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"Cracker Barrel!!" Jeeeeezus!!!! Like the man said, Crackers usteta' get sold in "Barrels." Just like nails and "RUM!!!!!!" Get Used to it!!!! If you are too young to remember "Back When," then take a "Red!!!" Maybe you are young enough to remember that.......on the other hand.......if you did, ....maybe you 'CAN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Got RUM!!!!!!!!!.................OUTLAW!!!!!, III%, skybill-out SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Guy!! 'Always thought the "Sport Death" shirt was the doings of "Bullet Bob" from the "Gulch" and "Ghoulidge!!" Also I believe it was yours, the "Takin' it to the Street!!" (I have one!!!) The Crater of a 9-Man with the 10th on wrists imposed over "Old" Route "71" at Elsinore, before the Freeway!!! Anyone remember the 2AM Steak and eggs breakfasts at the "Club Cafe" after doing a "Round Robin" (start at one Bar eg, Dickie and Marilyn's "Rumbleseat" drink a beer, go to the next bar drink a bar and on till ya' got back to where ya' started!!!) SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Lisa, Musta'Been!!!! I believe the FB regs say if 2 or more Freak Brother/sisters have to be on the dive to qualify new Freak Brother/Sisters!! ........... Dug into my "Archives" and found my "Beer Case Box" full of my old log Books!! Log #9 Jump #1539 19hr:52mn:08sec. Night 10-way Me, You, Lizard, Jana, Vic, Dr. Dave, Mike, Dan Peters, Peter Hammond and Geno Johnson. 29MAY1983....'Wonder how many jumpers reading this weren't even born yet??? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Lisa, Yes, mine is "1495" signed off on 29MAY1983 at Scare-Us-Valley. Did a 10 way night dive, have to get my logs out to see who all but I recall right off, Geno Johnson was also a recipient. Jana Logan asked after we did the de-brief who "did not" have a Freak Brother # and we antied up. Turns out we qualed. so it goes. One more coolie rating to add to my collection.......Till........I went to "Freak Brothers 1984" at "Freak Port!!!" What a Blast!!!!! That event is a post in an of itself!! Al Krueger, John Brasher, Mike Allen, Perry Armstrong and a host of other Scare-Us people were there and met countless Freak Brothers and Sisters from all over!! A good time was had by all, oh yes!!! The 24-way "Tea Cup" the "Monster" photo of which is in the Skydive Chicago main room!! I'm at the 6 o'clock position on the outside rim!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi "P-5," That's quite a number,"294,840!!!" That means that since USPA, and even before, PCA, finally decided to get everyone's "USPA #" in some chronological order, yours is "That" number, the "Newest" member of the Sport!! "Congrats!" Funny how that goes, 'have to do some diggin' in my "archives" but "back when" PCA just issued numbers yearly or something and after they decided to do this "Get Organized" trip, they took all the current members "way back when" and assigned numbers from who was the longest continuous member on up. Well when the smoke cleared, mine was USPA#...............3-5-6!!! That was back in the late 60's or early 70's?? Yup!, "356!!" Funny how that goes, My buddy Caz Zielewski signed some dude' log with his "4-digit" "D" license # and the dude went to the DZO complaining that Caz didn't use "enough numbers????" As the now late Frank Gallop would say....,"R-E-A-L-L-Y-!!!!!" 'Some of us are that old......and still....."SKYDIVE!!!!!!"...."Like ME!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Yuppers, that was how it was back in those days. Once you showed people you could pull silver, you were on your own. Ah, those were the days, Jerry Baumchen Hi Jerry!!!! to start off, from one old timer to another, "How the he2xl are ya??" Yup that's the way it was and the "Turbine Baby's" as my buddy Caz callz em', will have no clue!! But truth again is stranger than fiction!! "And!," this is true!! Related to me on the A/C parking apron in front of the old admin bldg at Hammond Airport, La. Back a few cases of beer ago about the year 1965, One Phillip "Cappy" Connors D-1011 told of his first adventures with jumping in La. My getting "cleared" after my JP may sound hairy to most newbies but Cappy has me topped by a bunch!! When Louisiana Skydivers got started back in '61 or there abouts nobody knew how to skydive so someone knew this jumper from Texas named "Dusty" Rhodes who came over and trained some of these first people and put them out on their first static line jump at Hammond Airport!! I was in High School at the time and was an airport bum because me and a bunch of my buddies were in the local "Civil Air Patrol!!" and recall this!! Well Cappy had made 2 static line jumps at Orange Mass.!!!!! So Dusty made him the CSO (Club Safety Officer) because he had the most jumps!! Well as Cappy related here he was in Bob Landry's Cessna 172 at 2500' over Hammond Jump mastering 2 first jump students on their first static line jump then getting out on the step and "Doing his first Static Line Dummy Rip Cord Pull!!!!!!!".........And I remember watching some guy packing a 28' C-9 canopy there on the parking apron with a copy of Bud Sellick's book laying on the concrete next to him for directions!!!! Yes Jerry, as you stated,"Those were the daze!!!!" Thanks for jogging my memory!!! I love it when a plan comes together!!!! Blue Skies, Black Death!!!!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Pat and all, Ft. Hood SPC! Right before I started jumping (Late '63-early '64)a guy got out of the Army and came to Southland Skydivers in Hammond, La., turned out he had more jumps than Ben Seal our head Honcho so Numan M. Gill B-1929 from Ft. Hood SPC became the "Club Instructor!!" "Gil" was my FJC Instructor and subsequent JM .....till I made my "Clear and Pull" then although my jumps were still "supervised" for all practical purposes, I was 'on My Own!!" Him and Herb Golden,from Louisiana Skydivers in Baton Rouge, told stories about Carlos Wallace and other happenings in Texas!! Those were the daze!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi CJ, Hell of a way ta' die!!! Funny about procedures and "Safety Rules!" "Back when" I was in Navy Parachute Rigger's "A" School at Lakehurst, NJ, 'was said in one of our classes,"Behind every safety rule ya' have on the Flight Deck ya' can find a 'Dead Man!!!!!'" Nuff said! the sayin' goes across the board. Got Gunz.....OUTLAW??!!!, SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Chuck, Sorry to hear'......It's a tough one. Reminds me of ... my old buds, Pat Swovelin and George "Dirty Ed" Edwards..both who after leading "The Life" met the reaper "while asleep!!" Life still goes on. Blue Skies, SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi "Sparky!!" aka Matt McKillowatt, Thanks for the post. Actually I have another jumpsuit besides the "Black One," I just finished it!! It's Purple, Green and Gold for "Justice, Faith and Power!!" The colors symbolize "Mardi Gras" and I thought they'd make a great selection for my suit!! I live here in Louisiana and this is where I grew up. 'Born in New Orleans. Don't worry about the pilot chute!! Next time I'll hand it to you and track off!!! Got Gunz.....OUTLAW??, SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

In Texas, Our new Govenor, Gregg Abbott did just that....Open Carry, not concealed. I carry 2, every where I go, even church, (Concealed) I cannot understand for the life of me why someone in the congregation didn't have a gun. NOW, here we go again with whitey shooting the people of color, riots, looting, you know the rest of the deal. Liquor stores and pharmacies first! Hi Ya'll, It's Happening!!! Right now the clutch isn't all the way out in First gear!!! Just like in a "Drag Race" who win's or loses depends on how fast yer goin' when ya' "Pop Second!!!" When that happens, it will be "All Out WAR!!!!" Got that Kiddies?? If'n ya' don't,......get yer G.D. Head outa' the sand!!!!!!!!! Got Gunz.....OUTLAW????< SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Keep in mind it's an Experimental Aircraft Association 'Air Show' - not a boogie or skydiving meet. 99% of the attendees couldn't care less about the sport of Skydiving or the skill involved with what's going on in respect to it. I've been part of the parachute demonstration opening act there for 30 years...trust me, there is little concern or regard for anything Skydiving at that event. It primarily attracts the hardcore aviation enthusiast...it was made blatantly clear from the first performance there, that the event is ALL about airplanes. It's arguably the largest Air Show in the world - a highly technical and choreographed production that is a full 12 months in the planning. You are given a set of 'performance parameters' that include things like absolute time specific demands for start and duration, presentation and conduct just to name a few - safety & entertainment value are paramount concerns of the EAA. To the convention management & faithfuls alike...the airplane is the star of the show ~ that kinda puts 'us' at a distinct disadvantage. That being said however ~ this IS an absolutely fantastic opportunity to showcase OUR sport at a venue & on a scope very rarely afforded us as a group. I wish the greatest success to all of those involved ~ I hope 'we' do everything possible to capitalize on the exposure! Hi Jim, Best wises for you,Yours and "Your Team!!!!!" Go Buddy!!!" Do It!, Fly The Flag and have a "BLAST" Doing It!!! Yer' ol' Cal. Sky Buddy!!, Blue skies, SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Sincy, Oh I could "Talk" alright!!!!" But all you could hear was this raspy, coarse, hoarse voice trying to form words!!! Sorry you couldn't have been there!! It was a "BLAST!!" 