Douggarr 6 #1 February 13, 2010 I point you to the March, 2010, issue of Esquire magazine, where on p. 97, in a profile of the actor, the following quote can be found: "I know it's a cliche, but I'm happy to be alive. I went skydiving and my chutes didn't open. Two of them." I suspect he was putting the writer on....does anybody know anything about this?SCR-442, SCS-202, CCR-870, SOS-1353 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #2 February 13, 2010 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=58171#58171"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #3 February 13, 2010 I'm gonna vote for a douchebag. If he survive a double mal, I'll eat my words. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #4 February 13, 2010 Quote I point you to the March, 2010, issue of Esquire magazine, where on p. 97, in a profile of the actor, the following quote can be found: "I know it's a cliche, but I'm happy to be alive. I went skydiving and my chutes didn't open. Two of them." I suspect he was putting the writer on....does anybody know anything about this? As the link to the earlier thread says, Leo did a post-Titanic-filming, pre-Titanic-release jump at Perris with tandem master Harley Powell, where they had a "routine" partial malfunction and a "routine" reserve ride. The Enquirer story came out some months later (post-Titanic-release when Leo was way more famous) and was titled something like "Leo Survives Skydiving Death Plunge!" and then talked breathlessly about his tandem jump and malfunction. The story carried a stock tandem photo and it was (and may still be) framed and hung on the wall in Perris Valley's Bomshelter Bar & Grill. What's ironic is that had the Enquirer done some basic research, its headline could've been far more compelling: "Leo Survives Skydiving Death Plunge with Suicidal Instructor!" Because sometime between the time of the jump and the Enquirer story, Harley Powell committed suicide on Mother's Day by inviting his ex-girlfriend to the DZ to "see something," then jumped out of the Otter saying to people still in the plane: "There's a note in the van." Then he proceeded to bounce right next to the runway across from the student area. So it could have been a far more stupid and sensational story, but fortunately the Enquirer reporters on the story were apparently not the ones who did such great research on the OJ and John Edwards cases. SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #5 February 14, 2010 Too much information. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #6 February 14, 2010 right. a bit more discretion would have been appropriate...apparently, sometimes 'writers write', even when it might have been better to 'step AWAY from the keyboard'.... as for Leo... Pretty goood actor. even better whuffo.....jt USPA # 9452 A 3914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douggarr 6 #7 February 14, 2010 Thank you for enlightening me, Robin. I guessed that it was either a) Leo piping the story to something sensational, b) the writer hearing it wrong, or c) the Esquire fact checkers not even raising an eyebrow when they read the text of the transcript. Either way, it's not really that important. We've been explaining ourselves for years and not too many people ever get it.SCR-442, SCS-202, CCR-870, SOS-1353 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #8 February 15, 2010 QuoteThank you for enlightening me, Robin. I guessed that it was either a) Leo piping the story to something sensational, b) the writer hearing it wrong, or c) the Esquire fact checkers not even raising an eyebrow when they read the text of the transcript. Either way, it's not really that important. We've been explaining ourselves for years and not too many people ever get it. Esquire has fact checkers? Sounds like an oxymoron." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #9 February 15, 2010 People ask about the lives of famous actors simply for the reason that they are famous. You never hear about actors asking about famous skydivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #10 February 15, 2010 Quote Too much information. Quote right. a bit more discretion would have been appropriate...apparently, sometimes 'writers write', even when it might have been better to 'step AWAY from the keyboard'.... Sorry, guess I shouldn't have mentioned that part about the Bombshelter... Still, I was pretty discreet -- I didn't include the part where the late great Jerry McCauley walked up to the body from the landing area and, holding his canopy in one hand, stuck a finger from his other hand into some exposed brains, then licked his finger clean and said something like: "Yep, tastes like Harley all right." SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #11 February 15, 2010 private message sent....... jt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 6 #12 February 15, 2010 I really hope this is a joke. (Especially referring to your last post) If not, you need help!Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 February 15, 2010 Quote I really hope this is a joke. (Especially referring to your last post) If not, you need help! Agreed, I could have done without that visual. