Stan, my boy, turned 12 yesterday. And to celebrate, Uncle Sef arranged an exciting gift...the gift of flight.
I honestly had no intention of participating. It was to be Sef, Stew (hubby) and Stan. But Stew dislocated his shoulder about 6 years ago, and all the warning signs suggested that it was not recommended. We are talking 130 mph winds on the shoulder joints...it just wasn't worth it. So I stepped up to the plate. I was so apprehensive. I don't like the sinking feeling you get in your stomach, like the floor is dropping out from under you.
It was awesome...
And yes, when making a video like this, you are REQUIRED to use cliche music. On Sef's video, he choose Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone"....also an excellent choice in my opinion.
Thanks again Sef...you rock!
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Happy b-day to Stan!
And that's an AWESOME gift. AWESOME.
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That's my kinda sky diving! All diving, no sky!
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CBW - That's the closest I will ever get to skydiving.
Anna - It was a hoot! Highly recommended.
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That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! I so want to try it. I'm sure it's only in CA though :(.
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BTW - Those are Sef's girls, my nieces, in the front. Hannah, age 5 1/2, was supposed to go, but she opted not to. It's open for ages 3 to 90...
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My boy turns 3 in Oct. Looks like we gotta find one of those around here!
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A friend of mine sky-dived in Italy. I am so jel. It's expensive btw! When I can afford it, I'd love to try it. I have a thing for heights :o)
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That is way cool, Annie! Add me to the jealous column,
Tyler, I seem to recall their being one of those in the Pigeon Forge area, but I can't back that up with any hard evidence right now.
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very cool! I've always wanted to try sky diving, despite my fear of falling. Someday when I can afford it I might try it!
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Happy B-Day to your Boy. Awesome video! Thanks for sharing...
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Sweet gift, one he won't forget anytime soon. And I love that Tom Petty song, so much better than "Danger Zone". :P
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Dude, I am so flippin jealous. What a gift.
Happy Birthday to Stan from us over here on the right side of America. You know 'right' side not necessarily the 'Right' side.
Uncle Sef, great thinking.
Annie did Sef post up on Mog?
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Sef is sefklon , but he only uses it to, rarely, post on my posts. He has his up on youtube, same name, sefklon.
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Sef's youtube site has it HERE . It's nice to see the instructor at the end...he gets a few tricks in. He has logged more then 500 hours in the wind tunnel.
HERE is how it works...the windtunnel info for all you techies out there.
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at the beginning i totally thought you guys were about to jump out of plane, but this is waaaay more my style. haha. i remember when i was in japan, my brother and i went into a sky diving simulator... i almost blew chunks.
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No way Sam...no flipping way would I jump out of a plane...
I like how he drinks a Red Bull before he jumps. Like that's gonna help him.
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Great post. Union City, I'll have to remember that.
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There's no way I'm jumping out of a plane, but that looks tremendous. I also love it when cool bands cover "cliche" songs. This is a perfect example.
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WOW! That is way cool Annie, thanks for sharing it! You definitely got some high air while doing it too(& the asst. flew w/you & no one else, you're special, haha). I've not seen anything like that before.
As for the TP song, I don't care who covers it, it still makes me nauseous hearing it since MTV played that damn vid/song to death back in the day! Although I must say DCFC does an admirable job of it.
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What a cool gift!!!!! That is the best thing ever!
I need to find one of those things around here... just mindlessly, fantastically cool
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that looks so incredibly fun
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Awesome ... a memory to last a lifetime, for sure!! :)
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Seriously, only you could find a Death Cab Tune to coordinate with such an experience.
How fun.
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I expected an airplane, you all looked so serious in the beginning - I had no idea you could rent a wind-tunnel! How cool!
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It was cool...thanks for checking in.