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I'm afraid Lee's got a point big guy, and you're going to have to accept it. But look on the bright side, at least the kids look like her.

Only if you're a member of PETA.

And yet she still lands better than you. I don't think I'd be bragging dude. P.S. Wasn't White Falcon a character in the 70's GI Joe cartoons? =============================== Hey Lee, someone e-mailed me a request for your wedding music. I need to find that song that goes: "Smooookkkke on the waaaaterrrr. And And talkin' clouds in the sky-eye..." {High pitched Towelly voice: "I got distracted by a cloud. ...I have no idea what's goin' on.}

Y'know? There's something really heartwarming about looking at photos of moments that you had forgotten for one reason or another . And there's something really scary about looking at those photos and STILL NOT being able to remember those moments! . When the F*** was I running around with Chiquita's hat on shouting at people?! (Phew!) next time I've GOT to remember to eat something. [B]Remember Kids, DON'T DO DRUGS![/B]

..................Not gonna say it. It's too easy. Or maybe I'll just save it for a PM.

Everybody Loves Ramen. I especially like Peter Boyle, he plays the Dad on that show. But Lee, why do we need to work for food when we've got your roommate's cupboard?

O.K., now that I've gotten the serious stuff off my chest, and Kevin has brought up what I think was the quintessential end-of-boogie moment, it's time to go the other way (If you have serious thoughts to share, please keep expressing yourselves. But right now) It's time to hand out the ROBBY ROBB BEST of the BOOGIE AWARDS! And the Award for: - MOST COURTEOUS OUT-OF-TOWN GUEST goes to Lisa a.k.a. Mouth for actually laughing at Johnny Devine: Dropzone Lawyer {Dramatic music: duh-duh-duuhhhhhh} 's jokes instead of laughing directly at Johnny, which is all that his real friends usually do. -FIRST ONE TO GET SLOPPY DRUNK AND MAKE ME TO WANT TO HIT HER WITH ONE OF KELLY'S POOL CUES goes to. ....Oh gee! Wanna just guess who won that one?! Give you a hint: if she's happy and she knows it we ALL get to hear about it for the next 6 F***ING HOURS!!!. (BTW: No offense to the Gay community, but Harry Potter's a F**!!) -BEST AUDITION FOR MTV'S JACKASS goes to your own LocoBoco for the accidental Electric One-Way. (Yes it was accidental, you think I'm stupid enough to do that on purpose?!) Unfortunately, as we all know, if it isn't on video it never happened. And I'd like to see one of you p*ssies try it! -DROPZONE LIFESAVER and ALL-AROUND BESTEST BUDDY goes to Blaine a.k.a. mi hermano Pico De Gallo for being brave enough to ruin everyone's fun by disconnecting me (...eventually!) before I in fact died. And of course for holding Ann Marie's hair while she proved there's not always room for Jell-o. -LEAST LIKELY TO GET A JOB AS AN EMT goes to Chris Spence for standing there laughing at me while I was paralyzed and near cardiac arrest. -SWEETEST, LEGGIEST AND MOST EASILY TORMENTED MANIFEST BEEYOTCH goes to Ashley "Recurrent" Robertson who, for some reason, still can't remember to bring her sunscreen to work. -WORLD'S GREATEST MAMAS go to my own Chiquita just for being Chiquita, and Mariposa a.k.a. Diablo Pantalones just for being Mariposa. ....and putting up with all the Jr. Varsity Cheerleader innuendo that makes my friends so f***ing charming. {Circle the BEST ANSWER to the Following:} Privacy is to Skydivers as: a) eggs are to chickens b) leaves are to trees c) water is to ocean d) calculus is to monkeys and finally, the award for -BEST END OF THE BOOGIE-WEEKEND MOMENT and MOST WELL-EARNED NICKNAME goes to Kevin "Cheech" Dunn a.k.a. Towelly the Talking Towel for that really beautiful sunset off-landing which all of us so enjoyed watching from the hangar. Really Kevin, it was so much more impressive than you made it sound! To pull out-the-door @ 15,500' on a 370 ft/sq canopy and STILL manage to miss the God Damned airport! Dude! you must be some kind of geometry genius to have pulled that one off! (He claims he was "distracted by a cloud." {No shit! That's actually what he said, just ask him!} But I think he was just dizzy from trying to inhale it.) You're all winners, give yourselves a hand. And righteous THANKS to EVERYONE who made this thing happen. (Edited to add): Thanks to the sweaty Brit for the loan on his rig. Gotta LOVE a canopy that gives you an extra 10 seconds of flight when you flare it at 4' WooHoo! And maybe I will take your advice on the hair Lee, it could be time for a change. Let me know next time you go to get yours cut and I might head down to the hardware store with you.

