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03/10/10 - Don't wait till it's too late. Sign up for the BLACKHAWK DOWN Theme Day by Friday, March 19 at 6:00PM to get in on all the great drawings (including the drawing for 2 Tippmann X-7 markers!) and get FREE lunch at the event. Lots of great paintball action is guaranteed. If you just can't wait to play, come out this weekend, for regular play on Saturday and special St. Patrick's events on Sunday. Our 'balloon ball' is always fun and we'll be playing it on Sunday. Also, don't forget that we'll have both a TOP GUN Tourney and a 'Pump Only' Night Game on March 27. All this, and we're just getting started! It's gonna be an awesome spring for paintball. Later.

03/07/10 (early) - Well, we said we'd stay open late yesterday and DID WE EVER!! We finally came off the playing fields around 10:30PM. Most regular day players, left out around 7:00 and then more players showed up for our nightime play in the city. We had an awesome suprise when Jake Freeland dopped by between our day games and night-time play. It was Jake's first visit to LOF since his motorcycle accident last year. As a suggestion from Joey and Julie Petree, we ran games based on the TV show SPECIAL OPS MISSION now seen on the Military Channel. Even though the show leaves much to be desired, it does lend for some interesting missions for paintball games. Special thanks to Joey Petree for coming out and running the games. During 'regular hours' we had several birthday parties among the crowd. Isaac Phillips London came out to celebrate his 15th birthday, Garrett Lalumondier came for his 12th, Trey Brown was here for his 15th and LOF regular, Shawn Smith, was celebrating his 27th a few days early. Shawn played during the day, then stuck around for the night games as well. You can check out some action pics from yesterday's games by clicking here.

03/05/10 - After school special.....on Saturday?! That's right! Since many area kids will be attending their favorite place (school) this Saturady, we thought we'd stay open later and give everybody the chance to still play paintball. Don't let school ruin your weekend, come on out and sling some paint with us until dark. Also, if you wanted to play in the 2009 LOF TOP GUN TOURNEY (back in Dec 2009), you still have a chance. We can't pass up the opportunity to crown a TOP GUN champion each year so we're gonna hold the tourney on March 27, 2010!!! Sign up today. The pre-registration list for BLACKHAWK DOWN Theme Day has begun to fill up and several of the teams that attended the CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Theme Day have called in to say they're coming back for this one as well. Remember, if you presign, there's a chance you might win a TIPPMANN X-7 marker and you get FREE lunch. And, if you enjoyed the first (convoy) mission in the COD:MW2 Theme Day, hold onto your hats, 'cause we're gonna run it again and add a twist or two. You DO NOT want to miss this!! If you haven't picked one up yet, go out a grab a copy of the latest APG magazine (April 2010). There's a great article ("SP1CE up your SPr1ng" on pgs 16-17) covering Aaron Kerr and the modifications he made to his SP-1 for our SANTA vs GRINCH Theme Day back in Dec. Lots of great pics and words by Jonathan 'Old Crow' Foust. We've decided to take some advice from another article by 'Old Crow' and 'Foolybear' in the same issue. Page 40's "Tales from the Tapeline" suggests that field owners start grooming players BEFORE they reach the '10 year old requirement', so LOF purchased some of Tippmann's Laser Tag equipment for younger players to use. Who knows, maybe you'll book the first Laser Tag birthday party at LOF! Just imagine playing Laser Tag in our city and not worrying about the physical impact of a paintball. We're playing with them now and will open Laser Tag to the public in a couple of weeks. Since our Tippmann order arrived, we've got dozens of new guns looking for good homes. Even the new CARVER ONE is in (and it's less than $100!), and they are sweet! Come check them out. Lots happening around here, so keep checking back. Later.

03/01/10 - We had several birthday parties out this weekend. On Saturday, Tyler Petit FINALLY made it out for his birthday. Tyler's been trying to get to LOF for about 5 weeks to celebrate his 12th birthday, but, between snow(s) and sickness, this was the earliest he could make it. Dakota Sharpe also came out on Saturday to celebrate his 16th birthday. Then on Sunday, Zack Robinson came out with family and friends to celebrate his 15th birthday (a little late), Greg Mesa and Tyler Maybin both came out with a sizable group for their birthday celebrations, and Toby Desotelle brought a group for his 11th birthday (a little early). Also, we've expanded our retail sources. We'll be carrying Paintball Body Bags (some of the best gearbags you'll find - in stock now), Planet Eclipse (maker of the EGO and GEO markers - due in next week) and NXe products (which we've always carried, but now are purchased directly fron NXe). Also, Tippmann's new Carver One marker will grace our wall this Thursday. Come check out our new products. More to come. Check back often.

