Things you have done, most others haven't

[thebes]

Present at Woodstock and 9/11

Was in the courtroom when the decision was handed down on the Nixon tapes, The supremes you know.

Inside at the first day of the Watergate Hearings.

Outside Whitehouse the night Nixon resigned.

On the inside rail at the finish line when Secretariat won the Preakness.

I could go on but The Twins are looking bored with my war stories and are calling out for a little attention.

[jt1stcav]

Heck, thebes, keeping those twins occupied is definately something only you have ever done, and no one else will ever do! Now get to work...[]

[garymd]

A really rich guy gave me a pair of Khorns.

[soundbound]

Reborn.

[Lostinozz]

Remodeled a log house that was built shortly after the Cival War.

Built a 3,400' log house from scratch (not a kit), using 8"x11" oak logs that a friend logged out for me. I also milled all the interior trim and 10" wide oak flooring. I did however contract out the foundation and fireplace, so I guess I didn't actually build it all myself.

When I was 7 I jumped off my Grandmothers roof with a surplus Air Force drag 'chute strapped on. Needless to say, the 'chute never had time to open and I hit the ground like a sack of potatoes.

[oscarsear]

2nd post here....

I've done a number of interesting things. Published a number of scientific papers, etc.... Worked on some real important folks like the Getty family. But I was watching the golf game this morning and I recalled one of my highlights.

I don't play golf. I find it boring. But I did play a little while a teen (when I decided I didn't like It). I could hit the ball...far...not straight. It would zing one way or another. I was playing with my cousin and a friend one day and we got to the last hole, a par 3. Well I always sliced when using a driver and this was a short hole and I could hit far so I grabbed an iron (don't even know which one). I lined up the shot and hit it as hard as possible. It went sky high and it went straight and it went just the right distance...hole-N-one.... A lady in the group following us watched the tee shot and scrambled up to meet me (I didn't know then that it holed). I told her I had no idea what I was doing but it sure looked good. The green was elevated but the hole recessed from view. All you could see was the top of the flag. Anyway we got up there and the damn ball was in the cup. For all I know somone might have snuck up and put it in. You'd think that would've given motivation to play but not me. Now had I known the $$$ to be made I may have reconsidered.

[Travis In Austin]

Met and had Chuck Yeager fly my jet. Well the one I was in charge of in the Air Force. Was in 1987 and over in England. Chuck had the right to fly almost anything he wanted to at almost anytime. He wanted to fly an A-10 one day while he was touring Europe. This was shortly after his book was written and I guess was out promoting it. Also got my copy signed by him. What an awesome guy, heard some great stories from him. Was and is a legend in aviation.

Jeff

I met Chuck at the One Shot Hunt in Lander, WY, he is quite a guy, and a heck of a lot of fun.

Travis

[Travis In Austin]

Uh.... Ok, I'll play. I once rode a dirt style motor-cikle NEKED down a diserted runway in the desert. It felt kinda funny having air blowing in places that don't normaly get air blown on them. Also, the spiked footpegs tended to hurt my feet. I do have a pic. Ifin you all are good, I just might post it[][][] LOL!

That is almost too much information, but I think a photo would be just too good to pass up. Let's see the photo!

Wow, this group has done many wonderful things. Gary's free KHorns, short, simple and easily the best next to giving birth, beating drug addiction, surviving cancer, and serving our great country. My unique experiences pale in comparison to those, but I will list a few.

Went to my first concert, a free one, with my parents in 1968, to see Santana with about 300 people at the park located near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury Streets. First time I saw naked breasts, I was scarred for life.

Was at Altamont.

Climbed El Capitan

Surfed almost every point break in CA, including Pt. Reyes, which is right around the corner from Tomales Bay, the largest breeding ground for Great White Sharks in the world.

Sat in the third row for Pink Floyd's Animals tour at the Oakland Colliseum.

Had an easy shot at a 7x7 elk but only took a photo because I already filled my cow tag

Flew with a Thunderbird on a promotional flight out of Nellis Airforce base, jets are cool

Had Evil Kenevil come into my club in Las Vegas and could never get him to leave, then had his son Bobby in my club doing drugs before his CP jump,

Got a member of the Grateful Dead out of a major legal jam and have become very close friends (Gary I am still working on that LP Cover),

Most recently, defended a police officer charged with homicide for killing someone while on duty (he was charged because of a bad political climate), beat the case, got him his job back, and made a friend for life. Most satisfying moment as a criminal defense attorney, so far.

Had a Klipsch gathering in my home, something I would highly recommend.

I love hearing all of the things you y'all have done, hope to hear many more.

Travis

[jt1stcav]

Travis, and you say your experiences pale in comparison...BS! You've done some amazing things as well. I'm impressed![]

[98_1LE]

Averaged >125 mph over 118 miles of highway, legally

[jt1stcav]

In the late '60s I was with my grandfather Howard S. Broas (a bail bondsman from Poughkeepsie, NY) at the Dutchess County Courthouse the day his client Timothy Leary was to appear in court for his arrest at his Millbrook estate (led by the assistant DA, G. Gordon Liddy) for his many LSD experiments. I was too young to remember much and I don't remember actually seeing Leary, but I do remember walking down a long hallway with my late grandfather while (I've been told) aways in front of us Leary was being escorted by police chanting and singing...maybe the phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out" was coined around that time.

