jumpergirl

AHH YES!!!!! Thanks for reminding everyone!!!!! This is a show you DON'T want to miss! Last years show was great and I expect even more this year!!

I couldn't agree more with you, Chris. That's why we have "pending" listed to the aircraft we haven't secured 100% for whatever reason(s).

Awesome!!!!!!! It will be great to meet you!

Of course!!!! You can come the whole time, or just 1 day. Whatever works best for you. We want you there the whole time, but if you can't, come when you can.

July 12-17 at Skydive Spaceland in Houston, Texas. Check out our website for more information: www.SkyFestBoogie.com.

SkyFest is perfect for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's a great idea!!

If we were there, we would go with you. We won't be there until July, though.

Another question, you say your son was born with COPD, did you smoke a lot when you were pregnant with him or something? I don't mean to sound rude but tobacco is the main cause of this condition. Just curious. Why are you curious? So you can rag on her even more? What difference does it make? How is her answer to your question going to effect your life? What a waste of bandwidth.

July 12-17. Are you coming?!?!?!?!? That would just be awesome!!!

J loves that movie. I don't know how many times he's seen it without me, but I know we've watched it at least 6 times in the last year. It's a good movie, but I don't want to watch it all the time.

It was great to finally meet you, too.

Thanks, everyone, for all of the input. It's definitely helping us add to and remove from the list.

Oh, if it were only that easy. I had a great system to save money for the wedding and honeymoon. I had saved a whole $250 in just a few weeks. Then, I made the mistake of taking it with me when we left for this year's tour... all but $100 of it is gone. I'm so disappointed. It's not so easy to replace it now that we're on the road.

I looked at Maui but Oahu is a little cheaper. I wonder if it's just more "inexpensive" or if it truly is "cheaper."

We are trying to find our honeymoon destination and would like some input from people who have been to the places we are interested in. We want to go to the beach, somewhere warm, and are looking towards somewhere in the Caribbean or maybe Hawaii. I found a package in Oahu for $1800 total, including air, hotel, and rental car for 5 nights/6 days. I also found a package on Grand Bahama for $1480 for hotel, rental car, and a resort scuba class for 5 days/6 nights. Are either of those decent? I haven't planned or booked a vacation before (aside from the occasional flight to see family) so I could use a little guidance from those "in the know." Any suggestions?? Thanks so much!

Awesome! We'd love to see you there Kel!

YIPPEE!!! Congrats Cora!! That's great news!!

We're looking forward to seeing you, too!! Karaoke?!?!?!?! I'm not so sure about that. It'll take LOTS and LOTS more alcohol than I care to have to get me to do Karaoke!

That's very cool! Yes, please post it if and when you can!!!!

Ok, you asked for it. This is the Summer Tour Schedule for 2006 May 5-7 Raeford May 12-14 USPA Headquarters May 19-21 Skydive Adventures/Skydive Louisiana May 26-28 West Tenn. Skydiving (Memorial Day Boogie) June 2-4 Skydive the Farm (STT Stop) June 9-11 pending June 16-18 Eagle Flight Skydiving (Boogie on the Brazos) July 23-25 pending June 30-July 2 Skydive Houston (STT Stop) July 7-9 pending July 12-17 Skydive Spaceland (SKYFEST!!!!!) July 20-31 HOME for a much needed break Aug 4-6 Sky’s The Limit Aug 9-12 Skydive Long Island Aug 18-20 Connecticut Parachutists, Inc. Aug 25-27 Skydive Cross Keys Sept 1-3 Skydive Greene County (Labor Day Boogie) Sept 8-10 Chicagoland Skydiving Sept 15-17 Missouri River Valley Skydiving Sep 22-24 Kansas Cessna Boogie

40 Years of SCR’s to be Celebrated during SkyFest 2006 The Bob Buquor Memorial Star Crest skydiving awards were initiated in early 1967 by Bill Newell as a tribute to a friend and mentor, the late Robert H. Buquor. Buquor was one of the best early freefall photographers, and he pioneered structured relative work known as “star formations”. It was these early freefall formations that led the way to “mega” formations, sequential RW and most of the other forms of relative work being practiced today. The Star Crest awards were formed to recognize relative work skydivers for in-air achievements and to honor the memory of Bob Buquor. Newell’s original purpose for forming the Star Crest awards was to record and preserve, for parachuting history, the accomplishments of Buquor, and the twenty or so skydivers who had participated in the first 8-way stars. As time passed, and more skydivers became capable of forming 8-way and larger formations, Newell saw no reason not to include them on the “special roster.” Thus, the perpetual Star Crest awards program was born. Beginning with the first 8-man star in 1965, to date, more than 25,000 various Star Crest awards have been issued. On July 27, 1966, Bob Buquor drowned in the ocean off Malibu Beach while filming a stunt sequence for a Hollywood movie. The MGM production, starring Tony Curtis and Sharon Tate, ironically was titled "Don't Make Waves." Bill Newell recalls why he established the Star Crest Program: "Bob was an excellent cameraman, but he had a tough time with some of the parachuting establishment because, I suppose, he was ahead of his time in areas that made them envious. When he died, I didn't think he'd been properly recognized for the good work he'd done up to that time. I decided to create a perpetual memorial in his honor to keep the brotherhood spirit alive by recording relative workers' accomplishments for the history of the sport.” This July will mark the 40th anniversary of Buquor’s death. Bill Newell will be at SkyFest at Skydive Spaceland (July 12-17) to celebrate Buquor’s memory and the formation of the SCR award. It is possible that Curly Roe will be in attendance as well, as he is the originator of the beloved SCR ceremony, Texas style. Please visit www.SkyFestBoogie.com for more information about SkyFest and www.scr-awards.com for more information about Bob Buquor, Bill Newell, Curly Roe the SCR awards and ceremony.

Only 73 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who's ready??????

Come to SkyFest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't read through the whole thread but... My first was around jump #80 on my first balloon jump. After that, I had about 85-90 jumps and landed in a softball field in DeLand. After you do it a few times, it's not such a big deal. Sure, it sucks, but it's ok as long as you can pay attention and land in the right direction.