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Guy put on a tunnel event in Raeford that I attended, at the beginning of June. It made a confirmed "tunnel rat" of me. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

No shit, there I was, yesterday, talking to Jim Hooper, Jerry Bird, Scotty Carbone, Ski and Donna, and Ron Schott. My head started to hurt trying to add up how many years of skydiving they collectively represented. Hoop was just passing through and stopped by to see who was around. Where's a camera when you need one. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

So this guy dies suddenly, and arrives unexpectedly at the pearly gates, only to be told he can't enter since he wasn't on the list. He has to go to hell. When he arrives, Satan tells him he can have his choice of any eternal punishment, since he's arrived due to a clerical error. The guy looks in various rooms at various tortures, and finally sees a large group of people, standing around drinking coffee, standing shoulder deep in crap. He says "I love coffee, and a good conversation, and I'm sure I can get used to the smell after a few thousand years. I'll take this one." He grabs a cup of coffee, and heads toward the nearest group of people, and just then a huge ogre steps into the room, cracks a huge whip, and roars, "Alright, coffee break's over, BACK ON YER HEADS" Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

According to Jack Horkheimer, it's Venus and Jupiter. Wish I could see it, but I live NW of Tampa (light pollution). Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

PDQ Bach, the youngest of JS Bach's 20-odd children, and the oddest, while performing a concerto for violin and hardart, broke the G string on his violin. Well known for the particularly fine quality of the wigs he chose to wear during performances, he was able to restring the instrument with a strand of hair. This gave rise to the reference "Bach's hair on a G string". Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

If by any chance you find yourself in the Clearwater area, Tio Pepe is great. Off topic: Why does the French word for food get used for every ethnic food reference? Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Try a new bit in your router - maybe a 3/8 inch ogee Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Years ago, at a dropzone (that starts with Z) far-far away, I watched a guy put on his jumpsuit and rig, and start walking toward the plane. He stopped suddenly, then started dancing around, yanking his rig and jumpsuit back off, and speaking in tongues! Turned out he had laid his jumpsuit on a fire ant hill and the little buggers climbed in and waited for him. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Anyone remember a semi-obscure film Starring Elliot Gould called Little Murders? He was a photographer who won awards for taking photos of dog crap. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Was this in Tampa? Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

If it was in fact his first offence, does he owe beer? Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

"Very important safety briefing...DON'T F%*KING DIE!" Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Tub Hockey - ping pong ball in the bathtub. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

Hoop, that's gotta be the best description of a radial startup I've ever read! Don't forget Dick Giarusso's voice over the P.A. reminding us to pick up our trash and keep the DZ clean (a la Woodstock) and Scotty warning everyone not to trust the brown acid. (I think he wanted it all for himself). Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."

You are off by three days, or three years. Dec. 24 will be a Friday in 2010, and this Friday will be Dec. 21. Welcome to FL and "The Hills" either way. Sundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at."