AGD at The Texas Throwdown

[Clare]

Tom, Wyn, Albinonewt, Dayspring, Nicad, Edweird (who we didn't see cause he was at the field with Evil, Inc.), Havoc_online, and myself are all in the city of Houston for The Texas Throwdown. We spent several hours visiting BradAGD at Paintball Maxx and then we all headed to Bennigans for dinner. Muzikman was supposed to arrive tomorrow but I hear he had some problems and won't be able to make it. :(

Here's a few pics from today

Nick (Dayspring) and Rob (Wyn) as the shirt ninjas
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/1.JPG

Matt (Albinonewt) and Nick
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/2.JPG

Brad, Tom, and Nick (such a camera hog!)
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/3.JPG

[Clare]

This one came out blurry but I couldn't resist posting it

Rob (Wyn)
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/9.JPG

Colin (Nicad)
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/10.JPG

The group outside of Bennigans
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/4.JPG

[Clare]

Me with the guys
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/6.JPG

Nick and Curtis (Havoc_online)
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/7.JPG

Tom and Matt
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/8.JPG

[Wrathchild]

THE NEWT! Hahaha, hope you guys are having a great time. Wyn, you didnt shave your head for SCAO, you ***. lol.

[graycie]

give brad a hefty kick in the pants for me!:D

[trevorjk]

what the hell is up with the eyes? i sure hope they got those funky contacts in cuase those are scary

[Dayspring]

Here's our contribution to the pictures.

Newt- at 8AM
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00594.JPG
Me & the Flight Attendants
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00597.JPG
Newt & the Flight Attendants
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00598.JPG
Wyn getting his lost luggage
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00599.JPG
Clare being the picture taker
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00601.JPG
Matt from PaintballMaxx
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00603.JPG
Dinner
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00607.JPG
Wyn & Newt
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00608.JPG
Group from dinner
http://www.teamviolator.com/Dayspring/AO/Throwdown/DSC00609.JPG

[LaW]

Have a good weekend guys!

[trevorjk]

i want to play :( stupid christmas took all my money i wont be able to play till after the new year :(

[Muzikman]

:( I am soo mad that I am not there right now. But hey, they called me at 3am which made my ride home from work that much better. Oh well, I have to be up in 2.5 hours for work again:(. Have fun guys (and gal).

[Wrathchild]

DRUNKEN MOD CALLS!!!! w00t.

[Blazingace]

Nick. If you whored yourself out to the sponsors as much as you do to AO events, we would all be pimping free stuff and playing for free.


Yes I am slighly jealous.:mad:

[Mango]

Wow that looks like such a great time!! I wish I was there :( :( :( :(

[Albinonewt]

Well so far it's been a pretty fun event. Today we learn how to kill time in Houston before we start playing paintball. Wyn's luggage came in last night, which is a good thing. We did however run into a communications problem checking into the hotel, being as how the night watchman barely speaks english, and does so with a very thick accent we couldn't really make out.

[datapimp69]

Whoot i got my first drunkin call..

newt IAO baby! :)

[Creative Mayhem]

Great to see you guys are having a good time. I soo want to be there but I couldn't swing it, even though it would have been one helluva surprise appearance ;) Have a few car bombs for me! You should have called me too, I would have fit right in last night....(just a wee bit tipsy.. :D) Oh well, take it easy and give em heck.!

[cphilip]

Man...I wish I was there. Whats with all the Red Eyes? Hmmm.... scary!

[BradAGD]

Here's a couple of bad pics of Tom and the gang at Maxx.

http://www.paintballmaxx.net/pics/tomvisit1.jpg
http://www.paintballmaxx.net/pics/tomvisit2.jpgsorry about the corrupted pic, I have no idea what's going on here.
http://www.paintballmaxx.net/pics/tomvisit3.jpg

Good times were had by all...

[1stdeadeye]

Looks like a blast.

Wish I was there too! Instead, we are enjoying NJs first snow of the season. 2 inches and counting.:mad:

People here do not know how to drive in the snow!!!

[Tobe2be]

Damn looks like fun. I hate you wyn Day and Newt! i hate ya a lot

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by Wrathchild
DRUNKEN MOD CALLS!!!! w00t.


Hahahahahahaha!!! Too funny! :p


Looks like a blast. Have fun guys!

[Muzikman]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
Looks like a blast.

Wish I was there too! Instead, we are enjoying NJs first snow of the season. 2 inches and counting.:mad:

People here do not know how to drive in the snow!!!

