Old Rec.Skydiving Group posters

[BillyVance 34]

Post those that you remember, alive or dead. Just add to the list.

Off my memory (been a long time):

Treetops
Snuffy
Jan Davis (RIP)
Rev Jim (RIP)
Bozo
BillyVance

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[Remster 24]

I posted a little there... Till I got flamed by Billvon...

Remster

[skybytch 259]

Me.

And peanut.

[bozo 0]

memememememememememememe hahahaha

bozo
Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

[ryoder 1,384]

I used to post on there, and I think I'm still alive.

My favorites on there were Bob Church and Dan (Flare when you hear the crickets) Rossi. I don't recall ever seeing either of them on here.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[IMGR2 0]

Me.

And that is were I met Wendy Faulkner, a mod here now.

[peek 20]

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Post those that you remember, alive or dead. Just add to the list. Off my memory (been a long time): Treetop, Snuffy, Jan Davis (RIP), Rev Jim (RIP), Bozo, BillyVance

Gary Peek was there. So was Peanut, Rhonda Lea Kirk, Winsor Naugler, Bill von Novak, DJan Stewart, Skratch Garrison, etc. (DJan and Skratch "met" on the internet.)

I remember accessing rec.skydiving at work on a text-based terminal. I had a piece of paper taped to the wall where I noted some of the posters that I wanted to keep track of because they posted things that made sense and were positive about skydiving. I remember the day I added DJan.

[ryoder 1,384]

In the late '80's I was in college accessing Usenet on a Wyse 50 terminal attached to a mini-computer running BSD 4.3.

And we *liked it!

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[BillyVance 34]

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I used to post on there, and I think I'm still alive.

My favorites on there were Bob Church and Dan (Flare when you hear the crickets) Rossi. I don't recall ever seeing either of them on here.

I said BOTH dead and alive.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[BillyVance 34]

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Me.

And peanut.

Funny, I thought Peanut was Snuffy's kid or something. They typed with a drawl like nobody else!

And of course, the infamous Nippleboy! Who could forget his outrageous jump stories!

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[wmw999 2,121]

I was there, too, even though I wasn't jumping at the time. Nipplboy was a classic -- both he and Dan Rossi have posted here a few times.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[airtwardo 6]

I use to lurk but wasn't very computer savvy in the dark ages...


...then again I use to just lurk here too~

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[jceman 1]

Me

Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money.

Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

[AggieDave 6]

I posted a couple of times in Wreck-Dot in 2000, but mainly I lurked over there. DZ.com, though, I may have made one or two posts through the years.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[ryoder 1,384]

IBAD...shit! Too late.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[david3 0]

Me.

[AggieDave 6]

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IBAD...shit! Too late.

HA!

Too bad that wikipedia page was taken down.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[david3 0]

I think Snuffy and Jerry K are still fighting there.

[livendive 8]

I think I started posting there in 96 or 97.

Blues,
ALF#16, ABG#1

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[david3 0]

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I think I started posting there in 96 or 97.

Blues,
ALF#16, ABG#1

Espen (ALF#1)

[FlyingRhenquest 1]

I never really hung out in rec. Was there an alt.sex.skydiving?

I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

[davelepka 4]

I was there, but have no recollection if I posted anything or not, or what name I would have used (if it wasn't 'davelepka'). I don't even really remember anyone or anything much, but I feel like there was a connection to some sort of comical online skydiving magazine, like 'The Onion', and that was pretty funny.

They did this spoof on Olav and his 'Atmospheric Dolphin' rating, and they called it the 'Atmospheric Golphin', and somebody photoshopped a golf club into his hand in a freefling picture. It was funny enough that it's the only thing I remember from there. My best guess is that it was 1999 or 2000.

[peanut4040 0]

I remember meeting Gary Peek at the old WFFC and thinking he was a pig before I met him. After I met him, I knew he wasn't a pig, and since then, I have been a very confused person. Gawd I miss the old days.

Its a good day to LIVE, why puck up a good thing.

There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"

[BillyVance 34]

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I think I started posting there in 96 or 97.

Blues,
ALF#16, ABG#1

Yeah, I believe I started in '96 as well. You were one of the frequent posters on there.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

me (skymonkeyone)
Espen