Comments on: Jumping – From Airplanes To Bandwagons http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons Art, Ideas, Culture & Capricious Opinion Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roderick Russell http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons/comment-page-1#comment-3045 Roderick Russell Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:08:22 +0000 http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons#comment-3045 Cliff my friend, you had every reason to look ghostly white! I loved reading the chronicle that you wrote - I could feel *myself* getting anxious with all of the waiting and waiting on the ground! Besides, I was strapped to someone else who really was in control - the worst that I could have done was accidentally let go of the cord after pulling the chute, and that hardly would have been life threatening. The actual execution of *everything* really was in his hands - and my thinking is this: if I can't change it, why worry about it! So if something went hideously wrong - well, not a damn thing I could do about it, so I might as well enjoy. You, on the other hand, were entirely in control of your situation, which meant that the pressure was on *you* and nobody else - I fully anticipate (and hope) that I'll be as just as ghost white when we start the AFF program again together. Cliff my friend, you had every reason to look ghostly white! I loved reading the chronicle that you wrote – I could feel *myself* getting anxious with all of the waiting and waiting on the ground! Besides, I was strapped to someone else who really was in control – the worst that I could have done was accidentally let go of the cord after pulling the chute, and that hardly would have been life threatening. The actual execution of *everything* really was in his hands – and my thinking is this: if I can’t change it, why worry about it! So if something went hideously wrong – well, not a damn thing I could do about it, so I might as well enjoy.

You, on the other hand, were entirely in control of your situation, which meant that the pressure was on *you* and nobody else – I fully anticipate (and hope) that I’ll be as just as ghost white when we start the AFF program again together.

]]> By: cliff http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons/comment-page-1#comment-3024 cliff Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:53:25 +0000 http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons#comment-3024 Anyhow, at least you didn't look ghostly white like I did. I blame the 2 hours of scary skydiving accidents and mishaps I had to watch before making the jump. Anyhow, at least you didn’t look ghostly white like I did. I blame the 2 hours of scary skydiving accidents and mishaps I had to watch before making the jump.

]]> By: cliff http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons/comment-page-1#comment-3023 cliff Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:52:34 +0000 http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons#comment-3023 I was interested to see that you had the chance to do some very basic relative work with the camera operator. Many skydivers seem to like the idea of interacting with each other, but like you I find myself drawn to "flying". I was interested to see that you had the chance to do some very basic relative work with the camera operator. Many skydivers seem to like the idea of interacting with each other, but like you I find myself drawn to “flying”.

]]> By: Roderick Russell http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons/comment-page-1#comment-3014 Roderick Russell Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:41:10 +0000 http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons#comment-3014 You've let the cat out of the bag! ;) Interested in joining me as the freefall videographer? Seriously. You’ve let the cat out of the bag! ;)

Interested in joining me as the freefall videographer?

Seriously.

]]> By: Casey Bisson http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons/comment-page-1#comment-3013 Casey Bisson Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:13:33 +0000 http://noumenon.roderickrussell.com/jumping-from-airplanes-to-bandwagons#comment-3013 Any chance you're planning a mid-air escape stunt? Any chance you’re planning a mid-air escape stunt?

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