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Hhhmmm. Lodi Film Festival. That is a good idea. I won %50 off any PD canopy except a velocity (%35 off one of those) at the film festival in Perris. Did I mention that I'm giving away a Fox 265, 20 advance copies of the video, and the edited section for the team to use however they choose. But a Lodi film festival is an ace idea. I'll keep it mind in case there's interest in the future. But functions like that cost money. The film festival in Perris has a $50 entry fee for the videos. I got stuff to do so I'm over this topic. I'll remind every one in late August that the deadline for video entries will be a month away. Keep those cameras rolling, and don't die.

I can write whatever I want on my website. And you can write whatever you want about what I write on my website on this forum. If you want to have that discussion. Call me. I won't justify my words but I absolutely believe that the first generation of base jumpers were reckless daredevils. God love 'em. And so what if that's my opinion. This is about making a BASE jumping video. I doubt Mo Villetto is gonna be offended by what I put on my website. We don't even know each other. But if he wants to try to get into my next video he's welcome to give it a shot. I hear he's real good. Somehow I doubt you and I have very much in common. But we can still be cool.

I got plenty of copies now. The first five hundred sold out quicker than I thought. But I got 1000 more made. Click the paypal button on my website and it'll go out the next day. Just so you guys know, I'm not asking to do anything unheard of. I had entrys four years in a row at the Fly Boyz film festival. You know the video comp that jeb won in 2003 with a year in the life. Guess what they do with entrys? They make a Film festival compilation DVD every year, and then guess what? They sell it for thirty bucks. A section from standard issue is in one of them, a video i called "shots from the Underground" is in one, and I expect the section of RADIX that I won with last year to show up in the next one. You know how many videos I sell from that free advertising? I don't know but it's a lot.

I said that if you can do a double gainer from a 280' building, that's an exception. For instance, I got a shot of Shane McConkey doing a quadruple on skis from a 400' cliff. Have you seen that? By the way, I just got my best shot so far this year and it'll be up on my website in about an hour. -jimmy p.s. my actual problem with aerials is that their logical result is death.

Tight Ed. But you know you already have a section.

It's a good point, so I'll say this once. I'm not gonna sell anybody's footage. I'll send back the original footage along with the edited version, and I'll erase the footage from my computer after the video is produced. If I'm ever approached for one of your shots, I'll, obviously send mr. money bags your way. I know about libraries filled with BASE footage. I've got hours of it. The point is to show off BASE jumpers that might not neccesarily have logos on their canopies. The guys I have in mind will definitely be into it, and I'm sure there's many others I don't know yet who'll be into it as well. What I meant by the sport not being that far along is that it's still so small that if I ripped you off, I'd be shooting myself in the foot. I'm sticking to my guns on the aerials thing. If I want to watch a diving competition, I'll watch the olympics. Those guys do that shit from three meters. Sean, do you have a copy of RADIX? If you don't, I'll send you a copy and you can see the kind of stuff I'm into. Just keep in mind, when I made RADIX i was still recovering from a near fatal skydiving canopy collision, so i wasn't at my best. This next video is gonna make RADIX look my sister made it, and she doesn't even jump. Later, jimmy

Sean, you've got to be shitting me friend. Someone just informed me that some of my footage aired on this Aussie sixty minutes thing. I'm stoked, and I haven't even seen it yet. If you think i need to screw people over for their footage... The sport of BASE jumping hasn't come that far yet. You better be sitt'n on some pretty priceless shots to be droppnig replies like that, and if that's the case...did I mention I'm gonna give away a canopy? Nudge Nudge wink wink -jimmy

The 2005 BASE season is upon us, and I know there's some crews out there that are gonna do some sick shit. So here's my idea... I wanna put a section in my next video highlighting a crew using their own footage. There's a lot of crews out there I'd like to film but time, money, and location makes it impossible. So as you guys go out and bust mad jumps this summer, don't forget to keep your cameras rolling. At the end of september, send me a mini-dv tape filled with yor best shots, and I'll edit it down to five minutes and throw it in the vid. Whichever team's footage I use wil get 20 advance copies of the video, a digital copy of their edited section to use however they choose, and to sweeten the deal, I'll throw in a FOX 265 which will have 50-100 jumps by the end of the season. It's a nice canopy with no bells or whistles. The idea here is to raise the bar. Creativity is key. I'm over flat and stable solos, and I'm kind of over aerials too. However, if you can throw a double gainer off a 280' building like Miles did in RADIX, that is of course an exception. Have fun and don't die. Oh and speaking of videos... Team Ill Vision's next video, OUT RAGE, should be back from the replicators by the first of June. It features Avery and his Ill Vision Bros jumping all over the world. It's a tight video edited by me, and i think he's gonna charge $20 if he hands it to you or $27 if he mails it. PM Avery for the details. Later, jimmy pm me or call me if you have any questions: 209-224-4260

