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Unread postby Bubba PV » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:53 pm

Aha!! Good point.
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Unread postby gtc » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:21 am

Let's go out on a limb here and say big bad Bill Payne at the ripe ole age of about 39 or 40 I would guess?
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:24 am

I saw Billy Payne at Joshua and, though he's in good shape, he's wrapped up in his daughter's vaulting. She just started last year and is over 12' 4". I'll shoot him and email to confirm but he would have told me if he was jumping. I've got way to many funny stories involving Billy on some of our road trips. A great and very funny guy! Bubba
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Unread postby Lax PV » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:48 pm

Steve Michaels?


...I don't know why I even guessed... quite foolish since we know no one who knows will say anything--yet.. entertaining to offer an idea...
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Unread postby achtungpv » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:32 pm

some of you guys have made some pretty good guesses.
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Unread postby nitro » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:24 pm

since there are so many guesses can we know if any of them are correct?
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Unread postby swtvault » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:37 pm

I am telling you guys. Its gotta be Jacob Davis. Anyone want to bet?????
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:38 pm

He could certainly pull it off. He WAS burned out on jumping at the end of college. I'll email his mom. Bubba
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Unread postby achtungpv » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:25 pm

As far as I know only one non-moderator PVP member knows...is that one person swtvault? hmm....
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Unread postby achtungpv » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:26 pm

nitro wrote:since there are so many guesses can we know if any of them are correct?


that would ruin the fun! :P
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:27 pm

I won't spill the beans if I find out but I'm clueless at this point.
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Unread postby bjvando » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:04 pm

noooot sure if its steve michels.. i think hes taken up the 9-5 job and some mountain biking.. if it IS him.. hes hiding it REAL well..
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