Is the tree Sonny Bono hit still there?
nogodforme
It's at Heavenly going down the Orion trail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyu_Yjlhp4c
Is the tree still there? Did they cut it down?
Does anyone know the exact spot? Yes, I want to go in there and
find it. Although I won't be going that fast through the trees, in
fact I'll walk.
Thanks.
twobuddha
> I'm being serious here.
>
> It's at Heavenly going down the Orion trail.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyu_Yjlhp4c
>
> Is the tree still there? Did they cut it down?
It is there. Rub the bark and it sings I got you, Babe.
>
> Does anyone know the exact spot?
Dickless Henry does. In memory of Sonny, every year he gives a branch
a bj.
Richard Henry
I heard they cut it down because of too many people standing around
taking pictures and videos, and creating an unsafe obstruction.
Dick G
Yes, I believe it is gone. Not much of a run on the video
twobuddha
Hey, did Sonny post to Usenet as TreeGozinya?
Damn, I'm funny.
Walt
> I'm being serious here.
>
> It's at Heavenly going down the Orion trail.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyu_Yjlhp4c
>
> Is the tree still there? Did they cut it down?
>
> Does anyone know the exact spot? Yes, I want to go in there and
> find it.
My understanding is that they cut it down, for exactly that reason.
//Walt
nogodforme
I figured that, was just wondering.
I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find the spot. Start down the
Orion trail, go a little ways, then head right towards the trees.
I'll take off my skis and walk through the middle.
Here, look at this trail map. It's 3 megs to load, but shows more
detail.
http://www.skiheavenly.com/~/media/files/heavenly/trail%20map/0910trailmap_xlg.ashx
The thing is, all the reports talk about him being on the Orion trail
under the ski lift. They don't mention that he was on the Dipper
Bowl, which is the black diamond trail. But that's the trail that is
under the lift. So where did he eat it? Between Orion and Dipper
Bowl? I'm thinking that right after he made the right turn on
Orion, he realized he meant to go down Dipper Bowl, and headed through
the trees.
I'm surprised no one has re-created the run he would have taken.
That YouTube video is the closest thing I've even seen to someone
pointing out where it happened. I want someone to go down the Orion
trail, and go through the trees with the same path. It doesn't have
to be at black diamond speed, just show us what happened.
Someone needs to bust the myth that a James Bond style hit squad
killed him. That's just ridiculous.
Richard Henry
> On Sep 17, 9:26 am, Walt <walt_ask...@SHOESyahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > nogodforme wrote:
> > > I'm being serious here.
>
> > > It's at Heavenly going down the Orion trail.
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyu_Yjlhp4c
>
> > > Is the tree still there? Did they cut it down?
>
> > > Does anyone know the exact spot? Yes, I want to go in there and
> > > find it.
>
> > My understanding is that they cut it down, for exactly that reason.
>
> > //Walt
>
> I figured that, was just wondering.
>
> I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find the spot. Start down the
> Orion trail, go a little ways, then head right towards the trees.
> I'll take off my skis and walk through the middle.
>
> Here, look at this trail map. It's 3 megs to load, but shows more
> The thing is, all the reports talk about him being on the Orion trail
> under the ski lift. They don't mention that he was on the Dipper
> Bowl, which is the black diamond trail. But that's the trail that is
> under the lift. So where did he eat it? Between Orion and Dipper
> Bowl? I'm thinking that right after he made the right turn on
> Orion, he realized he meant to go down Dipper Bowl, and headed through
> the trees.
>
> I'm surprised no one has re-created the run he would have taken.
> That YouTube video is the closest thing I've even seen to someone
> pointing out where it happened. I want someone to go down the Orion
> trail, and go through the trees with the same path. It doesn't have
> to be at black diamond speed, just show us what happened.
>
> Someone needs to bust the myth that a James Bond style hit squad
> killed him. That's just ridiculous.
What myth? And why would anyone want to kill him anyway?
twobuddha
RSA regulars killed Sonny Bono. He was one of the Bobs and was
telling the truth about all of you.
twobuddha
> In article
> <aa01566e-ad3c-4633-be57-9cbd4c141...@y3g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> nogodforme <nogodfor...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Someone needs to bust the myth that a James Bond style hit squad
> > killed him. That's just ridiculous.