02/28/10 - Happy Birthday to my dad, Joe Gilreath. Dad hit the big 79 today. Dad does so much to help around here, that there's no way to thank him enough for everything he does. Thanks dad, I love you lots. Ooops!.....Arden said to say "WE love you lots".

02/22/10 - SWAIN CO. HIGH ROTC came out for a return visit today and showed us another great day of paintball. These guys and gals really know how to have a good time. Even though the 'Red' team dominated most of the day, The 'Yellow' team never said 'die' and fought till the end. Congrats to the 'Red' team and hats off to the 'Yellow' team. We'll post the actions shots from today's events later tomorrow, so check back and download all you want. Thanks, Swain. Look forward to your return. And, to all the 'pink tag' players, don't feel bad. I own the place and I've been pink-tagged myself. No one is 'above the law' at LOF. LOL. Today is also the birthday of LOF DREAM TEAM'S Rick Owen. Rick has been instrumental in not only writing many of LOF's past theme days (along with his son, Michael), but also playing major roles in many of them. Rick, thanks so much for your time and efforts over the years. We are blessed to have you around and part of our family. Happy Birthday! You'll also notice that we have rescheduled the 2009 TOP GUN TOURNAMENT for March 27, 2010. So, if you wanted to be the 2009 TOP GUN CHAMPION, we're gonna turn the clocks back and give you a chance. Who knows....maybe you'll win the 2009 and 2010 Top Gun Tournaments in the same year!! LOL. Later!

02/21/10 - Happy Anniversary to 'Pops' and Charity Watson who are celebrating their 22nd Wedding Anniversary today.

02/15/10 - Thanks to everyone who came out this past weekend and got in on our Valentine's Day Special games. We may have to play some of these games more often than we usually do (only St Patty's and Valentine's). 'Balloon Ball' was a real hoot to watch. We'll try and post some of the video we shot, later this week. More to come, so keep checkin' back.

02/12/10 - Happy Birthday to Michael Leech and Daniel 'Spanky' Wankel who both had parts leading teams for LOF in the past. For those of you who have your act together (unlike me) and plan way ahead, you may want to check out our 'calendar' page as several events have changed due to the 2010 CFOA schedules. Our two 3-man teams, LOF RAGE and LOF OUTRAGE, will be participating in this year's 3-man CFOA at Paintball Central in Greenville, SC. When you check out our 'calendar' page take note that the May Theme Day (theme to be announced later) has been scheduled for May 22, our 2nd annual PUMP TOP GUN has moved to Aug. 14, our MONTY PYTHON'S HOLY GRAIL Theme Day has moved to Sept. 25, the HALO: REACH Theme Day is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 27, and our 16th annual SANTA vs GRINCH Theme Day has moved to Dec. 18. Also, the list of winners in the COD:MW2 giveaways are finally posted. Everybody do your anti-snow dance for this Saturday and Sunday so we can play. We have several small parties (3 of them for birthdays) claiming that they're coming out to play regardless of the weather. Maybe we'll be able to shoot that 'Warthog' video footage in the snow we've been wanting. Come be a part of it. Later.

02/10/10 - Players, grab your sweethearts and head out to LOF this weekend for our Valentine's Day Special. It's a regular walk-on day, but every paying guy can bring a gal to walk-on for FREE and every paying gal can bring a guy to walk-on for FREE. Special games geared toward Valentines will be played. Tyler Petit is finally gonna get his birthday in (he's been trying for 2 weeks, but the weather wouldn't cooperate!). The weather is supposed to finally be agreeable for play, so come on out.

02/07/10 - Hopefully we're seen the worst of the snow for a while. Next weekend should see a lot of players as everyone has called in, saying they're coming out to play.

