Skyball 7, just a "Heads up", and rant

[Fred]

And, for the... 4th year in a row... Fred is copping out to go skiing instead... but this year its because a 8-9 day ski trip to Utah will end up being cheaper than a weekend trip to this event...

I've also tentatively retired from playing paintball until I graduate in 6 months anyway... after i get a job i'll be back in full force! (don't tell a soul, but... I'm planning on buying a semi-auto again! )

---Fred

[astroboy]

little tidbits

Aldo Perrone was the original Brass Eagle/ Zap owner... so hopefully his company will be able to run Skyball well... yes even back then BE wasn't the greatest but it allowed part time workers like me at the time to buy paintball guns because it was cheaper priced than the others...

Toronto is a very nice city and very comparable to Montreal (better overall imho)... I've lived in both. Montreal is nicer in the summer because of the outdoor cafes/atmosphere but in the winter it's like a frozen hell...

Toronto has great night clubs; there's restaurants and theaters and shopping and everything else. You just need to hook up with the locals who can show you around. Of course when you're only there for two days and you can't stay out late (unfortunately malls and the majority of shopping on weekends close at 6pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday) on the first night and may have to leave on the second day, you're going to be limited to what you can experience.

There's awesome family fun AND adult oriented fun! :P

[fire1811]

Originally posted by astroboy
little tidbits
Toronto is a very nice city......

Of course when you're only there for two days and you can't stay out late

i actually really like toronto. compared to ANY US city i have seen Toronto is spotless. I dont think i saw one piece of garbage on the street there. its very clean.


and who says we cant stay out late. i think i averaged about an hour of sleep last year lol

[SlartyBartFast]

Originally posted by astroboy
Toronto is a very nice city and very comparable to Montreal (better overall imho)... I've lived in both. Montreal is nicer in the summer because of the outdoor cafes/atmosphere but in the winter it's like a frozen hell...

Now you're getting personal. :P I live in Montreal, my brother lives in Toronto. With all the underground, indoor shopping centers in Montreal, who needs to go outside in the winter? And if you hink it's a frozen hell, it's just because you don't enjoy skiiing.

I lived in Toronto for 6 weeks and found it simply be a wasteland. Square1 and the Playdium were cool, but I found it difficult to locate any other activities. Round the Skydome/CN Tower nothing but over priced restaurants until you started walking up Younge St. and then there were fewer bars and clubs than are packed onto Crescent St. in Montreal. But I'll admit I was at the disadvantage of living in an Airport Hotel for that time.

Originally posted by astroboy
There's awesome family fun AND adult oriented fun!

On that point you really can't conpare the two. When it comes to ADULT entertainment, no-one can beat Montreal.

Great clubs, beautiful women, and if you're the type to pay to watch women dance, Montreal dancers go further.

[coolcatpete]

I have a few questins ok here i go is this a 10 man or 5 man? Is that price per team or person? IS there a website? What is tha date? IS it worth going?

[fire1811]

Originally posted by coolcatpete
I have a few questins ok here i go is this a 10 man or 5 man? Is that price per team or person? IS there a website? What is tha date? IS it worth going?

its a 5 man
price is for a 5 man team
web site is www.skyball7.com
is it worth it...well thats what we are debating here

[Meph]

Tyger, as mentioned over at PPIG, I'll have to do some diggin and idear ponderin. About who to snag for sponsorship and even if there could be some type of fundraiser held to gather funds for the trip. Since I'm sure just the hotel rooms alone are going to be the death of my wallet!

It isn't totally out of the question for me just yet, though close. I might be a possible pump arm in the roster for PPIG.

[JLove]

Skyball Prize Money is in CANADIAN

I am not sure why no one else mentioned this... but the prize money for Skyball this year is in CANADIAN dollars. That means that the $5000 first prize is actually like $3750 US.

I agree on the paint. Who cares about paint. You certainly can't fly it home with you.

Keep your paint, keep your rings, and give me cash and free guns. GOOD guns. Not the cheap plastic guns that my team got for third place up there.

I will NOT be going back. Six years of BS is enough for me.