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• All the cool kids are going to Living Legends this weekend, and/or NPPL Chicago.
• Meanwhile Ashley, The Dark Child, and I are going to General’s Cup in FL, where around 400 players are going to be crammed onto Gatorball’s 26 acres…sounds like a gunfight waiting to happen to me!
• In case you didn’t get the other email, the May issue of Shooting Hot Magazine is out: http://thefordreport.com/2012/05/the-may-issue-of-shooting-hot-magazine-is-here-3/
• I didn’t play last weekend at Big Indian Paintball, but hanging out with the guys from Tactical Gangster was a lot of fun…look for big things from these guys!
• Speaking of meat grinders, the Tippmann Crossover is getting thrown into the meat grinder that I think General’s Cup is going to be this weekend…
• Sad news via “Hollywood”: “As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the paintball community suffered a tragic loss, when “Dragon,” who played “Tim, the Enchanter” at the Viper grail game last month, succumbed to a heat related injury. According to Viper, he was overheated, and went inside, then jumped in to a cold shower. He collapsed in the bathtub. Heat injuries, as you indicated, are dangerous, and require a certain amount of care, prior to the arrival of the paramedics, who should be called at once. Most importantly, (according to what I learned as a Boy Scout, 55 some odd years ago), get the injured person into the shade, and on his back. The rule of thumb, is “If the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale, raise the tail.” In other words, get the injured person on a slight incline, or use a pillow or other support, so that the head can be positioned higher or lower than the rest of the body, depending on his symptoms. Wipe the face with a damp washcloth, which should be right around “room temperature,” +/- 5 degrees. Certainly not with anything colder, which might further shock the system. And don’t let the patient get up until he has been checked out by the paramedics.
• Vinson “Gadget Soldier” Flores checks in from Cali: “Hey Dale, if they haven’t done so, Gio from Giant Sportz here in Southern California wants to let everyone know that the first event for the Mission: Impossible series is happening this Sunday, May 20th at Hollywood Sports Park in Bellflower, CA. Here is the link: http://www.hollywoodsports.com/component/content/article/261.html “
• The Super 6 unveils their Golden Gun: http://thefordreport.com/2012/05/the-super-6-2012-golden-gun/
• DYE signs on with the CXBL: http://thefordreport.com/2012/05/dye-supports-the-cxbl-as-a-platinum-sponsor/
• ProPaintball.Com reports that Lee Price of the Paraplegic Turtles has been banned from the UWL.
• Empire and JT re-sign with the Boy Scouts: http://thefordreport.com/2012/05/empire-and-jt-paintball-partner-with-the-boy-scouts-to-promote-paintball-at-the-2012-kutztown-university-minsi-trails-jamboree/
• Speaking of Boy Scouts, Jason Kreisman, AKA “JK” or as he’s known here, “Kreisman”, is leaving KEE Action Sports effective May 25^th: http://thefordreport.com/2012/05/jason-kreisman-leaving-kee-action-sports/
• Which leaves an opening at KEE…I’m under qualified, and Ashley is overqualified, so that’s a no-go…and neither one of us is interested in living in New Jersey. No offense to the Garden State, but we like it here in South Georgia.
• Kingman announces they’re giving away $6500 in goodies at this year’s D-Day Event.
• Speaking of D-Day, I’ve already advised Potter and Muller to stock up on Gatorade for that event…it gets HOT in Northeastern OK in June. And since Grand Lake is right there, the humidity is going to be brutal.
• Speaking of Potter, he heard his future child’s heartbeat for the first time the other day…congrats, Potter. Your life is about to completely change, homie.
• If you’re going to the NPPL Chicago and/or Living Legends this weekend, make sure to stop by and say Hi to Machine Paintball’s Andrew Spurlock…I tried sending Minions over to Biloxi to ‘borrow’ him for General’s Cup, but they were unsuccessful.
• Got to meet Kelly “Pistol” Brennan of Catshack Reports last weekend…total sweetie.
• The D-League had to do a date change for their 4^th event.
• Critical Paintball is doing a trigger for the Clone.
• I sent Minions over to ‘borrow’ CADS of the Vapor’s trigger, but Jimmy convinced them it’d be in their best interests to be elsewhere. Jon-Paul’s going to have to wait.
• Chris Frank dropped by with this: “Bad Karma (www.teambadkarma.com ) is at it again. They just won Best Attack for a scenario team at a record breaking SuperGame put on by Dan Bonebrake outside Portland, Oregon. They finished in the top 3 in virtually every award category. Well, except for Best Tank. Moongobbie Bros. won that with one of the best tanks in the U.S. Congrats to all the teams that contributed to making SuperGame a must attend event! They are what make the event so much fun to go to.”
• ‘Moongobbie’?
• Kreisman dropped by on his farewell tour to lay this tidbit on me: “Empire Paintball is pleased to announce our newest giveaway, The Empire Prophecy Z2 No Excuses, Win! Promotion. Paintball fans around the world can get a FREE Empire Prophecy Z2 Limited Edition Drawstring Backpack by visiting a participating store or field. All you have to do is follow the instructions on the following link: http://empirepaintball.com/prophecy-z2-loader-drawstring-paintball-bag-promotion. For a list of participating fields/stores click here: http://empirepaintball.com/find-paintball-field-prophecy-z2-loader-drawstring-paintball-bag-promotion .”
• …and that about covers it this week. As you read this, Ashley and I are going to start getting packed, and start installing the steel restraints in her truck so that the Dark Child doesn’t dominate the Gulf Coast of Florida…too much.