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they will get an email and be able to respond accordingly.. unless you put other contact info in there.. -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

they were cloth tabs... not pins. with velcro.. I dont really know what happened.. all I know is that I am glad I didnt have an off heading opening and once the canopy was open it wasnt turning fast...jsut a slow left hand turn... it didnt seem to effect the opening because it was on heading... I felt really good about it, and dave said my body position looked picture perfect.. so that I am sure helped from it getting out of hand. -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

well I love to dance.. havent done much lately, but I did do my first line dance the other day.. I had never seen one till I moved here to texas, but I manage a night club so I see them every night now. kinda funny seeing me do a line dance I am sure.. boot scoot boogie :):) -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

for some reason I kept going over in my mind (before the jump) if I lost one to ditch the other one so I would be even. I thought if I had it in my hand for some reason when I flared on rears it would flare more on that side.. I didnt think about the brake setting and that I wouldnt fully flare on rears, so if it happens again Ill hang on to it. glad to hear you did another jump brit. hopefully I will be with ya sometime and we can do one together. -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

hell yeah.. I loved it... and that is the part that scares me. I just wnat to take it easy and learn about it and know everything about the sport before I get too deep. its research time... :) -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

I have been really trying to take a consious effort to tell the truth on everything.. there are still a few things I havent come clean on, but I think if you just try to be honest and come clean on the things you havent been honest about it will make you a better person. -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

I like "negotiate the release of the chocolate hostages" and when it takes a while... say sorry I am not good at goodbyes... especially the teary ones. _________________________________________ this space for rent.

good point. I never even thought to keep the left toggle.. I jsut though to get rid of it so the tail would be even. I had plenty of alti (well I guess thats a matter of perspective) I was open at about 450 and I knew I could hit my landing area so I just ditched it. landing on rears wasnt that bad at all.. I almost stood it up, but the toggles would have been a nice addition given I needed to hit a tighter landing area or land on rough terrain. -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

yeah.. I dont plan on doing a "B" really soon... in fact I prob wont do another BASE really soon... I want to let this one sink in...then think about another. _________________________________________ this space for rent.

cool.. I tried to explain it to give a good picture... if only I could fully explain it.. that could be a book just on one jump. maybe Ill start one...that could be awesome! -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

definately a great time.. I just posted the whole deal in the base forum... maybe some good reading.. or maybe its just good to me since I was there:) _________________________________________ this space for rent.

ok heres the deal..so I call a few people to see whats happening in the BASE scene.. I talk to a few people about it.. did a handfull of research etc. then on monday night I talk with DAVE. he is on his way to go make a jump... he calls about an hour later (and I am a dave and busters playing some video games) and he says he will be back in houston in about 30 min if I want to go make a jump.. so what was my reaction.. I hopped on my bike and got up to about 125mph on my way home (got lights flassed at me by a cop but he didnt pull me over) and I grabbed my equippment and made a change of clothes... we then headed to the site and started our just over and hour climb. I almost got sick at about 600 feet and I told dave maybe I should go there (since I was packed slider down) He told me he was packed slider up so he had to go higher and I didnt want him to climb alone so I kept pushing on. once we got the the exit point (about 780 feet) we took about 5 minuted to chill and think about what I was getting ready to do. I went over and over in my head everything that could go right or wrong and what I would do in every situation. I kept visualizing every situation I could think of and tried to build the muscle memory on what to do. .....the time comes. we call down to the ground crew and give them a 2 min warning... dave helped set me up with my pilot chute in hand and got my bridal all fixed up for the jump. he said" take as long as you need man. we can sit here for 30 min if you want" I said "call down and tell them i am going in about 10 seconds! :):):) he made the call I climbed up on the railing and looked down (HOLY SHIT!) oddly I wasnt nervouse really at this point...I wad full balance and I felt as if I was just standing on a curb or something... hell I was going to jump anyways so why did it matter if I fell right? about 5 seconds pass and I look out at the horizon..."3.2.1 c-ya!" out I go. I jsut thought about my body position and kept my chin up, knees kinda bent, chest out, and away I went... I felt like I was floating.. then the noise.. I counted one thousand one, one thousand two then took another split second and flicked the pilot chute. "POOF" theres the canopy "ohh thanks god there it is" I look up to see my left toggle on the riser but my right one is trailing behind me.. I am in a very slow left turn so I grabbed the left toggle, released it and threw it behind me so it could be closer to its friend (mr. right toggle) I then grabbed my rear risers and turned myself into the wind as I was spotting my landing area. we had a little breeze so I didnt have a ton of penetration so I practiced a few rear riser flares and kept my eyes on the prize...a nice little spot to land. I came in and at about 30 feet let the canopy fly...10-15 feet a nice slow rear riser flare and almost stood up the landing! just barely took a knee as I landed....then I jumped up and down trying my best not to scream at the top of my lungs! it took everything I had to not yell... I took off my helmet and looked up to see dave open and he came in for a nice stand up landing right next to me. I ran over and gave him a hug and was like "hell f-n yeah!" .... the climb was amazing..the view was spectacular, the jump was intense, everything about that night was really cool.. hope everyone elses first experience is as good as mine was. cant wait to do a day jump and some urban stuff!... -yoshi ps thanks again dave.. you helped me hold my own and kept me in the right frame of mind the entire time! _________________________________________ this space for rent.

