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1. Tippmann makes some additions to their R&D team, including the extremely English and always classy JR Rice. Somehow I can’t see Rice designing a blowback semi…
2. Which of course means Mssrs. Goldblatt, Ehren, Kosick, and just for grins and giggles Bill Bussler will be getting visits from premium grade Hoosier and Illini Minions for a ‘little talk’ about what they’ve got in mind…
3. The newest issue of SPLATXD is out. Http://www.splatmagazine.com
4. H&K, the firearms people have initiated a slate of lawsuits against other firearms manufacturers, KEE Action Sports, BT Designs, Tippmann, and a bunch of Airsoft manufacturers.
5. Had a nice talk with Paul Sattler today.
6. Had a talk with someone else about Paintball Sports last night…I have a feeling there’s going to be some drama there.
7. Grandstand Tickets have gone on sale for PSP Chicago.
8. Had a very nice talk with Ian Parsons this afternoon.
9. Someone else asked me how to get ahold of Steve Davidson. I suggested using dale@68caliber.com , since I hear that email address is still active.
10. Tippmann Sports steps up to sponsor the RPL. Shawn Walker is a happy man right about now.
11. My official Shooting Hot laptop computer arrived last night. It’s stupid fast.
12. Speaking of computers, the homies over at TechPB completed a server upgrade that has TechPB’s Willie Galarza giggling like a Japanese Schoolgirl.
13. Oklahoma D-Day started Monday, and it’ll end on Sunday. The “Big War” keeps on keeping on…
14. Larry Cossio is there: “Weekend Warrior Sportz will be doing an Easter Egg Hunt during the week of D-Day in Oklahoma. Each day 50 brightly colored plastic eggs will be deposited on the fields containing candy and a serialized dog tag that must be returned to the Weekend Warrior Sportz huge tent for prize redemption. We are representing several manufacturers who have donated items for this promotion; some of those are Planet Eclipse, Smart Parts, Kee, Ninja, CP, Tech-T, R7, Kingman, and possibly more. Of course we will also have some gag gifts like cozies, rubber duckies and squirt guns thrown in there. We have guns, packs, bags, masks, barrels, tanks, clothing, tubes, barrel socks and more as prizes. Each serialized tag represents a prize that is predetermined on a printed list.”
15. The latest digital issue of PaintballX3 is online now at http://www.paintballx3.com
16. Print issue coming the 15^th.
17. Mutiny Paintball is coming to the Tampa Bay Area at the end of this month. Bob “Hawtie With a Nawtie Body” Cartwright has been out on the field’s property non-stop for the past couple of weeks.
18. Ben Torrecelli’s birthday was this week. I’m hoping his wife gave him a proper birthday spanking.
19. SPLATXD is helping out with the next scenario game at SC Village, Decay of Nations. Iaquinta is getting all tactical on us…
20. The Romanian Predator wants you to know that DXS has stepped up their paint product line, upgrading the paint AND the boxes: http://thefordreport.com/2009/06/08/introducing-the-new-and-improved-dxs-linebest-performance-bold-unrivaled-new-look/
21. BLUE and DEUCE will be at D-Day this weekend so come on and join us in this great event. Find us in the JT compound for beverages and poster signings and then join us in this epic battle. See you there.
22. Greg “Red” Hastings will be there as well, hanging out with Larry Cossio in the Weekend Warrior Sportz booth.
23. BLUE and SUE of EMR, BLUE’S CREW, and JT SPORTS fame are officially moving to Port St. John, Florida in October. BLUE is a native Floridian and coming home to sunshine and fishing This will not affect the EMR or BLUE’S CREW Events as you will still see him running and gunning with his CREW at all the major Big Events in the Northeast as well as a few more in the south. BLUE will be traveling up to EMR on a regular basis and most players will never notice a difference. Rick “DEAD GUY” Pittilla will continue to run the everyday operations at EMR and the private groups while BLUE and DEUCE will be there for all of EMR’s Events doing what they do best. BLUE and DEUCE not only travel for BLUE’S CREW and JT SPORTS, but do consulting work with setting up new paintball facilities and revamping existing facilities. They are also getting more involved with satellite events such as the West Coast CASTLE CONQUEST at Giant Paintball and will be working with dealers to get set up selling and using JT’s products. This can all be accomplished in his Florida setting with a phone, high speed internet, and a good airport 35 minutes away. See ya all soon my friends.
24. Good. Now we can get Blue out to some real games in the deep south at Low Country Paintball playing a “Georgia” Joe Hamilton game, and out at Old River with NOCER Productions.
25. Now if only the rest of the industry would see the goodness of living and doing business in FL…
26. The .50 Caliber Revolution has started! http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=122804&referrerid=2107
27. Erm…Damn the Man, Fight the Power?
28. BT released their new TM15 at D-Day.
29. KEE Action Sports, in conjunction with fields literally around the world, will be having a World Wide Game on August 8^th. Check out http://www.btpaintball.com for the particulars.
30. The UWL has gone European with a European Championship.
31. Angel Paintball Sports is rolling out their new “Arabis” line at D-Day this week as well…
32. ANS Gear has Tiberius rounds, the new Project Salvo from Tippmann/US Army Paintball, and the new Invert Too hopper.