02/05/10 - Just when I thought I could take the 'winter' picture off the opening page, we got more weather, so I left it up. Yesterday I was gonna do the same and we got more weather. I don't know about everybody else, but I've had enough winter for one year...bring on the Spring! Hopefully next weekend will grant better playing conditions. I know the Command 56 PB Group has scheduled a trip to come up and play with us on Saturday, Feb. 13. So, if you've had the pleasure of meeting these guys, I know you'll wanna get in on the action. They've been doing quite well for themselves at the last few theme days, but I think they wanna mix it up a little and shoot each other for a change. Also, for the next theme day, BLACKHAWK DOWN, we're gonna give away a TIPPMANN X-7 for the early-bird presigns. But wait, it gets better.....if we have 50 early-bird presigns (before 6PM on Friday, Feb. 19) we're gonna give away 2 TIPPMANN X-7's. Everyone who signs up before Fri., March 19 (6PM) will have a shot at one TX7, everyone who makes the early-bird cutoff Fri., Feb. 19 (6PM) will get a shot at BOTH TX7's!!! Whoo-Hoo!!! We had no problem getting 50 presigns at the last Theme Day, CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2, so we think it's a given that we'll be giving both markers away. Tell all your friends to sign up (especially if they're a newbie..'cause you get a FREE bag of paint for every newbie you bring) so we can give lots away. The list has already started to fill up and it will be a limited game, so don't wait, sign up today. We'll have our usual Valentine's Special on Feb. 13 & 14 this year. Lots of games that are Valentine Day themed, and lots of prizes. Every paying guy can bring a gal for FREE, and every paying gal can bring a guy for FREE. Stay warm, stay dry and hopefully we'll see everyone here soon. Later.

01/29/10 - Well, if you were at the COD:MW2 Theme Day last weekend, you saw the Warthog get its new paintjob. LOL. But it was nothing that Sunday's rainstorm couldn't get rid of. Tomorrow we'll see how the Warthog goes in the snow and hopefully paint it up again. So, if you can make it out tomorrow, drop by and shoot some with us. Keep it in the middle and we'll see you here.

01/28/10 - Okay, there are a couple of hundred pics from our COD:MW2 Theme Day up on PhotoBucket. We've got more to come, so keep checking back. Oh, and next time we have a theme day and I don't shoot any video........someone slap me!!!

01/27/10 - A couple of FYI tidbits. The front page for the CALL OF DUTY Theme Day is up and the rest of the action pics will be posted before this weekend (still cleaning up around here). The next theme day has been slated for March 20, 2010 and it will be BLACKHAWK DOWN. The game will reflect parts of our 2007 Blackhawk Down Theme Day (which was a huge success) but we're gonna add a little more to spice it up. It'll be a theme day to remember so don't miss it. Sign-up is now open. In the nearer future, we've got our Valentine's Day Special on Feb. 13 & 14. Guys can bring a gal to play for FREE (applies to Walk-on fee only) and gals can bring a guy for FREE (applies to walk-on fee only). Lots of special games just for the event. See ya here.

01/23/10 (LATE) - Congrats to the 'Marines' who won today's theme day. Thanks to all who came out and played in our CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Theme Day produced by the Owen Boys. We'll have plenty of pictures posted soon as Jeff Shipman, as usual, shot lots of great pics. Thanks to the refs for running a smooth day and staying on top of things. If you didn't get enough in today, remember that tomorrow's walk-on fee is only $5 if you paid to play today (as always with LOF's consecutive day policy). As an added bonus, tomorrow (Sunday) we'll be giving all players using HPA a FREE 3K all day air pass. So come out and sling some more paint tomorrow. More to come, so check back.

01/20/10 - Happy Birthday to LOF's Matthew Marsh who celebrates his 15th birthday today. Matthew's been waiting patiently to play in this Saturday's CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Theme Day and his wait is just about up. Thanks for all you do for LOF, Matt.

01/18/10 - Our CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Theme Day is continuing to fill up. For those coming to play in it, you might want to check out the maps and missions on our forum page. Remember to make plans for BOTH sides as no one (except our generals) knows what side they will be placed on. The script, supplied by the Owen boys, looks to be a promising good time. Remember that early bird registers (before 6:30PM on friday, Jan. 22) get FREE lunch and a shot at winning the BT DELTA ELITE marker ($319.95 value). Also, as a reminder, LOF does NOT allow homemade ordnance. We recently had a player bring 'homemade' grenades that left (latex-based) paint we can't remove. Fortunately, most of the paint went on the player himself when it went off in his hand. See ya here.

