quade 4 #1 August 16, 2004 I dunno, I just found this funny, stupid and really cool. Listen to this first if you can. http://www.wnyc.org/stream/ram.py?file=raotm/otm081304i.ra more http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/relatedarticles/32927.phpquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #2 August 16, 2004 QuoteI dunno, I just found this funny, stupid and really cool. Listen to this first if you can. http://www.wnyc.org/stream/ram.py?file=raotm/otm081304i.ra more http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/relatedarticles/32927.php I started listening, but then, as if moved by an occult hand, I just had to turn it off.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 August 16, 2004 Quote I started listening, but then, as if moved by an occult hand, I just had to turn it off. Why does that not surprise me?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #4 August 16, 2004 QuoteQuote I started listening, but then, as if moved by an occult hand, I just had to turn it off. Why does that not surprise me? Whoosh... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 August 16, 2004 That one fly over your head too? I didn't understand what he was trying to get at either.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #6 August 16, 2004 The part that got me was "Fitting in by doing what everyone else does""No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #7 August 16, 2004 Maybe something to do with the fact that listening to NPR is a trying activity, and Kallend succumbed to the desire to be rid of it?witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 August 16, 2004 Quote Maybe something to do with the fact that listening to NPR is a trying activity . . . Opinion, not fact. NPR has some very fine programming that I would think that even the most partisian Republican stalwarts can and do listen to. If you can't listen to any part of NPR because of your political beliefs, then you're doing yourself a disservice. On the other hand, if all you want from a radio is some head banging music -- that's cool too -- just not very enlightening.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #9 August 16, 2004 Easy there quade. I was just messing with you becuase I know you love NPR so much. What gave you the idea I like head banging? (more than once I've wished headbangers had a piece of steel to slam their heads against instead of just the air) I like music that (A) says something (B) shows some sort of intelligible emotion (C) I can understand the lyrics (assuming they are English anyway) (D) is funny (E) shows the ability to impress people wihtout having to torture your instuments (F) non-Russian classical I'm not against all harder music. I just have no desire to listen to most of it. (yeah, I still have my 80s metallica shirts, etc)witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #10 August 16, 2004 QuoteNPR has some very fine programming that I would think that even the most partisian Republican stalwarts can and do listen to. I listen to NPR..."Morning Edition" and "All things Considered". I love "Car Talk" The political over tones sometimes gets me to skip a part of a program...but not bad really."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 August 16, 2004 The head banging music was not specifically directed at you, but people in general. Yeah, even me sometimes. About the only music I have a difficult time listening to is pop/country. I feel that what these people really wanted to do was rock and roll, but simply couldn't cut it in that so . . . they turned to sellout faux-country rock and we end up hearing crap like "Achy Breaky Heart" a song which makes me think Elvis had the right idea when it came to remote control.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #12 August 16, 2004 I like listening to country, but I have to agree that too much stuff they play on country stations is that crossover crap. Then again, Buffett wanted to do country but couldn't hack it. Quotecrap like "Achy Breaky Heart" He redeemed himself with "Some Gave All."witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 August 16, 2004 You leave Jimmy alone. He eventually found his own voice and is unique in his style. I don't know a lot of pirates over 40 that don't listen to Jimmy and dream of another life that could have been. I don't know if -he- is all that great of a musician either, but he certainly surrounds himself with great ones. I do know this, he's a -great- musical storyteller.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #14 August 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteNPR has some very fine programming that I would think that even the most partisian Republican stalwarts can and do listen to. I listen to NPR..."Morning Edition" and "All things Considered". I love "Car Talk" The political over tones sometimes gets me to skip a part of a program...but not bad really. Tavis Smiley isn't bad either."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #15 August 16, 2004 Concerning NPR, I have enjoyed everything that Sarah Vowell has contributed. She's a treasure. (I try to ignore the fact that she loves Clinton.) FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #16 August 16, 2004 Maybe you missed it, but I may be the biggest parrothead in the forums. He's not the best singer or what-have-you, but he can tell a story like no one else I know. He has put me in a bit of a quandry though. I used to think "School Boy Heart" could be my theme song, then he went and came out with "I'm a Piece of Work." I may not be over forty, but hey, everybody can dream. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #17 August 17, 2004 QuoteYou leave Jimmy alone. He eventually found his own voice and is unique in his style. I don't know a lot of pirates over 40 that don't listen to Jimmy and dream of another life that could have been. I don't know if -he- is all that great of a musician either, but he certainly surrounds himself with great ones. I do know this, he's a -great- musical storyteller. This the same Jimmy Buffett who ran over a runway light at Palm Beach International Airport, then didn't stick around, leaving instead some spokesman/underling to explain what happened to the FAA? I have no respect for the man, so I'll not be "leaving Jimmy alone" just 'cause you demanded it. A real man would have stuck around to answer for his fuckup. Jimmy didn't. (I haven't heard anything about how that one turned out, either. The S. Florida press is not real keen on smearing their golden boy.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #18 August 17, 2004 Whoowee, ya got me there! Running over a runway light! My god the man's a menace to society. Let's string him up by his privates. Get serious.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,118 #19 August 17, 2004 >This the same Jimmy Buffett who ran over a runway light at Palm Beach > International Airport, then didn't stick around, leaving instead some >spokesman/underling to explain what happened to the FAA? Heck yeah! Why, I once saw John Eagle knock over a windblade during a swoop - and he DIDN'T EVEN TELL ANYONE! I'm amazed he's not in jail, much less that he still has his USPA license. Someone could have died because they didn't know what direction the wind was blowing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #20 August 17, 2004 QuoteWhoowee, ya got me there! Running over a runway light! My god the man's a menace to society. Let's string him up by his privates. Get serious. Okay, let any of the private pilots here smash a runway light at kPBI and split, leaving someone else to explain, and see how long they keep their ticket. WTF, you insisting he didn't get a pass because he's Jimmy Buffett, liberal whore and democratic fundraiser in liberal democratic Palm Beach county? It is to laugh. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #21 August 17, 2004 He -may- have gotten a pass because he's Jimmy B, but the rest is just silly.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #22 August 17, 2004 Are there not FAA requirements for staying at the scene after damaging airport property? I may be a huge fan, but that doesn't mean I agree with him getting special treatment in FL anymore than I do Stern getting the golden ticket in NY (I despise Howard Stern, by the way). edit: How about this for a new "secret" phrase: "..and like the Pheonix [it] will rise again."witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #23 August 17, 2004 Well, I'm only going off of what pj posted but . . . no, I don't really think there IS an FAA regulation about staying at the airport if you run over a light. I'm sure the airport management would want to talk to you and depending on the damage you caused to the airport you might not be able to leave, but simply running over a light might not be all that big of a deal. Hell, he might not have even realized it. I have to admit I don't even know the incident in question.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 August 17, 2004 QuoteAre there not FAA requirements for staying at the scene after damaging airport property? There are regs regarding what you have to do and how you have to report it, depending on what the extent of damage or injuries are. I don't remember them exactly, I would have to look in my F.A.R./A.I.M. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #25 August 17, 2004 You'll want to look up NTSB 830.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
