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Once More and Again...

I've been away from blogging for quite some time now, and it seems like the right time to wander back.

Much has happened, we are out of the paintball store, other than assist ing the new owners with a few things.  I am now a grandpa.  My daughter just got married.  My youngest started High School.  Much more...

No Stick Bugs (for now, though I am looking for someone that has some Australian Sticks to get started again).

No bramble rambles, we stopped those when we lost the bugs...and High School stole my partner.

So we shall see where this goes.  The camera has been dusted off, and I have a nice new keyboard.

On with the show!

Moving the Paintball Stuff

Decided to set up a new blog specifically for paintball and airsoft...Jester Airsoft ...

Check it out and let all your paintball or airsoft playing friends know about it.  Thanks!

Paintball Expo

"Where are the promised photos?", you ask.
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Like 'em?  Actually, we did make the trip to the Expo; however, there just wasn't much worth taking pictures of.  The new gear and pros of years past were in very short supply.  After breezing through the Expo to get the lay of the land, we looked at one another and came to the agreement that there just wasn't much there.  The exception was Smart Parts .  The new gear line was great - but since the VIP tent was dark and crowded,  my few pictures just were not up to my standard for posting (they must have been pretty bad, eh?).  Smart Parts is issuing a new "Dynasty Ion" that is so very cool - we will get one for the shop and I will put some pics up when it comes in.  For those that do not follow paintball, Dynasty is the best team in pro paintball (those that disagree may flame away).  So anything that we can offer for the fans, well, it sells.

It was pretty cool to see the airsoft folks team up with paintball - even though the offering from the airsoft crowd was small, our good buddies at JAG Precision  had a great booth along with a shooting gallery (Jordan shot the targets under six seconds, not his best time, but "his mask didn't fit very well".  I declined to shoot, so I wouldn't make everyone else feels bad...LOL)

So, the next plan is for us to take a trip to the NPPL  event at Huntington Beach ...that should be worth a gallery or two.

Paintball Rush

Paintball is the fastest growing extreme sport in the USA.  If you have love a great adrenaline rush, you really need to try paintball.  After years of avoiding the game, they finally sucked me into the sport by getting me to shoot some video back in 2002. 

When people find out I play paintball it usually generates my favorite question - "does it hurt?".  Answer, not bad enough to make me stop playing!  Sort of like tattoos, only the marks wash off (and the bruises fade).

We now operate a shop selling paintball markers and gear (also airsoft and tactical goodies, but more on that later) so my playing time has been severely reduced.  Of course, the shop provides an opportunity to play with all of that cool gear we only dreamed about when we were just players.  In the next few weeks I will be building a photo gallery around paintball, so check back.  The first pictures should be up next week - we're visiting the big Paintball Expo West this weekend in Pomona, CA - with some of the cool goodies and cool paintball folks (lots of the pros) we encounter.

Happy St. Valentine's Day...

Make it yours!