? I'll update the list as I talk to people. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Egon and I were in the same Vector TI certification course when he started his illustrious tandem career. We spent many a night talking trash (and getting trashed) back in Hollister that summer. I didn't know Piers, Krystal, or Bruno, but my deepest sympathies to their families and friends. As for Egon - fuck this hurts. Blue Skies, brother. Mike Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Sweet, Roy got older than me! Happy Birthday, dude, see ya at the Boogie! Mike Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    My wife and I just switched to the Tempur-Pedic memory foam mattress from a futon, and that little fucker is heaven on plywood as far as I'm concerned. Have your s/o try it out, he may be surprised. I liked the futon for years because it was like sleeping on a padded brick, but the T-P feels firm but conforms to every part of your body, in every sleeping position. Besides, they have their guarantee program so you can actually try it out before you buy it, so it might be worth checking out. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Hmmm... Mine's exactly 1, but I've been faithful to one person for 22 years. I had a LOT of fun back in the '80s. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Yay, the weekend before I go to Cleveland! I'll be there! Coming ballsack chopchop Cornholio! Girlfalldown gjhdiver jdobleman lummy mcneill79 mfrese plaything Skyesspot tallguy vdschoor definite maybe Amazon NWFlyer Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    My wife's patch on her Javelin backpack: "I'm not mean, you're just a sissy"! And on the little tin of mints, of course: "Please enjoy a mint! Your breath smells like butt!" Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    The Allman Brothers must come close... Mountain Jam from "Eat a Peach" - 33:38 Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Sweet! Now all you need to do is convince Connie, Vic, and Mike to spring for all new Sigmas and you're golden. Seriously, I've seen plenty of evidence that the Skyhook is a great idea; having experienced it, I'm pretty sure I'll get a RWS container with a Skyhook for my next sport rig. And I know this has been asked before, but it would really rock if it could be retro-fitted to existing Vector tandem systems. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Welcome to the club! It kinda sucks to have them back-to-back like that, but as long as the reserves are working, no complaints, right? I've had three tandem chops now, and the first two are pretty much what you described. The third was on a Sigma system, and I am now totally sold on the Skyhook. That thing had me under a reseve so fast I pulled the reserve handle as an afterthought. The first two went something like this: Peel and pull cutaway...start to drop...peel and pull reserve...still dropping...still dropping...now back to belly...still dropping...less legs, almost head down...reserve starts to open, upright again...reserve finally opens completely. With the Skyhook, something like this: Peel and pull cutaway...start to drop...peel and, whoa, pulled upright again...open reserve!
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    That's the only thing that would have made that jump better! They actually carry a load of fake bombs with them, but you'd have a hard time getting out the doors on top of one with all your limbs intact... Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    OK, resized, take a look at an awesome plane, and some dork jumping out of it! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Happy Birthday, Shannon! But lay off the crack and quit setting Byron on fire, MMMkay? Mike Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    I jumped out of it...AGAIN! The Collings Foundation passed through Hollister last week, so I had to take another opportunity to jump out of the demned thing. This is the Nine-O-Nine that (I think) was at Rantoul last year. Best part was I got to watch a bunch of friends do it for the first time! If you get the chance, take it...it's a great piece of history, and a pretty fun ride to boot. Iceman edited to add: crap, the pictures are too big to up load...I'll try to resize them and add later. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    DAMN! I just caught a quick second of an interview with Bonnie on channel 2 this morning, and from the footage they showed you couldn't tell exactly where it was. Glad you all are OK and there's no damage to plane, gear, or hangar (aside from Jeff's Stiletto...but hell, he probably shouldn't be jumping that thing anyway
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    Egon's 31?! YOU OLD FART!!! Welcome to the downhill slide, bruh... Hope you're going huge like the old days at H-town, we'll tip a few for you in memory of your misspent youth. Have a great one! Mike (and Lynn, Zap, and the rest of your left coast brethren) Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash
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    Speaking of idiots...Lynn and I will be there, in the seats!