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"We will be there, wouldn't miss it. Our third year in a row. BEER! Jim proposed there last year on the last day. I can't wait to see what he does this year." There is 'something special' in the mountain air. How about a list of couples who have met each other [insert other connection here] at LP? Lenni and I qualify. Fred www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

I think that I'll go to Illinois for a quiet vacation. Fred www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Let me assure everyone that we are brainstorming to come up with a workable solution. I wish that separate landing areas was the easy answer but it will not eliminate all the possibilities. If you have any suggestions, I'm ready to listen. "We all used to be immortal; but then, we turned 3 years old." (anonymous) www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

There needs to be a "Master of Masters" rating just for Dave. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

I'm getting the feeling that the 40th will be a biggy. Should I be scared? QuoteWell folks it is ALMOST 2007 and still no thread for the Lost Prairie Boogie 40th Anniversary in just 7 months. http://www.skydivelostprairie.com/pages/events.htm The event starts on July 28th with the arrival of the first turbine. The event ends when the last person leaves the drop zone on Aug 6. AIRCRAFT: SKYDIVE ARIZONA'S SUPER OTTER AND A SKYVAN. A KING AIR WILL HELP SUPPORT THE END OF THE EVENT. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Could you complete your profile so we know who you are? You have been on dropzone.com for only 3 days. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Who are the new owners and how can I get in touch with them? www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

This website explains the problem. http://www.softieparachutes.com/PDF/PIA%20PIN%20TechBulletinnical%2071003Rev3.pdf www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

LOOK REACH PULL FIND SKIRT THROW SPREAD SHAKE DEPLOY LINES From 1971 FJC www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Try: http://www.ilyric.net/Lyrics/T.html www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

I'm there! Oh wait, that was 33 years ago in 1973. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Have a look in your 1998 PARACHUTIST Magazines for the Quincy advertisements and event report. You will see the tri-motor with N750RW as the registration. If you don't have the mags any more, I can look it up for you when I have time. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Yes, this was the aircraft that was at Quincy. After a short search: N-number : N750RW Aircraft Serial Number : 2 Aircraft Manufacturer : BUSHMASTER Model : 2000 Engine Manufacturer : P&W Model : R-985 SERIES Aircraft Year : 1985 Owner Name : FUCHS RR DBA Owner Address : # 14 DREIER BLVD EVANSVILLE, IN, 47712 Type of Owner : Individual Registration Date : 30-Jul-1996 Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard Approved Operations : Normal Don't know if it has been repaired after the California crash. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

October 28 & 29 at Skydive Lost Prairie. Tequila to Accuracy Winner BYOP = Bring Your Own Pumpkin FFI: 406-858-2493 www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

I last talked to Bob Sprague back in 1999 when I bought a bunch of his old gear/junk. No contact since then. He was in the Scottdale, AZ area. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Party? What Party? All I see is a bunch of girls with their clothes on. I think real skydiving parties ended in about 1975.

Didn't get your name while you were here at the Boogie. I have some jewelry that belongs to your red headed daughters. Give me a call at 406-858-2493 or e-mail me at lenni@SkdiveLostPrairie.com so I can get them their necklaces. If anyone can help out, please give me a shout. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Great weather: Where are the rest of you ? www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

"Ahhh ... it's not the local SKYDIVERS we're worried about. It's the local TEENAGERS that only come out to LP to gawk at the women, steal our beer and then pass out in the hills. " The teenager party crasher problem has been a very hard one to handle. But, this year, we have the assistance of the local Sherif's Dept. There is now government budgeting for the Alcohol Enforcement Taskforce. They specialize in trying to control underage alcohol abuse. So, there will be several uniformed and plain cloth officers attending the Boogie. They will be arresting problem people on the spot. This will become more and more effective as the word gets out that the "Party at the Boogie" can end up with a call to parents and jail time. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

I'm posting this to clarify some mis-information. I have been getting reports that a rumor is spreading that this year is the last year that we will be hosting a Boogie at Lost Prairie and that the drop zone is closing. Let me assure you that these rumors are FALSE! We intend to continue far into the future. One of the basic ideas when this airport/skydiver community was developed in the early 1980s was that there would always be a place for jumpers to jump. We still hold that goal very high. From what I can guess, the rumors were started because one of my neighbors who has property next to the airport is selling his land. His land has nothing to do with the drop zone and any sales will not affect any drop zone/airport activities. I think that someone saw a 'for sale' sign and assumed that it was on airport property. Not. So, if you hear someone spreading the rumor, please help and set them straight. See you at the 39th Annual Boogie (and beyond), Fred DZO www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Do you know when he started flying the Breezy and where he kept it? There's an old picture of my dad sitting at the controls of one sometime in the last half of the 70s. I wonder if it was Bob's. Bob's Breezy, N4255Y, was built in 1982. I think that Bob bought it in 1996. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Bob Alm is now living in the Kalispell, MT area. Known as Breezy Bob for his aircraft that he flys regularly. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/breezy.php He flew it cross country to Kitty Hawk for the 100th anniversary of flight as a fund rasier for cancer research. He did it in late November; early December. Many very, very cold days. Bob once told me that one of his many first jump students was a kid named Roger Nelson. www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

A couple days ago, we got a frantic phone call that went something like this: Caller: "Hey, I heard from a VERY RELIABLE SOURCE that 2005 would be the last LP Boogie! Say it ain't so!" When asked, they wouldn't reveal their "source". Moral: Check your sources. If you want the dates for the next twenty years, I can provide them to you. Fred For 2005, here you go: www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Joan Carson The loss of our girl was on Memorial Weekend, May 24, 1981. 25 years ago. Malfunctioning reserve after a normal cutaway from a main pilot chute problem. We all still remember the sadness of the day. FLY HIGH, Beagle Boogie Babe! www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

Dave and I made our Gold Wings jump on the same load on April 13, 1974. Yes, we were the first in Montana to have 1000. On the load with us were Gordy Lister, Monty Pugh, Dick "Stinky" Steinke, Nancy Kraus, Dale Johnson, and Bob Murray. I worn a red, white, and blue Mini System rig with a red PC in it. See details below. Murray had a clear plastic bubble glued to the top of his helmet. In it was our dz pet white mouse, Fletcher Mousefield. Before he passed away of old age, (and was buried under the disk in the center of our pea gravel pit) he had logged dozens of jumps in the bubble. Back in those days, it was the tradition for the senior jumpers to cut the back out of the shirt that new jumpers wore on their first jump. I once again wore my "first jump shirt" on my 1000th. This time, the front of it was cut out. I still have the pieces. Dave and his brother, Nick, were my early jumpmasters. Dave had 133 jumps when I started. I still have the solid red Para-Commander that I bought new for $297.50 when I had around 60 jumps. I put over 1400 jumps on it and never had it re-lined. There were a couple other jumpers who had solid red PCs, one was Rozzo, and another was owned by a guy named Steve. I was also the first to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8000 in Montana. Toot, Toot. Don't know about 9000 though; slowing down a little. Ta, Ta. Write a book? Maybe someday. Already have a few possible titles for it though: "Dust in the Wind" (from Kansas), "Skyrockets in Flight" (from Starland Vocal Band), and my favorite, "Nothing surprises me anymore" (from 34+ years being on drop zones). www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com