Question

[tizzylishninja]

I am in the process of interviewing, Blinc founder and all around cool guy, Mick Knutson.

He has told me to ask anyone about a 'Knutson'.

So I am asking.

Who has the answer to that question or a Mick story they would like to share with me for the interview.

Thanks for your help,

Cynthia

[Flying_Mike_D]

I am in the process of interviewing, Blinc founder and all around cool guy, Mick Knutson.

He has told me to ask anyone about a 'Knutson'.

So I am asking.

Who has the answer to that question or a Mick story they would like to share with me for the interview.

Thanks for your help,

Cynthia

Ask Para_Frog, he'd love to help you.

[tizzylishninja]

As I said, "Mick said to ask anyone".

The article will be published on Blinc, as Mick's goal is to bring more content to the site.

Apparently, he holds no prejudice towards non-jumpers and is more interested in presenting B.A.S.E in a positive light.

Thanks for your suggestion, I am sure it was well thought out.

[Para_Frog]

Let me throw you a bone Miss Guzman. I'm getting soft in my old age.

No one has a prejudice against non-jumpers. Let me caveat that statement: Non-jumpers who recognize the emotional, physical, and mental sacrifices that have been made by those who do BASE jump.

Your enthusiasm is admirable. But you must temper it with an understanding of your perspective.

A story:

A while back, there was another enthusiastic person who came on the boards. Her name is Karen (Ether). She did a hell of a lot of homework. (Granted, her ambition was to actually enter BASE at some point, she is a skydiver) She would interject her opinion from time to time based upon her research and from getting to know some of the jumpers. She got some ribbing here and there and took it like a champ.

What she did NOT do was minimize any jumper's lack of substance simply based on the fact that they may have disapproved of her perspective.

She became well-liked. Some guys even played a little joke on her and everyone had big laughs, her included.

Some of the very people you choose to disparage have a great deal of substance, and from other things outside the sport. A great deal of them are women. Naturally they would be insulted when you cross that line - ESPECIALLY from where you sit.

You have set yourself back in this regard. And taking the sexual innuendo approach did little to help the level of respect I'm sure you feel you are entitled to. Any female can get a rise (excuse the verbiage) out of a bunch of horny BASE jumpers, but there will be an accompanying lack of respect. It set the female members of our "men's club" back about 50 years in the culture wars.

Change your approach. Understand that you are an outsider (nothing wrong with that). And respect those who are already here.

Many think I'm an asshole - and gathering from your email, you are no different. Let me I assure you, my personality online is precisely the same in person. I call a fair game - and am not known to blow smoke up people's asses. If that makes me an asshole - I'll still manage to sleep at night. I'm not here to get laid or to be liked. I'm here because I love this sport and its eclectic mix of participants. I am also known for loyalty, my willingness to help jumpers from every ability group in whatever they need, and an unnatural ability to consume premium tequila. I have made missteps (ask Avery) for which I made amends. Not because I necessarily liked someone, but because I respected their position in the sport.

You have something to contribute, and that is a good thing. Just be cognizant of your audience. And position yourself to be respected. In that regard, you have pulled epic fail - but everything in the world is available for do-over.

P.S. I have no earthly idea what a knutson is. Not sure I want to.

[tizzylishninja]

Now that we know all about you and your opinions, does anyone know what "a knutson" is?

By the way, nice call out on my given name which I don't use professionally. Stalk much?

[Para_Frog]

You're off to a good start. Good luck in your endeavors.

(your blast of facebook invites gave you away. Didn't take any effort on my part)

[mknutson]

Now that we know all about you and your opinions, does anyone know what "a knutson" is?

I actually value his opinion!

[mknutson]

P.S. I have no earthly idea what a knutson is. Not sure I want to.

You have just NOT jumped with me enough then....
LOL. I am IN-Famous for such a thing....

[Para_Frog]

I admit. I'm a little scared to find out now.

[Flying_Mike_D]

I can procure some rabbits if anyone needs to boil them.

[Flying_Mike_D]

Seriously, I just landed in LAX and I have a 3 hour sit before I go back to San Antonio and this shit has me cracking up!

Harvey, I'll never sit on Abbie's couch again. Ewwwwee!

Kolegas, say hi to my little brother if he ever gets his ass out there to work with you guys at Sin City!

[base935]

Hey tizzy bitch,

I don't know where you came from, but I know where you need to go.

Go fark yourself, you stupid bitch. And I'm not going to get banned from this site for telling you how I feel, even if it hurts your feelings.

If I didn't mention it before, go fark yourself.

[fudis]

What I find interesting is that you griped and griped about this person on BASEjumper.com and now you have continued the rants on here. Yet has anyone ever met this person or spoken to them? From what I understand, not even the interview subjects have met or spoken to this person. Everything is done through emails and personal messages.
For all anyone knows the FB account is a fraud with corresponding fake email accounts, etc. etc.
In which case, all your comments and griping posts make you owned by whoever is behind the profiles.
Making Blinc the home for Chris Harvey versus an imaginary TizzyLishNinja&talk about jumping the shark.
Now that would be hysterical and will go down in BASE jumping prank history.
I think Ill start calling it A Harvey or Pulling a Blinc and see if it catches on.

[Para_Frog]

Let us know how that turns out.

[lifewithoutanet]

Let us know how that turns out.

And Harvey wins the "Lt. Congeniality" award again. Keep it up, Harvey and get back to writing the second installment.

-C.