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1. Talked to Gary from Another Sick Ano today…he’s still cackling. He frightens me…

2. Registration opens for the USPL’s DC Challenge. That’s a local event for Amodea. Now I’m jealous! Someone needs to have an event in Tampa! Hook a brother up, Camille!

3. Registration is closing for the RPL Victorville event, which is going on this weekend. Sign up or Shawn will be upset, and nobody wants that!

4. Planet Eclipse releases several team guns, including the Avalanche guns, which are my favorites. Hook the Avapimps up by buying their guns, and save me a beating from Frank Connell…

5. The GPL is having their event this weekend as well, and Barno wants everyone to know that live online scoring will be available at http://www.thegpl.com/OnlineE1.htm

6. April issue of PaintballX3 is now available at PaintballX3.Com. Go and read it, especially my contributions!

7. Newest issue of SplatXD is available online now as well, at http://www.splatxd.com/

8. Check out Greg Hastings’ New adventure at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=55613939 Holla.

9. Planet Eclipse is proud to announce their newest all-terrain threat, coming to a field near you, Jason “foolybear” Lineberger. Lineberger, a well-known scenario player and journalist travels to around 20 events a year. On the field, he tends to be wherever the action’s the hottest, whether that’s at the head of the charge, running up the tape, or sealing the deals that make or break a game. This year he’ll do so in 09 Distortion gear, with the Eclipse Geo in hand. “You had me at ‘Geo’,” Lineberger said. “It’s perfect for my style of play – tight, quick, accurate – the perfect marker for a woodsball gunfighter.” Learn more about foolybear’s marker of choice at www.planeteclipse.com.

10. What, no love for the hairy hotness, Ian?! **POUT**

11. Alpha Paintball signs on with the RPL, thus making Shawn a happy camper.

12. The Ultimate Woodsball League has announced their 2009 sponsors. Www.playuwl.com for more info.

13. SPO Gear announces that its two sponsored PSP teams, RNT All Stars and Miami Outcast, will be sporting the new Versa Shells at the MAO in May. RNT will be shooting the Versa Halo V35 units and Outcast is using an assortment of different internals to show the versatility of the SPO Gear loader shell. The full line of shells and tournament adapters will be on sale at the Macdev USA booth. They will be offering a show special by including a free tournament adapter with the purchase of each shell.Rumor has it (wink, wink) that the Versa Shell will also be making an appearance on Ken’s gat at Low Country Paintball in May.

14. Wait, what? I get to play and party with Ken?! Swwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

15. Pinokio is on a tear as well, introducing their Tippmann A5 Hopper and bringing some color to the regular Pinokio hoppers!

16. The PSP has some last minute hotel deals for MAO. Www.pspevents.com

17. Paintballphotography.com has posted over 2000 images from the recent USPL Huntington Beach event with more to come.Gary Baum, of Paintballphotography.com will be at the National Collegiate Paintball Championships in Lakeland, Florida April 17th – April 19^th

18. Time Magazine has done a photo essay on the “Gun Culture” in America, and interestingly enough, included paintball. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1886076_1857772,00.html to check it out.

19. The SPCS has had to postpone their event for April because of the fair coming to town. It’s been rescheduled for May 31^st.

20. New “Recession Proof” pricing goes into effect on the Vforce Grill mask May 4^th.

21. CPX and Tippmann are going to offer free rental markers for Living Legends II.

22. The rumors are true concerning the return of the Brotherhood of Scenario Players. A concerned group of players are in the process of cleaning up the old mess and presenting an entirely new organization. This includes an exhaustively prepared certified referee training course for scenario refs and field certification. They are working hard to prepare for online membership registration and “re-membership” for those who joined the original group and were left by the roadside when one of the organizers went “poof”. An eight member player/team/producer Advisory Board is in place to prevent any repetition. See http://www.scenariobrotherhood.net/ or the Brotherhood forums on http://www.pbjunkie.com/ .

23. The USPL has released the field layout for the DC Challenge, which is going on May 15th-17^th.

24. X.O. And Karnage are having paint specials at the RPL Victorville event.

25. I recently acquired a 30” light tent. It’s something I needed for product shots. However, I find my self vexed by it! Folding it up should not be a challenge for someone who’s built aircraft instruments, but it is. Fortunately for me, I was able to find instructions and save what remaining sanity I have left.