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Does anyone have contack info for John Agnos?

From the phonecalls I am getting, if you go out to"caddilac", a nor cal "A",you can see him getting rescued right now!!!!!!!! He is hanging on a wire and the whole world is waiting for him.They say he is about 200' upand not getting down on his own

Yep about 30 minutes of coverage on KOVR.

They reported he had been hanging there since 6:45pm.

its good that day blazin is alive and well in nor cal.

but i do hope he gets down safely. good luck man.

I wasn't able to get anything on the news down here, but here's to getting down safely...

http://cbs13.com/video/?id=1711@kovr.dayport.com

Can you confirm that this is the same guy who was injured in Colorado 2 weeks ago?

It seems rather soon for him to be out jumping again, doesn't it?

Yo !

After all the usual "get well soon", i would like to say this:

There is no excuse for hitting a guy wire on a slider-up jump. This is a rare case where any fine, probation or jail time is well deserved and is hardly enough to punish for such a mortal sin.

bsbd!

Yuri.

This guy is the same one that went in, in Vegas 4 days short of a year ago. He could barely walk yesterday, what was he doing climbing an A ?He said it was his birthday yesterday, I guess it will be one he remembers... sort of (420).

In general, I agree. I've posted some thoughts on how this could have happened in the other thread.

Gee, don't you guys carry one of these when BASE jumping?

NickD
BASE 194

Latest TV coverage.
http://cbs13.com/video/?id=1721@kovr.dayport.com

nice.

What's really ironic is just last week the big worry is Greenie was getting hot . . .

NickD
BASE 194

Very Nice, In Fact! Most of these kids have never heard of Mr. Ryde, don't know all the close calls and fiasco's he's been "entangled" in, nor his classic place in our history. Keep up the subtle (poke, wink, nod) education Nick!

DT

I've had the pleasure of jumping with Eric Ryde in the mid-90's. He's a great guy and hopefully, one day, his story can be openly told in detail to the masses (if it already isn't common knowlege).

Long live Eric Ryde.

And then there are those of us who are chuckling, but only to fit in... because we have no idea what's going on.

Jason, WTF??? Turn your PM's on! I want to know about this story. Fill me in!

Nick?

Seconded.

Hello,
Eric has been very helpful over the years.
He prefers to remain under the radar.
Avery



Edit:
PS. If you are still looking for John A.,
apparently you might find him @ UC Davis Med. Center.

I'm not asking for the story to be made public, but I still want to know. Somebody PM me!

Actually, I think it's kind of better if the story of Eric Ryde is passed on by word of mouth, in person. His legend is great, and his deeds (and misdeeds) legion.

I think he used to post on BLiNC, but I haven't seen him here.

Ass kickings are a start.

This guy is well known for day blazing (with a crowd) sensitive NorCal objects. I can not believe this guy climbed this 1,600 ft tower since he can barely walk, he walks even worst that Ozzy Osborne, limping and shaking. I conclude this person is "mental" (no offense intended), if you see him you would know what I mean. He should never jump again and nobody should provide him with gear. He is a menace to our sensitive sport, and he is fucking it up for everybody here in NorCal and even other places.
I can't belive the news emphasizing why BASE is so dangerous and that it should remain illegal.
This guy must stop, what's next John?.

I'll be at the Turkey Boogie, so look me up if you wanna hear the story (as told to me by Eric himself).

Do not know if it would help, ass kicking wise or is it kicking wise ass?

I personaly have tried the positive counseling approach when he had 0-2 jumps, the pissed off in your "have you ever heard of John Vincent" line after his third jump,the do not talk to me, ever style and have been back to friendly "hey, slow down the objects will still be here, if we are all careful" style. Got ideas, any body?No effort of mine seem to have had much lasting effect.Keep in mind I did not take john on his first jump, or any others. What is it they do in AA, an intervention????

 

Haven't you heard of the Triax T stake?

>>Better be careful. Might wind up with more than you can handle.

>>Yeah you did, don't lie!

Thanks for the warning, don't think I've got much to worry about.

No I did not, and I am not going to drop any names! If you don't know, ask John and see if his memory is clear on this.I was there to jump NOT to teach anyone. You were not there so SHUT UP.

Pete...he was kidding.

rl

Does anyone know what John's overall level of experience is? I had heard that the tattoos on his back (visible in his TV appearance) represented every object he had ever jumped. Is that true?