I'd hate to interrupt this delightful, third-person round table of speculation about my personal life, but as I just got here, I'd like to respond to Brian’s original post: Wow. It's always the quiet ones isn't it? Believe it or not, I don't have a whole lot to add to this. Mainly because, as most of my friends (inside and outside of skydiving) know, it's been the all-consuming, central issue of my life for the past six weeks, and I just can't stand to talk about it anymore. In the process of sorting out my feelings about this I've said some harsh things about some people whom I still consider close friends, or at least valued comrades in the air, and to all of them I want to apologize. To quote Dennis Miller: "I vent, therefore I am." But the fact that I'm actually choking up as I type this should indicate how I feel about this sport, the people I share it with, and the way I feel when something pulls them apart. Thank you Brian, for giving me such an honorable mention, and for going out of your pocket and your way to get me on the 21K load. Any respect you give me is mutual. No sweat about the scratch. I really didn't mind because I was kind of beat from the night before, and trying to provide the most deserving crowd I can think of with the best possible entertainment. I hope it was adequate. I also want to thank you for sweeping away the eggshells that some of us have been walking on lately. It wasn't easy for you to make this post, and I know that because I wouldn't have had the guts to do it. But as you pointed out "Home" is home, even if your whole family can't be there. And family is family, even when you can't keep them all together. What I realized this past weekend is that I am who I am as a skydiver, not because of certain people on my home dropzone, but because of ALL OF THEM. To try and erase any one of them would make me less of what I'm so damned proud to be. When I recall my graduation jump, of course I remember Cindy's big ass smile when I nailed all of my maneuvers. But I also have to remember laughing during my debriefing because I gave an extra two-count in the door and accidentally hosed Lee who was in the video slot. By the time he was able to track back to us there was nothing left for him to shoot. The game we play is one where it's all too easy and ever too common to lose a friend forever. So I, for one, have decided that I'd rather not give up ANY of mine prematurely. Those of you I know, I look forward to jumping with again, and those of you I haven't jumped with yet, I look forward to meeting. Here, at the Farm, on the beach, in the mountains, or wherever we happen to be. I haven't been many places, but I find the air feels pretty much the same as long as it's filled with people I like. "Friends are the family you choose." -I can't remember exactly who said that to me last weekend. I think it was my Uncle/Papa. P.S. I fucked up. In posting about my cutaway last week, I somehow managed to forget to mention the person whose reserve pack kept my ass from feeding the grass. Sorry Cindy, THANKS. The rum is on it's way.

Awww Honey, you shouldn't underestimate yourself like that! ...Somebody had to say it. Also, I hate being the one to break bad news, but you should hear this from me before you hear it on the street. http://www.local6.com/news/3734794/detail.html

With regards to Mariane, and in fact ALL of my outspoken sisters in this sport, I still stand by every word and sentiment in my last post. ...But that shit was funny! (HeeHeeHeeee a five minute course! Heeehhhh) FYI: For those who haven't noticed, there is a Spell Check feature on this website.

And why is that? Because I admire the brilliantly vivacious personality

Y'know, I hate to be the one to say it, but for a filthy immigrant, that li'l swamp-dweller gets some good ideas in his (large, produce-like) head!

FYI: For those of you who will be driving through the sloppy, disgusting, ass-end entrails of that Godless Commie F*** Ivan to get here, it might interest you to know that there is currently NOT A SINGLE CLOUD IN THE SKY over Tallahassee. Drive fast, and pass anyone uglier than you.

