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If you don't have enough nipples to share with your friends, it's rude to enjoy them yourself. Pass 'em around! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Oh yeah, movies... I watched 'Sky Captain and World of Tomorrow" the other day, quite the trippy movie. Couldn't quite decide if it was parody or serious, but it was interesting visually. The different effects houses that contributed to it made the credits half the length of the movie.

Geek. And an easily scared geek at that. You doin' OK? Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

The writer James Lee Burke had a line in one of his books to the effect that Kansas is the only place he'd ever seen that could be improved by nuclear war.

I knew ya couldn't last! Now that you're back in the fold, have a drink for us, mmmkay? Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Said to tandem students on occasion: "You're as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs". Other favorites: "If you're gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough". "If you're gonna be a bear, be a GRIZZLY"! "It takes 42 muscles to frown, but only 5 to reach out and bitch-slap the motherfucker so you feel better". Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Happy Birthday, Mike! Go have some barbecue and much tequila... Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Nice video, and nice work, Matt! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Finally got to watch this tonight after planning a little memorial tracking dive for her at Hollister. First, you are a lucky man for having known someone who moved your spirit in such a way that you were able to present her life, interests, and soul in a way that could make people who will never understand skydivng or BASE understand why she loved it. Second, you are a stong, strong man...I don't think I could do such a fine job of showing my love and respect for someone when trying to heal my heart, but you were awesome. Third, thanks for showing the world that the skydiving community is really a community, people who love and care for each other, and not just a bunch of adrenaline-seeking yahoos. And finally...gee, Ross McGowan is actually a pretty reasonable guy, and not the snotty jackass he usually seems to be on the air! Thanks again, man...you're awesome. Hang in there. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Kari! If you want to organize one, go for it! I can't be there Sunday, and wanted to line it up with the others people are planning on Saturday. I'm sure some people can make it Sunday rather than Saturday, I'll make a note of that on the acs_hollister mailer and see if there's enough to do it again. If I can find enough pink boas, we'll leave them for you to use! Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

BUMP I'm setting one up for Hollister on Saturday for sunset, I'll have to see if we can find some boas in time.

Many, many years ago, I went through a quality training seminar at my old company, after which we were supposed to be training our groups in the quality processes we had just learned. Two of the concepts pushed, of course, were "zero defects" and "DIRTFT" (Do It Right The First Time). At the end of the course, a Senior Vice President of Engineering made a little speech about how much this would change our corporate goals and objectives, and how our company would be a shining light in the industry, leading by example, yadda yadda yadda. He then handed out our training certificates and shook our hands. I managed not to bust out laughing when I saw the date on my quality, zero defects certificate: September 22th Needless to say, they reissued them, but I made a point of keeping that one.

"Hardbodies" Not really a comedy, but lots of nekkidness.

Right back atcha, Linda! Good, at least you're still alive, I was beginning to wonder. Wait, did you say "eel"? Hmmm, eeeeellll... Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

I'd miss us too, if I had any idea where in the blue fuck "Hollsiter" was. Hmmm, sounds Danish... We miss you too, bro. How you holding up? Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Well, I don't know about the stapler, but if they ever come with an antimicrobial three-hole punch, I know Sebazz1 would be all over THAT shit.

After reading about a (fortunately minor) incident where a TI got a control line trapped in the quick ejector, I usually loosen the laterals all the way and re-attach them. Plenty of room for them to get their legs up, and one less horror story for me to remember. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

You must remember all the old bald guys, huh? (How's that for a vicious backhand slap at Monkeyboy?) Yeah, I highly recommend doing actual hanging harness cutaways, highly loaded with your own rig. It's really the only way you can get any idea what the actual pull forces are like. It's what made me realize that my old Talon rig I ordered with the soft cutaway housings might work a lot better with hard housings.

...is that I personally was having one of the best skydiving weekends of my FUCKING LIFE!! Did 15 tandems, 0 fun jumps, but the conditions were awesome, all my students were lively and fun, the weather was clear and absolutely gorgeous. It was great...for me.

I'm pushing 50 and a part-timer, so I guess I get a little bit of slack.

Krisanne: You probably don't remember me, we met at Hollister on your road trip with Dave and ???... Anyway, great job and great report. That was a lot more exciting than my first beach jump. I would add two things to the comments made here so far (all of which are excellent): 1) I make it a habit to set my brakes immediately after landing, a little tip I got from Billy Weber's "Pack Like A Pro" video. This pretty much gurantees you won't ever forget to do it when you start packing. (But with the brake setting on a Spectre, you probably would have noticed the discrepancy between the left and right brakes when packing, so that likely wasn't the problem.) 2) At your home DZ, do they have a hanging harness setup? If so, I highly recommend the "Two Blokes" test for your container system: while in the harness, have two large friends hang on to your harness while you're cutting away. It gives you a much better ideas what the pull forces are like when in a 2 to 3G spinning turn. This will help you determine how comfortable you'll be with either a one or two-handed pull next time. Anyway, great job, thanks for not adding to the carnage this weekend, I don't think I could have handled another person I know going in. Blue ones, Mike Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

I didn't even start Skydiving until I was 39 years old, so I might have a different perspective than younger people starting in the sport. By then, I'd had enough close calls to realize that you can go any day, any time. As of Sunday, I have 2146 skydives, which means I've now cheated death at least 2500 times, whether from skydiving, climbing, surfing, windsurfing, car accidents, falling off rooftops, whatever. I'm careful, I'm as safe as I can be when I jump, and I realize that every single one of them could be my last. If I do leave the planet skydiving, it'll really piss me off, but it really won't surprise me.

Bob: We've met a couple times, but I don't really remember you, and I'm sure you don't remember me. But I was a Byron regular for a while, and got to know Shannon a little bit over the years. I can't imagine how you're feeling right now, but you've got everyone else sharing that loss with you, so maybe we can take away a little bit of it from you and pass it around...maybe it will hurt a little less if we share it far enough. Take care, man. Mike Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash

Fuck. I'll always remember the lovely pink boa you wore after your neck surgery, Shannon. You were one of the best. Fly free forever.

Milk Bones. They were nice and crunchy, and even better dipped in milk...but my mom kinda freaked when she saw me eating them, so I've had a complex about them ever since. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash