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Remember, watching it twice makes the money back guarantee become null and void. -j

Since I'm a very trusting guy, just send the money to my P.O. Box then email me that you you've sent it, and I'll throw them in the mail to you. If the money never comes, you got me. [email protected]

Rhonda, you're the one that keeps throwing out all these catchy, hyper-intellegent quotes right? I got one for you: "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein So you see, since I have a mediocre mind, all the great spirits in the world will always encounter violent opposition from me. But you should still get one of my videos. And my P.O. box is definitely 424, I just checked. P.O. Box 666 is Avery's or Johnny Utah's or something.

For what it's worth, RADIX is complete and ready to go. Lot's BASE vids out there this year, I know, but I think this one will hold it's own. It's got that famous guy in it. It's 20 bucks plus two for S&H. And since I'm full of Christmas Spirit this year, I'll sweeten the deal with a free copy of Standard Issue for those who buy two copies of RADIX. Jimmy Halliday P.O. Box 424 Acampo, CA 95220 [email protected]

Wow, great point. Many of these hundred or so people who have more jumps, which make them more experienced, although it certainly isn't just numbers that I'm basing my "one of the most experienced jumpers" opinion on, have those jumps from one object be it a bridge or a low cliff in their backyard and so it really isn't just numbers that I'm talking about anyway but a whole lot of factors including the number of different objects, years in general in the sport, how current a person is, and how much of thier time they spend engaged in the activity itself, and what I find really funny anyway is how petty this argument has become and many of mile's frineds will call him very experienced because we have learned a heck of a lot from him and have seen him work very hard through the years to be where he is, not that that is anywhere really anyway and other people balk at the mere mention that he can be called very experienced and maybe that's because the sport is so new and everyone involved thinks they are just as good as the other guy and we're supposed to be part a good funloving community that eteems every one just as much as the other and to call one person better than another is just so damn arrogent but you can tell how lame this is all getting and anyone who is still actually reading this must be just as over it as me.

Tom, can I ask you a question? Why is it that when someone bashes miles or questions his motives and integrity you have no issue, but let someone say something nice, and you're all like, "And what are you basing that opinion on?" I think Jeff has enough experience himself to recognize experience in others. As the "moderator" I'd say you should keep your personal opinions where they belong, up your... Anyway Miles has 650+ base jumps, a huge number of objects. He's close friends with many other jumpers with tons of experience. The sport happens to be his profesion. And canopies have been opening above his head for close to ten years. Can we please at least agree on something...Miles is very experienced! -jimmy

Well everyone, After thousands of views on this thread and many, many well-worded and thought provoking replies, I think we can all agree that it's official.... MILES DAISHER IS A WORLD FAMOUS BASE JUMPER! Since all the while we have been discussing this, Miles has been at the local swimming pool practising new tricks off a diving board such as full twisting double-double fronts and won't be available for a reply, I'd like to thank a few people on his behalf; without whom none of this would have been possible: Mr. Tree Jumps. Good job starting this thread. I have to admit, at first I didn't know where you were going with it. I hear that Miles would like to take you out for beer next time you're in Twin. Mr. Tom Aiello. Once again you have facilitated an informative and timely discussion. And your intermittant little quips,-to many to mention here-BRAVO! BASE 704, 813, and 570. Thank you Also Nick DG, Kid Wicked, Badenhop, Whatever, leroy db, and many others thanks for taking part in this momentous occasion. I don't know about anyone else, but I need a cigarette.

Comparing the base society to society in general might be a fun mental exercise, but it would go way beyond the scope of our internet discussion and would probably ellicit more arguments than we have already. Just as we want each other to act appropriatly in regards to how we pursue the sport, we should also want each other to act appropriatly in how we interact on a personal level. This all started becasue Miles is going to teach people to jump. Whether he's the MOST qualified jumper to do so is really not the point because because he IS qualified to teach. But because some people have personal issues with the logo on his canopy, or the stunts he pulls, or the "WAY" he approaches the sport in general, they are trying to undermine his credibility as a coach. That struck me as extremely offensive. And those people should check their approach because they look no better with their way.

House getting a parking ticket. That's pretty good. Got to laugh for the first time in a couple of days. Maybe I'm not a typical case, but I learned to base jump when there were'nt any schools of any kind. Can't remember exactly but I seem to recall being at least half drunk at the time. I think we should at least try to look at some of the positive ways the sport has progressed. The fact that there are legal places to teach, a good thing. Daylight, a good thing. Base specific gear, a very good thing. General interest in the sport, good as well. There is no way to regulate how people will come into the sport. Just as the gear does not need to be TSO'd, so too is there no regulation possible on who teaches who. My first instructor is dead. I have plenty of hindsight. But let's not be hyper-reactionary. Base jumping has a life of it's own, it always has and always will. And the people involved have minds of their own. Like it or not, what is going to happen will happen regardless of me, you or any other. The best we can do is constructively support each other in our personal endeavors.

