Tom Kaye Retires from Paintball, AGD Under New Management

[cledford]

-Calvin

[Riotz]

I for one an tireing of the politics and undehandedness of many people getting into the bussiness myself. So its no real suprise to me. It's not been fun lately. So I understand some of Tom's motivations to move on. Being excited about what you do is important. And the excitement is not there like it was I guess.

True statement Phil.


AGD is what made me get hardcore into the sport and it also one of the same things that made me get out.


Blame the people who are bullies in the industry.

Most of the people who are active in the sport now are changing things for the worse and they don't see it. They claim to be prophets and saviors but they are just spoilers.

[AGD-OfficeGal]

Kev and Deb, JoAnn's last day will be the 17th. Your farewell gift of DARK chocolate can be sent to the AGD home office up until that date.

>>ducking and running in case she chases me for posting this <<

Marcia

[manike]

Good Luck in the Future to both Tom and JoAnn.

I still remember the first time I met both of you.

[robb2269]

Sorry to see you go. Good luck with your next business adventure!!!

[justjoshin590]

i had gotten the idea the end was coming for a while now, but i never thought like this

[goat]

You have to understand how hard it is to come back as an unknown. You all know me but in a couple months I will be invisible to 99% of the paintball world. Thats just the way it is.

AGD

Tom, I dont ever think that could happen, I met you at Ultimate madness a few years ago and your personality is one that shines above others, Above that the Contributions to the Game of paintball are invaluable. Sad to see you go.

I tip my hat to you and wish you the best in your future endevors,

you will be missed,
Goat

[Predator-KMK]

Good luck TOM...

[p u r e e v i l]

wOw.

Tom.

It's sad to see a legend leave. We know you didn't hand your company over to a nobody, and that this somebody will make sure AGD stays above water. Take care and good luck.

Sincerely.

J Cup.


P.S This is my first post in awhile...I'm glad it was here, and for this. I guess this is my "I'm back" post.

[SchoolU101]

Tom, thank you so much for everything you've done for us. Paintball has deprived itself of possibly the most ingenuitive engineer it will ever know. I wish you a long and happy life in your retirement; and may you never see another betrayal like this one.

I would also donate money to the cause.

[B.A.M.]

Good Luck tom on whatever you do for all good things must end. But i still hope Agd will still grow which i think it is doing cuz i feel more people are becoming interested in mags

[AdrenalineMag]

"I am proud to have contributed in my small way." -TK

tom, you didnt contribute in a small way, you invented the first semi-automatic paintball gun, your product was at the top of the list for years adn your innovations shook the game and the indusrty for years. simply put, you are a paintball god. I shot agd products for a large part of my short paintball career and i never regretted it, the only thing i ever regret is getting rid of my mag. wou will be missed very much !!! memories of shooting people with my mag that was "too slow" and "low-tech" will be at the top of my paintball memory for a long time. if your ever feelin down, you can always go check out the old mustache thread, that thing still makes me laugh. i wish you the best of luck with your new career and thank you for all the things you did for the game and the industry in the past. rock on and keep putting your great ideas out there. hopefully one day i will meet you in person, it would be liek meeting the jesus of paintball. good luck man, i hope you suceed.

[manike]

tom, you didnt contribute in a small way, you invented the first semi-automatic paintball gun

Tom did a lot, but he didn't invent the first semi-automatic paintball gun.

[Tedrzz]

Fairwell and good luck with whatever you have in mind.

[RuN3]

Tom I only met you once a few years back while playing at Adventure Games in New Hampshire. I remember coming up to you holding my M98 and asking you "is that some kind of high tech silencer or something?" and you responded in a rather pleasent manner... "no, its a very low tech barrel plug." (you dont remember that do you? heh.) Your work and effort has without a doubt revolutionized the sport of Paintball. Everyone who plays it and loves it as I do is in your debt. Thank you for all that you have given us.