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Hi Nor, My wife Peggy says for the "crunchy effect" to put some grease in the skillet and heat it up before you put the biscuits in. 'Good ole NC Southern cookin'. Some hog fat or bacon grease would do fine! For more good 'ole down home cookin' get a copy of "White Trash Cooking" by Ernest Matthew Mickler. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Sky, Yup, been there, done that, took the T-shirt off. Nude Beaches, Nudist camps, nekkid skydive and night, nekkid, co-ed, dance around the bonfire with the band playing, world record at the SCR stumbles, ground star!! Yer' post jolted some brain cells that havn't been jolted in a while!! Ya' shoulda' been there, San Diego in the early 70's(right after the purple hazy 60's) Blacks Beach down at LaJolla as the song goes,"Blacks Beach where everyone goes, and you don't need any buttons or bows!!" Anyone remember the "Buff Divers!!" some are alive and well and still jump regular. 'Nekkid jumping into the Tree House Nudist ranch ?? 'The nekkid 20 way attempt at old Elsinore for that "Nude Beer" commercial?? After a long HOT summer, they finally got it together to do it the first weekend in Fall when it got""COLD!!"" hahahahah My wife at the time Chris went front float out of the DC-3 and said she froze her boobies on the side of the plane!! What fun they had!! Jump# 1559 25JUNE83(Summersoltace), Scare-us-valley,me,Lizard Fred Kahl,Tony Dominico, Kate Cooper,Annie, Jana, Mandy Vid by Leo 8-way co-ed bare ass SCR only got 7 but FUN!!! Oh yes, is Joanie Rumble's photo by Dave Keith still on the wall at the BombShelter??? What'z the draw??'Just remember,"'Yer nekkid under your clothes!!!" PS< almost forgot, "Montana Base jumps in the bar, 25th anniv (I think) Lost Prarie Boogie featuring Milissa's nekkid tandem" C-D- Video!!!! Get more than just your"Knees in da Breeze, Jump Nekkid!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Red, Well I don't think you've seen what most BASE rigs look like? For starters with jumping from devices that have "N" numbers on them try reading FAR Part 105.43 in full. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Sherm, AAD or no AAD it does not matter!! To Quote Mike "Sparky" Owens, "You are not now nor will you ever be good enough not to die in this sport!" An AAD, RSL, LHR (a.k.a. Jesus Cord), Sky hook and or what ever will NOT in and of itself save your miserable life! I personally don't have one. MY choice. As far as AAD's, they are a good "Back up" device and that's that. One thing I've noticed over the last few years is the number of jumpers who claim to refuse to skydive unless they have an operational AAD on their rig when they jump!! Only thing I can say is that they have a real good false sense of security with one!! That will kill them faster than not having an AAD!!!! Got that? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Bof, Congrats to Joe D'!!! Time sure flys when yer' havin' fun!! Just looked in the archives and found the photo of JD, myself, T-Squared, Slocum, Bob Schendler, Dave Rickerby, Barry and a whole bunch more group shot at the '87 Mardi Gras Boogie in Covington LA!! WOW!! 21 yearsago! Congrats again to Joe!!!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Guppie, 'Ya coulda' bet yer' reserve rip cord that some whuff at the office was going to say sumthin' like that. It never fails and I've had the same gig at the shop many times, some even when there wasn't an incident. They go on about how "Dangerous" skydiving is and that our death is inevetable...blah....blah... etc..and how long have you been jumping?? "44 years." (or however many at the time) ..........I say.......and they just stand there and work their jaw but don't know how to answer. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Smooth, What a trip with the T-shirts!! 'Got a bunch in a drawer that I don't wear anymore and a closet full of the ones I do!! When I left CA in '96 I gave away a big bunch and hardly dented my stash!! Now to get my camera out and photo & post some of mine!! 'Have to start with the "T" from the first 10-man chute out at the Gulch!! '73. onward. BTW, you from the N.O. area?? I started jumping with Southland Skydivers at Hammond airport in '64. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Ralf, Go see your Opto dude ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you like your current "Quality of life" being able to skydive regular you will do as I say!!! To skydive regular you need a good pair of (atleast one!!) eye. Injury's are so insidious!! Back in '85 'was on a 6way at Scare-us-valley hanging rear float on the twin otter. Weaver goes out the door on exit and wacks me in the eye!! "Weave, you hit me in the eye!!" "Sorry, dude!!" Well that was Sunday and Wednesday I just happened to have to have an appt. for an eye exam for my glasses. They do a pressure check SOP and left eye is fine but right eye is 32 mm/hg!!!!!!!!! "GLAUCOMA!!!!!"(from the trauma of the hit) Got that!! That was 23 years ago and I can still see out of both eyes because of medical intervention!! Had I "not" gone to the eye doc when I did I'd probably be wearing a patch over my right eye!! Eye drops are cheap compared to the cost of eyesight..."PRICELESS!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Lady-d, Tonight it's "Old Crow" and diet Pepsi with Bush lite chasers!! Before anyone starts gagging!!, simmer diown! I know JD is the good stuff,(20 BUCKS A JUG AROUND HERE!) but it's not Bourbon, So I do like Jim Beam or Rebel Yell both about the same price (about 15 a jug) but the good old "Crow" is less than 7 a jug and it's tasty!!!!!! As for the Bush lite, it's like this, Beer is, well, this old high school bud's dad from Albany Louisiana told Nicki and I about these two dudes who used to live down the road during the "Depression" way back when and they made home brew beer!! Well they got ta' arguing 'tween themselves as to had the best homebrew beer!! So they took some of oneguys' and put it in a bottle and marked it sample "A" and some of the other guys' and marked it sample "B" and sent them to New Orleans (The closest big city in those daze!!) to some lab to get tested!! A week or so later they got the results back and the reply was this,"We are sorry to report to you two gentlemen but both of these horses have diabedes!!!!!".... Got That?