01/15/10 - Just a few important announcements. LOF will be closing early today (Friday) at approx. 4:30PM. We will reopen at 10AM Saturday morning which sounds like the day to play this weekend if the weather is as predicted (52 degrees!). Looks like a high of 46 and showers on Sunday. The dates for LOF's Summer Celebrity Paintball Camp have been set for June 22-24 (Session One) and Aug. 3-5 (Session Two). Both Scenario Legend, Jason 'FoolyBear' Lineberger, and World Champion, Mike Paxson, have signed on as instructors this year and we're delighted to have them both back. The cost is $235 per session or both sessions for $199 each. Also, the list for our CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Theme Day is beginning to fill up. Don't wait and miss part of the missions because you're waiting in line. Sign up today and get FREE lunch and entered in special drawings. Later.

01/10/10 - Less than 2 weeks are left to sign up and prepare for LOF's CALL OF DUTY THEME DAY to be held Jan. 23, 2010. Don't forget to bring your receipts from your local GAMESTOP (showing your purchase of COD:MW2) and you'll receive $10 off your walk-on fee. We look forward to all the persistant players were first in line at the release of COD:MW2 using their FREE PASSES to the game. All players who pre-sign BEFORE Jan. 23 will be placed in a drawing for a BT DELTA ELITE marker (a $319.95 value) and will receive FREE lunch. It will be a 'limited' player game so sign up early and don't miss out. We did see 'Vinnie' Cascao off yesterday. He came out and said goodbye before leaving for California and several players stopped by just to say their goodbyes. Vinnie promised to drop in occasionally and sling a few paintballs with us. Best of luck, Vinnie.

01/08/10 - We're sad to report that a part of our LOF family will soon be moving away. Vinicius 'Vinnie' Cascao will be heading to California and his last day playing at LOF will be this Saturday (01/09/10). LOF has declared this as 'V-Day' and we hope everyone will come play and help us give him an unforgettable send-off. But, today, we'd like to wish our own Jeff Shipman a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jeff has been in paintball since the early '90's and is a BIG part of the LOF family. You've no doubt enjoyed his photography work on our 'pictures' page or maybe bumped into him at a theme day or two. Jeff played 'Snake Pliskin' at our Escape from New York Theme Day and Indiana Jones at our Tomb Raiders Theme Day (Indy vs Lara Croft). Thanks for all you do Jeff. We hope it's special.

01/04/10 - Now that inventory is finished, we've found a lot of items we want to blow out of our stockroom. Sale items and prices will not be revealed until Saturday, and then, only in the store. No prices will be given over the phone, so make sure to drop by and see them.

01/03/10 - And we thought yesterday's players were nuts! ..... I mean dedicated. LOL. Today we had 21 players come out in 20 degree weather (actually single digits with the wind factored in) and play the entire day. Our hats are off to the AUTO BELL staff and their friends and family members for laughing in Mother Narture's face and having a great time in spite of the weather. We hope these individuals will return on a warm, sunny day. If they think they had a blast today, they're in for a real treat when it turns warm!!

01/02/10 - It's the first day of play in 2010 and we had players waiting at the door at opening time (10am) in 19 degree weather with snow flurries. Now THAT'S dedication!!! Guess we'll break out the 'winter' paints today. Congrats to Hunter Durden for bring our first player in 2010 and got to play for FREE. Don't forget to sign up early for the next theme day, CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 to be held on Jan. 23, 2010. All 'pre-registered' players (before 6PM Friday, Jan. 22) will receive FREE lunch and be placed in ALL the drawings throughout the day. The Grand Prize is a BT DELTA ELITE marker ($349.95 value). If you want to know how good these markers are, just ask LAUREN CHALE who won hers at the RAINBOW 6: VEGAS theme day back in Nov. 2009. Hopefully, APG Magazine will come cover this COD Theme Day like they did the last one. We had awesome articles with killer pictures covering the 2008 COD Theme Day in both June '08 PAINTBALL SPORTS MAGAZINE and JUNE '08 ACTION PURSUIT GAMES MAGAZINE. See ya in the middle.

01/01/10 - HAPPY NEW YEAR from Line of Fire Paintfields (LOF). Check this page often for updates concerning LOF events.