ECVZZ 0 #1 February 24, 2005 Several years ago I took a good friend to the DZ for a tandem. He was a little nervous, so I made sure to manifest on his load (mostly so I could see his face when he got in the door ). The pilot had the radio cranked up for the climb to altitude, and I could see that Dan was concentrating on the music to keep himself distracted from the real purpose of the plane ride. At about 11k I noticed he was starting to get that ''Deer in the headlights" look, and was alternating between glancing nervously at me, looking out the window, and staring at the stereo speakers. I was looking right at him when "Sweet home Alabama" came on, and I had a thought that made me grin. Then he turned from the window and made eye contact. He saw me grinning, looked up and pointed to the speakers, nodding his head as if to say "yeah, great song!"....and that's when I lost it. Between the song and the look on Dans face, all I could think of was the scene in "Forrest Gump" where Forrest was learning to dance...I was still laughing when he exited, and for most of the jump. To this day I can't hear that song without laughing my ass off and thinking of Dan! G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #2 February 24, 2005 inside joke.... This one time some guy came to the drop zone and jumped all day. He had so much fun he almost drove off without his helmet and altimeter, until some guy said, "Hey Dude, is this yours?" Funny how we forget our heads sometimes! Keepin' it safe! Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #3 February 24, 2005 He may have been soooo involved in laughing at someone else that he lost his train of thought... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #4 February 24, 2005 QuoteHe may have been soooo involved in laughing at someone else that he lost his train of thought... Or maybe his train was off the the tracks.... Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #5 February 24, 2005 Didn't know Ozzy wrote a song about me, did you. G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #6 February 24, 2005 I think it was Space Games about 5 years ago as my teammate and I are going on stage to get our medals for third place freefly he says, I quote "Bryan I'm 45 years old and I've never won anything in my life" Makes me proud to have him as my best friend. RATS FOR LIFE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #7 February 24, 2005 QuoteDidn't know Ozzy wrote a song about me, did you. Crazy Train Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #8 February 24, 2005 We were throwing a newbie out da Casa at Lake Wales. With a one.. two..three... swing motion with him front side up.He screamed like a little girl on "Three" and we cracked up as he was flung out the door.The girl behind us cracked up so bad that she was laughing so hard in freefall that it messed up her whole RW skydive. She was still laughing on the ground. I want what she had for breakfast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #9 February 24, 2005 wen i was living in florida for a whilei once took a couple friends to emerald coast to watch me skydive.. well we went to get my friend rod and he was still drunk form the night before, so we loaded him up inthe car with some beer and he was all ready togo... he continued to drin onth e way to the dz and then stayed inthe car and drank for a while.... well after a while he came out and was hangingout but was pretty drunk..... well the beer light cam eon and he had a few more while i was bs-ng with some jumpers.. nextthing you know he pulls me aside and is like "dude, i pissed onmy pants, but i don't care"... he had went off to piss and instead of getting his shit clear of his pants he hit the side of his fly and soaked the whole front of his pants... was realy fun... funnier thing was then he proceded to ell everyone he ran into...... onlytime i've ever apoligized at at dz for smeone being drunk......... but damnit was funny at the time!!! ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #10 February 24, 2005 A few years ago I was at a nightclub in Newcastle UK, with some friends on new years eve. One of the friends was with his mother and her boyfriend. (Dave) It had been snowing outside and everything was wet, we were on a nightclub called "the Tuxedo Princess" which an old cruise ship permanently moored in the river Tyne. The deck are wooden, and slippy when wet. This combined with a slight list to port made walking on the deck a tricky manouvere (especially after a 'few' drinks) Anyway, as we walked on, this guy Dave slipped and fell over, no big deal, but we all laughed. We got our drinks and sat in a booth chatting. After a few minutes we noticed Dave was missing. He was spotted at the bar, drinking alone and sulking. One of the guys went over and asked him what was wrong. He replied that he was embarrassed because he fell, and we'd just met him, we'd think he was an idiot etc. My friend convinced him it was no big deal, to stop being an ass, get a round of drinks in, and come over to the table. He buys like 8 drinks, gets them all on a tray and proceeds to walk over to us. Sure enough, he slipped, spent about .5 of a second in a perfect back track position then crashed to earth. Followed closely by a tray of drinks. Not only did we all laugh,but the 50 other people in the bar did too, we were in hysterics, pointing and almost busting a rib. He got up, came over sat down and said; "ok, so now you know I'm a idiot" Oh, how we laughed.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinNover 0 #11 February 24, 2005 I laugh everytime I see a ping-pong table. One of my roommates and I bought a ping-pong table from Dick's Sporting Goods. We didn't play for five minutes before one of the paddles cracked. (This is why we can't have nice things.) It wasn't ruined so we kept playing. An hour later I broke the second paddle in half. I said, "Oh well, I guess we'll have to go back to Dick's." Just then our other roommate walked by and said, "Guys, I am *not* using my dick." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #12 February 25, 2005 BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Nice thread Will have to take a few minutes and think of a story of my own. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
