grateful dead wings...?

can anybody tell me what the grateful dead wings that people wear on the sides of their hats really mean?

 

It means they are clueless imbeciles.

 

Wow, what a kind response! I'd say he is talking about himself.

I proudly wear a set of rockwings that were given to me in response to an act of kindness I performed -- going out of my way to help a brother. Wings you wear are traditionally those given to you, not purchased. You can learn more about how they came came into being here:

http://www.rockwings.com/about.htm

 

Thanx for the link larkstar. My good friend Smitty that put me out or went out with me on my first 20 freefall jumps blew his chest out and hand off jumping into the '72 Watkins Glen Fest. He came in 4th in the nationals the year he died. He would have loved a set of those wings.

 

Remember when acts of kindness weren't commecialized and we didn't go around bragging about it.

 

Back when gay meant you were happy and boobs were a couple of dumb guys. The good old days. Yeah, I remember.

 

lets hold on to boobs though,i mean we should embrace them...

 

Actually boobs were invented for me because I couldn't take soy.

 

Donna the Buffalo

 

If those "wings" have something to do with paratroopers, I apoligize. But, if as I thought, they were some goofy hippie thing, then I don't.


At any rate, why would someone jump out of a perfectly good airplane?

 

The only thing they would have to do with Paratroopers, and I am assuming you mean skydivers, would be the parties with The Dead and rock & roll bouncing off the hanger walls most of the night. They play hard, and party hard.

As a paratrooper I found it much the same. By memory that was more a take the trash out cuz the General is coming through. (He never did) and trip in the hall to my only album (Lead Zepplin's first) guarding the arms room.

To answer your second question. So we can pack them up and do it again, of course!

Why would anyone want to land with a perfectly good airplane would be a better question.

 

Some of the planes i've jumped out of were far from perfectly good.Then there was the time "they"flew me from orange county to tahoe.i would of gladly jumped.

 

I hear ya there Gate. Should have seen some of the crates we were layered into. But then it sounds like you have.

 

The only crates i saw were flying over Lake Elsinore,after the government retired them.

 

I was in that neck of of the woods a few years ago. Got a Road King on a Sunday special and went up Arrow Head. Is that where all the crates go to die?

 

Yes.

 

Grew up playing on what used to be Patton's backyard.Nothing much left then except miles of desert and the tiny remains of what used to be a huge airport.There was a few left over crates in the area.Started flying out of there at 14.Worked pumping fuel in exchange for flight time,10$ a week and all the beer i could drink.Was doing pretty good,planned on a good career.Then we moved to the coast and i became a"hippie"...Did get back into it a bit jumping on a bet after splitting a fifth of jack daniels.Not a good idea hungover.Hit the lake.Not a good thing to do after smoking hash either,but that's another story.

 

Well, Gater-er-roo--- I won't be flying with YOU! My God!-- Hash!


Spare my Irish ass!

Take the Shameless- Virgin - Cow, instead.

Or, our constant love-- Teepi!

Anyone but me!

 

We will need a good ground crew Thud. They are just as important.

Welcome aboard people. Thank you for flying Crate68 Airways.

Free Dead Wings for everyone that leaves the ground.

I have had a few lessons myself. Can I drive? :sunglasse

 

Just keep them damn cats oudda the runway