DIR audio available online

[Deep Blue]

Again with the personal stuff that has nothing to do with content, I am beginning to feel like this is the presidential race I am moderating I know if someone dredged up a picture that was over 10 years old, I was pretty funny looking then too, (Hell, if you talk to some people, I still am) I also had some pretty bizare ideas of gear configuration back then.

Note to Jon, don't feel the need to post that pic from me under the ice, however, if you do, I promise I won't sue you, because that is part of where I was, not part of where I am today.

I have the entire progam on video, the information is excellent. I agree, perhaps the opening lines can be a bit off putting, but you need to put it in context, during that time, a LOT of people were getting themselves killed, in fact, several people that George knew were getting hurt or killed. He was tired of it and wanted to start to advocate a new way. Sometimes you need to shock people to get them to listen, based on how much DIR you see around the country, it seems like it worked.

Also, understand that George isn't and never has been a "PR" kind of guy, if you don't like the way he says something, that is your problem, not his. Also, technically, if you don't dive the DIR (his DIR way), you did risk being called a stroke, not so much today, but in the past that was the way it was. He and Jarrod J. were the ones defining what DIR was, and it did change in subtle ways over time, you needed to keep up.

It wasn't until GUE was formed that the DIR philosophy was commonly available from people other than George. Now GUE has a marketing arm and many of the old timers are softening their approach, not compromising mind you, but softening the delivery so that the message can get out.

DIR is a holistic system, either you do it or you don't. It took me a LONG time to really understand that. This isn't to say that if you adopt only parts of the system you won't improve your diving, it just means that the whole is as in many cases, is greater than the sum of the parts.

The closer that I get to really DIR diving, the better I feel in the water.

By the way, there is a new video available on the GUE website, the production values are way up and from what I hear, it is much more politically correct and has just as good information for those of you easily offended.