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Seeker, Just remember,"When seconds count, your friendly Boyz-N-Blue are just minutes away!!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Doc, Geez!! Jerk my brain back to the beginning, Got all those (1964) mags in the archives and a few from before and from '65 on!!!! Now what to do with them all?? I'd consider parting with some but now they are like grandchildren!! Made my first hop 08MAY64 and to look thru those mags I can say,"No sh*t there I waz!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi 377, Oh there are many testamonies,"and photo's too!!" Yup, SOP for getting x-tra altitude from any red-blooded skydiverdriver!! If the Whuffo's only knew?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Zoobro, 'Don't have the gear to plug my old VHS stuff into the 'puter, yet. Still have to dig thru a closet full of beer case boxes of VHS tapes of skydives of yesteryear to find it!!!!! Meanwhile back at the DZ, someone may already have posted it somewhere on the WWW or try your local DZ!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Sky Harry!!, 6MA you say, what a plane!! Besides "Jones and the skull" remember the flying Elvi jumping from it in "Honeymoon in Vegas!!" "Elvises light your fires!!!" Skippy had that plane shined up like a mirror!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Nick and all, Yup that was a good one!!!! Scary stories thread has a post or two about 57Undertaker!!! I was in it!! Jerry Spencer was viedoing the takeoff when it all happened and kept filming..... Got a copy?? I do!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi KSD, I have about 7 feet or so of hanger space in my closet, all T-Shirts; Skydiving, Flying, Airplanes, Hooters, Fishing, Mardi Gras, and you-name-it!!! You Pick??? My latest is from Raeford and my oldest is from the Mar 1973 'Chute Out at the Gulch 10-Man Meet at Casa Grande shirt if anyone out there from that meet is still alive to remember???? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Howard, Cool beans and there was an old 450 h.p. Stinson Gull Wing Reliant jump ship in the San Diego area back in the early 70's called the,"Bodacious Thunder Chicken!!" Jumped it many times, last at Otay when it was "McDonaldland!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Shrop, Yeah' sure, maybe you didn't see Gene Hackman in the "French Connection????" The "Blues Brothers" is up there too, like great "Slap Stick Comedy" when the car falls apart at the end of the run!! Like just one or two cars doing flips and rolls is cool, "BUT," "The Chase Scene" in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World" has to be taken into consideration. Everybody trying to get to the "Big W." Cars, Trucks and Planes!! Johnathan Winters in the Wrecker, Sid Caesar, Janet Leigh and Ben Blue in the 1916 Curtis JN-4 Jenny and Miclkey Rooney, Buddy Hacket and Jim Backus in the Beech 18 totally out of control!! I don't remember if it was Frank Tallman or Paul Mantz at the controls when he flew thru the "Coca-Cola" Billboard!!! Chills, Thrills, Spills, Fun, Fun, Fun Boys and Girls!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Strat!!! Like too much!! That's me in the blue & org WH in the base. Bob Peterson accross from me ,the late Burr Gompers on his left leg, my wife at the time Chris on my left leg, to my left the right wing is the late Joe Crotwell and at 12 o'clock is Steve Woodford , that's for you Harry. Diana Rolands, Mark Scheckler and at 3 o'clock in the white I think is Tim Long?? My brain fades me after all these years. Sparky do you remember him?? Bill Hallum took the photo and it was on the back cover of Starcrest Mag, remember that?? Thanks Strat for jogging my memory, 'twas a fun jump and Peterson's 1st 16way!! Case of beer!! Back then Bob, me and Joe were working on the ACES II program at Uncle Douggy's bomb and airplane factory. 'Have to dust off the old log books and find that dive!!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Lode, WOW!!!! That story definitely is a good one could go in Steve1's Scary stories thd a few posts down!!!! Deployed P/C's in side flying airplanes sure can get ya' moving!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi ffp, Drove over the road long haul big glass for Schneider for "almost" two years. OK money but living in a "dog house" behind the drivers seat got OLD real fast!! The clincher was my weekends!! Suppose to get two days off and I was lucky to get a half a day!!!!!!! 'Not even enought time to wash my clothes and take a nap!! Forget getting a little free time to go fishing!! 'Past by lots of great DZ's too....get to stop by??....ahqhhaahahahahhah!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Star, Some old fartz?? If you find Terry Prouty definitely hook him up with my e-add.. he used to hang out at old Elsinore '67-'68 before I went to the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club!! Hank A. is in AZ I think, go to AirTrash.com and his name and add is on the members list?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Shorty, Well, for starts, how old are you? Do you have an account with a bank? Do you have "Credit Cards?" Were you ever or are you now on active duty in the US military? Have you ever worked for a company that had govt. contracts and required you to have a "security clearance" got that Clarence?? Do you have a "Mortgage?" If you have to pay a Zoo $30.00 for a background check to get in their joint, sounds like someone wants to put YOU in the Zoo!!! BTW back in '75 I jumped with the "San Diego Zoo 10 man (no women on the load) team from San Diego in the Ken Roberts Memorial Meet at Yolo in Mar of '75. Didn't need any background checks or no stinkin badges either.....then or now!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi HW, That was w-a-y before I got here ('96)!! 'Heard about some Robb's Rebel Rig or something??? I'll have to ask Gene Paul next time I see him. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi HW, Looks like kinda' sorta' without seeing more of the rig. Don't see any chest hardware (unless it's on the other side??) Looks like velcro-Death!! A hard oppening and all the Velcro lets go to lessen the shock!! Boy think of the next shock!! Who made that Rig?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out