Ditto for Pittsburgh...the drive home last night was interesting...nothing like freezing rain and ice patches:)

[Mango]

Driving in the snow is awsome, I just drove to the gym and did E-brake turns at every corner!!! LOL weeeee!

[Big'n slo]

Bah! Another good time missed.... :(



Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
Looks like a blast.

Wish I was there too! Instead, we are enjoying NJs first snow of the season. 2 inches and counting.:mad:

People here do not know how to drive in the snow!!!


NJ Drivers + snow = $$$$ for me :D weee

"Call Mr. Plow, that's my name! That name again is Mr. Plow."

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by Big'n slo
"Call Mr. Plow, that's my name! That name again is Mr. Plow."

Plows are for sissies! Gotta love 4WD!:D

Have fun plowing Jeff!

[Big'n slo]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye


Plows are for sissies! Gotta love 4WD!:D

Have fun plowing Jeff!

Don't be wreckin that new Exploder of yours 1DE, I've already responded to 4 MVA's this morning, most were soccer moms in SUV's (INVINCIBLE)

Actually I use a Case 580 Super K 4wd Extend-a-hoe and a Gehl Skid steer for plowing :D

Big boys toys :D

[kevdupuis]

Wish I was there.:(

[logamus]

enjoy your stay in the armpit of Texas. :D have fun guys!! keep rockin that smirnoff!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trina]

:( :( :(

**sitting at home studying algebra crying BIG, HUGE crocodile tears...wishing she was there** :D

hehe...HELLO EVERYONE!!!!! Miss the crew already! It sounds like you all are having a great time (I DON'T think it's possible to NOT have fun at an AO meet):D . I WILL definately see ya all at TexBall though...I'm counting the days!!:D

[Clare]

at Paintball Maxx
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/11.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/13.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/20.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/21.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/12.JPG

[Clare]

at the "Go Kart" place

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/14.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/15.JPG
Edweird
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/16.JPG
Havoc and Dayspring
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/17.JPG

[Clare]

Nicad
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/18.JPG
Wyn
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/19.JPG

[Gunga]

So did you smoke everyone else at go-karts like you did at IAO last year, Clare? :)

[darwin]

i tried to make it up there today but that didnt happen oh well.


been waiting months for this game :D i hope my mags ready

[Clare]

So did you smoke everyone else at go-karts like you did at IAO last year, Clare?

Ofcourse. What did you expect? :p

Ed at Texas Land & Cattle
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/23.JPG

Evil Ed
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/24.JPG

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/25.JPG

[ntn4502]

What the hell, you guys to good to call Nelson now? Looks like you all had a blast, I 'll be at the next big one for sure, you all can hold me on it

[Doobie]

Hey gang! Tip one back for me and have a great time!
Doobie
:D

[LoveMyMagMoreThanYou]

Wish I could be there. I wish that I was playing paintball this weekend. (Stupid weddings..............not mine)

[Clare]

at the Karaoke bar


http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/26.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/27.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/30.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/31.JPG

[Clare]

Tom with one of the waitresses who joined us from the restaurant we ate dinner at!
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/32.JPG

This toast was made for Doobie
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/33.JPG
Edweird and Dayspring doing some weird dual dance partner thing with the waitress
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/34.JPG

[Clare]

outside of "Crazy Frogs"
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/28.JPG

Man love is a must at all these events
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/29.JPG

[Creative Mayhem]

WOW Ed... Every pic looks like you are constipated or just doing the "gotta go pee dance"! :eek: :D

[logamus]

Originally posted by Creative Mayhem
WOW Ed... Every pic looks like you are constipated or just doing the "gotta go pee dance"! :eek: :D

i thought the same thing. except for the pic with the poor cow. btw, what song are yall singing?

[CodeMA]

I think I need one of them "I shoot dead people" shirts in black and white... ehehe... not that I would ever do such a thing...

[Doobie]

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/33.JPG


YES!
Thnks guys!:D

[Tunaman]

Originally posted by datapimp69
Whoot i got my first drunkin call..

newt IAO baby! :) Yea...those bustards called me too...again...someone is gonna get it!:mad: :D ;)

[Muzikman]

:(:(:(:(:( I should be there!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like you guys had a blast...

Newt, thanks for the 3am IM, too bad I wasn't here to get it.

So, when is the next event?

[pito189]

Looks like you guys are having a blast. Wish I was there.


Can't wait for Tex-Ball.

