Bastogne, Bear Claw, April 19+20

[BdKrma70]

The weekend was awsome thanks to Bob, Susie ,Ben ,and Bonnie it was the best yet cant wait till October.

[Litespeed]

Nothing much I can say that hasn't already been stated.

Ben......GENIUS.
Bonnie..... Thanks for the patch, great as always. Amazing talent

Bob, Susie. The field was in great shape and I was proud to have contributed, although that blue bunker I helped build was a complete pain in my rear on the German North Side. There are still some improvements I would like to make to that before the October game, so give me a call. By the time i'm done, it will take a launcher, satchel, or a tank to take it out!

The air fills by Code3 were completely flawless. I did not wait for air for more than a few minutes at any time. Good finally getting to meet Kruger as well. Makes some fine automag wood grips folks....and my Tac-One shot some of the greatest paint ever. Not one chop or barrel break the first day. Had some the second day, but was operator error.

Just clean up the chrono stations a bit more where flow enters one side, exits the other with possibly a "tuning" area before entering the "official chrono" and 678 as the max participation will be a long gone memory folks.

This is the way it should be done and I was proud to be a part of it!

I want to thank the RidgeRunners for all of us playing some great paintball, keeping it clean on the field, and hopefully teaching some people the ways of woodsball. Gangster, Jason, i'll be your wingmen anytime.

Gun King$....wow

Too many great teams to mention

DBD, one of these times we might be on the same side, you Assassination guys always do a great job!

[tetanus]

Shiznike!

definately a game that'll be hard to top.

[Danger Close]

Ben, Bonnie, Bob, and Susie thanks for putting on such a great game! It is definitely the largest game that we have ever played and by far the best yet. We are only 40 minutes away and consider ourselves very lucky to be so close to such a great field. We claim BearClaw to be our home field and promote it every chance we get! Bob, we'll see you soon on regular weekends.

To all the refs - awesome job!

Special thanks to Tippmann for working on guns (free of charge - tips appreciated) and keeping players in the game! Thanks to all the vendors that showed - great products.

Great job to everyone on all sides! The caliber of play showed what this sport is really all about. I am proud to be associated with the teams and individuals that showed up to play.

We finally got to put faces to several of the names we see on PBJunkie! Although I didn't get to meet everybody (there were so many!) the ones that really stand out are Castro, Peaches (thanks for letting us eat at Shoney's with y'all - their breakfast buffet hit the spot), HavokRooster, JediMac, Will? (I think that was your name - from the Gun Kings who gave some of us lanyards so we wouldn't have to wear our badges on strings), one of the members from Stain (who came out on Thurs. to rope off their area and also ended up winning an X-7 - sorry I can't remember your name), Cannibal, ShadowMist, Shanus, Captain Morgan, CamoJester, and K-Diddy. I know I probably missed a couple...We also talked to some other members of the Gun Kings, Assassin Nation, Sewer Rats, and Nitro. Porkchop, good talking to you again as well. I said all of that to say this - as a new up-and-coming team it was a pleasure to meet alot of the well known guys and gals that have been in this sport for quite some time. We truly look forward to playing with y'all again in the near future.

Gun Kings and FMoD, we hope to see you on a local field very soon!

Okay I'll shut up now!

[CamoJester]

You know I have said it before & I'll say it again. Bear Claw is the only field I drive 6 hours to get to & feel like I am going home.
The people are always great. The games are the very top notch. & the fun is always great. After being there this weekend I just cant say enough about how grat it was.

[FreshPooky]

Can't wait on these pictures

[kruger]

From what I saw and heard, this was an excellent game. I did not get to play in it, had to work the Air table and really sorry that I did not get to sling my share of the paint out there. Its kinda tough watching everybody else play a game that you love and all you can do is sit on a stool and make stupid comments to the people having the fun. Ben, Bonnie, Bob and Suzy, my hat's off to you for another great game. Its gonna be hard to top this one, but I am sure that you will. I do have to ask if anybody had any issues with the Air service. We tried to make the process as smooth and painless as possible. We are working to make the Air as efficient as possible and compressors ran flawlessly this weekend, but, we are realists and know that there is always something to improve on. We are adults and can take constructive criticisms, so, if you have any complaints or ideas, shoot them our way. If they are good ones, then we will act on them and make it gooder for all.

[drnez]

Originally Posted by kruger

From what I saw and heard, this was an excellent game. I did not get to play in it, had to work the Air table and really sorry that I did not get to sling my share of the paint out there. Its kinda tough watching everybody else play a game that you love and all you can do is sit on a stool and make stupid comments to the people having the fun. Ben, Bonnie, Bob and Suzy, my hat's off to you for another great game. Its gonna be hard to top this one, but I am sure that you will. I do have to ask if anybody had any issues with the Air service. We tried to make the process as smooth and painless as possible. We are working to make the Air as efficient as possible and compressors ran flawlessly this weekend, but, we are realists and know that there is always something to improve on. We are adults and can take constructive criticisms, so, if you have any complaints or ideas, shoot them our way. If they are good ones, then we will act on them and make it gooder for all.

Only problem I can think of is I didnt get a full 4500psi fill all weekend.. It seemed to always be between 3500 and 4000 psi.. Other than that, air service was great! Hell, I've been to some fields and been lucky to get 3000psi fills.

[Junkie]

Jes's gallery is online:

Bastogne - PBjunkie.com Photo Gallery

Thanks a bunch Jes!

[STRIKER]

Ben's at work, "regular" job (you all know how that is!), but he left me some thoughts he wanted me to post...

First, thank you to all the players for their support, fanatical play, unbounded sportsmanship & class - on & off the field, which made this one of my most memorable games. I watched from behind the fence as the final battle unfolded around the bowl & the farmhouse - I watched a young man with a pump gun eliminate 8 guys while holding off three times that many, one shot at a time, while Will ran from one place to another fighting his heart out. And then when the whistle blew, both sides came together shaking hands, hugging one another, and walking off the field together laughing. I was never more proud to be a scenario paintball player who had just witnessed so much stamina, guts, and heart.

To the Generals, who led by example: Thank you George & Porkchop, Jedi & Bill, Frank, Scott, Chris, & Mario - for making my game come to life just the way I hoped it would. Hey, Frank, I told you you would love it if you tried it! I was proud to have you there with me at this game.

This week was both the best of times and the worst of times; I must thank Scott, Mike, Chris, Gary & Jason. Without your sweat & blood, none of what turned out to be a great weekend would have happened. Bob & I both love you & thank you all very much. I also want to thank the Refs, Shadow Group & the Bad News Bears, for doing such a fantastic job from start to finish; and also my thanks to Code 3 for the great job they did with the air.

I want to thank all my sponsors, Tippmann, SavePhace, Nxe, Q-Loader, Hammerhead, Custom Products, Stiffi, Nitro Duck, Crossfire, Smokin, & all the others for your support & generosity to all our scenario paintball brotherhood.

And, just a few notes on a personal side (and these are just some of so many): To Mario of Nitro, who when he found out some of his players were shooting non-field paint, sent them home; to Jay, whose gift to me helped me cope; to Richard, who constantly reinforces my love for humanity with his big heart (even though he does get me in trouble some times); and to Rooster, who brought back some of the fun & excitement of my old playin days.

I'll see you all in October - thank you all once again,
Ben