I thought you said you have a job. It must not require much of your attention. Give up your crusade. It's a joke!

I don't have email at home, so I wasn't able to respond last night. If I had, I would have responded to Avery Thus- Avery! Are you not the one who perfected the "publicity stunt" with an Easter Buny outfit off a well-known bridge a few years back. How can you dis another's "WAY?" There is no "WAY" in this sport. Just individuals doing their best to fulfill their own dreams. And to whoever said Jeb is better than Miles. Based on what I've seen of both, I'd say Jeb is better at wingsuits, but not, and I know many will disagree, at aerials or general body flight. Miles is highly, highly skilled. And to those who continue to attack his character, I have no response other than you really do not know what you are talking about. I want to know one single instance, barring the tired old rail jump argument, in which Miles has in any way harmed the sport of base jumping. And it really is uncool to try to undermin a guys business venture just because you don't like to see him on TV. For many of you, base jumping is still a hobby, for Miles it is a profession. I doubt he would walk into your workplace and demean you in front of potential customers, business partners, etc. And don't correct me on my spelling, or my grammar. If you get my drift that's all that's important. -jimmy

Maybe the same way Go Fast felt when a highly experienced jumper died at one of their events.

"arrogence" Exactly! I'm arrogent, a lot of people I know are arrogent, but miles is anything but arrogent. He is funny, sometimes silly, and maybe a little cocky, but not arrogent. I've seen all the same stuff as everyone else, and to call his representation of the sport arrogent is nothing short of ignorant. You bring up Jeb. I don't know him so I won't call him arrogent, but my guess is that he is so well respected because he doesn't need to be sponsored to go the places he goes. Had anyone else footed his bills, an energy drink company for instance, his reputation may be different. Not because of himself or his true personality, but because of the sport's apparent general disgust of those who have "sold out." I'd like to know how Miles has sold or out or anyone else for that matter. Miles has never done anything he wouldn't have done regardless of sponsorship. But sometimes Red Bull foots the bill, and that's when you see it. 90% of what Miles has done was done under the cover of darkness. All Red Bull does is occasionally pay for the daylight.

THe reason you will find his friends defending him at all cost is because those who know him and are not jealous of what he can do/has done, will not not stand for this rediculous abuse. What does it matter what he calls himself? Famous, not famous, world famous? Who cares? My god, we're talking about what shows up in the press. Learn some PR. Pepsi calls itself the choice of a whole generation. Does Coke care? Or call it egotistical?

All right, lets talk about teaching people to jump with little to no skydiving experience. Let's keep in mind that no one will ever agree on a fixed number. Fist of all, the main reason a person needs prior experience is canopy recognition and control. But if proir canopy exerience is neccessary before teaching someone to fly a canopy, then how do people learn to skydive? All you can do is explain to them what is probably going to happen, what could happen, and what shouldn't happen but still might. Then you explain to them what to do in a variety of situations. Then you throw them off a bridge or out of a plane. I am obviously talking about teaching people at Twin. It's a bridge over water remember? And they will have a maximum canopy flight of fifteen to twenty seconds. They won't have time to fly anywhere dangerous. At the DZ we send static line students out of a plane with zero prior experience and they have 3,000 feet to fly anywhere they like. Sometimes that means off into the sunset. I'm more concerned with people getting the 100 pre-requisite jumps then ending there skydiving career. As if after 100 skydives, you know everything you need to know about body flight and nylon. All of this is dealing with individuals and huge grey areas. Some people are born ready and others never will be. But lets remember, we do want our sport to grow. Growth is the one thing that will lead to the legitimazation of our sport and legal sites world wide. By representing our sport VERY WELL to the general public, often on TV, Miles is doing more than anyone. He is an amzing person, highly skilled, and plays well to the general television audience. THAT IS NOT A BAD THING! Sometimes it seems as though BASE jumpers want the sport to remain underground. Like fans who are dissapointed when a garage band gets famous, they would rather it stay small, obscure, and generally unknown. BASE jumping, as a sport is blowing up, and yes a few key people will appear to have the lime light. It just so happens that Miles deserves any amount of success he attains. I have known him since '97 and have watched him work very hard. -jimmy