[jt1stcav]

As previously mentioned in Michael's "First concert ever" thread:

I attended Woodstock...1969! Honest...well, sort of...

I was 7 living on top of a hill surrounded by dairy farms in the little rural town of Pulvers Corners, NY. My best friend, Scott Jr. had a teenage brother and sister, and all they ever talked about that summer was going to Woodstock with their hippie-parents. I had no idea they were talking about an outdoor concert...I had no clue what was going on at all in Woostock, but it sounded like whatever they were gonna do it'd be fun!

When Scott Jr. finally asked me if I wanted to go with them to Woodstock, I said sure. Scott Jr. was my best friend and I always liked hanging out with his family...they were a real groovy family and more fun to be around then my boring, old fashioned parents (what'd I know, I was only 7)!

I ran home and asked my mom if I could go to Woodstock that weekend with Scott Jr. and his family. Now, my mom knew all about the rockfest that was going to take place out at the farm through the local news reports, and she wasn't about to let me attend any concert with a bunch of "hippie, commie, pervert freaks!" (her words...she's from Jersey)...in otherwords, NO! Sadly, I later told Scott Jr. that my parents wouldn't let me go, and I can still see 'em all bunched into their Ford LTD stationwagen waving at me as they drove down the road and up the hill, disappearing off into the distance...

Woodstock is over 10 miles northwest of our quiet little farming community, and to this day I can still recall one clear, quiet night sitting on the front steps of our place (after catching a jar full of fireflys), glancing off to another distant hill with a dairy barn and a single silo at its peak. Just beyond that distant hill above the treeline I could see a faint glow of what looked like stadium lights, and very faintly...at times...you could almost make out what sounded like people screaming and applauding...and at times when the breeze would stop blowing...what sounded...like music!

I swear this is all true! I can honestly say that I almost attended the one and only Woodstock...from a distance!

[Travis In Austin]

JT,

You must have lived very close to BIg Pink, did you ever see it, or go there? Know anybody who did?

Travis

[cmdridq]

Saw Halley's Comet from the summit of Mt. Haleakala on Maui. Got there about 2 hours before dawn. Due to the lack of artificial lights and air pollution, it was considered one of the best spots on Earth to see the comet. It was cool, but not really dramatic as in "Oh, wow, look at it!"

I fell overboard while whitewater rafting on the Reventazon (Revenge?) River in the rainforests of Costa Rica. At the time, it was considered a Level 5 rapids (6 is the highest, and considered unnavigable). I was in the soup for about 10 minutes, mostly underwater bouncing off big boulders and going over waterfalls. Just when I was totally exhausted and thought I was about to drown, some Danish guy named Lars pulled me into his raft. Beats the hell out of any roller coaster I've ever seen.

When in high school, I won the state spelling bee. This earned me a one week trip to D.C. in June to compete in the national spelling bee, along with my English teacher (chaperone) and 2 other kids who came in 2nd and 3rd place after me. The day of the big contest (which was scheduled for 2pm), I decided to go to someplace across the river in VA where I was told I could purchase some serious fireworks, which were illegal back home. So I left the hotel about 9am, and hitch-hiked to some town (don't recall the name) and bought a briefcase full of M-80s, cherry bombs, etc. Well, this outing took longer than I had expected and at 1pm I was still in VA at least 30 miles away from the hotel, trying to get a ride. Just when I was starting to think it was hopeless, a black stretch limo pulled over and the passenger offered me a ride, which I gladly accepted. I told him what was going on and how I was trying to make it to the contest by 2pm, etc. Well, he said he would drop me off at the hotel, which was really nice. We were running about 15 minutes late, so I didn't know if I would make it there in time. He picked up the carphone and called someone and asked them to make sure the contest didn't start until we arrived. We got to the hotel about 2:10 and my teacher was standing in the lobby when the limo pulled up and I got out. I thought she was going to kill me. I walked into the contest, everybody staring at me, wondering what was going on, and then they began the contest. The guy was our ambassador to Japan.

I've met a lot of celebs and VIPs, but the person who impressed me the most of all was the Dalai Lama. I feel very fortunate to have met him.

But all of these incidents pale in comparison to the beating I got here from my 'trusting buddies' for sending out CDs late.

[Clarence]

let it go we have.

[dtel]

A really rich guy gave me a pair of Khorns.

Now that's a good one , I would love to go back and read about that again. It was hard to belive the first time.

[Mighty Favog]

Did 147 mph on Ohio SR 32 in Clermont County in my 03' Acura TL Type-S. Could have gone a bit faster but the computer wouldn't let me.[]

Mmmmmm, makes me wonder about my wifes 2001 CL Type-S...[]

Should be exactly the same........they have the same 3.2 liter V-Tech engine (but I had to do that speed in 4th gear. 5th was just a little too tall).

[98_1LE]

166 mph (right click save as please)

[SilverSport]

very cool Chuck...glad to see you did it some place safe as well!

Bill

[darkside]

Umm, yeah, away from those speed demons around here, I marched

sousaphone in the Milton High School band last year and we placed 7th

at the Bands of America regional in Massilon, Ohio last year...

This was us just before we started our finals performance, I was one of

the sousas in the pod inbetween the 35 and 40 on the right side of the

field...