Petes Dragons - Team Totty

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"Petes Dragons, we don't fly with our wings; we fly with our motivation"

Kyle Jordan

Team Totty
(aka Phillip Hill)

Name: Philip Hill

Dragon Name: Team Totty (so named by the original Dragons after many appearances on training cycle rides in very short shorts!)

Age: 21+VAT@50%ish

Dragon Challenge: To hurl myself off Victoria Falls Bridge (with bungee rope attached!)

Phil About To Fly.
<<<HERE>>> to see his jump..
HAKUNA MATATA

Message received here at P.D.H.Q @ 16.06 (British Summer Time) 05-10-11

54321........... BUNGEE !!!! Diva can report that Totty is currently hanging by his feet over the mighty Zambezi!.

I have been involved with the Dragons from the very start, Diva Dragon is my wife and Pete was my brother- in-law. From the start I wanted to make my own contribution to their efforts but found it hard to think of a challenge that my friends and family would think sufficiently challenging to dig into their pockets for!

Diva and I will have been married for five years this September and as a celebration we are going on safari to Africa. The bungee jump off the Victoria falls bridge at 111 metres in height is one of the highest in the world and has as always presented itself as a personal challenge, despite my background this jump will take me outside of my comfort zone as I do have a slight aversion to throwing myself from a perfectly good structure into mid-air supported by nothing more than a rubber band over the crocodile infested Zambezi river. Also the missus will be there (so will need to check there’s no tampering going on before my jump !!)

I have decided that I would like any proceeds from my jump to go towards "Help for Heroes", in particular the new rehabilitation centre, Hasler Company, in Plymouth. The reason for my selecting a Royal Marine Charity (other than being an ex-Royal Marine!!) and how they tie in with Pete’s Dragons is fairly simple: When Pete went missing I was working abroad and unable to get back quickly, however a friend of mine and serving Marine stepped in and helped organise the searchers/volunteers into a more coordinated and efficient search group which made a enormous difference to the area covered. During this time I also received a very generous offer from the CO at Lympstone who said he would be able to make as many bods as possible available to help in the search, unfortunately Pete was found and had passed away before we were able to take up this generous offer.

So whilst the cause is a worthy one in its own right I think you will all agree that the Royal Marines did help, extend offers of help, so Pete’s Dragons have agreed that it would be nice to show a little something in return.

Apparently it will be filmed and available for your humour so no excuses for you not to put your hands in your pockets.

Thanks for helping

Phil (aka TT)

It's theme tune time again - can you help Team Totty with a theme tune to go with his 111 metre bungee jump off the
Victoria Falls Bridge???

Morris Jedidiah Jordan Flying without wings,,,,,,,,,,,
Reece d'Entrecasteaux Upside Down, Diana Ross
Sally Metcalfe Jump, Van Halen
Jackie Hannaford Holding Out For A Hero (where have all the good men gone, the're doing the bungee jump)
Jason Hannaford Criss Cross, Jump : Tom Petty, Free Falling : David Bowie, Rubber Band!!!!
Rebecca Layman Kieth and Orville "I wish I could fly".......
Clare Medlock Down down deeper and down
Balloons Devon Ever fallen in love with someone ...the Buzzcocks
Samantha Alford Escape to victory!

Kathryn Harris Puppet on a string lol x good luck anyway x
Richard Hannaford Theme tune to the great escape
Paul Martin Queen - I'm going slightly mad.
Emma Flint Down Down Deeper & Down by the Quo
Richard Hannaford Bounce by Calvin Harris and Kelis
Paul Martin The only way is up - Yazz
Paul Martin Followed by Quo, followed by Yazz, followed by Quo, followed by (see page 26).
Richard Hill There is only one song, Van Halen Jump !

And the winner is ?? Van Halen JUMP

Victoria Falls Bungee - The Facts:

Surely Bungee Jumping 111 meters off the Victoria falls Bridge has to be one of the most challenging, terrifying, crazy things to do. Over 50 000 have committed themselves to doing this and there is a 100% safety record. Until last week… No only joking!.

Some say it's the best Bungee jump in the world...it’s not the highest, that honour goes to Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa which is an incredible 233m. Maybe it is because of the backdrop of the Victoria Falls or maybe just the fact that you are free falling down towards the Mighty Zambezi. Whatever it is, it is a massive adrenaline rush!!

First timers normally do a standard head first dive, but the more experienced try all sorts of flips, backflips and inward tucks etc

For an increased sponsorship amount Team Totty may be pursuaded to do some flipping...............!!!!!!

"Watch Team Totty's awesome bungee off the Victoria Falls Bridge"

<<<HERE>>> to see his jump..

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