baronn 111 #1 March 4, 2012 Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark 102 #2 March 4, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Bluegrass-Conspiracy-Kentuckys-Preppie-Mafia/dp/0380714418 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #3 March 4, 2012 He was a flash in the pan. Nothing more. Obviously the kinda guy a lot of us knew to stay away from. jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 March 5, 2012 QuoteDoes anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 Search: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=andrew+thornton&search_type=AND&search_fields=sb&search_time=&search_user_username=&sb=score&mh=20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 370 #5 March 6, 2012 Quote Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 Apparently not qualified for night jumps. But hey, he brought the party supplies. Even dropped some off for a few friends in the mountains. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #6 March 8, 2012 QuoteDoes anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #7 March 8, 2012 ... heard of him, only after i saw the name , a long time ago, in the papers. The reports implied he had some aviation experience and some supposed 'business savvy'.Apparently not enough.... of either... jt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #8 March 8, 2012 Quote Quote Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” "...we'll get it there is 20 minutes FLAT" I think he maybe misunderstood that last part? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #9 March 8, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” "...we'll get it there is 20 minutes FLAT" I think he maybe misunderstood that last part? He always cratered to his customers desires. Sorry, I meant catered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,051 #10 March 10, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” "...we'll get it there is 20 minutes FLAT" I think he maybe misunderstood that last part? He always cratered to his customers desires. With a "Coke and a Smile."Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #11 March 10, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Does anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” "...we'll get it there is 20 minutes FLAT" I think he maybe misunderstood that last part? He always cratered to his customers desires. With a "Coke and a Smile." and Extra Sleeze... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #12 March 11, 2012 I think it was Nick dG who joked that if Thornton had bounced in front of Nick's own home... the next morning the cops would have been wondering why there was a naked dead guy on the driveway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #13 March 11, 2012 Quote I think it was Nick dG who joked that if Thornton had bounced in front of Nick's own home... the next morning the cops would have been wondering why there was a naked dead guy on the driveway. That's the difference between me and my ole buddy Nick. If Thornton had bounced in MY driveway...~the cops would be wondering what a naked dead guy was doing in NICK'S driveway! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 370 #14 March 11, 2012 QuoteQuoteDoes anyone know or heard of this guy? He died September 11th 1985 He was an early tandem test jumper. He also worked as a delivery guy for Jimmy Johns Subs. He won employee of the month for always asking customers “Do you want Coke with that?” Wow, that's rich. Shall I "super-size" that?Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twiotter 0 #15 March 11, 2012 I jumped & knew Drew in the old days @ Xenia. I was a young jumper who went there to do bigger ways. He gave me a chance & I proved myself, then I was on all the good loads. He was fun to jump with. I didn't know all he was into till after he went in. I was very sad that we lost another good jumper & Beech18 pilot. I hate to see you guys diss the dead. He was an adventurer & excellent skydiver. He was not the only one in that business & skydiving had progressed thru those years because of people that were..RIP Drew..it was good to know you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 370 #16 March 11, 2012 QuoteI jumped & knew Drew in the old days @ Xenia. I was a young jumper who went there to do bigger ways. He gave me a chance & I proved myself, then I was on all the good loads. He was fun to jump with. I didn't know all he was into till after he went in. I was very sad that we lost another good jumper & Beech18 pilot. I hate to see you guys diss the dead. He was an adventurer & excellent skydiver. He was not the only one in that business & skydiving had progressed thru those years because of people that were..RIP Drew..it was good to know you. We're not dissing your friend, Mark. We're making light of a big-time drug smuggler who died in the commission of his felony crime. In the context of this conversation, Andrew was a cocaine smuggler regardless of whatever else he was. And honestly, brother. Skydiving would have progressed whether a gang of criminals smuggled tons of coke into the country or not. Excusing crimes that contributed to the sick, nasty underworld of drugs and violence because some drop zones got million dollar planes out of the deal isn't working for most of us. Those boys put a big, nasty scar on the sport.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 March 11, 2012 Quote I jumped & knew Drew in the old days @ Xenia. I was a young jumper who went there to do bigger ways. He gave me a chance & I proved myself, then I was on all the good loads. He was fun to jump with. I didn't know all he was into till after he went in. I was very sad that we lost another good jumper & Beech18 pilot. I hate to see you guys diss the dead. He was an adventurer & excellent skydiver. He was not the only one in that business & skydiving had progressed thru those years because of people that were..RIP Drew..it was good to know you. >>He was an adventurer & excellent skydiver.Considering how he died...I think 'Excellent' could have a good agrument against it. Read the excerpts from the book on Amazon... He was a liar, a thief, he use to beat people up for no reason, he brought poison in that destroys lives. ...he died as he lived...as a piece of shit drug mule runnin' from the cops. If there is a Hell ...I hope they're making this guy air-tight daily and there is busted glass in the anal lube. I think any hero worship is a bit misplaced Mark, plenty of people pushed the sport forward without ruining other people's lives...or messing up their driveways! But hey, that's just my opnion. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