All,

I understand that some of these things are traditional in the BASE community, and that many view them as necessary in some cases. However, discussions or threats of physical violence are not appropriate on the DZ.com forums.

MY BAD! SORRY!!I am not up on all this stuff yet

I took the opportunity to write a little bit about how to use the wind to your advantage on antenna jumps. Check it out in the antenna section of BASE WIKI.

Since I only have one-and-a-half (don't ask) jump from an antenna, I need somebody to make sure what I say is actually correct, and that I'm not some half-baked moron rambling bogus mumbo jumbo.

I do the latter that a lot, so please leave corrections, comment and suggestions on that page.

[replyAss kickings are a start.
just to add insult to injury, I have close connections to the guy that rescued the jumper..(whatever his name is). He was crying, scared to death and actually shit his pants. But you don't see that on the ground after the rescue was successful. What an embarrassment to the sport. Too bad there wasn't a camera up there w/ him.

did that really need to be brought up to further humiliate JA on some less than solid info. And on christmas, almost two months after the last post. why bring up this now. kind of a dick move I think, and that is a local object for me.

merry christmas.

You good sir, are spot on.

if you sit bacj and think about it, anyone could hit the guy wires, anytime really. ive seen close buddies fly through wires and get really close to wrapping up. if someone hits them, shit happens, there really is no reason to bash on someone because they burned your object, an object, accidents happen.

i never agreed with this thread in the first place, and it makes me upset that people are still commenting things like this so far after the incident.

its a dead issue. drop it.

yeah, probably bad timing, but here's my issue. I'm with relatives I haven't seen in years, and all I hear about is this guy that is crying to get down, shit his pants, very rude to the folk that are trying to help him, and acting like a complete ass. (FYI....people that were part of the recovery....first hand) Then he gets down and does not even thank the guys that saved his ass and is cocky like it wasn't a thing saying he can't wait to do it again. I have to defend my sport to these people that saved his thankless ass, and it's really chapped me. And since this was not written about, thought I'd bring it to light. Probably in poor taste, but oh well. There you have it, it's been said!

What a bunch of sissies you are!

Apparently the BASE community has bred nothing but a team of emotional, daisy-sniffing queers in the past couple of years.

What better day to T&F someone than Christmas day! You could paste a Santa hat to their head for good measure.

Just as well it's cold, right now...it's probably the only thing to prevent you saps from dancing naked around a camp fire, burning incense and singing kum ba yah.

Is that what it's like to be in touch with your feminine side? Yikes!

Yes, and if someone posts about using kittens as wind indicators (Hi Mac ), or says bad things about NPS (428 & 194, your rebuttals were great), or <insert pet peeve here>, your sport will never be respected either...much less legalized. (Not that it's illegal, right now, or haven't you been paying attention?)

It was a single incident that has already been forgotten by most people outside the community.

Everyone here already knows that John's behavior was less than one would expect from the sort of people who are so cool that everything within 25 feet instantly freezes when they pass, and he has been roundly criticized for it. It's not that he doesn't deserve it, but that dead horse is starting to spatter when you beat it.

On the plus side, you get full credit for bringing Skin out of hibernation.

rl

acsidents will happen in this sport,that some people has a more bad rep. than others is just like outside BASEworld.

I still havnt meet a person who likes to get hurt or flamed on the net..

Anyway people should still keep the respect up.

I dont know John A. all i know that he at some point posted that he were sorry http://www.blincmagazine.com/...owthread.php?t=23911 from what have happened.

We all might need to look at stuff from both sides(besides ofcourse Shane and Miles who need to be world famus and therefore need the flames and love getting bashed from what ever action they do).

Skin you #¤%¤ i thourght you were dead,were did you hide as i were in the states?

Wrong!

There is no excuse for hitting a guy wire on a slider-up jump. A properly executed tower jump makes it impossible to hit the wire. Striking the wire (or flying between them unintentionaly) is not an accident. It is a result of very poor planning and substandard skills.

I really hope you and your buddies come to realize this. Maybe go back to the bridge and DZ for some training?

bsbd!

Yuri.

 

Let's see how much peace on earth you can muster after some 2 jump wonder burns your local object by showing it on the 9 oclock news...

...Assuming you ever make a BASE jump.

I have some neon pink DaKine rags for sale on eBay. Check 'em out for when you graduate AFF.

Skin,
are you saying that Jon Agnos is a two jump wonder? The jump in question was his 90th.

