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I just posted a new story on my blog about a demo I made years ago you might like. If you do, please post your comments on the blog. Happy reading! http://blog.iadmitit.info/ Best, Mike
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Hi Everybody! Don't post often here but do lurk. I'm an older skydiver who never got doing stupid things out of his blood. Recently began a blog where I will recount a lot of funny stories about the events and personalities of my time in the sport. The one I've linked is about yours truly. If you register, you'll get automatic notifications when I post there. Enjoy! Best, Mike http://blog.iadmitit.info/2010/08/10/pull-this-here-shiny-handle.aspx
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Talhequa turf creepers and dead ant
nndefense replied to nndefense's topic in Skydiving History & Trivia
Does anybody here remember sp?Talhequa sp? turf creepers and Dead Ant Ft. Bragg style? -
Well, you should have been there to build that old dirt strip in '69. Leon did it mostly on a tractor. He and I both crashed airplanes there. Me in early '69 at a meet, and him a little later. He did time with his jaws wired up. Me, I just peed a lot. Many, many stories there. I miss it. Mike Marcon
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At Polk in '69, we leased a C180 from Doc Fitch in Housten, and flew out of the AAF at Polk. The airfield commander there didn't like our senior officer, Col. Walde, and redlined all his a/c on the week-ends. We jumped on the main parade field at Polk, but mostly, we went to DeRidder on the week-ends and jumped there. Locals there probably have video tape of me doing shit with a 180 that the FAA would not be happy with.
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Did you ever have to low crawl up and down that hill when the drill sargents were pissed at everyone? It was just across the road from the company area. I still have scarrs on both knees from crawling up and down that damn place with a lunatic D.I. screaming in your ear. Gees talk about tiring. Back then it wasn't unusual to see a D.I. haul off and kick someone they didn't like. *** They were still kicking ass in '69 and I was still crawlling that hill. Fact is, I low crawled just about everywhere in '69. Fortunately a certain Bird Colonel knew who I was as a jumper and I wound up running Ft. Polk SPC in '69/70 while I was there. I was the manager, pilot, jumpmaster and bartender. We drink enough beer to float a battleship. Great times!!!
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Anybody here belong to the XVIII Abn. Corps SPC during '62-'63. If so, remember 195, the black ambulance and Dave Brubeck on the juke box? Didn't talk to Thacker much then. Was sure he was a SkyGod. Ha! Also looking for Airman Penny.
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Anybody here jump with or visit with the Fort Polk Sport Parachute Club in 1969?
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I've actually got about 50 jumps on this rig before we had to trash it. I got Prissies old PC after that. The "Hook" served me well. Cheers, Mike Marcon