Invading I will go, invading I will go.......

Hi Ho The Derio, Invading I will go.

Yes, it's that time of year again, when a True Blue Wrapped In Wool Canadian
Skydiver's thoughts turn to .........................The Canadian
Invasion!!!!!

For those of you who are not in the loop, for 2 weeks every January, the
Eden North Drop Zone from Edmonton descends en masse upon Skydive Arizona,
taking over most of the facilities in what has come to be known as the
"Canadian Invasion".

16 Days of Madness and Mayhem, Pandemonium and Partying, resulting in the
death of billions of innocent brain cells. Innocent being a relative term,
they are merely Skydiver brain cells after all. The beginnings of the
tradition are lost in the mists of time, and people from Moncton, to
Abbotsford, to Alaska, not just Alberta, have found themselves drawn into
the nonsense. The Invaders that I know about include (but are not limited
to) Beth and Tim from Calgary, Dianne Beer Girl Blondebluecrazy, Brian, and
Johnny Larue from Winterpeg (a party crowd if there ever was one), Jo from
Mile High, and in a surprise development, Garth (yes Jo, there is a Santa
Claus, he wears a green and yellow suit). Notable by her absence will be a
certain French Redhead with a dynamite smile, but that does give me a reason
to be happy to return home.

As usual, I will drive fast and take chances, while keeping in mind the
words of several people who have admonished me to exercise caution and
restraint. Yeah, right. That's one reason I'm glad to be heading down there
with Tim. He's widely held to be a very responsible person - when something
bad happens, he's usually responsible. That's not true of course, but enough
people will believe it that I'll be able to pin the blame on him when I do
something stupid.

At least there will be no "Cypress Pouch Of Shame" at this event so that
everybody can tell at a glance when you've hosed the previous skydive in a
particularly egregious manner. I got to wear it at Lost Prairie on no less
than 3 occasions in 6 days, a record that has not been equaled before or
since.

There is a good possibility of a road trip at some point if the weather goes
bad, Vegas has been mentioned, and so has Mexico, although Beth has
expressed concern that Tim and I might trade her to a Mexican farmer for
Tequila. That would never happen of course, her mother knows where to find
me, and I'm not stupid enough to cross her.

Although I doubt the shenanigans and foolishness will equal the goings-on to
be found at an event like Summerfest or the Convention, I promise to
faithfully and truthfully report back to the civilized world the events as
they unfold, complete with photographs, no doubt to serve as evidence at
some future trial.

I leave early Friday morning, and should be skydiving by mid afternoon.
Don'tchya wish ya was comin' along?
Larry