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1. I know, John. I know all about the quarterly print magazine, the monthly flipbook, and the web portal. I just don’t know the name yet…and I’ve got some friends on the way up to ‘have a talk’ with you about that…
2. The NPPL’s bankruptcy paperwork has been filed in California. Interestingly enough, I’m listed as one of the creditors. I guess they owe me money for magazine articles or something.
3. With the release of the BK paperwork, Shawn Walker wrote a response that he sent to me to “do with it as you wish”. So I put it up on the site: http://thefordreport.com/2008/12/18/statement-from-shawn-walker/
4. This year’s DraXxus Free Finale was this past weekend…and it was COLD! 31 degrees Saturday morning. The hybrid game format worked out pretty well, and I had a lot of fun… until I got home with a nasty sinus infection! Pictures are here: http://www.thefordreport.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3
5. The Tiny Blond Goddess has started her own blog about being a Paintball Wife: http://thepaintballwife.wordpress.com/
6. Larry Cossio dropped me a line asking everyone to keep an eye out for some stuff that was stolen from his booth a couple of weekends ago…look here for the particulars: http://thefordreport.com/2008/12/16/thefts-at-waynes-world-grand-finale/
7. John Amodea continues on with his series of articles about where the sport is, and how it got there: http://john-amodea.blogspot.com/
8. Predictably, I had something to say myself, which you can see here: http://thefordreport.com/2008/12/17/reality-check/
9. Camille Lemanski and Travis Runyan have officially joined Shawn Walker at the RPL. Shawn’s has brought on some big hitters for this west coast regional league and everyone should expect big things. Camille is answering the RPL phone and can be reached at 877-PLA 4 RPL (752-4775). Both can be reached by email at Camille@TheRpl.com or Travis@TheRpl.com.
10. The PSP announces their support of the MXBall’s 2009 Cancun Open. Party like a rock star in Cancun and play top level ‘ball!
11. January 16th, 17th, and 18th. 2009 The first event of Greg Hastings’ 2009 Tour of Duty will be at Boston Paintball’s awesome multi field indoor facility. Featuring NEPL Combine #4 – Saturday 7pm – 11pm. Open to ALL skill level.For the rest of the weekend, learn lots of speedball tricks, win some prizes, and have lots of fun blasting people with Greg!More details about this can be viewed at www.BostonPaintball.com More Tour of Duty dates to be announced soon. www.GregRedHastings.com
12. The Maxs German Indoor Masters is going to be held the 27^th of February. Check out www.paintball-dome.com for more info.
13. PaintballBids.com is currently in contact with several manufacturers to establish a working M.A.P. Policy. If you would like us to have your policy on file please send it to: admin@paintballbids.com. All auctions listing new gear that are advertised under M.A.P. guidelines will be suspended and put on hold until contact is established with the seller. PaintballBids.com will then work directly with sellers to get their auctions back up in the case it was suspended. Please understand that an enforced M.A.P. Policy is crucial to the growth of our industry and we will work hard to enforce it. If you spot an auction which may be breaking M.A.P. guidelines, please report it to: admin@paintballbids.com.
14. FLUID muscle recovery drink is taking on the sport of paintball…here in FL, Bobby Delerme is the rep, and he’s looking to sponsor some teams and get the word out. If you’re interested, give him a call at (727) 470-0931
15. More information about the RPL has trickled down including some information about the divisions offered. There will be an Open (non-Pro) division for all those Div 1 and Div 2 teams that want to compete in the new league. More info can be found on their website www.therpl.com.
16. For those of you playing NPPL Championship Paintball 2009, there’s a code out there for you to get the AK styled Tippmann X7. T-Mail users can get it direct, and the rest of us can go to www.pbsting.com to get the code.
17. Paintballphotography.com has posted over 900 high resolution photos from the Wayne Dollack Grand Finale Scenario which took place in Ocala, Florida. Paintballphotography.com is the only photography site to cover paintball events all over the world and the site is supported solely by banner advertising so the pictures are always free to download!
18. ANS Gear has all the Planet ’09 goodies in stock now…plus there’s been a price drop on ETEK 2′s!
19. Got to meet and talk with Sean Scott of Smart Corps a bit this past weekend. I’m pretty sure he’s the only on at Smart Parts that likes me…
20. At least I got that, right?
21. Got these new grips for my Ego 8 this past weekend…Jay tells me they’re made by a company called Stinger Paintball Designs. Check ‘em out at http://www.stingerpaintballdesigns.com/
22. Good God. This month has flown by! Next week is Christmas, and since this year Christmas falls on a Thursday, a special Christmas Eve Ford Report will be put out Wednesday evening…