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- Valken’s Andy Potter and Southeast Superfield owner Billy Smith of Low Country Paintball flew out this morning for Castle…lucky!
- …except that their flights were at uncivilized hours…
- Join the family: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/join-the-machine-family/
- If you’re in Florida next month, hit up Rico at General’s Cup: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/2012-generals-cup-pre-game-video/
- Ace writer Seth “Big Boss” Manchester is now doing video: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/shooting-hot-tv-pilot/
- Over in the UK Support for Soldiers raised a lot of money for UK servicemen and women in need: http://thefordreport.com/2012/04/support-for-soldiers-raises-11500-us-for-uk-service-members/
- The first event in the Vicious series is coming soon, at Mad Cow Paintball in Cedar Creek, NE.
- “Mad Cow Paintball”?
- The NPPL has released the field layout for their upcoming Chicago event.
- Meanwhile, Critical Paintball’s pro team has a new jersey!
- Pev’s is getting ready to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
- Minor League Paintball becomes a PSP Affiliate league.
- E-Money has lost his mind, offering up 1st run PEG paintballs at $6/case! Call him up at 1-866-999-MONEY before he regains his senses.
- Echo1 Airsoft is coming to Alternative Sports.
- Tim Barnett of Shoreline Paintball in the UK drop by with this tidbit: “GI Sportz Battle of Britain game run by Shoreline is next weekend. Its already officially the UK’s biggest ever brand new event.”
- Tom over at Catshack Reports let it be known that Les Stroud of “Survivorman” fame will be attending this year’s D-Day Event in Oklahoma. Turns out Les is an avid paintballer! He’ll be rolling with the Commonwealth Expeditionary Forces.
- Tampa Bay Damage won the Galveston PSP, which had to be postponed until the beginning of Phoenix.
- The D-League has revised the field layout for their next event.
- Meanwhile, Houston Heat wins the Pro Division at Phoenix PSP.
- Kriesman dropped by to let me know that teams using Empire gear and RPS paint dominated the divisional brackets.
- Which means that teams using GI Sportz dominated everywhere else.
- I understand that the phrase “But it’s a dry heat!” got old real quick for players and vendors alike at the Phoenix event….
- The D-League out in Cali will now have a new Open division.
- I was messing around on Facebook this morning and I was teasing about writing another “Deadliest Paintball Warrior” piece for Shooting Hot Magazine, and trying to figure out who I’d pit against each other….somehow it turned into a challenge to a Mercy Match against my wife. I guess Ledbetter’s Carnage Paintball is going to live up to its’ name after all…
- I got an email from ProPaintball.com noting that Air America Weapons Systems would be making a return, but the story has since been pulled. Minions are en-route.
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My friend Jen is walking in the Susan B. Komen event coming to the Tampa Bay area: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR?px=6542623&pg=personal&fr_id=1770&et=5O1XGNWxOZsl–2Jb8VybQ&s_tafId=478293
- Joey from BuyPBL.com let me know that the final installment of the PALS Thailand “Where Paintball Takes Us” episode is out: http://youtu.be/0y5-Qv-A9Z0
- The Apocalypse is coming to Big Indian Paintball: http://lcpscenariogames.com/registration/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=29
- And now, to start packing up for the weekend…. Have a great weekend everyone!