[edweird]

Yeah guys its quite insane here.... and the excursion last night was worth the trip alone (especially if your some of the guys from Bad Karma!) BTW the song you see like the 30 of us on the tiny stage singing was "You lost that lovin feeling". Yes I know it was sappy but it was only the begining of the night that caused my semi mute condition I am currently having.... and btw like seconds prior to singing that song I basicly shattered a previous restoration on one of my molars so I think that picture is actually of me spitting the fragments of my tooth out to finish the song. The things I do for this user group sheesh!

Anyhow today was a superb day for paint enduced mass slaughter. I played 9/10ths of the day with my **NEWish** Sydarm I just accuired (btw thanks for my Evil INC brothers for the hookup) and had the best day ever with only 15 balls of PMI Premium. Lets just say walking to the other side of the feild with no armband tape and playing as an enemy with more barrel tag kills than gun kills is simply a thrill. Anyhow I got to get moving on... catch up later.

Evil Ed out. (and im not constipated dammit!)

[Recon by Fire]

Look at all the fun! I decided not to attend and instead work a 100+ hour week. Grr... :(

[Trina]

Ya know, I knew that's what you all were singing...I don't know if it was the "Tom on the knees" thing that gave it away or the expressions of severe emotion....you go guys!!

Thanks for thinking of Doobie...even in a drunken state :D

[Albinonewt]

Well, my camera is in the car right now so I can't upload anything at this moment, so i'll just tell stories.

At the go cart place I managed to T-Bone some little kid really hard after I ripped around a corner and lost a contact lense. My perscription is -7, which for those of you that don't know that means when I lose one I can't see a thing. Anyways, I plowed into this kid and then just kept on goind trying so I could pit and look for the lense. Afterwards we remarked how badly I Halle Barried that kid.

At the restaraunt Bad Karma managed to concince every waitress there to come with us to the Karoke bar. Some of us were reluctant to go to the bar at all (having all the beverages we needed back here) but we went anyways and had a great time. Getting us all there and up on stage was a lot of fun. We all sang you lost that loving feeling like you saw in the picture, and I also sang Red White and Blue (dedicated to Doobie and Old Soldier of course) and then we sang the A hole song by Denis Leary (which I would like to now dedicate to Tuna for threatening us :) )

We managed to get a hold of some people for druken phone calls after the bar, but with the time change we missed nearly everyone on the east coast. Tuna, I really do need to talk to you about buying stuff to set up this guy's 68 classic for his son in law.

Right now everyone is still sleeping and it looks like we're never going to the game. They're taking turns hitting the snooze button, 4 times so far!

Oh, and I managed to get way sick yesterday too. I played all day with this crazy migraine (which I initially thought was a hangover but all my alcoholic kung fu failed to work on it and it lasted more then 12 hours!). I was so not myself that I was playing the game totally hardcore in the beginning, running, sliding, marking posistions. At one point in the battle on a massive speedball course I managed to push the furthest in of all 50 people on our team that were there. I don't know what happened to me. I'm feeling better now so I think today I'll go back to sleeping on the field and shooting walkie talkies

Have a good one guys. We miss all of AO and wish you were here.

(Except for you Mango)



(Kidding, we miss you too. Quite a bit too. We're still chanting "Check my junk", but it just lacks that ring.

[G.Rilla]

Well i didnt get to meet you guys andgal when you were at maxx Friday cause i came from the back and yall were eating lunch( geez when was the last time you were fed)I was afraid to get to close....

But anyway i help matt load the truck then it was off to the field and i never saw yall again....Well there is always next game.

Hope to see everyone at the next one down here in houston



G.

[Enigma4you]

Hate Wesley and I missed it. Looks like yall had a blast. Hopefully, we can attend next year.

Matt how many welts this weekend? Are you gonna break the record (96 from SE AO)???

Emily

[Clare]

Since I didn't get a chance to post pictures yesterday, here's a few from Saturday

Team Icky Forest
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/35.JPG

doin' the Icky dance
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/36.JPG

Joy (Glenn Palmer's wife) and TIF out on the field--Thanks for the field TIF pics, Zack
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/37.JPG

[Clare]

"You're clean! Play on!"
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/38.JPG

Tom flashing boards
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/39.JPG

Curtis (Havoc_online)
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/40.JPG

[Clare]

The Turtle Squad
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/42.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/43.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/44.JPG
Preacher and me
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/45.JPG

[Clare]

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/46.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/47.JPG
Tom handing an RT Pro to a raffle winner
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/48.JPG
part of the crowd
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/49.JPG

[Clare]

A 3 on 1 game, the girls who had never played paintball before versus anyone with the highest bid, was auctioned off and Preacher was the winner. He picked "Cherry Bomb" to take them on and he got stomped on both times! Nick (Dayspring) decided to join him on a 2 on 2 game and also got shot on his way to his primary and the girls won again. :D

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/50.JPG
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/51.JPG
Glenn Palmer
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/52.JPG

[Load SM5]

Ok the "drunkin midnight phonecall" would be better if it took place at midnight in your victim's timezone. Mine came at 3am.