I cant believe I did it, but I actually threw myself off a 780 platform...yes you heard it right, I did a base jump. check out the base forum for more details.... but it was INTENSE! crazydave44 did the post "conrads on your 1st..." -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

was absolutely a blast.. I cant beleive that it was so intense. I cant wait to get into some urban shit... thanks for taking me up dave. I really appreciate it, and I am glad I got to do my first with you. I was getting kindof nevous on the climb... almost threw up either from the climb or the nerves or combination of the two, but I held my own and didnt hesitate once I had my toes over the edge. until next time!... -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

I said it once Ill say it again.. come to pasadena and Ill get ya drunk at my club... we open at 7pm tonight and stay open till 2am.. 9 ball tourney tonight and its a slower night so you can hit on my bartender and waitress all night:) -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

well I am going to vote for myself also... dont look too much like this anymore though... loast some weight and chopped the hair:) _________________________________________ this space for rent.

priceless.... thats some good stuff... I had a neighbor that always woke me up with crappy his crappy ass stereo system that he would put loud enough to distort the music (if you want to call that shit he listened to music) to a point that it surely didnt sound the way it was intended to.. so I kinda figured out his sleep schedule jsut by the quiet times and as I laid there in bed I would take a broom stick and tap it on the wall...ok I slammed it against the wall for about 30 minutes while he was sleeping until I heard him wake up then I would stop... eventually the music was listened to at a reasonable level that I could sleep to... -yoshi basically same idea... never actually confronted him (well I did leave a note on his door once) but never face to face. _________________________________________ this space for rent.

rode my motorcycle all over houston on my long way to work.. now I am in my office while my employees are blowing up baloons to decorate the club.... yahoo..only 10 more hours to go till I get the hell out of here and have to do it again tomorrow! _________________________________________ this space for rent.

hey...thats all good.. any skydivers that come to my club...show me your USPA membership card and Ill getyou a drink of your choice... (given we have everything to make it) which we should unless you want some wacked out libation that no one regularly orders...:) -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

come to the rockin'rodeo ocean club in pasadena... 3150 burke rd. I manage the club and it should be hoppin tonight Ill buy you a drink or two.. just ask for me... -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

yeah.. he said he has the title.. as long as its a real one.. I can always carfax it... _________________________________________ this space for rent.

off... it makes it harder for the cops to see if anyone is in the car with you _________________________________________ this space for rent.

my sister in law used to always think the wourd rendezvous was pronounces (ren-dez-vuhs) she had read is a bunch in books but never heard anyone say it till she was grown...or never put two and two together.. anyways thought that was kinda funny -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

good stuff.. thats a sweet bike. I just found another bike I am going to buy... a 2003 gsx-r 600 with 8k miles for 2700 bucks! in great shape too.. cant figure out why the guy wants to sell it so cheap but I am going to grab it before he changes his mind. anyone out there wanna buy a 1995 suzuki RF900R ??? its fun and fast and comfy.. just a bit older:):) found out how easy it is to get that front tire off the ground even though its a heavy bike.... but I still want a 600 :) -yoshi _________________________________________ this space for rent.

nah.. I was thinking damn my eyes are watering this would be so much easier to see if I had a helmet...full face:):) _________________________________________ this space for rent.