Dr_Flash_Amazing

Oh, yes. Of course the Dr. Flash Amazing name is a registered trademark of AmazingCo, Inc., which operates the Amazing Clinic, Dr. Flash Amazing's Smith Rock Guide Service, and various other less well-known ventures.

quote: Originally posted by gapertimmy: LMAO, this post made my day thanks again scotty t, YOU are the reason I pay $$ to run this site. IMHO, DFA, third person getting old brah! Bah! DFA will always refer to himself in the third person. It's not just some cheap gimmick, sir, it is an integral part of the Dr. Flash Amazing whole. Lo siento mucho, hombre.

Oh? Do you, too, miss the days of Sportclimbing?

The third person self-reference is just one of the many facets of Dr. Flash Amazing's personality. DFA is not on so much of a simple ego trip, per se, as he is retired from the day-in, day-out drag that is humility. Dr. Flash Amazing lives ego, my friend; lives it! Of course, along with his ego is his selfless desire to help those in need and contribute unendingly to the betterment of society at large. In short, Dr. Flash Amazing is a complex man, and trying to comprehend him, like trying to comprehend the seemingly infinite vastness of the cosmos, will likely leave you slack-jawed and drooling. [ 08-12-2002, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

What ever happened to Sportclimbing Magazine? That was the bomb shiggity, baby. None of that "ohh, I bashed my knuckles whilst ice climbing" or "wahhh, we got stuck in our tent for twelve days at 7000 metres" crap. Just pure, bolt-clippin' action, and mini-guides to bolted crags. Them was the days ...

quote: Originally posted by trask: How was your weekend in the gym, DFA? Boogie down to some techno vibes and canned sunshine? HEHEHE Trip Report: Dr. Flash Amazing will have you know that he was cruising around central Oregon this weekend with the lovely and capable Nurse Wongo at his side, taking care of business like BTO. Indeed, he headed down to Eugene and then through the Cascades via the technical and demanding Santiam/McKenzie route. Zipping by Three Fingered Jack at about 70 per, the Doctor actually thought of you alpos slogging up one of the Jack's many off-vertical choss buttresses, and plowing slowly up its talused flanks, boots slowly filling with pebbles. 'Twas a fine alpine excursion; windows up, AC on, punk rock assaulting the eardrums. Following a brief stop at the 7th Street Brewery in Dreadmond, the Doctor and NW headed for the Smith Rock area to see what the deal was. After this detour, it was back to the glorious open road, i.e. Highway 97, leading to 26 and over the flanks of the majestic and dangerous Mt. Hood. Upon arriving at the casa de Amazing, the Doctor proceeded to while away the remainder of the weekend accompanied by some tasty white port, breaking from the couch only for a trip to the cinema with Nurse Wongo. (Star Wars, Ep. II is almost worth two bucks at the Bagdad, but not quite.) Delightful. [ 08-12-2002, 03:28 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

OmegaMan r0x0rz.

quote: Originally posted by Winter: Oh brother ... dissin' sport climbers is snobby but slab climbing on granite is "gay." Come on!! I think that guy spent at least four wekends trying to TR that slab. What? Do you actually like scraping your way up blank slabs and skidding down them whenever you fall? Not fun! Plus, when did the Doctor say anything about granite? It's great stuff! Keeps all the uppity trad dogs away from the choice welded tuff!

Is that actually a rack on his harness? The Doctor thought the man was just wearing a rather garish pair of shorts. Anyway, slab climbing is, as they say, "gay." DFA and his peeps demand the steeps!

Toss off, Textard. [ 08-09-2002, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

DFA's not that old, he's just smarter than you.

The Smiths, 'The Queen is Dead'?

Well, the "piss off" makes DFA think British, and the era (and the nihilism) makes him think Sex Pistols, but that's a total random guess, and is thus probably wrong.

Nah, the previous quote was Metallica, but just to complete Tex's lyrics. Those guys are sellouts and dicks now.

Unless the Doctor is mistaken, the first one's Faith no More, yes? And the second one's Suicidal Tendencies?

The Doctor personally always topropes through his own draws, but will lower off the links or whatever when he's done with a route. He actually keeps meaning to start bringing some quick links with him in case he encounters badly worked anchors. At any rate, with the crowds at Smith, people seem more keen on just lowering and getting off a route quickly rather than rapping and saving wear on the links. And of course on steep routes, cleaning them on rappel is much harder, so the lower/tram option is key.

Ah, but they are also less prone to good ol' gate lash in a fall, making them a good bit safer than bent-gates or standard straight-gates. Plus bent-gates are more likely to open because there's something for the rope to hook over, whereas wire-gates are more like straight-gates that way. The Doctor's rack (i.e. 14 quickdraws) is all wires on the rope end.

Erik, thanks for the flame-free info. The Doctor will remember that next time he's rapelling someplace dodgy. DFA just needs to remember how to rappel ...

quote: Originally posted by texplorer: But DFA is not a ZSM DFA doesn't need the cc-dot-c title. The Doctor is a transcendentally talented spray savant (double alliteration, bonus points).

OK, friends. Who wants to remind the Doctor of what an autoblock is? (We get lowered off of sport routes.)

send me money send me green heaven you will meet make a contribution and you'll get the better seat Damn, DFA used to listen to Metallica all the time. Until he realized that metal is lame, and Metallica started pandering to the Top 40 set. Thank goodness for le musique de punk!

Yeah, new wave was the bottom of the damn barrel. Hell, they could have at least mentioned The Smiths! What was up with Def Leppard popping up in every group of answers? DFA was way into them when he was about 7 or 8.

Is that NOFX? Looks like Fat Mike on the right.

Dr. Flash Amazing scored a meager 40%. Fuck the 80s!

Ugh. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You have completely misunderstood. The Doctor assumed that fella was asking if was Fugazi. DFA, being a huge fan of Fugazi, was thinking that could not be Fugazi, because Fugazi is a four-piece, and is obviously a three-piece. Which is why they couldn't be Minor Threat either, or most of the other good bands that are or were out there. And no, the Doctor has never been a big fan of the CPD's, although their live show used to be a kick in the ass. Sheesh.