Some of the best conversations with Junior didn’t make it into his article. Pearls of wisdom from Junior…enjoy!
The thriving metropolis of Des Moines
What do Nick’s friends from back in Des Moines think of his skydiving career?
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Grillets back home in Des Moines
Nick’s dad, Sandy Grillet, is a well-known Iowa organizer, coach and 4-way mentor. His mom has never made a single skydive. Hear Nick explain how that works out:
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Nick likes the girly drinks
Another Nick likes the girly drink
Former PD buddy/boss/mentee Isaiah McCauliffe began a tradition of ordering the fruitiest, girliest drink for Junior every time he left the table. Listen to Junior talk about what he loves most about these fruity pink concoctions:
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Junior prepares another generation of Grillets for drop zone life
Nick talks about his childhood at the drop zone and how much he wishes he could pack tandems again.
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Mandrin, courtesy Eric Deren
Listen to the story of Elsinore BTE, IVs, why Meili Modini is a bad influence, and the impact of Eric Deren from 3,000 miles away:
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Miss Melanie, of course, is one of Blue Skies Mag’s amazing contributors, and has been with us from the start. Inspirational, courageous, giving, loving, hilarious, and awesome, Melanie has helped our little magazine in more ways than we can count. We’ve heard from so many of you that her words impact your lives, too. So, join us in wishing this beautiful woman a great birthday and another fantastic year!
A damn sweet video, featuring the good boys from Jump4Heros, brightening the day of children whose parents are currently serving in Afghanistan. Santa unfortunately couldn’t bring their mom or dads home for the holidays, but at least he was able to give them a good show, hand out some presents and most importantly – deliver the children heartfelt letters from their parents.
A nice article showing a close-up of Santa’s swooping setup can be found here.
Team Polte is a brand new team from Finland. Team member Lauri says, “The concept of Polte is to have fun and fly free, and share it to the world by videos and photos. That’s how people can really see what Polte and skydiving is all about. Our future plans include competing and get more involved in different skydiving events around the world and arrange our own events in Finland. At the same time we offer services for companies to promote their products in form of videos, photos and stories.”
Team Polte: (l to r) Matti, Tuomas, and Lauri
Polte members:
• Lauri Aapro
• Tuomas Hulkkonen
• Matti Miilumäki
• Jonne Kuoksa
We can’t wait to see what comes out of Finland and Team Polte!
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