djdojo said...
Why even cough? Just say it outright: "At some point in the past, perhaps earlier than I can remember, I was so shamed by others (who were no doubt themselves similarly shamed) for displaying any aesthetic expression or appreciation that I disowned that part of myself, labelled it 'gay' and now project it onto others as something to be feared, loathed, and avoided at all costs. I have accepted this as the price of avoiding further shame and violence from other men even though it takes a lot of work to continually affirm to myself and others that I am free from any sort of vulnerability or susceptibility to beauty or passion."
One of the best comebacks I've read on here ever!
@ Chris 6791
Refuel is the move he does where he parks two and then three kites together and then flies them as if they are one - BUT there are now 6 lines connected to this delicately balanced 3 separate kites flying as one, aircraft!
The kites are "tuned" specially to do this, the first kite, on the longest lines (approx 1.5M difference in line lengths) is tuned to fly slightly, I mean very slightly slower than the second kite, and then once those two are refueled the stack of two flies slower than the third, so that the third can be flown up from behind the 2 that are refueling and then park and refuel itself.
Sounds complicated to do - it is. Looks awesome and sort of simple yep, and thats the magic of what Ray does.
And to those that make fun of him, I've seen some young and middle aged guys come off very second best when they've tried that in person. Rays hands and arms are still incredibly strong, don't let the leathery skin fool you!! He can also just walk away from fools too, and usually does, as they don't deserve a response.
The third kite is controlled from his waist, he has made a special belt and clips the lines directly to his belt with shackles like we use on our leashes. The pull from those 3 kites is quite strong, and Ray is not a little guy, probably still weighs in around 90+kg.
