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All the people in that list are dropzone.com users (members). Arrive Safely John

Roger was D7600 and MFFI-129. His bio from the US Army Operational Tester's Hall of Fame is below: http://www.otc.army.mil/Hall%20of%20Fame/pickett.htm To say that Roger was a "unique" individual is an incredible understatement, used intentionally in the hopes that those that did not know him might hear some stories from those that did. Roger had been battling throat cancer for several years. Not knowing what the future held for his jump career becaus of upcoming treatments, Roger consciously made his last jump at the SOG reunion at Raeford in 2004. He filmed the formation, and after opening, flew off by himself and cut his main canopy away. He landed his reserve in the pit, took off his gear, and gave it to Alan, the son of a longtime friend, on the spot. I am glad I was there to watch it all. BSBD Roger. Arrive Safely John

http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/TandemRatingConversionInstructions2008.doc Arrive Safely John

I have a friend that owns a local coffee bar, and she hosts open mic nigh twice a month. My two friends and I that are trying to play out regularly have performed there about four times - three open mics and one gig (we have another gig there in a couple of weeks). They are very different events - music from soup to nuts. Some good, some bad (guitars out of tune, voices off key, etc.) but you will always be surprised by someone that you will enjoy. Twice our appearance at open mic turned into a jam . . . one guy who brought percssion instruments played with us on a couple of songs which was great. Another time we meshed with pieces of two other bands to play CSN&Y's "O-H-I-O." The bass player was rocking back and forth and looking atme with a grin singing the backing vocal: "four dead in Ohio.' It was fun. In our previous band (a bit larger), we were without a drummer one night and another band member's friend joined us without ever having played with us before. He did great and made our night even cooler. Another time our bass player was double-booked, so our guitarist walked through all the songs the night before our gig with a guitarist who plays bass as a second instrument - he was outstanding. Spontanaeity and music go well together. Arrive Safely John

Done! Arrive Safely John

Let's keep this thread going: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3833943;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed; Arrive Safely John

Well done, your Pixieness. Thanks for remaining faithful to the community - you persevered all of us reap the reward. Many thanks to Larry and Lil and all the others as well. Arrive Safely John

Find a *fee-based* financial planner in your area and make an appointment to get your question answered. A lot depends on the rest of your financial situation. Arrive Safely John

I keep a bottle here at home. It's very good. Arrive Safely John

Let's keep this thread going. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3825061;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed; Arrive Safely John

I got to know Andy at the deli in town. It is a real shame that he has left us. Blue skies, mate . . . Arrive Safely John

The new requirement applies to time between Coach Rating and AFFIRC only; the other rating requirements remain the same. Arrive Safely John

The one year clock starts when the Coach Rating is issued. From the date the Coach Rating is issued, a Candidate must wait one year (and complete the other experience requirements on the AFF Proficiency Card) before he can attend the AFFIRC. It's a "time as a Coach" requirement, not a "time in sport" requirement. Arrive Safely John

http://www.uspa.org/NewsEvents/News/tabid/59/Default.aspx#12659 Arrive Safely John

See you there, mate. Arrive Safely John

I use a combination of usairnet, AWOS from two local airports, and weather.com to make all o fmy weather decisions from the house. They are not always right, but the are right MUCH more often than in the past when all I had (knew about) was the weather channel. Arrive Safely John

Use the classifieds please. Arrive Safely John

Added Jon Walker (jonjohnson) from SVAZ. Arrive Safely John

Despite the changing tides. Missing you all and hoping for a reunion soon. Lemme know if you will be in the Raeford neighborhood soon . . . Arrive Safely John

I saw that on DVD as well. It was excellent. What a genius he was! Arrive Safely John

Pics swiped from the GK Alumni website. He's pretty easy to spot in each of them. Arrive Safely John

I frequented the same bar that Loy did in Tucson during my trips there - owned by a mutual friend. I got to know Loy over the last few years and I am saddened by his death. My condolences and prayers go out to the family. Loy was one of the original 13 Golden Knights and a longtime skydiving competitor. Arrive Safely John

We are working on it . . . Arrive Safely John

I almost spit milk and cereal all over my keyboard! Arrive Safely John

And that's the way it is . . . July 17th, 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533660,00.html Arrive Safely John