airtwardo 6 #1 June 14, 2008 33 years ago the addiction started! What a long strange trip it's been.... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 June 14, 2008 I see corn! could it be? It looks like it! It is! It's Airtwardo!How long did you have to hang at that altitude for the artist to paint that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #3 June 14, 2008 Quote How long did you have to hang at that altitude for the artist to paint chisel that? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #4 June 14, 2008 Happy Sky Day to you! Happy Sky Day to you! You met a crossroad in life and took a 33-year detour.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 June 14, 2008 Cool pic, congarts on the sky birthday. Why did someone shoot a rocket at you?How come they missed? --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #6 June 14, 2008 That is so cool. Congratulations and thank you for being my handy skydiving reference book. You'll never know how many stupid mistakes that you've saved me from making.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #7 June 14, 2008 Nice one Mr Twardo, Congrat You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 197 #8 June 14, 2008 Very cool old man. Congrats. I don't know about you but if I close my eyes I can still see my first jump clearly.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #9 June 14, 2008 If I close MY eyes.....................~ I fall asleep! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #10 June 14, 2008 Quote 33 years ago the addiction started! Everyone should have this kind of addiction in life. Happy Sky Day and thanks for being here for all of us. Pat"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #11 June 14, 2008 this, I can work with!" "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #12 June 14, 2008 You met a crossroad in life and took a 33-year detour. More like, I came to a fork in the road...so I took it! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #13 June 14, 2008 Congratulations, POPS.Something to be said about longevity in this sport. The long run is always the best run. Good job, and wishing you many more sky b-days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #14 June 15, 2008 BWAHAHAHAHAH! Now that right there is funny....I don't care who ya are! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKCrash 0 #15 June 15, 2008 Congrats Airtwardo.. -Amer "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 June 15, 2008 QuoteAttachments: AirPuppy.jpg (95.5 KB) Ohhh, Adidas jump boots, a Sentinel, and a last hope rope! And what the heck is that cutaway system? R3's? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 June 15, 2008 . . .what the heck is that cutaway system? R3's? Quote You bet! Nuthin' but state of the art for ME! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #18 June 15, 2008 Hell, that pic is so old there's probably hair under that helmetYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 5 #19 June 15, 2008 congrats twardo!! helluva run bud. if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #20 June 15, 2008 Nah they didnt miss totally, i see holes in the canopy 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #21 June 16, 2008 Quote Quote . . .what the heck is that cutaway system? R3's? You bet! Nuthin' but state of the art for ME! Actually, all that stuff WAS state of the art back in '75. You were upscale! You could have had a KAP instead of a Sentinel, capewells instead of R3's, and old combat boots instead of Adidas jump boots. Like with my 1st jump in '78 (see attached photo). I did have a cool Capt. America helmet though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #22 June 16, 2008 Actually, all that stuff WAS state of the art back in '75. You were upscale! Quote Yeah...it was a real progressive dropzone. I had to hold the pilots beer for him during take off... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,120 #23 June 16, 2008 But that's from later, isn't it? My memory is that R2's and R3's didn't come out until a little later. And congrats. My 33rd is about now, but since my first few logbooks took a trip with my rigger's kit many moons ago, I don't know exactly when I made my first jump; just June 1975... Wendy W.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) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #24 June 16, 2008 happy skyday ... Youve been jumping for as long as Ive been a part of this earth... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #25 June 16, 2008 Quote Yeah...it was a real progressive dropzone. I had to hold the pilots beer for him during take off... Yeah, that'll get your attention. At a now-closed Florida DZ, the pilot had one of those little swivel can-holders mounted on the pilot's door, so that he could put his beer in there, and no matter how he climbed, dived, or banked, his beer wouldn't spill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
