Weightless
The band Nada Surf had a video contest: create a video to their new song “Weightless” and winner gets $3,000! Well, here, let the dude tell you himself:
Skydive New England’s Sean Rogan (featured in the November issue of Blue Skies Mag!) won second place for this video that we think you’ll like:
Happy 75th Birthday to the King
Because we know 1) he’s still alive, 2) he’s a member of the Flying Elvi, which is the perfect disguise, really and 3) it’s the King, for crying out loud!
9-Year-Old Aussie Skydiver
From the Camden Macarthur Chronicle:
Dad Russell Brown, an instructor at the skydive centre, said his daughter had been “bugging” him for ages to do a jump.
“She basically comes to work with me; I knew she had the maturity and understanding to know what she was doing,” he said.
While the legal skydiving age in Australia is 14, Elise took advantage of a trial by the Australian Parachute Federation and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
So what do you guys think; is nine too young to understand the risks of skydiving?
Loading ...Paying the Piper
We all have to do it. Also known as “sucking it up and going to a job you may hate to pay the bills,” but that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Some skydivers do have some pretty sweet ways to pay the piper, though. If you already have your October issue of Blue Skies Mag, you know how North Carolina jumper Tommy Raymer does it—by building transmissions for a NASCAR team.
Next month, we’ll introduce you to Sean Rogan, skydiver and guitarist for Big D and the Kids Table, a ska (stroll?) band that just got off the Vans Warped Tour. Until then, enjoy the latest from Big D!
Skydiving (the song)
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Download Swedish DJ Jonay’s song “Skydiving” here: http://jonay.com/Jonay_Ft_Jasmine_Kara_-_Skydiving.mp3
The song was created in response to an online poll and Jonay used feedback from the dropzone.com community to write it. He’s also given his permission for the song to be used in tandem videos.
Send your skydiving videos using Jonay’s song to kolla@blueskiesmag.com. Our esteemed panel of judges will award the best video one brand-new, never-worn Blue Skies Mag t-shirt of the winner’s choice.
Blue Skies Mix: July 2009
A compilation of July contributors’ favorite skydiving songs – enjoy!
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