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Anywhere in a 50 mile radius of The Epcot Center.... C'mon, they had Nikolai (Russian), The Iron Sheik (Iran) Kamala (Uganda), The Blue Meanie (Fairyland), Vampiro (Hell) Bruno SanMartino (Italy) Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Russ did a good job, he has packed on some fighting weight, although Marc Mero did most of the wrestling. The Blue Meanie is truly horrible, and an insult to the industry. He's disgustingly fat and has little talent. Norman Smiley carried the match, and Russ and Marc had a nice double cross planned for the finale. It'll make for good radio today. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

and a comment I heard this morning...... "No Oscar! That means Jake Gyllenhall and Heath Ledger made out for no good reason!" Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I suppose it's a total waste of time asking (because I assume you have), but have you seen the documentary, "Beyond the Mat"? Walt I know that you replied to Alex on that point, But I have that DVD and Jake was truly pathetic, to the point that I felt SO bad for the guy. He has since bulked up considerably (he is a HUGE man) and didn't appear to in very good fighting shape. It was a very slow and gimmicky match, but Jake has such a ring presence..... I'll see if any of the photos came out (I was some distance away and had to use the digital zoom) Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

As I know that there are at least a couple of others on this forum that like "The Rasslin'" - I thought I'd share the show that I saw last night at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando. It was billed as 6:05, The Reunion, World Wrestling Legends, and for $25 these people were on the bill; Nikolai Volkov (With The Iron Sheik) v Hacksaw Jim Duggan Rick Steiner v Koko B Ware Greg The Hammer Valentine v Jimmy Superfly Snuka Eddie Colon v Vampiro Kamala v Jake The Snake Roberts Guest Appearance by Bruno SanMartino Dory Funk Jr & Mike Graham v Tully Blanchard & David Flair Virgil v The Disco Inferno Diamond Dallas Page v Kanyon All 3 members of The Midnight Express (w. Jim Cornette) v The Armstrongs w. Bobby The Brain Heenan Buff Bagwell v Scott Steiner The Blue Meanie & Norman Smiley v Jonny B Badd & Russ Rollins Dory Funk looked to be at least 200 years old, but still can take a bump, The Volkov/Duggan match lasted about 1 minute, but damn it was still good to see them both. DDP and Kanyon (who wrestle a lot) put on a great show, followed by Kanyon openly coming out as a gay Rassler, followed by DDP touring him around the arena for Hi Fives and even stopping at the bar for a beer on the way through! Jake the Snake must be off the Crack, because he's heavy again, but I think the snake outweighed him, and Bruno SanMartino (who I believe had a heart attack not long ago) has dropped a bunch of weight and looks fit as a fiddle. $25 well spent........ Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

ummm never mind......... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

ain't skeered! I'm straight and I'll play! Celebrity - Benecio del Toro - BUT he'd have to quit smoking - that's a deal breaker On here- EASY!! Chris Cowden! The dude's a rock star, good guy, and cute, I'd do him in a crowd, in fact I may even grab his ass when the season starts! (You have NO idea how uncomfortable that's gonna make him! I couldn't help it ) Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I have a truly heartwarming story….. Last week, I took my trusty old Isuzu Amigo (for whom I’ll be asking for a few moments silence later) into York’s Automotive Repair, DeLand, FL, for a brake check and an oil change, in preparation for a 1600 mile trip I’m taking shortly. S*#$$ the manager (name withheld) called me and told me the pads were fine but I needed a caliper. I agreed on the price and picked the truck up later that afternoon. I drove it home (20 miles) back to work (another 20) and to the Wal Mart (about 2 miles). On coming out of the Wal Mart I noticed a huge puddle of oil under the truck. I looked underneath and saw it dripping from the new filter. I ran back into the store, got a gallon of “Erl” and filled it back up so that I could drive back to the office….. didn’t make it. The car cut out. My buddy Brett is visiting from New York, he pulls the filter off and it is scuffed and cracked with a visible hole. We drive to the store get a replacement filter (which seems to be about 1” shorter than the one that we just took off – hold that thought) and another gallon of good ‘ole Erl. I’m not gonna pretend that I changed the filter, if you know me you’d laugh your ass off at that thought. Brett does, we fill the truck with oil, and it fires right up. Brett follows me home, well technically to within 5 miles of home because that’s where it seizes up. I go back to York’s with the damaged filter and tell them what’s happened. S*#$$ assures me that I wouldn’t have made it to the office if the truck had left there with a broken oil filter. I agree and accept the fact that I hit something, drove over something that damaged it, and it was just my tough luck. I get the truck towed to York’s and they have a look at it and tell me it’s going to need an engine rebuild. The Amigo is not worth that kind of expense. I leave it there with the promise that I’ll get it towed to a junkyard in a couple of days. In the meantime I find a nice Buick and buy it. A few moments silence for the Isuzu – L’Isuzu est mort, vive L’Isuzu). Yesterday I get a call from Jack York, the owner of York’s. He tells me that S*#$$ has been fired for theft and “illegal practices”, hence name withheld. He also tells me that his main mechanic looked at my truck and the filter that came off, and decided that S*#$$ had put a bootleg, and wrong, filter on, and that being too long the steering rod had rubbed against, and damaged and ruptured the filter. He offered to do whatever it took to fix the Isuzu. When I told him that I had already bought a new vehicle, he asked what it would take to make me a satisfied customer. Now, bear in mind, that he really didn’t NEED to call me. I had already bought the line that I had hit something and caused the damage, only his inherent honesty had made him tell me the truth. I went down at lunchtime, he is going to fully service the new/old car, give me a cash refund that I am happy with and take over the Isuzu. He can rebuild it and sell it, junk it, part it out, I don’t care, it’s his. I am SO impressed by this guy, and more than a little sad for him. S*#$$ had managed that place for some time, and Jack obviously had a lot of trust in him. However, he stepped up to the plate and took responsibility. Anytime that I am in Florida and need auto work, guess where I’m going. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

