A Big Ao Welcome To.......

[Kevmaster]

theres always a reason for a party....and we can auction Blaze's items and give the money away...auction and a party all in one...woohoo!

[djbea]

Party?!!! Hmmmm....

The next tournament Tom's at and most of us will be at, we should do something like have a get-together and meet up at a buffet kind of place and/or some kind of arcade game place where we can get to know each other! Or, just go to someone's hotel room and I'll bring my turntables and play some music and even give you a chance to spin some! Chips and Soda and we're all good to go!

OR perhaps we can do something like raise some money for the charity of Tom's choosing, pot luck sort of deal, raffle some prizes at the party, dance, do karaoke!, and simply have some fun!

Make it a regular thing, a meeting of the minds, even talk about the whole NPPL/PSP/XBall-Confucious Corner, and find a way to form a true union and finally have an organization truly after the paintball player's heart?!

I have my issues about the whole thing... seems that they are getting away from the reason why people go to tournaments in the first place. To me, it's sad... money seems more like an issue instead of realizing that if they remember to look after the pballer's heart, the money will follow. It's worked for people like Tom Kaye, Bud Orr, and why can't that same theory apply for an tournament series?

I am going to try to attend the NPPL Annual Meeting at Vegas this week and make sense of it. I support the idea of the Union and finding that refuge for paintballers in that organization. We just need to get more involved and run it like a true parliamentary-procedure-like juncture, with a President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Steering Committee, etc., etc., to meet more regularly, update the rules more often, and make the sport BETTER.

What do you think? And Army, if we could, perhaps start a new thread about it... I feel that this forum, the website of automags, can make a big difference and loud noise in making something like this happen.

In addition, I wish I had a million dollars so I could help be a moderator of such an organization, of which I am trying to offer a silent hand in. I'd rather be part of something big and inspirational and have no money, then have all the money in the world and be miserable trying to be a control freak... you know what I mean?! Maybe Tom could be the one to spark just an organization? Or help NPPL by making it a better Union for Pballers? Or maybe form the Players Union for Paintball (PUP)? =) Just an idea...

<3, djb

[djbea]

HI HITECH!

Sup, Hi Tech...

My name is BEATRICE... Bea, for short... I use to get picked on ALOT in my younger years, well, even still to this day...

Aunt Bea (Opie's Aunt! Not that fat.... yet!)
Bea Arthur (yea, I know, the Golden Girls... I am not that tall, and don't have a deep voice...! But, she was a funny actress!)
be be gun (My family calls me Bebe, too...another nickname)
BB (Tami Adamson calls me BB and I call her TT, her niece and nephew named her that, too!)
Beat Rice (Being asian, that came up ALOT - the whole RICE thing... ugh!)
My brother had some mean ones, too, not to be mentioned here!

And that's how my name is pronounced... phoenetically it's "Be-Ah-Tris" or "Bee-Tris"...

Middle Name - ANN

Last Name - Youngs (My dad is "caucasian" - from the South Bronx of New York City - white guy... - Mom - Korean from the South in Seoul).

Thanks for asking, HI TECH! =)

[Miscue]

Same mixture as me!

[Thordic]

'Cue, you aren't from the South Bronx :) Its an ethnicity all by itself :)

[Mango]

Re: Party?!!! Hmmmm....

Originally posted by djbea
Or, just go to someone's hotel room and I'll bring my turntables and play some music and even give you a chance to spin some! Chips and Soda and we're all good to go!

woohooo!!!!! I'm there!!! My buddy writes Drum & Bass, we love it. I get to play with his gear when he's home. :) They play his stuff at Baktuns in NYC, ever been there?

[RiceRocket]

What up, Sis! Welcome to AO. Good luck with everything you got going!

Peace

[aaron_mag]

Originally posted by Miscue
Same mixture as me!

You darn half asians! What an odd mixture....

PS Another one here....