>
> Deer Valley?!?! There is alot of money for sub alpine trees to commit
> murder of B-celebrities. Firs get more than Ponderosa Pines, because
> of the ethno discrimination.
Considering how many death threats you guys have made, I'm shocked
that you have not paid a tree to kill me.
downhill
>
>>
>> Someone needs to bust the myth that a James Bond style hit squad
>> killed him. That's just ridiculous.
>
> What myth? And why would anyone want to kill him anyway?
Cher
Fans of the Mark Chapman method of Fame!
pigo
> Batshit crazy speed is more likely on a blue cruiser, where the terrain
> is flat, the obstacles are other skiers, and a mistake can most of the
> time be corrected without falling, so it is "boring blue cruiser" speed
> is much faster than "black diamond speed".
Good job. Quite correct. It's also relative. The same MPH might be
batshit crazy for one and boring, phone in one hand, drink in the
other speed.
Horva...@net.net
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>Considering how many death threats you guys have made, I'm shocked
>that you have not paid a tree to kill me.
Not a tree, but I've got a hockey stick that wants the job.
Vote for Palin-Brown in 2012. Repeal the nightmares.
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twobuddha
>
> >Considering how many death threats you guys have made, I'm shocked
> >that you have not paid a tree to kill me.
>
> Not a tree, but I've got a hockey stick that wants the job.
Kewl. Horvie makes anther threat. Anytime, pppppuuuuuusssssyyyyy.
twobuddha
Bob, Bob. You have to stop drinking while driving. Most people don't
have a drink in their hand, but we all know about you.
Horva...@net.net
<scot...@hotmail.com> wrote this crap:
>> >Considering how many death threats you guys have made, I'm shocked
>> >that you have not paid a tree to kill me.
>>
>> Not a tree, but I've got a hockey stick that wants the job.
>
>Kewl. Horvie makes anther threat. Anytime, pppppuuuuuusssssyyyyy.
If you knew what a hockey stick was, you wouldn't be laughing,
asshole.
I'm from Detroit, dumbass. I grew up with a hockey stick.
Vote for Palin-Brown dumbass. Repeal the nightmares.
Stuart
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:50:50 -0700 (PDT), twobuddha
> <scot...@hotmail.com> wrote this crap:
>
>
>>> >Considering how many death threats you guys have made, I'm shocked
>>> >that you have not paid a tree to kill me.
>>>
>>> Not a tree, but I've got a hockey stick that wants the job.
>>
>>Kewl. Horvie makes anther threat. Anytime, pppppuuuuuusssssyyyyy.
>
> If you knew what a hockey stick was, you wouldn't be laughing,
> asshole.
>
> I'm from Detroit, dumbass. I grew up with a hockey stick.
I'm from Deseronto. We make the fuckers there. Don't fuck with me about
hockey doobie-ass. I am CANADIAN.
pigo
> Most of time, "Black Diamond Speed" is pretty slow or the last thing is
> to be on the edge of out of control, it is always an exercise if one's
> technique is down pat, or find out if the slope and snow conditions has
> found faults in one's mechanics.
I agree with your statement about "BDS" being "slow". I think that
what I think of "BD" it's really what is labeled double BD or Red. So
even slower. But the rest of my comment was an expansion on the topic
not a rebuttal.
pigo
> I know you were not trying to rebut. I was just thinking out loud if
> there is a the finesse of speed while skiing, like downhill racing or
> like pretending to be Steve McKinney, and the other end, the weekend
> warrior barreling down a slushy blue cruiser. Sort of finesse versus
> sloppy brute speed.
I'd say that there is. The weekend warrior, ala you know who, leans
back, arms out, a millimetre from explosion. The more brute force they
try to use, the less the control. And what's weird to me is that their
actual speed is probably only in the low 30's.
An accomplished skier. Say......on a 207 GS ski. One that can roll
edge to edge, ride flat skis confidently, but also a millimetre from
disaster, just not as likely to get there, probably reaches speeds
somewhere in the 50's. It's the finesse. Letting the skis do their
work and having control over it.
