Droppin The Hammer Down Part II

I have been wondering how to post this video since the tragedy that has happened at this ride.  You can read about it and see video here.  You see, a 12 year-old girl nearly died doing this ride I'm about to show you.  However, through the grace of God, she is doing remarkably well!  My friend owns Extreme World, and his first concern has been and always will be, for that girl who fell to the ground.

Since God is working a miracle in this girl's life and recovery, I feel comfortable showing this video.  Plus, as you will see, my cousin Peter gets razzed quite a bit in this video, but obviously his concerns are valid ones.  Also, to be clear, no one in this video (i.e. the jump master and grounds crew) was involved in the tragedy.  This is an awesome ride!

Droppin the Hammer Down - Part I

Apologies if you are expecting "Crash Part II", but I've been so busy.  Just cannot find the time to blog.  What is taking up all my time, you ask?  Watch this video of my cousin Peter and I and you'll find out.

I promise "Droppin The Hammer - Part II" will be even more exciting.  By the way, while my father was a wildman behind the wheel of a vehicle, there is no amount of money that would've gotten him on this ride.

My Dad's Nickname Could've Been "Crash" Part 1

I think I know why my father was such a great mechanic.  It was out of necessity.  It would've cost my father way too much money to have someone else fix what he had broken.  He drove his cars hard, fast and loose.  If he would've been born in the South, his name might be mentioned in the same breath as Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, or Richard Petty.  He shared that same mentality of the Nascar legends.  The "I can make a car do anything I want it too" mentality.  However, just like those Nascar legends he also totaled his fair share of vehicles throughout his lifetime.

Frank Lloyd Wright....naked?

Along with being a great mechanic, my father was also the king of B.S.  You know, that fertilizer that comes from a male bovine.  Yeah, my dad could sling it with the best of them.  One story my father would always "B.S." about involved a certain famous American architect and a tractor.

Now, just to set the record straight, this is a story my father would tell every time Frank Lloyd Wright would be mentioned in some news story or in conversation. Mr. Wright's name would come up often because we live in Southern Wisconsin not very far from his Taliesin home in Spring Green Wisconsin.  Anytime my dad would hear the name "Frank Lloyd Wright" my father would pipe in  "You know, I saw Frank Lloyd Wright naked once!"

Plus, as far as truthfulness is concerned, I don't recall the story changing much every time he told it.  If there was embellishment involved in my father's Frank Lloyd Wright story, it must have been done when he first started telling his eyewitness account.  There is no "Dead Sea Scrolls" version of my father's story to verify its historicity.  And one more thing, I dont think my dad was the type of guy to make up a story about seeing another man naked.