Spooling up for 2012
The last official word was that it would be a cold day in hell before you saw another OPSEC Airsoft podcast/show released. Grab your gloves and sleds kiddies, because in 2012, hell is freezing over! The logic behind yet another comeback cannot really be explained other than nostalgia and "the itch." It sounds strange but OPSEC Airsoft runs through my veins and no matter how many times I "quit" I will never be truly done. That being said, let's get on with what we are cooking up for 2012!
The resurrection of this bloated dinosaur will come with changes (staff, content, tech, etc) that will hopefully give the show more bite and useful information. The focus of the show will remain the same; random airsoft topics mixed with news and conversation all submitted by players/staffers to simply recreate the atmosphere of hanging out after an airsoft game. More focus and attention will be paid to listener contributions, interviews, tactics, gear, hardware and reviews. There are quite a few subtle backend plans that, if executed correctly, will greatly improve the show that most of you will never even see. As you can tell, I'm more than excited and almost ready to get the OPSEC ball rolling in the right direction again!
No hard dates have been set for new shows, but we are shooting for late January to early February. Naturally we will update our various social media sites (facebook, twitter, google+) once we have said dates. The forums are back up as is the live chat with it so you can contribute and communicate with the OPSEC staff as you see fit. We are very excited to get going and look forward to what 2012 has in store for OPSEC Airsoft Radio.
Airsofters4Japan – Auctions
Our good friend Orca from Airsoft Monkey is doing his part in helping Japan earthquake relief by organizing eBay auctions, selling unique Airsoft, MilSim, Reenactor, Tactical and Collectible items. Auction proceeds will go to Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Here's the short version:
Due to the recent tragic events in Japan and the fact that the airsoft hobby is as popular as it is today, due to Japanese Airsoft Companies. We felt compelled to try and give back to Japan in their time of need.
We have created eBay auctions and are selling unique Airsoft, MilSim, Reenactor, Tactical and Collectible items. Auction proceeds will go to Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Click here for more information on the fund or to make a direct cash donation.
All items have been donated by local organizations, and individual airsofters. Some items are truely unique and would be hard to find. Please take this opportunity to help the people of Japan. We will keep these auctions live as long as we have items to auction.
More details and the original post can be found here.
Weekly Tweets for 2/20/11
- Ep.127 Live Show is airing tonight @ 6p PST / 9p EDT. Show notes are being proofed and finalized now. #airsoft #podcast #
- We're broadcasting live in 15min, 6p PST / 9p EST. Chat is live via our forum and the stream is up via stickam! #airsoft #
- Onto Airsoft Items of Interest... would you pay $500 for a WA Punisher 1911? #airsoft #podcast #
- Break 1, headed into the main topic. What are you doing reading twitter? Shouldn't you be in the chat? #
Episode 127 Posted!
It's been a while since we had a full-house for a live show and episode 127 didn't disappoint. On this show, Haggerty from WNYAL, TJ and Zach all sat in with Radar and Alphawolf to record. While we were a bit rusty starting out, we found our groove and had a blast. In this episode, we answered listener mail, defined yet another term for the OPSEC Airsoft Dictionary and covered the main topic of how to start an airsoft team. All in all, not too shabby. For those interested, the Ep.127 show notes contain the complete list of items/segments & bits discussed. Big thanks to our guests, rowdy but entertaining chat, live listeners as well as you podcast downloaders.
The Episode 127 podcast can be downloaded via iTunes or the Download page. The official feedback thread is up on our forum for those that want to praise/flame us.
Show Notes for Episode 127
Broadcast Date: 2/17/2011
Staff: Radar, Alphawolf
Guests: Haggerty, TJ & Zach
Location: Man Hole 4.0
Size: 99.1Mb
Length: 1h:48m:14s
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Weekly Tweets for 2011-02-06
- Ep.126 is airing LIVE tomorrow night @ 6p PST / 9p EST. Who's in? http://bit.ly/eHAvCh #airsoft #
- T-minus 3h:47m to Episode 126 live show. #
- Ep.126 stream is up: http://bit.ly/brQGlb - Show starts in 30min! #airsoft #
- Laughing at Alphawolf for his love of the Stoner '63 LMG! What a dork! #airsoft #
- We're at out 1st break. When we come back we're diving into them main topic, Changing Scenery, moving and still airsofting. #airsoft #
- We're back! Listen or have a good night! #
- 2nd break.. when we return, OPSEC station news and Shameless plugs #
Episode 127 Scheduled
Episode 127 was announced during the Ep.126 live show and is scheduled for February 17th @ 6p PST / 9p EDT. Check out the announcement from the forum:
Right off the back on Ep.126 comes the venerable episode 127. We're not sure on where it will be held and we almost have a main topic in-line as of the posting of this announcement, but why rush things
The line-up is nearly complete and here's how it's looking so far:
Episode 127
- Date: Thur, Feb 17th, 2011
- Time: 6p PST/9p EST
- Airsoft Items of Interest
- OPSEC Station News
- OPSEC Airsoft Dictionary
- Main Topic: TBD
- Shameless Plugs
- OPSEC Mailbag
- More to come as progress is made...
Remember, if you have any suggestions, requests or plugs, be sure to let us know at least 24hrs in advance.
Episode 126 Posted!
Cats sleeping with dogs, up became down, black became white... the universe is in absolute chaos. Our first show of 2011 went off without a technical hitch! Don't get too scared, little Billy, the end will come soon. Ok, but seriously, don't get too excited. Just because we have a show without any technical difficulties does not mean that the show was actually good. You'll have to be the judge of that yourself.
In this episode, we covered the usual biz of Airsoft Items of Interest, OPSEC Station News and Shameless Plugs, but our main topic was Changing Scenery; how to reestablish yourself in airsoft should you have to relocate. This topic is close to my heart as I relocated in July of 2010 across the country and am still in the process of getting reestablished. Hopefully if there are any other airsofters out there going through the same process, this topic will guide them and possibly save their sanity.
Speaking of Shameless Plugs, listener Tyler Stanfield from Ohio is battling Ewing Sarcoma (who is making excellent progress!) and his local community is throwing an event in his honor to help offset the cost of his fight. The event details, registration info and how you can donate if you can't attend have been posted in the show notes. Click here to get the info. Tyler, OPSEC is pulling for you brother, get well soon!
The Ep.126 podcast can be downloaded via iTunes or the Download page. Listener punk_newbie has started a feedback thread on our forum for those that want to praise/flame us.
Show Notes for Episode 126
Broadcast Date: 2/3/2011
Staff: Radar, Alphawolf
Location: Man Hole 4.0
Size: 84.3Mb
Length: 1h:27m:43s
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Episode 126 is GO!
Did you have a good break from OPSEC? We sure did, hence the late start. Committed to bringing you more shows in 2011 than we did in 2010 (that won't be hard, I mean, we did like what, 4 shows? Holy crap we're lazy!), we're set to kick off our 2011 in style. Alphawolf should be on-hand and maybe a few other depending on the main topic, but we still sorting that out. If you have any requests for bits, topics, etc, feel free to leave us a comment.
Line-up is still pretty fuzzy but here's how it's looking so far:
Episode 126
- Date: Thur, Feb 3rd, 2011
- Time: 6p PST/9p EST
- Airsoft Items of Interest
- OPSEC Station News
- OPSEC Airsoft Dictionary
- Main Topic: TBD
- Shameless Plugs
- OPSEC Mailbag
- More to come as progress is made...
Not too shabby, eh? Wait until you hear this rusty train wreck, we'll curdle your gut!
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Date: February 17th, 2011
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