[dre1919]

What's up Bea! Haven't talked to you in quite awhile...sorry about that! Welcome to AO, glad you came here. Hey, I sent you a PM so when you get a chance go check it out. Oh, BTW, I'm "Andrew, the artist from Missouri" (Man, I outta just make that my title when I talk to you. LOL)

[hitech]

Thanks for clearing that up. However, after Army pointed out the obvious, I felt a little silly asking. For some reason every time I saw it I kept thinking Be - Ah.

As for starting something like a Players Union for Paintball, it's a very difficult thing. Any kind of successful organization needs, well, a lot of organization. That takes a lot of time. You need multiple people who work for the organization FULL TIME. That's the difficult part. Cause, of course, that takes money. That money has to come from players (whether directly, or indirectly). As we all know, paintball is expensive. Getting players to part with their hard-earned cash is difficult. Not impossible, but a formidable task none the less. I think it is a good idea (I joined the IPPA when it first came out, I was playing tournaments then). If you have a chance, ask Jessica Sparks about the IPPA. Good luck.

[djbea]

Vegas Pan AM

I'm here... and it's cool! The arena looks good, I love the place they chose, and the fields LOOK good, but as far as how they FEEL... lots of protection is needed like doubling up on the pads! Fortunately, it's not on the same place as last year, where the dust was overwhelming, but it's on the old go-kart arena... right on the concrete where they laid a layer of astro-turf down, but no padding... there's some pebble rock, too, and lots of bumps on the surface... I have a feeling there will be some of us going to the hospital for sprains and broken bones... let's hope not, but it's highly likely...

I have to say, however, that Vegas is definitely a cool place to come for paintball, for sure, but perhaps the surface we are playing on is not exactly safe and sound due to last minute changes. Dan Bonebrake has the best of intentions, however, and I know he tries very hard to make it work, and it will. Us paintballers have played on stranger surfaces, I'm sure!

I've attached one pic for you to see at least what we have to play on... wish us the best... we're gonna need it!

Playin' Paintball...
From,
Bea

[Army]

Hey Bea!

Heading out in about 8 hours, I'll see you there at about noon or 1:00:)

[djbea]

HI ANDREW!

How are you, Andrew?! I saw a couple of your replies here and am glad you still think of me often! I really hope things are well for you and am very sorry for being such a stranger, but call me up and I'll try my best to sum it up quickly! Continued success to you, bro...

HI MANNY! Oliver Lang, Chris Lasoya, Opie Dan, Marcus Neilson... are here and I am wondering, why didn't you grace us with yor fine Asian-self! =) J/K I know you live a long way from here, but seeing Chris is unusual because he's coming from Colorado? Isn't he?! Anyway, Chris isn't playing the Pan Am, just visiting, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did try to jump in the 5 man... it's all good. If a team plays him that has never had the opportunity to play against him before, it'll be a thrill! I played Oliver for the first time in a tourny... I have in practice, but a tourny is a joy! Opie sprained his ankle! Some dude on Novice team Strikeforce tried to go do him and in doing so, jumped over the bunker and landed on his ankle! OW! He's done for the rest of the tourny... but, at least no injury happened because of the terrain we're playing on! See you soon!

Sincerely,
BEA

[hardr0ck68]

WOW

i dident post earlier because well most of the big name people that "join" AO never really become part of the community here, alot of them dont even reply back to the welcome...but i am truly amazed. I would also like to welcome you to AO, and thank you for actually being part of our community!! thats mad cool. i hope to get to meet you some time!! and i would be willing to join any paintball players union i think the players need to have as much decision in the events as the promoters do, otherwise paintball will forever be all about the money. but im really happy to see you here, getting to play all the big events is my dream praticing and playin with the big boys, its always encouraging to see someone living that dream taking time to chat and cill with others still tryin to get there. YAY FOR BEA, good luck in Vegas and everywhere else!!

[dre1919]

Re: HI ANDREW!

Originally posted by djbea
How are you, Andrew?! I saw a couple of your replies here and am glad you still think of me often! I really hope things are well for you and am very sorry for being such a stranger, but call me up and I'll try my best to sum it up quickly! Continued success to you, bro...

Will do. :) And good luck to you in Vegas, Lady.