Randy · Ropes Rigging & Trees
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A life lived at the edge — from treetops to mountain peaks, from skates to the sky.
"Living on the edge can be stressful — but much less so when you believe the afterlife is glorious."
— Randy, age 69
Faith · Philosophy · Childhood
The Dream
At 5 or 6 years old, Randy had a near-debilitating fear of death — until one dream changed everything. The dream revealed that death was nothing to fear. On the contrary, it will be a fun time, and all his loved ones will be there. Now at 69, he still remembers it like it was yesterday. That dream gave him the ability to approach life with a high tolerance for risk.
Music · Memory · Soul
Save the Last Dance
Randy recorded Save the Last Dance For Me with his best bud Mark Sganga —
an International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion. A song about friendship, memory, and the
people who shape a life. Filmed and edited by Alexandria of kreativejuicehouse.com.
His harmonica work with internationally acclaimed Rob Paparozzi produced Shanty
by Jonathan Edwards — a lifelong love of music, live and unfiltered.
Music · Friendship · Memory
Crazy Man
This song is about Randy's friend Anthony, who died recently.
Anthony always called him crazy man. Randy tried to explain he wasn't crazy —
that he was methodical and well thought out.
Anthony insisted there was definitely an element of crazy in there, and that Randy should own it.
Now that he's gone, Randy realizes the wisdom of his words.
RIP Anthony.
Balance · Streets · Skill
Freeline Wing Skating
To stay sharp as a professional tree surgeon, Randy is always chasing new challenges. Flying a wing while riding Freeline Skates is exactly that. No bindings. No bar. Just balance. Brookdale Park, Montclair NJ — where advanced control and deceleration meet open pavement. Freeline takes the ripstick to the next level — more difficult, more rewarding, more real.
Air · Altitude · Freedom
Flying Supine
Mt. Equinox, Vermont, 1986. Elevation 3,800 ft. 600 ft altitude gain over the top.
45 minutes of flight. Randy flew a supine harness — reclined, radical, and by most
hang-glider pilots' standards, dangerously unconventional.
He took his lumps for it. He wouldn't change a thing.
And when his wife told him she'd always dreamed of flying like a bird — he made it happen.
Three years of arranging a tandem flight with a certified pilot. Dream delivered.
Balance · Patience · Persistence
The Unicycle
The internet said 40 hours to learn. Randy figured he'd do it in 20.
It took 60. He forgot to calculate the senior citizen factor.
No worries — he loved every hour of it.
"Sometimes the journey is more valuable than achieving the goal."
His new goal: start riding without holding onto anything.
That might take another 60 hours.
Wind · Water · Aruba 2001
Windsurfing
Aruba, 2001. Hours on the water, powered by nothing but wind. Crystal clear water. A beautiful tropical environment. The adrenaline rush as good as anything he'd experienced. Combine that with sunshine and salt air — it doesn't get any better.
Speed · Power · 1985
Yamaha V-Max
The most powerful factory motorcycle ever sold to the public when introduced in 1985.
It changed everything he thought he knew about riding.
His friend Johnnie put it best: the caption should read —
"From V-Max to Flowmax in 10 years."
Snow · Speed · Hunter Mountain
Big Slush Bumps
Moguls are formed by skiers turning around them. Spring warms them up, makes them grow.
Larger moguls. Slushier snow. Warm sun on your face.
At Mountain Creek, 2011 and 2017, Randy carved his way through pond skims, bumps, and
a 93-foot run dressed as an old man with a blow-up monkey strapped to his back.
Because why not.
Trees · Gravity · The Office
Hanging Upside-Down
Randy loves hanging upside down. Great way to decompress the spine,
get the blood flowing. On crane days he gets to do it at work.
Being a professional tree surgeon is one of the most dangerous jobs you can do.
Freelancing makes it more dangerous still. Every day is a calculated risk —
executed with methodical precision and what his late friend Anthony would call
"a definite element of crazy."
RIP Anthony. You were right.
Wind · Outer Banks · NC
Kiteboarding
RV trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Randy and his brother-in-law Marcus
took kiteboarding lessons. He finally got up and rode on the third day.
The ride took him a few miles into the bay. The instructor and Marcus gave chase
on a wave runner. That's the kind of problem worth having.
"I wasn't crazy. I was methodical and well thought out.
Anthony insisted there was definitely an element of crazy in there — and that I should own it."
— Randy, on his late friend Anthony