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #14 February 16, 2010 Quote Quote I really hope this is a joke. (Especially referring to your last post) If not, you need help! Agreed, I could have done without that visual. I'm not sure I follow your "logic" here, so let me see if I have this straight: An experienced skydiver invites his ex-girlfriend to the DZ so he can show her how much guts he has, then a Navy SEAL tastes the dead dude's brain matter - and from that you conclude that the messenger is the one who needs help? Did I get that right? SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #15 February 16, 2010 Quote Too much information. Sparky Blue Sky, Black Death... ...oh wait, was that too much information too? SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #16 February 16, 2010 Quote Quote Quote I really hope this is a joke. (Especially referring to your last post) If not, you need help! Agreed, I could have done without that visual. I'm not sure I follow your "logic" here, so let me see if I have this straight: An experienced skydiver invites his ex-girlfriend to the DZ so he can show her how much guts he has, then a Navy SEAL tastes the dead dude's brain matter - and from that you conclude that the messenger is the one who needs help? Did I get that right? Oh Gee, Robin, I seem to remember you shooting a messenger about a year ago. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #17 February 16, 2010 Quote Quote Oh Gee, Robin, I seem to remember you shooting a messenger about a year ago. . BAM!"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #18 February 16, 2010 Was that the sound you heard when the messenger was shot Billy?Sorry Brother, couldn't resist.Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #19 February 16, 2010 Quote Quote Too much information. Sparky Blue Sky, Black Death... ...oh wait, was that too much information too? Robin, an old guy named Will Rogers once said "If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging". Time to put the shovel down. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 22 #20 February 16, 2010 in a very sick and twisted way i found that quite disturbingly funnyThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #21 February 16, 2010 I don't see the big deal !! Its a real skydivers story with real skydivers,,its what bon fires are for,,,, I want to know what made the late great Jerry ...late and great ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerpaul 1 #22 February 16, 2010 Quote I don't see the big deal !! Its a real skydivers story with real skydivers,,its what bon fires are for,,,, I want to know what made the late great Jerry ...late and great ? +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #23 February 16, 2010 Quote I don't see the big deal !! Its a real skydivers story with real skydivers,,its what bon fires are for,,,, I want to know what made the late great Jerry ...late and great ? +1 indeed! Jerry is late because after he retired as a US Navy SEAL, he went to work in Iraq as a security contractor for Blackwater, where he was the Baghdad station chief for a while. Then he went to work for another company and while he was escorting two VIPs came under fire and took a round in the neck. He got both of his VIPs to safety before bleeding out. The great part... 1) Jerry and Pat Works were among the pioneering sit flyers back in the early 1990s and competed in several events that really set the stage for the development of freeflying. 2) Jerry was also a CRW ace and participated in several of the world formation records (I think his biggest was the 85-way), and was a member of Perris Valley's Ghost Riders 4-way CReW team. 3) Jerry was also an AFF and tandem instructor and a videographer, and extremely proficient with an outstanding "bedside" manner with his students; he was a master at making his charges feel comfortable, confident and capable. 4) He was one seriously bad-ass warrior but also an incredibly gentle and loving father, a deadly practical joker and the kind of guy who could light up a room with his grin and, to steal a description of the also late-great Jimmy Hall, Jerry would give you the shirt off your back just to see you smile... and if the s--- hit the fan, there was no better guy to have at your side. 5) Other stories about Jerry... catch me at the bonfire sometime. Long story short: If Leo had done his tandem with Jerry, the kid would probably have 2000 jumps by now. SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #24 February 16, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Too much information. Sparky Blue Sky, Black Death... ...oh wait, was that too much information too? Robin, an old guy named Will Rogers once said "If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging". Time to put the shovel down. Sparky Good idea, Michael. You can always pick it up again later. SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #25 February 16, 2010 Thanks....good stuff indeed,,,, smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
