Lights. Camera. Action...

There have been a number of attempts to bring paintball to the big screen. One that comes to mind is "In Your Face". Despite the punk title it came off like a Disney afternoon special and didn't do much for paintball. There has been a bunch of talk about another, called "The Paintball Kid, that is suppose to be released in 2009.

It's hard to imagine a good paintball movie named "Blackballed". Harder yet is knowing it's a comedy with actors from shows on Comedy Central. It traveled the film festival circuit and I think it might finally be out on DVD. I haven't seen it but I'm told it's not "In You Face" bad.

Field owners hold their collective breath when ever we hear about paintball coming to the media. How will the movie/TV/DVD portray paintball? Will the actors keep their masks on? Is it parent friendly or is it a cuss and welt fest? Is it going to be done Jackass style?

There is another big screen film in the works called "Paintball". Sounded promising to me until I discovered it's a horror film.

That can't be good.

Do you think paintball in the media has helped our growth?
	Absolutely
	I think so
	Dunno
	Not a bit
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Always building...

I'm working on something. Some more covered tables and a new shooting range. And something else I don't want to go into right now. I don't know why I wait till the summer heat sets in to do this kind of stuff. Ten minutes of work. Twenty minute air condition break.

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Seeing stars...

Ok. So here's the deal. I eliminated the star rating system at the bottom of each post. It was confusing the heck out of me. Did more stars mean you agreed with the subject or did it just mean you liked the tone or did it mean you agreed with my view?

If there were fewer stars did it mean you thought my writing sucked or did it mean you didn't care for the subject?

If the subject of the post was negative does less stars mean you agree with my negative thoughts? Would more stars mean you disagreed? Or agreed?

You get the picture.

Count on seeing POLLS instead of stars. I hope you will participate. Remember, your vote counts!

Did the stars confuse you?
	No, I liked them.
	Yea, a little bit.
	Dump them!
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Name game...

It's nitrogen. Not nitrous.

They're paintballs. Not bullets.

It's a marker (or gun - who cares). Not a weapon or gat.

It's called "speedball" because the games are shorter. Not because the balls go faster or hit harder or because you speed through more paint.

They are not noobs. They are new players.

Scenario games are games - not "scenario tournaments."

Hoppers hold paint and are attached to your marker where they gravity feed your gun.

Loaders hold paint and stay in your pack until you need them and then the empty ones go on the ground.

If a hopper has batteries then its now called a loader (until the batteries die - then it's called a B#%&*!!). It's refilled using pods.

Pods also go on the ground when they're empty.

Hope you are all enjoying your 4th of July weekend.

(HBDH)

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