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1. Happy New Year! Jamie and I had a great time in Miami bringing in the new year…Phatty was at home and is not happy with us. Pictures from the weekend here: http://www.thefordreport.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=23
2. Of course the latest issue of Shooting Hot Magazine came out on the New Year, and I daresay it started with a bang! Www.shootinghotmagazine.com
3. There was some talk about how Ultimate Airball was going to destroy paintball…so I had some Minions gather up President Craig Miller and had a little chat with him: http://thefordreport.com/2009/12/interview-with-craig-miller-president-of-brimstone-enterprises-inc-inventors-of-tubeless-inflatable-bunkers/
4. The guys over at Sup’Air responded thusly: http://thefordreport.com/2010/01/supair-responds-to-craig-millers-claims/
5. I had no idea there was so much drama in the bunker world.
6. Some of my brethren in the media have a hard time telling one Spurlock from another, so in the spirit of dispelling the fog of confusion, I wrote a quickie guide to the Spurlocks: http://thefordreport.com/2010/01/know-your-spurlocks/
7. Smart Parts is undergoing a temporary shutdown to facilitate a restructuring of the company: http://thefordreport.com/2010/01/smart-parts-temporary-closure/
8. Meanwhile, DLX has opened up a West Coast office: http://thefordreport.com/2010/01/dlx-continues-customer-service-through-west-coast-office/
9. While all that was going on, JT Sports announced over on Baller’s Cafe that it’s a new world for them: http://www.ballerscafe.com/forum/content.php?260-After-40-years-a-new-chapter-for-JT
10. Interestingly enough, I have become aware of two possible suitors for JT Sports to ‘team up’ with.
11. No, I’m not saying who. Not unless I have a nice contribution to my Corvette fund.
12. Tactical Paintball in Texas is having a game January 30^th. Www.tacticalpaintball.com
13. Here’s a teaser for Traumahead Sportz’s look at D-Day 2009: http://www.vimeo.com/6250035
14. Paul Forcier chimes in: “http://robertrussell.teambadkarma.com Brian Russell formerly of SpecOps Paintball has a child in need of our help.”
15. Joe “Sideshow” Holleran informs me that he’s got in a Tadao Yakuza USB OLED Ego 09/10 board. I wondered what caused that evil cackle… Review coming soon in Shooting Hot Magazine.
16. Speaking of Tadao, they’re having a major sale on goodies. Www.tadaotechnologies.com
17. The PSP announces their new maximum ROF, which is now 12.5 bps.
18. Bart and Co. over at Angel Paintball Sports wishes everyone a happy 2010.
19. Blue dropped by with this: “BLUE and DEUCE of EMR/BLUE’S CREW will once again be at GIANT Paintball in Alpine, California on March 6th to present their WESTERN CASTLE CONQUEST. Come join them in defending or try to take them down. For the Eastern players, it will be much warmer than the East.”
20. Jerry from Save Phace dropped me a line with this bit of good news: “Here is some GREAT news for a change… It seems that alot of manufacturers in the PB industry are hurting…. Save Phace is up over 258% in 2009….Go figure…The ONLY hard shelled graphic mask in the market and we, it seems, are the only manufacturer up in 2009. Not only are we up, but we are WAY, WAY up!!!”
21. OG homie Lord Odin is a new father: “I wanted to announce that I had a baby boy born on Dec 28th, 2009. He was a 6lb 9oz bundle of joy. Both he and the wife are doing great and all of us couldn’t be happier.”
22. If you haven’t seen it already, here’s the Bud Light Paintball Commercial everyone’s been talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJOTHLeqQd4&feature=player_embedded
23. Evan Money has a charity: “DID YOU KNOW THAT MONEY PAINTBALL HAS IT’S OWN CHARITY? That’s right, a portion of our profits go to providing outreach paintball fields. We believe that paintball can have a positive impact on communities. http://emoneypaintball.net/index.php?pageinfo=charity for more info.”
24. Vinson Flores tells me this: “ In regards to the scenario calendar, I have collected what I know in the South Western region. I’m sure you have seen my occasional postings, but I wanted to send you the link to the one list that I constantly update (and co-incidentally one of the main forums that I frequent along with the team site I’m on) Rather than send the whole list to you in this email, I’ll provide the direct link: http://www.paintball4all.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=61&func=view&catid=9&id=4050 This is the most complete list so far and it get’s updated when I hear of any local events.”
25. The CFOA is having a Ref Training Camp for potential CFOA Refs January 23^rd and 24^th. Www.thecfoa.com for more info.
26. The TSSOC is having a scenario game March 10^th, 2010 at Poco Loco Paintball. http://www.tristatespecops.com/ to get signed up.
27. I’m hoping The Romanian Terminator has some good news for me in the next few days…
28. Elisa over at LAPCO has sent me something…not sure what it is, though.
29. With the current cold snap here in Florida still going on, I see interesting times ahead…they’re talking about sleet this weekend, which I’m thinking will keep me and my popcorn fart Cavalier off the roads…bad enough the bluehairs are back in FL, but bluehairs and sleet? No thank you.