And are you also saying that this is your local object? I can see it from where I live, and I don't think you and I are neighbors.

And are you also saying it's burned? What's your definition of burned? Reliable sources have told me about some very low stress, enjoyable jumps done there recently.

You can hate the guy and berate him publicly for his mistakes, but don't do it on behalf of "locals" or because you think a site's been burned. Just do it cuz that's how you are.

<pops corn>

regular corn? or that yummy kettle corn stuff with twice the calories?

Jimmy, I haven't had anyone take me that literally in months. Did you shoot R. Kelly's "trapped in the closet" video?

If I had said "How much peace on Earth could you muster if someone had just pissed on your bonfire" would you assume that I had a sizeable mass of incandescant material at hand and that it was extinguished by uninvited urination?

James, please!

It could be argued that even after 90 jumps, to wind up tangled in a web so loosely woven is the definitive statement of inexperience.

The question "How would you feel" is conditional and I felt it appropriate to preclude my hypothetical (although strikingly similar) situation with it in order to provoke some thought (missed. Dammit!). You. clearly, are not emotionaly attached the experience of having your playground misused. I'm left imagining the teeter totter across the street from your house adorned by two thugs selling crack to five year olds and your neighbors, smiling idiotically as they mope past, bid them good day. Nice!

And as for burning an object...

I sat under a microwave tower with a can of gas for almost an hour last week and barely removed 8 inches of paint from one of the legs. I know they don't really burn.

I don't know John Agnos. He doesn't strike me as my kind of person but that's hardly a criticism. I have zero emitional investment in the whole John Agnos deal. I made fun at a figure dangling like a twat from a string on the news and highlighted the irony of the pleeding and snivelling (sic) 911 call (edits of which I enjoy as my cell phone ring tone) versus the bravado and incompetance of his interview and jump respectively.

In short, it's just a big joke to me...and it is how I am. I could care less about the locals and whether they burn their sites...which...kinda does make me a local, huh?

Full circle. The nature of karma itself.

Happy New Year, Jimmy.

No bad feelings I hope. None were intended.
It's all just fun and games ('til someone gets hurt).

Give my love to John...in whatever manner you Californian's do that kind of thing...

ha ha good one

 
...Assuming you ever make a BASE jump.

I have some neon pink DaKine rags for sale on eBay. Check 'em out for when you graduate AFF.Thanks for the offer, but I already have a dark blue jump suit, which i bought when I graduated aff. I make no fasle claims about how many jumps I have.

Who knows if Ill ever make a base jump. What I do know is I have a lot to learn before I do from the guy who has offered to be my mentor if and when Im ever ready.
I might even meet you one day and have a beer.

Happy new year :)

Skin, I don't know you but do wish to meet and jump with you some day. Your post was well put and absolutely correct. I AM a local and (used to) jump this site regularly. I think this guy is very incapable and made an ASS out of himself both on TV and within the community. I laughed my ass off for days after hearing the phone call and TV interview.

Keep those posts coming!!

Skin is funny. He makes me go "Ha ha!"

Hey Skin!
Bravo on the response to me. See I knew you didn't REALLY care. THat's all I wanted to hear. It just sounded like you were being protective of that antenna for a second...my bad. You were being ironical. I get it now.

Anyway, if you have the 911 call as a ringtone for your cell phone, then you will absolutely love the tribute to Jon Agnos "Keen 'n Unable" that I did. Seriously, find a way to check it out. If you don't laugh really, really hard, I'll give you $25.

Gotta go, at the holiday boogie in Arizona right now with a really hot girl. WHich begs the question, why am I on the computer right now.

ANyway, sorry for taking you literaly, but in my defense, I didn't think that you thought the antenna actually caught on fire.

Happy New years BIATCH,
jimmy

Really, everyone...shut the fuck up. People, no matter their reputations, mess up.. mistakes happen. talking about it for days, weeks, years, forever....doesnt matter. JA fucked up again, JA lived, AWESOME!!! YOU FUCKED UP( YOU ALMOST DIED) BUT YOU LIVED!!!!! SWEET!! do ou need everyone rubbing it in, bringing up past shit, being an asshole infront of you, NO!!! I don t care about JA, and Im in SF. Im over it. its not burned. AND even if it were (altho it would suck) burned, we (IMHO) have other things to entertain us. If you think not, come visit us in SUNNY CALIFORNIA!!!!!!) now get out and jump, pleny of air to waste!!!