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Licky
Mountain climber
California
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2010 - 12:00am PT
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Hey Rok....you are welcome to email me anytime. I'll be happy to give you a full up date.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The beckoning silence
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Mar 19, 2010 - 12:09am PT
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I have to say, this is one of my favorite ST recurring threads. It comes and goes in spurts, just enough. Not too little, not too much.
I am enjoying the thread in its own right. It's Licky's to do what he pleases with it in his own good time. It's interesting to see how attached some are to whether he publishes it or not. All in all, makes for a fun read.
I'll read the book when it comes out. And if it doesn't, I guess I won't!
Good luck to you Licky!
Eric
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Licky
Mountain climber
California
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 19, 2010 - 12:12am PT
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Thanks for the support Eric. To be honest, I'm not a writer by profession. Nor am I a detective. So the research as well as the writing is a bit of an over whelming task at times. Not to mention five years of filing. Luckily I'm enjoying it.
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sidmo
Sport climber
general delivery
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Apr 14, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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licky has this thread broken? it's been a month since last post - hope you're wrapping up the tech stuff with some time to (re)consider the side story of the incredible and instantaneous sociological manifestations of the plane on the community - it's always the story of people that hold the most interest
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guyman
Trad climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Apr 14, 2010 - 11:37am PT
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I want a book.
The airplane was a truly wonderful time in the history of the valley.
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sidmo
Sport climber
general delivery
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licky, you no longer respond, and have been offthread for some time now - were/are you a mole? we took you into our confidence and then you abandon the project, or perhaps you had unstated motives all along - whatever it is, it's not communicative, and seems suspicious - if you're still trying to figure out what brand of spark plugs were in the plane then get over the details already - if you're not writing for the AOPA or Flying magazine, then tell the damn story or at least let us know it's still a work in progress - it's manipulative to elicit so much information, some of it borderline confidential, and then disapear - makes for convoluted conspiracy theories, which - if you are legitimate - will serve you no good purpose
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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He's a cop! Still trying to find the perps!!
BWA HA HA hahahahaaa!!
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Albion
Trad climber
Bristol, UK
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May 16, 2010 - 07:44am PT
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Hey Licky
you spoken to Bob Tostenson? Looks like the NPS might have quite a few interesting photos from their clean-up op. All part of the story...
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xkyczar
Trad climber
denver
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May 17, 2010 - 01:26pm PT
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bump for "where is licky".
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Albion
Trad climber
Bristol, UK
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May 17, 2010 - 02:34pm PT
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It's out of Butch Farabee's book - Death, Daring and Disaster.
Lots of park service rescue stories, etc
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rectorsquid
climber
Lake Tahoe
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May 17, 2010 - 03:22pm PT
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How about we reduce the flame here? Rector...why do you keep coming back then? Exercise your right to move on to another thread if this is so difficult for you.
Complete and utter optimism? I can't resist the flirtation the same way you can't stop flirting?
Dave
P.S. I was going to ignore the thread this time but I saw my name.
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Licky
Mountain climber
California
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Topic Author's Reply - May 17, 2010 - 11:47pm PT
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Bob Tostenson was a good friend of Butch Farabee. Bob is no longer with us. Butch has told me many a story about Bob which of course will be in the book.
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sidmo
Sport climber
general delivery
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nice to see you're still alive licky
does doing this project make you feel superior to those of us who are racking our brains to remeber things for your book? if not, then i apologize. but if you are copping an attitude as evidenced by your absence, then get your head out of your ass, dude. make the thread interesting by contributing more and thereby triggering memories for those of us who were really there, and not just fantacising about what other people were doing. if you don't think you have an obligation to your contributors then say so. but don't leave us wondering if you're really cool or not. there's a responsibility that goes along with begging for secrets, and it is to stay on target and keep us informed. let us know how the writing is going, if indeed it is. or tell us to f*#k off. but silence should not be an option for you at this stage of the game. sorry.
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Nate Ricklin
climber
San Diego
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Yeah.
This thread was started more than 5 years ago. Have you written anything? That's enough time to get a PhD in something.
I won't be surprised if this book never gets written.
This is not interesting anymore.
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Nate Ricklin
climber
San Diego
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I'm not his master, he can do whatever he wants.
I'm just pointing out that I'm unimpressed.
Maybe that's the kick in the ass he needs to stop researching and start writing? Gotta draw that line somewhere.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Also, five years to write and publish a book is warp speed,
especially for a first-timer. Hang in there Licky!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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I have often wondered how much of the weed coming from there was bunk vs gold? I personally saw/puffed small quantities of both. And witnessed bail after bail being unloaded from the Huey's coming down from the lake to El Cap Meadow!
Also curious as to what kind of long term effects jet fuel has on the teenage brain?
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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"You post so young"
Thanks for the compliment...better than sounding like some old fart!
Actually I only took one hit of the bunk weed, and got rid of the sh#t after it lit up like a Bic!
Gotta admit though...the Pooco Gold was kick azz, and all that jazz!!
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sidmo
Sport climber
general delivery
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ha - looks like i stirred up more response in half a day than has been on this thread for some time, so you're right WBraun, FUK ME! - i can take it if it gets y'all typing - maybe licky will get a burr under his saddle - as for the centerbale/outerbale debate: i couldn't take money for flameweed, but some of that centerbale stuff was great - it also depended on how it dried - but so many people lit j's that did indeed flick on like a bic lighter it was a running joke - "this won't blow up in my face will it?" - paraquat was happenning just months after the plane, and some sorry souls like in the ozone seemed to be stuck with both - sorry if you think i was tough on licky, but dropping out for a long time seems fishy to me, but i'm not writing a book - could be it's a story best suited for a long magazine piece
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