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  1. skywade
    The acronyms for the USPA licenses: A = Asshole B = Bastard C = Cooler than most on the DZ, but not as cool as I will be when I get to D D = Dickhead
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    Every DZ I have visited has somebody like stratostar described, usually a low-time jumper that is impressed he has made it that far in the sport. This person feels that he is the skydiving authority that everyone should obey and look up to. Anytime I visit a DZ and one of these characters starts barking orders at me like a drill sergeant, I pack my rig, pay my tab, and leave. I'm paying to be there,the DZ is not paying me and I'm not speding my cash to listen to that crap.
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    Marvin's Boogie started as a bi-annual event during 1995 at the Smithville TN airport. The featured aircraft of the first few boogies was Dave Norcutt's King Air 200. As mentioned before, the last one held was 30 miles away at the McMinnville airport in 2003. Marvin is no longer an active skydiver but he sure knew how to organize a great boogie. The aircraft flown at various boogies included Dave's King Air 200, Paul Fayard's Casa and Twin Otters, and Mike Mullin's King Air.
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    Hey Crystal, I may have been the person from TN that you met at Elsinore. You were not very happy with your full face helmet the day I was there. Maybe I'll see you at another DZ soon.
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    Why did the Clarksville DZ close so soon? Didn't they just open a few months ago?
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    Any more info on this?
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    Where was this demo jump made? http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3095817&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/
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    http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/blog/dr_saturday/post/It-might-be-time-to-sell-your-shares-in-pregame-?urn=ncaaf,104983
  9. skywade
    This demo is getting a lot of laughs around the Raleigh, NC area. I saw a video of the jump on the local news last night and heard a couple of morning disc jockeys laugh and make fun of the jumpers this morning. I think the word "idiots" was used to describe the jumpers at some point in their conversation.
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    static line

    skywade replied to longtall's topic in Instructors

    I'm one and have been for 12 years.
  11. skywade
    Starts at noon Thursday if they have enough jumpers signed up. If not, Friday thru Sunday. I have jumped there a few times before but that was a few years ago. Don't know if I would know many jumpers this time around.
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    Anyone going? I am trying to decide if it would be worth the 8 hours of round trip driving that I will have to do.
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    I just found out about Johnny as my computer has been down for a few day. This news has ruined my day and makes me really sad. During my 14 years in the sport, Johnny Gates was one of my favorite skydivers to jump with. He defined what the sport is all about: FUN. I always enjoyed his positive, fun attitude and the Magic Carpet rides that he organized at WFFC. What a loss.
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    Tennesse People

    skywade replied to pop's topic in The Bonfire

    Hey Peanut, Has you lady ever fired a bottle rocket from between her tits?
  15. skywade
    Yes it is me, Lurker Wade. Where have you been?
  16. skywade
    I live in Cookeville. There is no skydiving being done around this place. Prepare to do some driving if you want to make a skydive. Let me know when you get moved here. Maybe we can carpool to a DZ sometime.
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    Just as I thought. That is the company that I work for.
  18. skywade
    What airline were you flying on that flew the Jetstream 32? I am a J-32 mechanic out of Nashville.
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    Brie, We have yet to meet, but Travis knows me. Please put my name on the guest list. Wade
  20. skywade
    I wear clear goggles made by Dan Decker who lives in the Nashville, TN area. They are a simple design that works great. I have used the same pair for 4 years now.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "Please no cuttn the provolone at altitude or before" Right on brother. Mike will call "door" and kick us out early if that happens. I was on a load once where he did that. I think that rank "BA" Brian Akins (when he was a skydiver) was the culprit. I got mad too.
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    hello beezy, i can not be there saturday evening for the awarding of prizes, but would be interested in buying raffle tickets in advance if you decide to go that route. wade
  25. skywade
    Peanut, Thanks for the offer to participate in the Saturday night fireworks show. I will probably decline due to the fact that my rump is not big enough to act as a class C mortar shell base. The truth of the matter is this Peanut: Unlike you, I do not possess the talent nor the coordination necessary to perform the butt launch trick. It is with some shame that I admit this. The slow response time between my mind and butt would prevent an adequate launch and could possibly cause harm to innocent, beer drinking bystanders. I first noticed the effects of this handicap when I was a child. After having my ass severly spanked by my dad after some wrong-doing, I would not feel the burn from the paddle until minutes later. I got to where I liked the paddle burn though, much like you like the burn on your butt after launching a very large rocket. For these reasons I believe you should remain the main attraction for the Saturday night firework show. You are truly the KING of afterhour entertainment.