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Posted: April-18-2010 at 12:53am |
Having a little time I thought a "hasbeen" would share some old lies... I mean stories of "back in the day." The ski club I was a member of had some movers and shakers in it and it was decided we would sponsor a world record capability three event ski tournament. Subsequent all the the red tape and prerequisites it was on. The Baker brothers, Bruce and Gary and a slalom skier named Jim Conley spearheaded the feat and were responsible for pulling this whole thing off. You can not even imagine the work involved. Having the slalom course surveyed and certified is an example. Every thing was going along as expected... flawlessly. During the first day the the division Jim Conley was skiing in was called to the starting dock. He had administered the tournament. His moment had arrived. He would now be able to show the world of his ability. He reached down and picked up his slalom only to discover an anonymous party had placed a combination lock through one of the holes in the ski's fin. Can you imagine the look on his face? He threw the ski down and climbed the stairs back to the judges tower. It was all over in an instant.
Then there was Aqua-man... on the the starting dock for jumping. He was in the barrel. He tells the driver, "Gimme a 35 and split "em... and I wanna hear those secondaries kick in! His set up was perfect, his double cut was wide and fast pulling up ahead of the boat. He almost went dead in the water when he turned and cut toward the ramp. Every thing was perfect, but... when he hit the ramp he disintegrated... it was nasty...gloves, skis, and eyeballs all over the lakes surface. Aqua-man shook of the cobwebs, gathered up his gear for jump number two, and as the driver pulled along side to deliver the tow rope back to him he asked, "Did ya hear em?" bj |
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Great Stories BJ!
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