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The show ran in fall of 2002, so hopefully we'll be hearing some movement on this soon, maybe? I spent a little time on that website, and was intrigued, impressed, and more than a little scared. There are people who are STILL (in 2008) into that little series like we're into skydiving. Hell, they're MORE into it than most of us are into skydiving. Little bit freaky. Of course, everyone else is looking at us saying "dayum, you skydivers are OBSESSED." Elvisio "hoping for more good stuff" Rodriguez

My job and my school have had me out of the skydiving loop for about the past two years. I've barely been able to keep current, haven't spent the night at the DZ in I-don't-know-how-long. I've been so busy, I ALMOST haven't been able to miss jumping. Until I saw that video. Funny thing is I don't think I've met anyone in that video but... More than all the posting here, more than all the skydiving videos, more than all the gear sitting in my closet gathering dust, THAT VIDEO made me miss my family more than anything else. Kinda like this because I miss you guys, kinda like because I know I'll be back soon enough. Thanks for the post. Elvisio "finally have the dough, is spring here yet?" Rodriguez

I'm so disappointed, dude. You so TOTALLY could have worked The Graduate on her. Elvisio "you know you thought about it" Rodriguez

http://xkcd.com/369/ More good press for skydivers! Although I'll have to make sure my AAD is on before I get on another elevator. One of my fav online comics. Got it from here, IIRC. Thanks, to whoever first brought it to our attention. Elvisio "tired on saturday morning" Rodriguez

Remember, it's not the volts that get you, it's the amps! Elvisio "above ground defibrullator" Rodriguez

ITT Technical Institute! Elvisio "meanie" Rodriguez

We have XM as well and it depends on what channel you're listening to. Some music channels are commerical free, some are not. Elvisio "iTunes convert" Rodriguez

am I the only guy who has 1 dick per encounter rule? That dick being mine. "Remember, you aren't having sex with the other guy until you touch balls." I don't remember where I heard that, but it still makes me laugh! Elvisio "prefer FMF as well myself" Rodriguez

I fantasize about my right hand a lot. I know it isn't setting the bar very high, but at least I KNOW I'm gonna get some! Elvisio "got something 'on the side' with the left hand too" Rodriguez

If you like weird, unusual, "damn I'm glad I don't have to live inside his head all the time" kind of stuff, try Chuck Palahniuk. He's the guy who wrote Fight Club, if you like that movie you might like some of his other stuff. Just about all the fiction he has out is pretty good. He has one nonfiction book about Portland out that I haven't read. My favorite overall is called Choke. He's definitely writing at or beyond the limits of society's definitions of good taste. Very weird, very unusual, maybe a little pornographic at times. If you're pretty mainstream in your reading, stay away. But if you want a change an can handle a few "he did NOT just write that, did he?" moments, I highly suggest picking up some of his work. BTW if you're going to buy something, don't get Fight Club first. Save that for later. Elvisio "not a critic, but it's the first word that comes to mind" Rodriguez

Wow. Looks like a natural redhead, too. Fire in the hole! Elvisio "awright!" Rodriguez

What about giving him free pie and chips? What gecko wouldn't want free pie and chips? I mean, it's pie, with chips, for free! Elvisio "so much time lost to tv" Rodriguez

The "women who have had children" part of the "nipple gallery" is the best reason yet why me and the wife absolutely are NOT EVER having kids. Elvisio "" Rodriguez

Gasp! She's gone from suck to BLOW! Elvisio "helmet" Rodriguez

Go check it out, you can always leave. How many years? I've only gone to my 5 year (missed the 10 year) but it was fun to see who got fat, who got skinny, who got married, and all that stuff. Elvisio "most changed" Rodriguez

Hah! No it's not! It's a trick question, isn't it? Like the "pound of feathers vs. a pound of rocks" trick, right? Right? Right? Elvisio "levity vs. gravity" Rodriguez

Bad idea. For the most part the cruise crowd is all "newlyweds and mostly deads." The rest are families with kids. Unless it's some kind of "cruise for singles" you definitely want to carry-on your poontang. Elvisio "any port in a storm" Rodriguez

We had the IIe with the dual drives and a WHOPPING (gasp) 512k of memory. King's Quest. Loderunner. Print Shop. AppleDraw. A variety of random hacked games that I got from here and there. My first word processor. Ahh.... the memories. Just a year or so ago mom found it up in her attic and said she was gonna chuck it. I really couldn't imagine having any space at all to keep it at my place, so during spring cleaning she put it out on the curb for the garbage men. Wouldn't you know it the whole shebang got picked up by some lucky passer-by snatched it up after less than a half-hour on the curb. End of an era. Elvisio "back when the startup sound was just BEEP" Rodriguez

Addicted to Love, Simply Irresistible, I didn't mean to turn you on... Palmer's videos are like AC/DC's music. He found a formula that worked and he stuck with it again and again and again! Elvisio "I like the hip action" Rodriguez

You are a Hokie? You never told me that, fucker! Elvisio "class of '97" Rodriguez

Wow. I'm truly humbled. I didn't even know portable 8-tracks existed. You win: you're older. Elvisio "good stuff" Rodriguez

Start him off with a transistor radio. You know, the one that got AM only and had the little wrist strap. Get it in pink, because that was the only color available when they were really popular. Let him carry that around for a few years. THEN, move up to a cassette recorder. You know, the one with only the one speaker and the row of buttons down the side with the extra little orange button for RECORD. Let him spend a couple years recording his favorite songs off the radio by holding the microphone up to the home stereo's speakers. Now make a big leap: get him a WALKMAN. Still only one cassette's worth of music, but in a format that was still simultaneously bulky AND battery-guzzling. Nothing was better than being at the best part of the tape to hear the "wooob... wooo----ob, wob" of the rhythm going to crap as the batteries died. A year or two of this should be enough to prepare him for: The DISCMAN. Now he'll be able to listen to CD's, as long as he holds the unit completely still. Tell him not to plan on walking or running while listening to his music. Hell, tell him it's best not to even look at it crosseyed or it'll skip. THEN, around about the time he hits thirty, you can get him an MP3 player. By the time he's suffered through all the above like we have, he'll understand how to truly take care of it. Elvisio "mix tape" Rodriguez P.S. I left out boomboxes on purpose. Damn, that was a bad time for my ears.

Good stuff. Anybody know where I can get the shirt he's wearing in the article? Thanks; Elvisio "wardrobe malfunction" Rodriguez

What's your poison? Manic Panic? Or something else? We should coordinate for the Orange Boogies. Elvisio "need more dye than you" rodriguez

Wow. Definitely on my list of top ten threads EVER. My contribution: www.fleshandcolor.com Now, when you get caught looking at boobies and whoo-hahs you can tell the wife/girlfriend (or even husband/boyfriend ): "But baby, it's ART!" Elvisio "so many choices" Rodriguez