Re: 1982: Lawnchair Larry
Lawrence Richard Walters flies 16,000 feet into the air July 2, 1982, setting off a chain of events that lead to the song "death of a minor TV celebrity". This is his final flight into the abyss as he turns off the TV... artsy fartsy no?
See it close up here.
Re: 1982: Lawnchair Larry
Why does he make me think of Leisure Suit Larry?
superspryte wrote:Why does he make me think of Leisure Suit Larry?
Hahaha, yeah maybe a little. Its probably the 'stache, does it make you swoon? I hear they make girls swoon.
dekonstruct wrote:Hahaha, yeah maybe a little. Its probably the 'stache, does it make you swoon? I hear they make girls swoon.
I've only ever swooned over one guy's facial hair. We dated for a little while, it didn't work out and we're great friends now. I still swoon over it. But normally I don't like facial hair.
superspryte wrote:I've only ever swooned over one guy's facial hair. We dated for a little while, it didn't work out and we're great friends now. I still swoon over it. But normally I don't like facial hair.
WILL SHAVE FOR VOTES!
dekonstruct wrote:WILL SHAVE FOR VOTES!
Did you notice Wonderstew's design, submitted around 1:00?
Josephus wrote:Did you notice Wonderstew's design, submitted around 1:00?
If you'll read wonderstew's design comments and the comment I left in the main forum. I did yes notice wonderstew's design.
Re: 1982: Lawnchair Larry
love the TV addition! It's still missing the beer, though. ;)
I'm happy to vote for 2 Larrys!
mia3mom wrote:love the TV addition! It's still missing the beer, though. ;)
I'm happy to vote for 2 Larrys!
I was thinking about it, having a beer on a single balloon in the bottom right but I feared it being rejected by the rejectamatron 2000.
Thanks mia3mom
great line work!
SteveOramA82 wrote:great line work!
Both designs are missing the B.B. gun for shooting the balloons.
littlejetties wrote:Both designs are missing the B.B. gun for shooting the balloons.
Is that how Lawnchair Larry did it? I know on mythbusters they used a bb gun, but I couldn't find anything on how Larry got down.
SteveOramA82 wrote:great line work!
Thanks SteveOramA82!
Re: 1982: Lawnchair Larry
I love the addition of the tv. Just saw the mythbusters on this as well.
derekfilley wrote:I love the addition of the tv. Just saw the mythbusters on this as well.
Thanks Derek, it's good to see you're back in the game and with creepy toilet cameras to boot!
Re: 1982: Lawnchair Larry
Great drawing and great use of black shirt. Kudos!
dekonstruct wrote:Is that how Lawnchair Larry did it? I know on mythbusters they used a bb gun, but I couldn't find anything on how Larry got down.
The only reference I found was in the imitators section on Wikipedia...
Kent Couch, a 47-year-old gas station owner from Bend, Oregon, ... Like Walters, Couch also had a BB gun on hand to shoot the balloons in order to initiate descent on his first attempt. ...
littlejetties wrote:Both designs are missing the B.B. gun for shooting the balloons.
There's enough anti-gun sentiment floating around, I figured it diminished marketability.
Meh.
wonderstew wrote:There's enough anti-gun sentiment floating around, I figured it diminished marketability.
Meh.
That is a good point, don't wanna risk rejectionation by including a gun, better to sensor it with a dismembered rabbits head.
frantix wrote:The entire read... Lawnchair Larry @ Wikipedia.
good find frantix, I read most of the lawnchair larry article but I didn't think to search the imitators.
frantix wrote:The entire read... Lawnchair Larry @ Wikipedia.
He did have a 'pellet gun' and he also brought beer up with him. The Darwin Awards has a special honorary mention for Larry - good story and a couple of pics
http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html
ElRicardo wrote:He did have a 'pellet gun' and he also brought beer up with him. The Darwin Awards has a special honorary mention for Larry - good story and a couple of pics
http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html
A gun and a beer, somehow I already knew he'd bring some beer. I mean, his name is "Lawnchair Larry". It all makes sense now.
