loudtom 5
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arlo 0
bird retired...sold his stuff. he's getting to spend more time with his kids now and i'm sure he's loving that. i still got to see him a couple weekends back at zhills hanging out, though.
bird's a good man....
bird's a good man....
ltdiver 3
QuoteI wonder how Ray Cottingham is doing. He's another one of my heroes.
Ray's doing great and still jumping here in So.Cal. He was just here for the last NSL-SSL competition at Perris...shooting video, of course.
ltdiver
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Saw him at ZHills recently, but I don't think he's jumping.
I hate to hear that. I hope Jerry returns to the air soon. I've looked up to the great Jerry Bird since the 70's. I wonder how Ray Cottingham is doing. He's another one of my heroes. It's the shits getting old...Steve1
Ray jumps the Wuest Ways at Elsinore every 2 to 3 weeks. Makes 4, 5 or 6 six jumps a day and packs his own canopy. He is someone we can all look up to and not just for his jumping.
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Quotebird's a good man....
I should probably post this in History and trivia or something.
I met him in Pahokee end of 2001.
The attached picture was taken early morning on the 31st of December of that year. I had gotten a phone call the previous day. My father had passed away and I had to return urgently to South Africa.
I was walking around the dropzone, still somewhat in shock, and there was Jerry.
We had quite a chat; I spoke about my father and he told me of the regrets he had regarding his kids. Glad to hear that he is getting to spend more time with them.
I had about 70 odd jumps at the time and didn't realize then what a legend he is. I was on a very tight budget (was looking for packing work in fact) and was being very stingy with the little I had. Now I kick myself for not having just done that one jump.
A very good man indeed...
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loudtom 5
I pm'ed the carbones about two weeks ago to see if they had seen him recently and haven't heard back yet.
That sure was early (or still late) for Jerry.
I got to hang out with him a little when he was in Pahokee.
We had a blast...
Anyone seen him recently at Zhills??
lt
That sure was early (or still late) for Jerry.
I got to hang out with him a little when he was in Pahokee.
We had a blast...
Anyone seen him recently at Zhills??
lt
tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)
arlo 0
hey, i saw bird the weekend before thanksgiving in deland. we were doing 100-ways and jerry came out on that saturday to say hi to everyone. i have never seen him better!!
jerry went thru a lot of b.s. just prior, but all that is done, he is happy, his life is great and the smile on his face was priceless. :)
btw, he's still living in zhills....what a good man he is!!!
jerry went thru a lot of b.s. just prior, but all that is done, he is happy, his life is great and the smile on his face was priceless. :)
btw, he's still living in zhills....what a good man he is!!!
danornan 67
Saw Jerry at Z-Hills this past Sunday. He was catching up on old times and seemed to be doing OK.
Dano
loudtom 5
great, thanks you guys
hope to see him in february when our dz invades zhills...
lt
hope to see him in february when our dz invades zhills...
lt
tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)
I saw Jerry this morning in the hills while getting java, so he around and kicking, looking good and said he is doing well.
you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo
and He remembered my name after almost a year had passed. He is a great organizer at anything I have ever jumped at with him!!!!!!
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