One of the hardest albums to get into (that I believe he put out as a contactural obligation) was "Metal Machine Music" - but over time that became one of my favorites and I am sure was a major influence on Trent Reznor Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Now that, there's funny!!!!!!!!!! You kill me Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

absolutely my last post here - honest - last week, Nykolas "To Ligado" had lines break on his stilleto at Skydive DeLand. At right around 1000' he pulled his reserve and then released the streamering main. He was under his reserve (deployed from a speedbag in a PowerRacer) by 850'. An observer on the ground actually said "Wow, good job you have a skyhook"(which OF COURSE he doesn't). It was probably one of the slowest speed situations for a cutaway and he had a typical Racer reserve deployment, very fast, very smooth and on heading. I am going to play with some speedbags after I have finished this project and duplicate the experiments mentioned in more life like situations. I'll take pictures. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Lou Reed, http://www.loureed.org/ a seminal influence on my musical upbringing - Happy Birthday and keep walking on the wild side............ Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

from one "old man" to another Jimmy T try Monster Fuel http://monsters.fm/monsters_monsterfuel.html I lost a lot of weight, then started doing tandems, needed to beef back up and I've used some monster fuel, it works good in a shake with some banana and a little yogurt. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I just recently got my Tandem rating(s) and the best thing that I did to prepare was pick the best TI you can find and follow him out the door a bunch of times. I learned a LOT about exiting (thanks Brett) and hook ups etc. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Yep! 'Cause I never go in there! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

no, why don't we let it die, everybody has expressed an opinion, we've all preached to people who can't/won't be converted, but hey! If y'all are having fun........... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Go SamSung - I have the 17" and the 19" with TV tuners built in, they are awesome, and I think one of them won the product of the year award from Maximum PC. You can get'em at Best Buy pretty reasonably Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I was not going to post anymore on this thread Rob, but THAT made me Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

We're installing it across the network at JumpShack, and it's working out really well. The conference feature is excellent for having several people on line talking to a dealer or customer - not usually drunk though, but we may try that next........................... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

STURDY!!!!!!!!!!!! My Racer Tandem rig, with a 350 main, 400 reserve and a cypres is only 38lb! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

U Turn GO Airheads Point Break (every rainy Sunday morning Tommy would play that - "UTAH! Get 2" Blazing Saddles Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I get to a point where I lose the urge to reply to generalized, idiotic posts. I wish I had the tenacity of Mike Forsythe, but I don't. However, I'm going to reply to this idiotic, generalized comment, and then I'm going to leave this alone, because it's just not worth the effort after this.... I am "anyone who packed a speedbag" and I applaud the design (yes I consult for JumpShack, but that does not impact this statement). I was so impressed with the design that I put one on my main and reserve. The Speedbag is an evolutionary development from an older design, not a step backwards. I know that statement won't change your mind, because it's obviously already made up. However, that you can make a statement like "Anyone who has packed a speedbag would surely see the pitfalls of it's design." just shows that you also think you know everything there is to know about the subject and that your views must be absolute. Please don't post a reply to this, I'm not getting into any kind of a battle of wits with an unarmed person, I just couldn't let that statement go.......... now excuse me, I'm going to go and jump my Racer 2K3 with it's speedbag enclosed reserve canopy and it's speedbag enclosed main....... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

You might want to check your facts since your own web site says that it has been less than three years HERE. The date of us starting to test it, and the date of us releasing it to the Skydiving public are two different things.........

I don't care who are... that's funny right there!! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

and for those that may not know what the speedbag is, here is an article on it http://www.jumpshack.com/portal/content.asp?ContentId=746 Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?