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Sonny Bono
I've always wondered if Sonny Bono was a great skier pushing the
envelope or a bad skier in over his head. Maybe it was late in the day and he was just tired. I know it's hard, but you gotta know when to say when. (Just ask Bode...) Jeff |
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"Jeff" said:
I've always wondered if Sonny Bono was a great skier pushing the envelope or a bad skier in over his head. Maybe it was late in the day and he was just tired. I know it's hard, but you gotta know when to say when. (Just ask Bode...) I thought we discussed this before and decided in was the tree's fault? Mike... -- See my ski photography at http://Powderday.us Carpe powder-diem |
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Sven Golly wrote:
Let Mikey Ski It! wrote in news:2006010918294616807% msaemisch@yahoocom: I thought we discussed this before and decided in was the tree's fault? Tasteless humor warning... http://www.northvalley.net/jokes/jokes/kenbono.shtml And if you can find it (MP3), "I Can't Ski Babe" by Bob Rivers. I guess I'll never get a satisfactory answer to this question... |
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Jeff wrote:
I guess I'll never get a satisfactory answer to this question... I skied at Heavenly just a few months after Bono "bit the bark". At that time the patrollers and locals weren't talking that much about details, but I was pointed to the general vicinity (enough to narrow it down to a couple of different trees). It was a fairly open tree/glade run with not a whole lot of pitch. Take away the trees and it would've been a green run. At that time, speculation was that he either caught an edge and lost it or was shooting a tree well and either missed or lost control going in. Nobody implied he was a lousy skier. Nor did they say he was "expert". I never heard a definitive description of the accident, just guesses. |
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TexasSkiNut wrote:
Jeff wrote: I guess I'll never get a satisfactory answer to this question... I skied at Heavenly just a few months after Bono "bit the bark". At that time the patrollers and locals weren't talking that much about details, but I was pointed to the general vicinity (enough to narrow it down to a couple of different trees). It was a fairly open tree/glade run with not a whole lot of pitch. Take away the trees and it would've been a green run. At that time, speculation was that he either caught an edge and lost it or was shooting a tree well and either missed or lost control going in. Nobody implied he was a lousy skier. Nor did they say he was "expert". I never heard a definitive description of the accident, just guesses. Prescription painkillers and tree skiing don't mix: From http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3934,00.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sonny Bono's widow says she's "100 percent convinced" a prescription-drug habit led to the popster/politician's fatal skiing accident. In an interview appearing in the November 28 TV Guide, Mary Bono says her late husband had been popping "15, 20 maybe" pills a day at the time of his death in January. He had been taking the painkillers for a chronic back problem, a condition exacerbated by a 1995 neck injury. "I am 100 percent convinced that is why he died," she tells the mag.... An autopsy revealed no evidence of drug or alcohol abuse; Mary Bono says the levels of Vicodin and Valium were in the "therapeutic range"--that is, prescribed amounts--at the time of his death. //////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Walt |
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Jeff wrote:
Sven Golly wrote: Let Mikey Ski It! wrote in news:2006010918294616807% msaemisch@yahoocom: I thought we discussed this before and decided in was the tree's fault? Tasteless humor warning... http://www.northvalley.net/jokes/jokes/kenbono.shtml And if you can find it (MP3), "I Can't Ski Babe" by Bob Rivers. I guess I'll never get a satisfactory answer to this question... He was a good skier but as with anything there are inherent risks. Every once in a while the odds catch up with you. They caught up with him that day. -- To reply by email remove "_nospam" |
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Walt quoted:
From http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3934,00.html In an interview appearing in the November 28 TV Guide, Mary Bono says her late husband had been popping "15, 20 maybe" pills a day at the time of his death in January. He had been taking the painkillers for a chronic back problem, a condition exacerbated by a 1995 neck injury. "I am 100 percent convinced that is why he died," she tells the mag.... Was Sonny Bono wearing a helmet at the time of his accident? Would it have helped? |
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Bill Tuthill wrote: Walt quoted: From http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3934,00.html In an interview appearing in the November 28 TV Guide, Mary Bono says her late husband had been popping "15, 20 maybe" pills a day at the time of his death in January. He had been taking the painkillers for a chronic back problem, a condition exacerbated by a 1995 neck injury. "I am 100 percent convinced that is why he died," she tells the mag.... Was Sonny Bono wearing a helmet at the time of his accident? Would it have helped? You, my friend, have just started a Holy War... Jeff |
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Bill Tuthill wrote:
Walt quoted: From http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3934,00.html In an interview appearing in the November 28 TV Guide, Mary Bono says her late husband had been popping "15, 20 maybe" pills a day at the time of his death in January. He had been taking the painkillers for a chronic back problem, a condition exacerbated by a 1995 neck injury. "I am 100 percent convinced that is why he died," she tells the mag.... Was Sonny Bono wearing a helmet at the time of his accident? No. The current helmet craze was started (or at least substantially boosted) by the deaths of Michael Kennedy and Sonny Bono within a week of each other back in the late 90s. Would it have helped? Nobody really knows. // Walt // // There is no Conspiracy |
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On 10 Jan 2006 06:38:03 -0800, "Jeff" wrote:
Sven Golly wrote: Let Mikey Ski It! wrote in news:2006010918294616807% msaemisch@yahoocom: I thought we discussed this before and decided in was the tree's fault? Tasteless humor warning... http://www.northvalley.net/jokes/jokes/kenbono.shtml And if you can find it (MP3), "I Can't Ski Babe" by Bob Rivers. I guess I'll never get a satisfactory answer to this question... He was a great skier pushing the envelope. If you didn't see his amazing come-from-behind white-knuckle downhill victory at the 1976 Innsbruck "Battle of the Network Stars" you missed one of the great downhill runs of all time. At least, I _think_ that was Sonny. bw |
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