Back off Robin

[d-dog]

I don't know you personally, Robin, but let me say that you have made your point. Many times. You have a right to share your opinion, as do others. Opinions have been shared, debate ensued. Let it go.

As an editorial comment, I find your personal attacks against and insults towards Dwain to be juvenile and pathetic. Let's see. . . Dwain has just under ten TIMES as many jumps under his belt as you do, not to mention currency several orders of magnitude higher than yours. Oh, but you can trash him because he ended up on the wrong side of some political tempest-in-a-teapot that seems to be primarily focused on your efforts to get paid by the Petronas organizers. They stiffed you, you slandered them here. So now attack Dwain? You aren't qualified to do so.

Finally, your suggestion that other people contact authorities in Malaysia and protest the event takes the cake as the most idiotic, short-sighted, self-important, and destructive thing I've seen in years. Good plan, little bud. Show the world that BASE is a petty, factionalized, argumentative tribe. That'll really help the cause, for sure.

. . . all because you wanted to get paid for your work and the check never arrived. Take your vendetta elsewhere. Fly to Malaysia and kick someone's ass. Sue the organizers. But don't crap in all of our nest and rub it around, just to garner attention via your nest-crapping antics.

The shotgun approach to slander just demonstrates that the assailant has aim so bad as to require ramdom assaults to hit a target, any target. If you are going to randomly pick a target, at least pick one that isn't so far out of your league. I don't give a damn if you jumped 20 years ago or not. You are old and stale now, nowhere near the sharp edge of the sport. Don't trash those who are just out of jealousy or impotence.

This whole thing sounds like it developed into a clusterfuck, and you were in charge when that happened. Take responsibility for your OWN failure to pull this thing off. I see you blaming everyone else, but not once admitting your own mistakes.

Better yet, get a life. Go jump something. Watch MTV. Eat a burger. I don't give a crap - just don't ruin access to some great objects for no reason other than a Napolean complex run amok.

Peace,

D-d0g
ddog@wrinko.com

[guest]

Here, here. Have a blast Dwain. Hope it all goes well...........

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Back off yourself, Here are some excerpts from Robin´s emails to me reprinted without his permission. Robin has always had an eye on the future of BASE like I. And now you anti-robin flame train want to brand him as a traitor and you are WRONG!
The original deal was to jump from the crane with 1150ft vert, bla,bla,bla.... this ain´t happening, which turns this jump into a profi only jump. the walls of the building are of the most dangerous type to strike. I can care less about anything else, my work going mostly un-noticed, has resulted in me witnessing more jumps than anyone else in the world, so I hope that this is shut down,as without the crane, the reaper lurks ever closer for all. I´d rather they do a profi only demo.
Here is Robins excerpts. I hope you are intelligent enough to see his interest lie in the future of the sport instead of instant gratification.

Robin wrote;

"This event is meant to be first-class all the way, and hopefully the starting point for a worldwide competition circuit that will end each year in the world championships held at the Twin Towers.

_entry fees, transportation, and prize money_

There are no entry fees. Transportation, lodging and meals will be provided by the producers and their sponsors.

At LEAST $5000 USD will be paid to the overall winners, and there will be money prizes for all competitors.


About 1150 usable feet, measuring from the telescoping window washing booms to the roof of the four-story shopping mall at the bottom."

Now compare that to Dann Lee´s program, without the crane, 800ft, 700usd entry fee. So say that Robin is the bad guy here when he was looking out for you guys.

Eat your own slit. Robin cares for you whether you like it or not. Which is more than I can say about the Robin-flame-trainers including you my friend Feral smackdaddy.
Take care and fly.
I am a self appointed god of base and I have spoken....
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But here is a fact.....

If you have offended Robin in any way on any forum, in any place, at any time, you will never be invited.

You could be able to do a triple twisting quad while wearing a wing suit, fly the wing suit for 20 seconds, cut away the wing suit, track another 5 seconds, open on heading and land within 1 centimeter of the target. But if you've insulted or contradicted Robin even once, you're not jumping. If you're a female and have ever turned down one of Robin's (many) advances, you're not jumping. If YOU'VE not included HIM on some important load, you're not jumping.

It's Robin's way of paying back ALL the people who wouldn't play with him. It's his Napolean complex as well as his immaturity all rolled into one. And you wonder why people won't sign their "Robin" flames?

Everyone who is going to Petronas will now be at the TOP of the list in BOLD letters. But who gives a f*&k now? He's lost credibility forever.

And by the way, I'll bet there's a much BIGGER reason Robin got booted out of Malaysia...

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This is a feature?

"There are no entry fees. Transportation, lodging and meals will be provided by the producers and their sponsors. "

Right.

Everything provided by the producers and their sponsors means everything CONTROLLED by the producer and their sponsors.

I would rather pay a reasonable fee to an entity that stages an event open to as many base jumpers as possible, providing basic skill and currency requirements are met, and in the genuine best interests of the hosts and the sport of base jumping.

If we reward access with great visuals, common courtesy and mutual respect (and perhaps a tiny pinch of professionalism?) we may be invited back. I know I would love to have a chance to jump Petronas in five years, a decade and more into the future.

Political infighting and territorial bullshit is what drove many of us away from the DZ in the first place. To those of you who are so publicly and obviously wankers, I send my thanks. If I hear you will be on the catwalk, you can be sure I will be far, far away.