Bite me Nick...thanks for leaving the message on my voicemail.:D

[Recon by Fire]

Originally posted by CaPoEiRa

Tom flashing boards



Just rub it in more..... :(

[cphilip]

I didn't get my call. And I was up till midnight too...No voice mail either. However there are 8 missed calls on here.... wonder what thats about? Pretty bad when you too drunk to even leave a message! ;)

[edweird]

Originally posted by Load SM5
Ok the "drunkin midnight phonecall" would be better if it took place at midnight in your victim's timezone. Mine came at 3am.
well seeing as though they are drunken bastards and I happen to be the only solber one in the crowd im not gonna do anything harder than keep the ao kids out of jail. after all that is tough enough.

[GA Devil]

Looks like it was alot of fun. I was in Florida at Waynes World with the TAG family and got to hang out with Jon.

[Mango]

Originally posted by cphilip
I didn't get my call. And I was up till midnight too...

Me neither :( :(

[edweird]

yeah the last 2 nights were pretty much dry nights *GASP!*

and yes I said "pretty much" I guess that is due to the fact we over did our icky mission statement and played a bit harder than intended :P

So any of you (except mango j/k) that we failed to bless with our drunken stupidness via expensive phone calls I hereby say im sorry... the oppurtunitys just did not seem to present them selves especially since we were sorta attached to Curtis to get the mini-booth next time.

speaking of expensive phone calls im dropping like a buck a minute to entertain my self here at my airport gate to get back to phoenixville - the things I do for you ppl sheesh

[Mango]

Originally posted by Albinonewt

(Except for you Mango)




Originally posted by Edwierd

(except Mango j/k)



What the heck did I do to deserve all this anti-love?! Maybe I wore out my welcome... :( :confused:


















bye

[pito189]

Originally posted by SprayingMango

What the heck did I do to deserve all this anti-love?! Maybe I wore out my welcome... :( :confused:

bye

"k' bye" (you know where that is from) ;) ;)

[hitech]

Originally posted by CaPoEiRa
Joy (Glenn Palmer's wife)
Is that Glenn's exwife, or is he remarried?

Looks like everyone had a grand time. At least I made one event. :)

[BradAGD]

Glenn got remarried just over a year ago. Joy is from Thailand and had never even seen a gun until meeting Glenn. He's got her broken in, a new PB junkie is born.

[CodeMA]

Ya them pay for connection things at the air port suck...majorly... we got stuck an airport over the summer on the way back from Vegas, and Denver has them things...meh...hate them keyboards...

[Mango]

Originally posted by pito189


"k' bye" (you know where that is from) ;) ;)

touche! :p

:cool:

[logamus]

Originally posted by edweird

I happen to be the only solber one in the crowd


you sure about that?


:D

[Enigma4you]

Originally posted by edweird

well seeing as though they are drunken bastards and I happen to be the only solber one in the crowd im not gonna do anything harder than keep the ao kids out of jail. after all that is tough enough.

just how solber were you?? haha :D :p

[wyn1370]

Quick post, to let say I'm back hime, before it's back to laundry and unloading my turtle bag
Had way too much fun for it to be legal this weekend. I'll try to get up my few pictures and some memorable moments soon.

[hardr0ck68]

Nick your a hooker....:eek: your in like every pic :p

and btw your never gonna live down the getting shot on the break by a noob chick :D ;)

[Dayspring]

Only takes one ball. :) Cherry got it 3 times. I only got shot once. (Not my gun either)

And in fairness, they jacked up the two guns the girls were using. One was using a Diadem and the other was using an A5 with RT trigger. The trigger was doing f/a.

[edweird]

Mangies... we still wuv you... think about it this way we were nice enough to let you sleep before the finals that prevented you from blessing us with your presence. heck Muz dont have a excuse good as that. Hell most of the ppl that we talked to via phone actually reverse drunk called us. So dont think that we dont wuv ya ne more :P

well since im back from my 12 hour tour of getting back home, its nice to see the grammar and spelling police have already knocked down my door on my spelling of "solber"... its been so long since drinking has been an issue for me (nearly 7 years dry) the word fails to be in my vocabulary anymore.

now that that unpleasantness is over...