"I couldn't decide whether to post anything about some of the "antics" I saw, but I couldn't help but put something up about the stark differences in the two training courses that were going on." Tree, If your hard on for people who don't take themselves as seriously as you do persists for more than four hours, seek immediate medical attention. -jimmy

thanks Jul. Oh yeah, thanks for that bottle of French wine...very nice indeed. -jimmy

I just put a video of one of the Flock Dives from the West Coast Birdsuit weekend organized by bodypilot1 on the videos page of my website: www.jimmyhalliday.com (little help there Ed.) Check it out. -jimmy

I just checked that out. That's the sickest BASE video I've seen in a while. A couple super nice shots. Thanks for lett'n us check it out. -jimmy

Julian, thanks for coming out. I can't wait to take you up on your offer whenever I find myself in your neck of the woods. You're off to a great start in BASE as well as skydiving. This kid is solid. If you ever decide to give up that brainiac shit, you definitely got a home in Lodi. See you soon. -jimmy

Thanks JGarcia.

Check out the videos page at www.jimmyhalliday.com Robby Bigley, MXB (Bill Halsey), Mike Knight, and Stephanie Soria are tearing it up. The video will take a moment to load, but such is life. What do think? -jimmy

I hear that!!!! He was an unbelievable person. Talented beyond normal standards. And he took me on my first base jump in '91 when I was 18. Seth....no words

I climbed a 1,650 ft. antenna four times in one night. Started at 9:30 p.m. and did my fourth jump at 4:45 a.m. I wanted to start a new kind of "mile high club." you gotta climb a mile or more of antenna between sunset and sunrise. I think I'm still the only member. My fastest time up to 1650 was 37min 25sec.

They sent a copy to our DZ, to see if we wanted to cary it. It's all right. Some good stuff to look at on there. my only criticism is that it comes off as a big commercial. Maybe that was the intention, and it's not like that's a problem. I like to see videos that fire me up to do some sick stuff. The world of BASE isn't like skating i.e. a bunch of teenagers who are like "Wow, i gotta get my parents to buy me that." In my opinion, the best BASE videos are the ones with no agenda other than making other BASE jumpers go..."sick." Douggs' "Mid Strife Crisis" is an excellent example. -jimmy

"There is, like in any endeavor, that rare breed. The Mike Alderman's, the Slim's, and the Dwain Westons', the ones who take it to another level leaving only something for the rest of us to shoot at, but two of three of them are on the List. That's the goober . . . NickDG" Mike Alderman left my father for dead at the bottom of a very cold canyon one November night back in '91. If not for a local Indian and a helicopter, he would have in fact died. Not shure I'dd list that guy among any of the "greats." But hey, idolize whoever you please. No one's ever worth it anyway. Not to keep mentioning RADIX or anything but in the carnage section there's a night vision shot where I actually hit the P.T. and had to climb down. you should of seen the tear on that canopy. Oh yeah, there's another cool shot on my website. If you think dayblazing is cool anyway. I know not very many people do. But i figure if Mike Alderman can do all the shady stuff he did and still get mentioned in the same sentence with Slim and Dwain, then... -jimmy

thanks, and yes it's true...I have a problem with laziness. But that's what happens when you make a living skydiving for ten years. I'm ruined. But hey hookitt. I got some ideas for some superr sick base jumps that very few non-skydiving base jumpers will be able to pull off. Will you make a jump with me?

Thought you all might like to check this out: www.jimmyhalliday.com/index-3.html I almost know how to make it a clickster. Matt Wimmer made the system; wanted him to have bragging rights as I'm sure we'll see more like it the future. Just got my copy of 2nd BASE. Gonna watch it right now. Late, jimmy

Jools, the reason you didn't go further or throw one of those barrel rolls before you dumped was because the whole place was grounded due to weather, all eyes were on you making sure were safe, and you didn't want to get in trouble, remember? I still say you should have at least thrown the barrel roll. -jimmy

I just put Julian's 60 second sugarglider jump from Schmell in Norway on my website: www.jimmyhalliday.com It'll take a moment to load. I believe there was a question about the length of the jump on an earlier thread as I chopped it up a bit in RADIX. I don't know since I don't jump wingsuits yet; is that flight impressive? Or is it run of the mill nowadays? enjoy, jimmy

2nd Base premiered this weekend right? Well what's the deal? Did anyone see it? Was it any good? Who's got my copy? -jimmy

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