music at rantoul?

[justchrisdsp 0]

what the crap was up with the music at rantoul, no offense but when i am getting psyched up to make a jump i would like to hear something other than "when i think about you i touch myself" and other like songs. it was like a country music festival with skydiving in the background, i was just really dissapointed.
i was also dissapointed at the poor turnout from some of the manufacturers in this sport. just wondering if anyone else noticed the same things

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chris "sonic wookie" harwell
Piedra-belluda-roja Rodriguez

[billvon 3,116]

Simple answer - get an iPod, load it with 11 days worth of music, and give it to them for a week. They'd probably be happy to have it.

[gravitational 0]

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what the crap was up with the music at rantoul...

The music hasn't changed in years. Get used to hearing the same things over and over again without anything updated.

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Simple answer - get an iPod, load it with 11 days worth of music, and give it to them for a week. They'd probably be happy to have it.

Tried to talk the powers that be into newer music. Didn't work.

[kelel01 1]

The manufacturers can't afford to be there anymore. The vendor fees are getting higher and higher . . . or so I heard.

Also, since turnout's getting lower and lower, it's becoming increasingly less attractive to the vendors to go. Lower turnout + higher cost to attend = bye-bye vendors . . . understandably.

[JohnRich 4]

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what the crap was up with the music at rantoul...

This is true at many DZs. You have a varied crowd on-hand of all ages and great diversity in music taste. But the kid behind the counter where the CD player resides is the one that gets to choose. Thus, what I usually have to listen to is that screaming punk rock shit. You have to learn to tune it out, or go outside and pack.

[gemini 0]

Depends on your age too. I thought the music was great, until the evening bands fired up. The live bands were so loud a lot of us left it to the kids.

Blue skies,

Jim

[kelel01 1]

Um, yeah, and the live bands sucked . . . so we left them to the locals.

[Amanduh 0]

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Thus, what I usually have to listen to is that screaming punk rock shit.

I resent that comment!

[WeakMindedFool 0]

AAAhhhh, God Damn I love that screaming Punk Rock Shit!!!

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[bodypilot1 0]

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AAAhhhh, God Damn I love that screaming Punk Rock Shit!!!

But then again, you love anything with the word SHIT in it.....



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[WeakMindedFool 0]

Hey now, some things aren't for open forum!

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[Amanda965 0]

I did catch myself saying a time or two, "what in the hell is thishe music in the birdman/aerodyne tent was much better, they should have shared!

Blue skies and SAFE landings!
~Amanda~

[JohnMitchell 16]

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The manufacturers can't afford to be there anymore. The vendor fees are getting higher and higher . . . or so I heard.

Also, since turnout's getting lower and lower, it's becoming increasingly less attractive to the vendors to go. Lower turnout + higher cost to attend = bye-bye vendors . . . understandably.

Kelly Farrington of Velocity Sports Equipment is there. Drop by his booth and buy some raffle tickets to win a new Infinity. Woohoo! All proceeds go to fund research for Lupus, a severe immunological disease. It's a great rig (duh!) and a great cause.

Thanks, John

[lowpullin1 0]

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what the crap was up with the music at rantoul...

The music hasn't changed in years. Get used to hearing the same things over and over again without anything updated.

i have to disagree, i have been to rantoul 3 of the 4 years that the WFFC has been there and this year the music was different and it sucked a big one.

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[maxmadmax 8]

Kind of leads into my next question....how many are there?

And do you think the WFFC is dying?

Don't go away mad....just go away!

[skywade 0]

Don needs to hire some new bands. I refused to attend WFFC this year because every band under the tent has to play that damn song "Mustang Sally".
I have actually wrote a complaint about this on the comment section of the yearly WFFC questionnaire. It didn't do any good as the bands still play it.

[MikeForsythe 0]

That's funny, it is because Don has bands play Mustang Sally that I go every year!

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[skywade 0]

Hey Mike, it's o.k. that you and everyone else likes that tune. My comments were more about the lack of variety in the bands that play the convention. It seems like they all share the same set list.
Maybe the problem is that I have attended too many freefall conventions and need to find a new boogie to attend.

[justchrisdsp 0]

i think the problem is that every year the wffc is the same and people feel that they do need to attend other boogies, maybe there is something we as the skydivers who come to these events can do to spice it up, get the vendors back in it but more importantly get the skydivers back in it. any suggestions?

The only bad skydive is your last!
chris "sonic wookie" harwell
Piedra-belluda-roja Rodriguez

[Dougjumper 0]

Sounds like you all need to PARTY with the Rodriguez Bro's more often.

Plus the Band that was supposed to play SAT night well- Hell they wound up going to the old place where we used to have the Convention. No Sh*T Quincy instead of Rantoul. Someone asked where are all the Skydivers at and some voice said they are clear across the Damn State..Oh well..
Go figure..dont know if they ever showed up. I turned in about 12ish. Speaker Music started to put me asleep.

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