Id like to give some love out to the ones that made this trip well worth the price of attendance. (in no particular order)

Evil inc.
Thank you guys so much for everything you did for me though out the weekend. I cannot thank you all enough for the hospitality and brotherhood that was bestowed on me. It was an absolute riot hanging out with you all on thursday, and friday morning. Cable when ya read this drop me a PM about that crying towel.

Team Icky Forest (Members of in attendance)
As always its worth the price of attendance just to hangout with you all... even if we are stalked by camera spice all day. I thought that "All Quit no Go!" was supposed to be the mission statement of icky forest but I think we truley out did ourselves this weekend. In fact we saw the emergance of Hardcore Newt after he recoverd from fridays festivities. Most of all thanks for the great times... Moments like: "Hey Punjab!..." will be something that I will always die laughing about.

laters and stuff... gotta eat.

[cabldawg]

Hey wynn glad ya made it home. I expect you'll be going to the post office tomorrow, to send me my X-mag.
I enjoyed seeing dayspring, Edwierd and Albinonewt again and meeting Claire.
Now if we can get ya to play some night game (yes I know this will cut into drinking time and will be an up hill battle but we're gonna try)
Once again thank you Tom for telling me how to fix my gun and flashing it to 3.2 It really rips now

[Albinonewt]

Great hanging out with you too Cable.

I'll figure out how to post my pics tomorrow, tired tonight.

[wyn1370]

yeah cable great time hanging with you guys. you guys gotta be the most gracious hosts around.
and yeah I'll get right over to the UPS store for ya too
(the first statements where completely true, last one maybe not so much)

[wyn1370]

day in the $50 shuttle (driven by none other than Punjab)
http://www.wyn1370.com/Images/Paintball/Meets/TX throwdown/IMG_1396.JPG
day and the cow at the airport
http://www.wyn1370.com/Images/Paintball/Meets/TX throwdown/IMG_1397.JPG
newt and I having a fairwell beverage (10AM)
http://www.wyn1370.com/Images/Paintball/Meets/TX throwdown/IMG_1398.JPG

[UltimatePaintballer]

to answer everyones question about the red eyes, its a way the flash flashes. when they are a straight flash, it produces that red image. now some of the new cameras have a flickering flash so there are no red eyes. I know im good:D

also, thats an longhorn

and looks like fun, please come to WI:(

[edweird]

Nah the red is from the Evil inside me trying to fight the Icky...

the difficult part is keeping it in balance :P

[Clare]

We saw Evil Ed a lot more often than Icky Ed, though!

By the way, I could really use Ed at tournaments! I don't even have to stop shooting with the speed at which Ed fills my hopper :p

[edweird]

< on feild pod Byot.. to teh extreme!

Edweird 4 AGD Xball pit crew!

[Clare]

I'll be playing xball this coming season, I'll petition for you to be my personal on-field hopper filler. :p

[FlashTX]

Howdy folks...on behalf of my fellow Texans (I'm an import, but close enough) I'd like to thank you's guys and gals for coming down to the Throwdown and glad to hear you all had a great time! I think I can speak for all of the Mayberry Marauders in saying how much we appreciated AGD and Tom Kaye's continued enthusiastic support for scenario games and the players that attend them! I didn't get to play too much, as I was mostly refing with my tourney team...but I did get to rock with the AO'rs during the hour-long final battle using Shawn Embach of Evil Inc's Emag....niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!! (Thanks again to all of Evil)

Cable...great to see you and the guys again and to also meet some of your other western friends.

Bad Karma kicked butt as always...showing their "AGD Pride" (hehe, nice pun, huh?)

Claire...you owe me a pod o' paint!!! But you can pay me back in chocolate if I make it up to the TeX-Ball thing in Feb! ;)

Thanks again for coming down...hope to see you all back again soon!

[Dayspring]

The guys from Cops911.com took some great pics of this weekend

You can see a few of the members from Mayberry Marauders, Evil Inc., & Bad Karma as well as us AOers.

http://www.cops911.com/texasthrowdown.asp

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

*sniffle* and snyper wasnt invited?

[Clare]

Claire...you owe me a pod o' paint!!! But you can pay me back in chocolate if I make it up to the TeX-Ball thing in Feb!

Thanks for the pod! Chocolate, aye? ok

couple pics I forgot to put up

http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/tt6.jpg
http://www.automags.org/~Capo/TT/tt5.jpg

[Tobe2be]

Newt change your shirt i know you like it cuz you had to eat paintballs for it but sheesh bro. lol :)

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by Tobe2be
Newt change your shirt i know you like it cuz you had to eat paintballs for it but sheesh bro. lol :)

hey, all those pictures were taken the same day!