I'm sure I probably shouldn't even reply to this rediculous thread. But this a personal attack on a very close personal friend of mine. Miles Daisher is by far one of the most talented BASE jumpers in the sport. That's not an opinion, it's a fact. His skill speaks for itself. If almost going in on a single jump meant you were no good, then none of us are any good. His ethics, as if that really matters, are impeccable. He would never do anything to endanger the sport, and if people think he would or has, they are ill-informed and know nothing about what they are talking about. In fact, Miles is doing more for the sport than anyone. Period. Everyone who has a problem with him, in fact, have problems with their own jealousy issues. Miles has worked very, very hard to be where he is in both sports: BASE as well as skydiving. He does require a student to have Skydives before teaching them to BASE jump. You all have him confused with Shane, who will teach his friends without prior skydiving experience. As if that matters. People should beware of joining in on others who have problems with Mile's BASE school because many of them are trying to begin their own BASE schools. They try to belittle him because he is the most qualified BASE jumper to teach any level of the sport and he poses a huge amount of competition. Would I rather have a friend of mine learn from Miles, whose most severe injury to date is a scratched thumb or Mr. Tom who actually did go in at twin and who is lucky to be alive. This sport is becoming a joke. Filled with jealous children who can't stand to see other jumpers achieve success. And Mr. Tree Jumps. I have never seen you post anything positive on this forum. You betray your unhappiness with all your unecessary criticism of those you don't know. Would you please just suck your thumb quietly.

*** "I don't think Jimmy's going to have to re-mortgage his house because he needs my $20." I live in a '93 STARCRAFT conversion van in the parking lot of the DZ. However, I was really hoping to buy a house (maybe up in Twin Falls) with the profits from this vid. So, actually, I do need your $20.

* jimmyh .....(trouble maker) but would share a exit point with him anytime I look forward to meeting you. You don't sound like an idiot at all. Mildly educated? With fair amount of history/experience to back up you words. Apparently rare commodities these days.

Hey guys, Did I mention I didn't put any rail jumps in my video? -jimmy

There's a whole lot of missing the point going on right now. It's a shame more BASE jumpers don't go to the film festival or they'd begin to understand how all aspects of parachuting are evolving and remerging. Slaton is just as, if not more hard core than most BASE jumpers I know, and he is fully on to something big with his ground launching school. I'm sure one main reason why a lot of us BASE jump is for the purity of the sport. You, the elements, and a cloth wing. With ground launching. You kite the canopy and step off into the unknown. My experience with my VX-84 BASE jump at B-day back in the day amazed me with the visuals of flying a small, fast, canopy with trees whizzing past my periphials. Just as many BASE jumpers have given up skydiving (often to the detriment of their body flight skills, in my opinion) so to we might find find BASE jumpers switching to ground launching. YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE SLATONS SHOTS. You'll never refer to ground launching as regression ever again.

True, True, Slaton is a bad ass. His vid at the film festival rocked as well. One of the shots he had was easily the best of the whole night. It was just my turn I guess. He took aerial visuals three years in a row. I'm gonna head up there to ground launch sometime soon. He likened it to BASE jumping in many ways. And from the looks of his footage, I'd agree...A canopy, a stash bag, a whole lot of comittmant, nature, and a healthy dose of adreniline. Check him out. [email protected]

The purchasing process goes as follows: When it's ready I'll let everyone know. Email me at [email protected] Then, you send $20 + $3 for s&h in any form whatsoever to me: Jimmy Halliday P.O. BOX 424 Acampo, CA 95220 Then I mail you a vid. If you watch it once and don't like it, I give you your money back. If you watch it more than once, the warranty becomes null and void and it's yours until one of your buddies steals it. Then we start the process all over.

Funny that I just finished editing RADIX last night and here I log on this morning to find it mentioned. Here's the dillyyo. There are no rail jumps in the video. Somehow I managed to come up with enough footage from other places. Imagine that. Those shots were weak anyway. As I watched the finished product after pressing finalize, I thought to myself, wow, this video is off the hook. I would definitely buy it if I hadn't been the one to make it. I'm easily bored with BASE/Skydiving vids as I've been watching them since I was 16...31 now. RADIX IS NOT BORING! It's 35 minutes long with about fifteen minutes of DVD extras, some comedy, my 2001 FLY BOYZ film festival entry, and a slide show. It's twenty bucks and as soon as the covers come back from the printers, off it goes. By the way, we won the Daddy Phats award at the FLY BOYZ film festival this year, with an 8 1/2 minute segment. Thanks to those who have supported me, ant to those who have had legitimate issues against my stuff, give this vid another chance. -late

Just saw C-2. Obviously, there's a bunch of sick shots in there. I think the coolest one is towards the end of the vid. There's a shot when the camera guy is following a jumper off a cliff and just after exit the jumpers feet seem to float into his hands. Excellent timing and an excellent shot. I'd like to see more of that kind of stuff in the future. It's all about flying sub-terminal air...Good job guys. -j