mdrejhon 8 #1 March 17, 2006 I just found out today I just got published in ToBe magazine (a Canadian gay newspaper): Skydiving for a Rainbow (on www.tobe.ca). This is the first time something skydiving-related has been published about me in some mainstream magazine... BEER! It talks about my Deaf World Record participation, my 100th jump, my first night jump, as well as my organizing the Rainbow Boogie 2006 event (a gay boogie with planned 3-figure attendance). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #2 March 17, 2006 Congrats, Mark. That's a great article for the sport. Funny about the gay angle. Most DZ's have always been a lot more live-and-let-live than the world in general, IMHO. I think maybe North America is just getting a little less homophobic as time goes by. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sundevil777 102 #3 March 17, 2006 Don't see your jumpsuit in the 9-way - different jumpsuit? which are you?People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #4 March 17, 2006 QuoteDon't see your jumpsuit in the 9-way - different jumpsuit? which are you?Oh - that was a student jumpsuit. (BLUSH!) My Bev custom jumpsuit was not purchased until after my 100th jump. I had the rig, I had the altimeter, but not my own jumpsuit yet! I'm the red helmet in the center of the 9-way formation skydive. Edit: I'm wondering how to get Skydiving Magazine to add me to their boogie event listing. They list Russia and Spain, so we should be listed too. I tried to submit to them a couple of times, including a month ago for listing on their website. Any suggestions on how I should best contact them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #5 March 17, 2006 Did you advocate the Radical Skydiving Agenda? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites A_Hansen 0 #6 March 17, 2006 Nice Mark This is great, Im happy for you, really nice article for you and the skydiving community:) Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #7 March 17, 2006 QuoteDid you advocate the Radical Skydiving Agenda? No... I think that's the mafia's job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Paige 0 #8 March 17, 2006 Congrats! That is fantastic news. I'm sure the boogie will be a huge success. Best of luck w. it all! Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites soberamprat 0 #9 March 17, 2006 BEER http://www.swoopstudios.com/videos/videos-rex.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #10 March 17, 2006 QuoteCongrats! That is fantastic news. I'm sure the boogie will be a huge success. Best of luck w. it all! Oh, oh, the mafia's here! But the good pink kind that live in wind tunnels Thanks! So far, it looks like it will be successful. Lots of work organizing though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Paige 0 #11 March 17, 2006 In the end the hard work will be worth it. I had an easier time w. TFTC because we don't have weather holds, packing, planes, etc. I don't know how JFTC does it all. If you have any tips after your experience I'd be all ears and appreciative of any advice you'd have to help along TFTC. Please PM if there is anything that you think I might be able to help w. I know TFTC was a small tunnel event but you never know what you can learn from others experiences.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #12 March 30, 2006 Thanks! By the way, I just noticed that this article about me made it into Google News at near the top for news search term "skydiving". It produced a spike of hits to the Rainbow Boogie website on March 29th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #13 March 30, 2006 Nice article, Mark! It came through on my google alerts yesterday, I think. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Paige 0 #14 March 30, 2006 You're BIG time now. That's super cool! Keep up all the good work Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
sundevil777 102 #3 March 17, 2006 Don't see your jumpsuit in the 9-way - different jumpsuit? which are you?People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #4 March 17, 2006 QuoteDon't see your jumpsuit in the 9-way - different jumpsuit? which are you?Oh - that was a student jumpsuit. (BLUSH!) My Bev custom jumpsuit was not purchased until after my 100th jump. I had the rig, I had the altimeter, but not my own jumpsuit yet! I'm the red helmet in the center of the 9-way formation skydive. Edit: I'm wondering how to get Skydiving Magazine to add me to their boogie event listing. They list Russia and Spain, so we should be listed too. I tried to submit to them a couple of times, including a month ago for listing on their website. Any suggestions on how I should best contact them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #5 March 17, 2006 Did you advocate the Radical Skydiving Agenda? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A_Hansen 0 #6 March 17, 2006 Nice Mark This is great, Im happy for you, really nice article for you and the skydiving community:) Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #7 March 17, 2006 QuoteDid you advocate the Radical Skydiving Agenda? No... I think that's the mafia's job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #8 March 17, 2006 Congrats! That is fantastic news. I'm sure the boogie will be a huge success. Best of luck w. it all! Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soberamprat 0 #9 March 17, 2006 BEER http://www.swoopstudios.com/videos/videos-rex.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #10 March 17, 2006 QuoteCongrats! That is fantastic news. I'm sure the boogie will be a huge success. Best of luck w. it all! Oh, oh, the mafia's here! But the good pink kind that live in wind tunnels Thanks! So far, it looks like it will be successful. Lots of work organizing though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #11 March 17, 2006 In the end the hard work will be worth it. I had an easier time w. TFTC because we don't have weather holds, packing, planes, etc. I don't know how JFTC does it all. If you have any tips after your experience I'd be all ears and appreciative of any advice you'd have to help along TFTC. Please PM if there is anything that you think I might be able to help w. I know TFTC was a small tunnel event but you never know what you can learn from others experiences.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #12 March 30, 2006 Thanks! By the way, I just noticed that this article about me made it into Google News at near the top for news search term "skydiving". It produced a spike of hits to the Rainbow Boogie website on March 29th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #13 March 30, 2006 Nice article, Mark! It came through on my google alerts yesterday, I think. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #14 March 30, 2006 You're BIG time now. That's super cool! Keep up all the good work Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
