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1. It’s Earth Day today, and DXS is celebrating: http://thefordreport.com/2010/04/dxs-celebrates-earth-day/
2. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Shooting Hot Magazine is going racing: http://thefordreport.com/2010/04/shooting-hot-magazine-goes-racing/
3. Mick Gray over at the T-Square Paintball Paintblog recently posted his 1000th post. Paintball news, info and attitude from the “mean and grumpy” field owner.
4. Jeff Stein sent along a link for a teaser for the next installment of “Birth of a Storm”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEqbXFxNYw
5. And because my Minions were especially effective in convincing him to let me see the finished product, I checked that out this morning. I’m really impressed with the quality of the filming and how they put the viewer right there in the pack of players getting yelled at by Jeff.
6. Nxe has a new lineup of Tactical Vests available now.
7. I think I’ll pass on getting yelled at by Stein in real life.
8. I never thought it’d happen, but I talked Valken Rock Starlet Waverly Muller into something…details later.
9. MPP Games is having a game this weekend at Bearclaw Paintball in Fayetteville, TN. If you ever get a chance, check out Bearclaw. It’s one of the prettiest fields in the country.
10. Valken Paintball steps up their support of the GFOA: http://thefordreport.com/2010/04/valken-provides-additional-sponsorship-to-the-gfoa/
11. Blue chimes in with this nugget of goodness: “BLUE’S CREW has switched to the Defender’s side for CASTLE CONQUEST XXIX this Saturday at EMR Paintball Park. Preregs ending up being over 800 players but there were only 150 preregs for Defenders so BLUE and DEUCE put in BLUE’S CREW to keep the odds at the standard 4 to 1 of attackers versus defenders. See you all there for PURE PAINTBALL INSANITY!”
12. Speaking of pure paintball insanity, LCP’s Billy Smith will be attending this event…I hope the players up there are ready for Deep South Style Paintball…
13. The Georgia SPPL was this past weekend, and it was a weekend of experiments…check out the May issue of Shooting Hot Magazine for the particulars…
14. Cyndi from the GPL reminds me that the first GPL of the season is this weekend…make sure you go and make Cyndi happy…
15. The NPPL has released the field layouts for the NPPL Chicago event.
16. Muppet Mower Kitty Wandel has released some new headband designs as well as a shiny new, easier to navigate website! Make an extremely English girl happy by heading over to http://www.muppet-mowers.com and getting yourself some style.
17. IYAOYAS LT Dale “Rattpack” Surratt had this to say: “I stopped by Central Florida Paintball in Lakeland,FL off Highway 98 and had a nice talk with the guys. They had alot of people playing despite the rain. They have lots of events coming up soon, so come on by and spend your money. Tell them Rattpack sent you.”
18. The PSP is going even more global, bringing the Mexican Paintball League (MPL) into the fold.
19. In addition to the field layouts being released, registration for the NPPL Chicago event is now open.
20. My sainted parents flew into Tampa yesterday, and after dinner, drove on down to Fort Myers, FL to visit my aunt and uncle. They’ll be back in town tomorrow night and through the weekend, so unless it’s EXTREMELY important, just drop me an email rather than calling.