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• Going to try something a little different with this Report, so bear with me…
• Tippmann and Umarex, the worldwide distributor for H&K, inked a deal this week: http://thefordreport.com/2010/08/tippmann-signs-agreement-with-hk-licensee/
• The September issue of Shooting Hot Magazine is out! Http://www.shootinghotmagazine.com
• Andy Potter from DXS will be getting married this Saturday. Send your well wishes to andy.potter@procapsdirect.com .
• Sucker!
• Blue and Deuce hacked my server and put this out there for you: http://thefordreport.com/2010/08/conquest-information/
• They’re l33t.
• The “Tale of the Tape” for the upcoming “A Modern Warfare” game at LCP is up for your viewing pleasure: http://thefordreport.com/2010/08/lcps-a-modern-warfare-ii-tale-of-the-tape/
• Chuck Hendsch dropped by with this note: “I will be attending the Paintball Extravaganza at the Hyatt in Anaheim Ca. Sept 14 15 and 16. I will be debuting the new HydroTec Paintball. It would be great to set up a meeting with you. If you know of any Field Operators attending the event I would also like to set meetings before the show starts. Have interested dealers email me at chuck@hydrotecpaintball.com “
• Sadly, I won’t be making it to Extravaganza. However, I’ve already set up a meeting with Chuck at World Cup, and if you need to have a sit-down with me, drop me a line and I’ll clear it with this year’s Security Team.
• For those of you going to “A Modern Warfare” ,Hier kommt die SoBe Sonne! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSx2bA8jBDI
• Billy, John, Dave, and I are proud to announce Dynamic Finishes’ first sponsored player: http://thefordreport.com/2010/08/dynamic-finishes-announces-first-sponsored-player/
• Valken enters marketing agreement with Delta Paintball Team: http://thefordreport.com/2010/08/valken-enters-marketing-agreement-with-delta-paintball-inc/
• The RPL has rolled out their field layout for their Hollister event: http://therpl.com/
• Brian Barno over at ProCaps Direct let me know that he’s going to be bringing fun back to the ProCaps booth at World Cup. I’ve already been drafted for part of it…
• The PSP has some more hotel deals for World Cup, as well as some interesting wrinkles for the Master’s Division this year.
• Spoke with an old friend in Taiwan earlier this week.
• The Hawtie With a Nawtie Body, Bob Cartwright is cackling like a wildman, and I know why. You’ll know why soon enough.
• Speaking of knowing things, anyone know why things got REAL quiet ALL the sudden from White Hats? Why make a big splash and then dive into the nearest hole and pull it closed over you?
• IYAOYAS Beast Shawn “Soulcar” Collins reports from Indiana: “As mentioned in the last TFR the Midwest Chapter of the IYAOYAS went to Fort Knox Paintball to play the Mr. & Mrs. Smith game. This was a Payroll Production game, the members that attended the game had a ton of fun on and off the field. On the field we successfully ran missions and shot out a great deal of people. We showed “No Fear, No Pity, No Remorse” for them. Off the field we hadentertainment that cannot be described. When it was all said and done, the IYAOYAS Midwest Chapter earned the Sportsmanship Award. The whole team holds this award in high regard, so it was an honor to receive it From our General “T” of Team WOW who was Mr. Smith for the weekend.
• The guys over at ProPaintball.Com got a look at the new goodies coming from GI Mil-Sim: http://www.propaintball.com/2010/09/gi-milsim-paintball-goggle/
• The NPPL has some killer Vegas flight deals. Http://www.nppl.com
• I haven’t heard from Kurt lately, so that leads me to believe that he’s continuing his consolidation chemo and is doing well.
• After I write this week’s Report and send it out, The Tiny Blonde Goddess and I will be only sporadically available during the course of this Labor Day Weekend. Tomorrow we jet to parts unknown to enjoy Class V rapids, Chef Bill Bain’s cooking and whatever delights we find along the way. Funny how my supervisors at work asked if I was doing paintball this weekend since I was so giddy most of the week, and the surprise on their faces when I told them I wasn’t playing paintball was notable. Obviously I’m a paintball lifer.