'I think you mentioned that you've been "on the Deck" for a while yourself?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Ya'll!! After 8 1/2 years on the "Back Burner" after I tore my right deltoid muscle and other "hassles" I found a "window of opportunity" on 23MAY at www.goldcoastskydivers.com and get my Kneez in da Breeze!! 'Had to jump with an "Instructor" as it was 8 1/2 years since the last one!!! "No Problem!! yeah right!! 'Didn't mean to scare the shit out of JC on take off (or the rest of the plane) but "Sammy Skull" got unfurrelled on takeoff, as the wheels departed the runway, the flag went up and I shouted,"BLUE SKIES, BLACK DEATH" much to the chagrin of everyone else in the plane!!! Go to www.airtrash.com >message board. and scroll down to "Bill Deli is back......" enjoy the tape!! 'When i landed, "I couldn't talk!!!" I was hoarse from yelling so much!!!!!!!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Age is a "MOOT" point. Back in the day (early 60's) we were jumping 28' C-9's mfged. in the early 50's!! Have jumped several old '51 "Fashion Frocks" mains!! 'Thing is when they were mfged, they were put into these hermetically sealed bags and when we tore them open it was like "Day one!! And' they were already at least 10 years old!! 'Thing is, if you keep a canopy in a "Climate controlled enviornment!!!!" it ain't gonna age much!! When I worked on the ACES II Ejection seat program they extended the "Service life" of the B-1B Parachutes to 10 years over the usual 7 because it helped get one more repack cycle because of the 3 year cycle for the reefing line cutter replacement "AND" the seats were "Climate Controlled in the cockpits!!!!! Go Figure!! Flat out "Knowing" the "History" of "THAT" parachute is the only way to gauge how far to push it!!! 'Remember a bunch of years ago some jumpers found some really old packed parachutes and "Drop tested" them!! Think they were packed for 20+ years (??) anyway, "They worked!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

"If" you're the instructor/jumpmaster to the student you say,"Remember!!!!!!!!, It's your primary responsibility and job on this jump......."To!"......."MAKE 'ME' LOOK GOOD!!!!!!!!" Got that....Turkeys??? Turkeys......."Gobble,Gobble" some skydiver squawkins' from the early 70's!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hey Furry!!, 100feet dia. eh?? Small Potatoes!! When I worked for Scurvy Irvin we had a "Project' for Kissler Aerospace, they wanted to be the "Fed Ex" of the "Sattelite Launch" business! They wanted to recover their bosters, 2nd stage and payload release vehicle!! Things went fine for a while till they ran out of money. "But" to recover their 42,000 lb. booster we made a "6 Pak" of (6) ea. (156 food dia. ringsail canopies!) Yes that's right, 156' dia.!! Any more questions?? 156' dia....put the apex on the center of the 50 yard line on any football field and "stretch it out!!!" 'Got vids!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi "High!!," Who you tryn' to kid???? Back in the day, we wouldn't let you on an R/W load if'in ya' had one of those "Black Boxes!!" 'Nothin worse than bein' in the middle of a great R/W load and this jerkoff's Black Box shoots off spittin' pilot chutes in everybody's faces!! That was then. 'Didn't bother us to "Not" have one!! Really though, we all did!!! "IT WAS THE ONE BETWEEN OUR EARS!!!!!!!" It's about your "Mind Set!!!" I didn't have a "Black Box." or a "RSL" or what ever!! In spite of "Not Having" these things we had to rely on our "Brain" and we did!!! 'Don't know if Bob Sinclair ever jumped with an AAD, but I do remember at Old Elsinore when everybody on the DC-3 had a "Ram Air" Parachute on except Bob and somebody asked him why he was still jumping "That Round??" He said, I'll get a square when I can't spot anymore!! He eventually got a square but it wasn't because he couldn't Spot!! Speaking of spotting?? So the GPS goes out!! Heaven forbid!, 'Think you can go to the door, look down from 14K and "Spot the load??" "5RIGHT AND CUT!!!!!!!" As R.L. Tycer would say to people who would obviously be behind the power curve, "Knowledge is Power,......you dumb ass!!!!" And then there was Carlos Gene. BSBD, III%, skybill-out PS I really liked the old Snyder AAD with the 2 wires on the altimeter and the on off switch, ya' turned it on above a grand (where the wires would complete the circuit, and turn it off under canoy!!) Ya' had to use ye noggin!! None of this click it and ferget it!! Ya' could use one of those on a R/W load because it didn't have that "Back up" that would malfunction!