{*sssiiiiiigggghhh*} Oh deary dear. They never learn until it's too late. .....And then they NEVER forget. Fine, we'll see how all my "talk" holds up in the rugged mountain country. Meantime, practice your piggy squeal. Anything for my absentee Tia. ATT'N SKY MAMA, the following is a big, dumb, fake ad. Please do not edit me: MUSICIANS WANTED: Are you a frustrated pop star looking for a place to express your God given talents, bring joy and entertainment to your fans, and most importantly, get chicks to ......y'know...do things to you? Then join the new MARIACHI BOOGIE BROS. band! All you need is your chosen "axe," a desire to perform, and enough beer in you to protect your feelings from the criticism of your fellow jumpers. Whether you can strum a guitar, bang on a bongo, blow a harp (or blow anything else that makes noise), rock the glockenspiel ....or whatever, your shot at stardom is waiting by the bonfire. INQUIRE TO: Loco Boca Rodriguez Upwind side of the firepit MTN Boogie, Blairsville Witch Project , GA And remember, it's always more fun to play with a group than with yourself.

We'll try. God knows we'll try. And in the meantime, we'll just have to struggle to make due with the king size shower at the cabin. Also: Please excuse the maniacal ravings of the British bulldog, it is merely his fear of girls that causes him to say such irrational things. By no means does he speak for the rest of us.

Then I'd want to rub it even more 'cause you'd be RICH!

Fine, aspercreme then. I got your back if you got mine.

Assortment? Why not a mixture of all of them?

Thanks for the tip Tia Kitty, I'll be sure to bring us up lots of soothing aloe vera lotion. OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is

Listen, my perspiring parade float of a jump buddy, not only is that a classic drinking song with a heartfelt simplicity and poignant social conscience far surpassing such well meaning imitators as: "Friends in Low Places" and "Why Don't We get Drunk & Screw," but if you can find a more appropriate theme song for the people seated around our particular bonfire I'LL LEARN IT. In the meantime, "This one's for the happy bride and groom: Aaaayyyyyyyy yaaaayyyyy yah Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyy." ***You guys (and I mean the ones w/ willies) can be FREAKIN idiots when the party gets started. What's w/ that? You don't ever see any chicks saying 'let's jump the fire, let's drive 50mph thru this dark field w/ no headlights, etc'.*** And as much as it makes me feel like a testicle traitor, I'm afraid I have to go along with the ladies on this one. I mean if you want to get attention from the chicks don't do stupid sh*t like bust yourself up on a kiddy's trike! You just let one of them pack your rig then fake a cutaway. Hell, look where it got Lee!

Gee, it's a good thing we kept the little feline from hijacking this thread and changing the subject or it might have gone all confusing. Not like it is now with 15 dates for 15 different events flying around WTF?!. O.K., I'm lost. But in this case I've turned my confusion into motivation (I do that with women too, but in this case it actually worked.) Here, as I have computed it using my D+ knowledge of College Algebra 1102, are the important events coming up in the next 6 weeks. Feel free to print them out and staple them to your forehead for easy reference: 9/17-9/19: SKYDIVE TALLY 10TH ANNY BOOGIE 9/25-9/26: BEACH BOOGIE ON (the storm ravaged ruins of) DESTIN 10/2-10/3: THE WEDDING OF SHREK & FIONA (and subsequent hangover recovery and regret fest) 10/9-10/10: HARVEST MOON BOOGIE 10/15-10/17: MOUNTAIN BOOGIE in BLAIRSVILLE WITCH PROJECT, GA 10/30-10/31: 63 DIFFERENT HALLOWEEN BOOGIES Note there is but one slim yet visible hole in the proceedings. Hans, any ideas? OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is

I'll wear the piggy tails if you'll teach me how to do that patented "Triple Flip PLF Dicky Dog Down-Winder." Such a jip they don't have full contact landings in the Olympics yet. OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is

mullet-boy? Hey, maybe you can help me out w/ a question here, I'm new. ...Are you supposed to have water in your ears after a swoop?

Me?! YOU'RE the one that requested Manilow!

Good thinking, my squishy, candy bar thieving friend, let's try and cut down on the sausage factor this time. Why not get junkyarddog to take his neglected GF somewhere for once? As for the ride to the Farm, just make sure there's room for my guitar. It's got to score with one of those ultra-cool "skychicks" sooner or later! OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is