kkeenan 14 #1 November 25, 2007 The party/banquet last night was a great get-together. This has been a long, strange trip, and it is interesting now that it's done. We have the 100-Way. I am pretty sure that this will not be accomplished again soon. No one who was not there could understand the huge amount of details required to overcome to make it work. For us who were there, it has been done, and it binds us together. Joe lost his life in the quest for this project to reach its objective. That will always be part of the memory of this week. It could have happened on any CRW jump, but it happened at Lk. Wales during our record warm-up jumps. This Blue Skies / Black Death thing is always part of skydiving. The only way that we are able to experience this joy of sights, sounds, and feelings which make up our "Blue Skies" skydiving world is to leave ourselves open to the "Black Death" which is part of that world. Our lives and those of our friends can be taken in a moment, with no notice. This time it was Joe. We all hate it, yet we all continue to come back to the DZ. It's part of what we, as jumpers have bought into in order to experience these things that we can find nowhere else. The Blue Skies will always call us. The Black Death is the price. We will miss Joe tremendously, but for many years, Joe jumped and did CRW in the face of these risks and having lost friends. We will keep jumping and continue missing Joe, as he would have it it had been someone else. Kevin Keenan_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 November 25, 2007 The Blue Skies will always call us. The Black Death is the price. Quote Thus is the life we've chosen . . . wouldn't have it any other way. Congrats on the record! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydance1954 0 #3 November 27, 2007 This is the life we've chosen, yes. These are the risks we accept, yes. But I'm going to have to disagree with you about not having it any other way. I'm really tired about losing friends. It would be real nice if the accidents would stop. I'd like to have it that way. It's not realistic, but hey, a guy can dream.......Mike Ashley D-18460 Canadian A-666 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
skydance1954 0 #3 November 27, 2007 This is the life we've chosen, yes. These are the risks we accept, yes. But I'm going to have to disagree with you about not having it any other way. I'm really tired about losing friends. It would be real nice if the accidents would stop. I'd like to have it that way. It's not realistic, but hey, a guy can dream.......Mike Ashley D-18460 Canadian A-666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
