New Jersey AO Day 4!!!

[Dayspring]

I got a call from Jon Comprado a few days ago, asking PBX if we would hold this years' New Jersey AO day.

How can we say no?!

That's right boys and girls! Jon Comprado himself will be in town for the event, to be held at PBX Battlezone- New Jersey's Pemiere Indoor Paintball Field! The field will be shut down for the day- open to AO members & friends only!

The Date? June 19th 2004

As of right now, I'd like to open the invitation to any and all of the AGD dealers and customizers. Tunaman! Deadlywind! Logic! Datapimp! Roguefactor! GA_Devil! You all are invited to bring your wares.

Schedule of events to follow.

[1stdeadeye]

Bout damn time!!!!!

You know I am there!!!!

[Tunaman]

I'll be 65 miles offshore fishing in the 26th Annual Mako Mania Shark tourney. The following weekend is booked too. Bummer. Please make it mid july.....

[PissedGodzilla]

I will be there, Absolutely!!! Can't miss an AO day!

[Suede]

We also have a big lounge area with a TV. If you have any DVDs or VHS tapes of past AO events or AOers having fun and making fools of themselves--even better--that you would like to share with everyone that would be great.

PBX BATTLEZONE
Dover Mall
2 Route 37 West
Tom's River, NJ 08753
(732) 473-9937

DIRECTIONS:

North Jersey/NYC/Long Island
- Take New Jersey Turnpike (if applicable) to exit 11
- Get onto Garden State Parkway to exit 82 Seaside Heights (we are directly opposite the exit on the westbound side)

- Make first u-turn/jug handle turn (immediately following first light)
- Coming around the jug handle as you turn left at the light bear right
- Enter Dover Mall at Staples sign
- Go straight towards Staples then turn left and swing around building.
- Entrance is at the back

South Jersey
- Take Garden State Parkway North to exit 82 Seaside Heights and follow ital. directions above

Central/West Jersey
- Take route 78 East (if applicable) to South 287
- Get on the Garden State Parkway South to exit 82 Seaside Heights
- Follow ital. directions above

Philly
- Take route 70 East (there will be several circles but stay on 70)
- Get onto route 37 East (will stay on for approx 15 min.)
- After you pass the Garden State Parkway overpass make the first u-turn/jug handle turn (we are directly across on the opposite side)
- Follow ital. directions above

Bucks County, PA
- Take NJ route 195 East to Garden State Parkway South
- Get off exit 82 Seaside Heights
- Follow ital. directions above

[InexactMelissa]

Yay! My first chance to attend an AO day!

[Dayspring]

Unfortunately, mid July puts it too close to IAO and people have NPPL and PSP events to do around that.

It won't be an AO day without you.

I'll be 65 miles offshore fishing in the 26th Annual Mako Mania Shark tourney. The following weekend is booked too. Bummer. Please make it mid july.....

[Tobe2be]

umm problem

[Dayspring]

While we may not get the real hard core AOers, how many of the NJ people were actually going to MI?

[Danz]

Yes!!!!! An AO Day & PBX Battlezone! Two of my favorite things!

Danz

[Tobe2be]

i was actually planing on going to miao. but lets see what happens

[Dayspring]

If it becomes THAT big an issue, we may be able to reschedule. The problem is getting Jon's schedule worked out.

[Suede]

Tobe, if you go to MI hope you fly and not drive out there. There's no going back home and getting the tow truck.

Danz & Melissa--does this mean we will have the pleasure of the entire Stud Squad?

[Tobe2be]

i for one dont think that 2 ao days should NOT (edit) NOT be on the same day. and miao was being planed way before njao day ever poped out. thats just my thought what do i know i steal hubcaps

[Thordic]

I had a couple concerns.

1) Site capacity. We've had well over a hundred people show up for NJAO in the past, and thats a lot of players at once. I don't think you can cater to that many people at an indoor field. How many fields does Battlezone have? Two? Also, what about woodsballers? Not every person who comes to NJAO will want to play speedball, you are ignoring a large portion of people who come to these events.

2) Scheduling. First off, only a months notice? Thats WAY short, just about everyone I know was expecting NJAO in August, not June. Four weeks is pretty tight scheduling for anyone who has to travel.

Also, MIAO was scheduled a LONG time ago, and now they are considering moving it to the fall because they don't think they can compete with NJAO. I hardly think thats fair to them, they've had MIAO in the works for months.

I thought Knightbreed last year was absolutely perfect for an AO day. Not only did it have enough fields to keep a bunch of people busy and happy, but it had cabins on-site so you could throw a hell of an afterparty and not have to worry about anyone traveling or whatnot. The Sussex field from NJAO2 was good, but kinda out of the way, no on-site cabins, and no facilities. But at least it had some woodsball.

It just doesn't seem like this was planned out that much.