masterrig 1 #26 January 5, 2006 QuoteEither that, or typing up something really good! ______________________________________ Yeah, that's the ticket! He's typing up something really GOOD! O.K., let's give him a little time. We don't want him getting writer's block! OH, MY GOD! What if... Walt's got writer's block! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #27 January 5, 2006 Deep Breaths, just keep breathing deep breaths... We will make it thru this... I am almost positive! A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #28 January 5, 2006 Jeez. Why don't you all take turns drafting Walt stories? I mean, think of some crazy situation and make a story out of it. "Walt Appel: A Collection of Life Events - Based Upon a True Story" That'd be a fun thread to read. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #29 January 5, 2006 This idea you speak of...covered by intellectual property rights? Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #30 January 5, 2006 Quote "Walt Appel: A Collection of Life Events - Based Upon a True Story" That would definatly be worth reading! A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #31 January 5, 2006 QuoteThis idea you speak of...covered by intellectual property rights? I want my share. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #32 January 5, 2006 Damn, I take a little break to get some work done and look at what happens! Ok, here's the problem. Some of my funniest stuff is stuff that I will never write about--even though the statute of limitations ran out a long time ago--unless I get filthy rich and can hide out in style for a while. The remaining stuff I have a lot of mixed feelings about because their is a tragic element to a lot of it. For example, A psycho ex-girlfriend was providing some real "hilarity" in my life for a while and I swing back and forth between thinking it's really funny and I ought to write it up, and thinking on the other hand, that it's tragic when someone is that screwed up. Despite my best efforts, I still think of her as human sometimes. I started writing up a story from when I was a young smartass kid (as opposed to the old smartass than I am now) and I taught a friend's three-year-old brother to shoot the finger. To say the least, it generated some really hard feelings on the part of the parents and got the kid slapped a few times, but it really cracks me up just thinking about it. When I have written it up, though, it just didn't seem like it was anywhere near bizarre enough for this crowd. Other stories, from when I worked on the retard farm have an element of tragedy too. I can really laugh at that stuff, but most decent people would think I was a real asshole for laughing at it. I'm in a quandary. I keep a list of story ideas at home and maybe I'll narrow it down to a few and post the list. I can tell you that the fact that I haven't posted any stories recently has nothing to do with the amount of time it takes. The stories I have posted, even the really long ones, take between and hour and a half to two hours to write up and I post them in draft form. It's really no big deal to write them. I was talking recently with Bill Lee, who is a Master Rigger in the Houston area and a very close friend. He's got some GREAT stories from the old days and I asked him if he would be interested in collaborating on a book of stories from the 70s and 80s. The stories would be peripherally connected with skydiving but not necessarily jump stories. There was some really wild shit going on back then and he still knows the main players. Anyway, he said he likes the idea, so we may just do that. There's another thing. I am absolutely sure there are loads of regulars here who have great stuff but don't feel it is worthy. I know I'm not the only sick, twisted freak around here. Post 'em if ya' got 'em!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #33 January 5, 2006 This, could be bigger than... Zen! Your publi, awaits! I love ya' Walt! (but not in a homosexual way) Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #34 January 5, 2006 Aaaah Damn! You took the easy way out. I tried folks! BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #35 January 5, 2006 QuoteI can really laugh at that stuff, but most decent people would think I was a real asshole for laughing at it. Think of who you are talking to... I would probably get a huge kick out of it too! A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #36 January 5, 2006 I know damn well that you would!!! Ok, let me look at my list tonight and I'll see what I can come up with. Some of the stuff really is too sick for public consumption, but there's got to be something that is not too completely twisted. The problem here is that even though I know I'm going to hell, I'm thinking that I'd better be careful just in case the temperature settings are put up to a vote! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #37 January 5, 2006 QuoteAaaah Damn! You took the easy way out. I tried folks! It was worth a shot... A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #38 January 5, 2006 QuoteDeep Breaths, just keep breathing deep breaths... We will make it thru this... I am almost positive! ______________________________________ I'm trying to contain myself! You know, this is getting to be a fun little thread! That's pretty cool! Walt can get people to laugh and have fun and not even be around! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #39 January 5, 2006 QuoteAaaah Damn! You took the easy way out. I tried folks! Bobbi _______________________________________ Well, don't get too down, just yet. We got Walt 'thinking'. That's a start. Keep your fingers crossed. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #40 January 5, 2006 Quote Let's here a story from someone who had sex this week. It was late in the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl. Sure, it was a good game but it was just college football. I had a much better idea of how to spend that time. So I grabbed the battery operated trimmer and began making improvements to the landing strip. Let's just say that it didn't take long for someone to forget all about the last four minutes of the game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #41 January 5, 2006 QuoteDespite my best efforts, I still think of her as human sometimes. Call me callous, but for some reason that struck a really hilarious chord wtih me. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #42 January 5, 2006 QuoteLet's just say that it didn't take long for someone to forget all about the last four minutes of the game. Completely random... yet good enough for a much needed laugh! Thanks! A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #43 January 5, 2006 Oh Walt, I KNOW you can do it! You made all of us laugh the other night with a really twisted, yet funny story....post that here and I PROMISE there will be a lot of satisfied folks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #44 January 5, 2006 QuoteOh Walt, I KNOW you can do it! You made all of us laugh the other night with a really twisted, yet funny story....post that here and I PROMISE there will be a lot of satisfied folks! You're talking about the psycho girlfriend who was chasing me with a beer bottle as I was hauling ass (in reverse) in my car trying to get away? Or was it the retarded guy who had his fingers caught in the door I was trying to shut? Didn't I already mention that one? Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #45 January 5, 2006 ***You're talking about the psycho girlfriend who was chasing me with a beer bottle as I was hauling ass (in reverse) in my car trying to get away? __________________________________________________ BINGO!!! I especially loved the part where she left a certain message on your answering machine and what you did with that message! Boy, Rocke almost choked on his chicken when you told that story. We ALL loved it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #46 January 5, 2006 "Or was it the retarded guy who had his fingers caught in the door I was trying to shut? Didn't I already mention that one? " As a recipient to a slamming door on a finger....at the time it was painful and horrifying, I was 5. (my brother slammed the door on my pinky and refused to open the door up. it was stuck between the door frame and the door. Lost a nail because of it and have a slight bend to my pinky), but after all these years I can laugh about it and have a great story to tell as to why my pinky is sightly bent when put straight out and WHY my brother is an ass!. So please go on, weave that web, Story Teller.... BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #47 January 5, 2006 Ok, if you insist.... Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #48 January 5, 2006 I do, and thank you. Anytime BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
