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Title: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: DJ on December 22, 2009, 11:06 PM: Found this pic of Jon Ppppppppratt flipping off the Camber docks in Southsea circa 95/96....
This appeared on the front page of the local paper stating something along the lines of "local thrillseekers on suicide mission"!!!
All appears on Jon's videos somewhere... ahhhh them were the days
Thought Id share...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh13/djmcbmx/camber.jpg)
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: spesh on December 22, 2009, 11:24 PM: oh my god i was the crew and my brother was the skipper on the blue fishing boat (p314 if i remember)on the left we used to work for "viviers"fish market which would be to the left of the boat
would love to see a vid so i could confirm its the same boat :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: sid1972 on December 22, 2009, 11:28 PM: what the feck is he wearing on his feet etc? :shocked:
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: kev-s on December 23, 2009, 05:16 AM: nice pic dj :daumenhoch:

it wasnt the nicest water to jump into, i remember one day seeing lots of dead crabs floating in it from the fishmongers right next to where the jump was :2funny:
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: DJ on December 23, 2009, 08:02 AM: Quote from: sid1972 on December 22, 2009, 11:28 PM
what the feck is he wearing on his feet etc? :shocked:

Haha!!! You got me for a second there!!! When i looked closer its the bottles we had taped to the seat post & the frame with brown parcel tape, we didnt have anything else at the time!! Your lucky it isnt the flip Jon did with him boxers on his head & frank & beans swinging around to the amazement of the pub opposite!!!! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 23, 2009, 08:01 PM: Was that the same spot where Old Man Isaac famously did that perfect flip on someone's bike? I seem to recall he was wearing a wetsuit maybe?
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: lodge on December 23, 2009, 08:54 PM: I think its in spacial awareness? its online somewhere.
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: fugazi on December 23, 2009, 10:39 PM: I think there's a link to that in the vid section?
Title: Re: Water Jumping, Southsea, circa 95/96
Post by: kev-s on December 24, 2009, 05:14 AM: Quote from: TwoBobRob on December 23, 2009, 08:01 PM
Was that the same spot where Old Man Isaac famously did that perfect flip on someone's bike? I seem to recall he was wearing a wetsuit maybe?

yep and its on spacial awarness :daumenhoch:

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