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| Originally Posted by BJ I was delighted to find that George is not very tall. He only comes up to my breast bone. It makes him look good in photographs provided he is on his own. Bret on the other hand has a neck that has more girth than any part of my body! George is a born-again Christian. Bret is an irascible old fart who doesn't take prisoners and I am pleased to say I enjoy his company immensely - as would most of you. |
I met Brett Gilliam once as well, I never actually noticed him having a neck, it was more an extension of his chest with a beard on it.
The old "characters" were a hell of a lot more interesting, they may not be politically correct but great people. The current dive-god generation of vegetarians and tee-totallers may be very good divers but they really are dull. I have very happy memories of being at one founding member of IANTD's birthday party where he was trying to round up volunteers for a 1000ft chamber dive in his research chamber in the room next door whilst pouring a remarkable amount of alcohol down his neck.