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Sweet yo's. Hey Rod I'd be willing to help out with swoop accuracy judging or whatever. Shoulder isn't quite ready to skydive but almost. It'd be good to see everyone

Go away fat man... _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

A couple facts... Stowed Slider up At least 2 sec delay There is video and I have not seen it. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Wonderful interview Bob. If there was any way to put Shannon's impact and spirit into words, you did it beautifully. Thanks Lum for the host. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

I know the "Dead Jaap" method you're referring to. No worries, thanks. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Was that the link from the news clip this AM? It didn't work for me?!? I didnt see the news this morning and would love to see it? No, its the link to the SF Chronicle article. Nobody's posted the video link yet... still waiting. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Looked like a super-mushroom from what I recall. At this point, its hard to point to gear... I believe she was jumping a Vision (edit). I've had a hard pull on a Warlock. I know people who have had hard pulls on almost every rig out there so who's to say. I didn't witness the incident until after impact so I cannot put a handle on the series of events. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

I'll be there, thanks for the details. It chokes me up that I will see you in the Bay Area that weekend instead of Tennessee. *hug* _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Blessings from Shannon and a few from the Bobster: Kombucha Cookie hookup An open home Twirly hugs Endless humor Serious shit Playstation guitar addiction Poker buddy Distilled high quality H2O A true friend Ah, it felt good making that list and remembering the short-lived good times. There's probably more, but these are the immediate memories. She was a truly spectacular woman who's touched so many lives. I know she brightened mine immensely and for that am thankful. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

No, I da ho! Freaking potheads... _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

She was slammed after a 2.5 sec delay slider down on our 2 way Saturday. I almost always jump slider up at the bridge so I told her to pull the slider up considering her neck injury. Given the proper delay, it really is no big deal. It is a bridge with a big landing area, and yeah over water. It has nothing to do with the incident however, it didn't matter if she was slider up or down the result would be the same. I don't have much to post right now. I can't put my feelings into words very well at the moment. This has sure been difficult so far though and it hasn't even been 24 hours. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2251127#2251127 _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

And that we did. I was able to share your last memorable jump with you... I miss you my dear friend. I miss you so much already. You were an inspiration and a very good friend to me. A piece of my heart is missing right now... and I'm at a loss for words. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

LOL mine too!!! Freakazoid. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Thank you so much. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Hey guys I know this is a last ditch effort but my ride from Boise on Friday night can't make it. IS THERE ANYONE AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT GOING FROM BOISE TO TWIN FALLS? My plane gets in at 9:09, flying Continental. I also do not have a ride back to Boise on Monday afternoon. Please let me know. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

LMAO. I can't wait to see the looks on the plane when we have to carry you 2 on board. Hopefully they won't make us purchase extra seats _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

First I clicked on this to comment on your thread title because it used to be my sig line back in the day... But now its to say I'm sorry and damn I understand the feeling of helplessness... My uncle just passed a couple months ago from a hospital error, he was 50 and a hero figure to me. It was all I could do not to hurl in the hospital room watching him slip away, with my grandmother and his daughter holding his hand. BUT I must say I'm so glad I got to see him one last time. He couldn't see or hear me, but it brought closure and peace watching him go to the other side. I'm glad you wrote all this down, it helps to put it all out there sometimes. Mamu's in my thoughts and prayers for sure. She sounds like an inspiring and wonderful woman. Let me know if you need anything. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Won't be there till late Friday night but at least I have the weekend

Why do you want to take more than 800? _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Could be just me... but when I was getting slammed by most of my slider down openings, I started rolling the nose fairly tight and stopped wrapping the center cell around the pack job. It seemed to help quite a bit. Going handheld I leave everything exposed still. Maybe I'm just special because I jump a Raven _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Back in the day I put about 100 jumps on a board. While it was a good challenge and fun for a while... there are a few reasons I ventured elsewhere. First, while most of my friends were jumping with each other, I was out doing lots and lots of solos trying to figure it out. It got to be lonely and boring at times unless my cameraman was present. Secondly it was frustrating. Since there aren't many surfers out there its unlikely you'll have an experienced 'mentor' at the local dz. Basically I taught myself most of the moves just watching videos and trying to figure it out. When Tim (forgot his last name) was at Skydive Houston for a few months it greatly improved my skills since I was able to learn from one of the best. You also have to be very very current to skysurf well. Unless you're a crazy man with thousands upon thousands of jumps and the air is like walking to you, mastering the art takes mad dedication. Bout every jump has to be a board jump especially if you're a weekend jumper. Those are the top reasons I stopped jumping with the board, but I still have my intermediate one, just in case

Sweet flight Douglas

I will upload some backstage video to my website this weekend... too bad I didn't take the camera back there when I was able to shake his hand, but it was a spur of the moment thing. He really was a nice guy who put on a great show. I look forward to jumping up and down again this week

And he was very nice.

The steering wheel is totally my drum set. The dashboard id the cymbal. Good times _______________________ aerialkinetics.com