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi John, So is this "Pope Francis" another "Cardinal Puff" spin off??? "For the 3rd and final time!!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hey Cluster...., The part in yer poll line up 2nd from bottom about the "ESPRESSO MACHINE!!!!" OK here's the deal and I've mentioned this many times before!!!! First, "Get some Good Coffee!!! 'Especially Espresso good stuff!!, Never mind the "Demitase" cup, get a 12 oz. Beer mug!! Got That!! We're going Capuccino so get ready! In the MUG......Put 1 Jigger of Coffee Liquor (Kalua or the like) 1 Jigger of Irish Cream (Emmets or the like) 1 Jigger of Jamesons 1 Jigger of "Dark Rum" More if you dare! 1 jigger of Amaretto, Franjellico or the like!! 1 jigger of "What ever tickles your fancy at this point!!"Do up the espresso and when the steam comes up put the mug with all this stuff under the steam spigot and "Froth it up!!" When the coffee is done, pour the whole craffe in the mug !! Ya' can top it off with some whipped cream and cinnamon !! E-N-J-O-Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Need I say more? I love the stuff!! Ya' now those Krupps 'Mini Espresso" machines?? I've run 3 of those to the point where the boiler "Blew up!!!" Needless to say, I keep Krupps in the "Front line!! PS if ya' think the quantities I mention are gettin' "Up There" keep the same line up but cut the Jamesons on down by 1/2 and you'll be OK!! And as Rob Crumb said in one of his old ZAP Comix,...."Keetechy coo you Bastards!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi "Cluster &%#$, Back in the day of Round Parachutes , Iron Men, "Women were proud of that!" TEN-MAN, Small Door Beech 18's, lots'a Cali. Desert Dust and 100*F+ air temps., if ya' survived "That" every thing else including Getting Drunk at Dick & Marilyn's "Rumbleseat" Tavern, Cardinal Puff (Puff for the Third and Final time!!) demos, and ya' made it back to yer "HOME!!!" you are worried about how you feel on Monday and have to go to work?? Sheesh?? Get a Grip!! About 10 AM you'll be sittin' at yer bench with yer 2nd cup of coffee with this "Glazed over" expression in yer eyes because it just hit you that you were in the first ever 20 WAY Skydive at your DZ this weekend and the Whuffs "Haven't Got a Fu@#^% Clue??"......... You feel "Fine!!" I was in my 20's and 30's then and I was "INVINCIBLE!!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Welcome to the brave new world with "interesting weather" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InoHOvYXJ0Q? Haven't you guys figured out the deal yet!!!! Geeze!! On the night before the "Big Weekend" We have to have a "Virgin sacrifice herself to a 'SkyGod' in the Pea pit at the stroke of Midnight!!" or the Wx God will "Piss On Us!!!" GOT THAT FOOLS!!!!! heheheheheheh!!! PS, it also usually puts His Majesty The Reaper in a Good mood and he doesn't get too antsy with his Blade!! Also, I got my carcass back in the air on Sat. after a 8.5 year layoff starting with my blown out right deltoid arm muscle!!!! "Red Sky Re-Entry Dive wit C.J. at Gold Coast!!" God it's Great being back in the Sky!!!! Once under canopy I draped out an Flew my "SKULL & BONES FLAG" Sammy Skull, His Majesty The Reaper's Royal Scribe finally got some "Air Time" so I'm sure his Big Boss the Reaper will be happy for a while, "BUT" don't let your Guard down, as Sam will say,"SAFE SKYDIVING IS EVERYBODY'S JOB!!!" Anyway boyz and gurlz, Skybill & Sam are Back!!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

That's how I was trained and I'm still here.

Hi Tony, WOW!! That was quick!! 'Reminds me one time of a Whuff watching a "Demo" with "Smoke" and he commented,"That's how they fly so Fast like that, It's those little "Jets on their feet!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

OH I forgot, Man,,,,, My ol' Rigger bud from Grumman, Joel Albinowski, had some PC jumps and had his rig with him and wanted to "Tag" our jump, he hadn't jumped in "A While" so he just wanted to do a "10SD" He went off nice and Stable and I thought, "Damn, he could'a come with us and we'd a had a 5 WAY!!!!" Oh well, was fun back when...almost 39 years ago now!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out