sbmd Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The Summer Blast will not be held in 2009! Sorry to those who were looking forward to the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That sux! One of the best matches of the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Very disappointed to hear that! It was a great show last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That sux! One of the best matches of the summer Year! +1 to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That sux! One of the best matches of the summer Year! +1 to that. WHHHHHHAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT???? Looking outside at the snow falling ... I was SOOO looking forward to this match. Darn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBudd Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Any word on what went wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Summer has been canceled for 2009 due to the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Summer has been canceled for 2009 due to the economy. no no no!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2A Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Dang, I was really hoping to shoot this match this year. Any chance of a reprieve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermoto Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Last year was the first time I shot summer blast.... it was such a fun match, I was really looking forward to it this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That is a bummer, I was looking forward to attending. Now I have no reason to go to PA to visit my sister She will be disappointed! Any chance this could change? Probbly not bu I have to ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebg3 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I was planning on shooting it again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwt Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Shooting sports are going to take a big hit this yr and for yrs to come , sorry to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Why's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2fast Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) Well, damn. I missed last year and was looking forward to heading out again this year. Definitely one of the best matches on the calendar each year. Edited January 29, 2009 by j2fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prh Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The Summer Blast will not be held in 2009! Sorry to those who were looking forward to the match. Larry, Sorry to hear this. Summer Blast was one of the best! - Hope you will have one in 2010. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The Summer Blast will not be held in 2009! Sorry to those who were looking forward to the match. Larry, Sorry to hear this. Summer Blast was one of the best! - Hope you will have one in 2010. Paul Emails will be going out from Linda soon to those of us who shot in the past. Best of luck to you Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Just got the email from Linda. Thanks to all who helped out so tremendously with the Summer Blast. But mostly a big thanks to Larry Houck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LChico Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I tried to send a message to everyone who shot Summer Blast in the last 2 years, and everyone who inquired about the 2009 match. Unfortunately, some of the email addresses are no longer valid (some of you change email addresses more frequently than you change socks ) So I am posting the same message here (to stop the wild rumors -- not the economy -- no one is ill -- no one is mad or fighting) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have received a message from Larry Houck that informed me he has accepted a new job which will involve moving to New Mexico. He will no longer be able to continue with the Summer Blast pistol match. All of the other principal administrative staff from Summer Blast are also involved with other major matches. None of us have the time to complete our roles plus assume the huge amount of work Larry did to make this match a success. 2008 was our last Summer Blast match. Larry removed it from the USPSA calendar. We are aware that this will disappoint a number of shooters, but we would rather not continue if we cannot maintain the high standards we have set in the past. Linda Chico (L-2035) Summer Blast Statistician (start to finish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkushner1 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 A response sent back to Linda: The end of a great legacy, many Shooters inclding myself considered the "Blast" a better match than many if not most Area matches. I hope someone or something occurs that would equate to almost divine intervention to keep the Blast alive ! Linda, thank you for all your years of thankless service. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Linda Chico [mailto:lchico@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:57 PM To: Jon Kushner1 Subject: Cancel Summer Blast Match JONATHAN KUSHNER I have received a message from Larry Houck that informed me he has accepted a new job which will involve moving to New Mexico ....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA Friday Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My one and only Summer Blast was my one and only Level III match so far. It will be interesting to see what the future brings. One thing I do know is NM is going to have their hands full with Larry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It is a sad day for sure. But best of luck to Larry in his new job. Oh and Linda, it really is scary how well ou seem to know some of the people we shoot with. I'd be surprised if some of them ever changed their socks. they just wash them once a month when they bathe. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It is a sad day for sure. But best of luck to Larry in his new job.Oh and Linda, it really is scary how well ou seem to know some of the people we shoot with. I'd be surprised if some of them ever changed their socks. they just wash them once a month when they bathe. Jim Jim, I thought they just waited for the Area 8 or Nationals and wash them when it rains Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Nah, they get muddy at Nats and I understood you had an order in for warm and dry for A8 this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LChico Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Okay. I have gotten about a dozen email messages suggesting that we should look for another match director to continue Summer Blast. I am not sure how the other admin staff feel, but I think Larry is darn near irreplaceable. Larry was a shameless, non-stop promoter of Summer Blast. Everywhere he went, every match he shot, every shooter he talked to, was an opportunity to promote Summer Blast. He never missed the chance to solicit for sponsors and recruit staff. He went all over the East coast, the Midwest, to Canada, to the USPSA Nationals and even talked about Summer Blast at 3 Gun Matches. He surrounded himself with dedicated and competent people, and had the good sense to leave them alone. He collected a large, dedicated staff. He is probably the most talented and creative stage designer I have ever met. And I have been to various shooting competitions & working major matches for 19 years. Larry could design a very simple looking little stage that could eat your lunch. And 5 different shooters would shoot it differently. They were stages that were not too hard for unclassified shooters at their first match, and still provided a challenge for Grandmasters. I'd love a dime for every hour of work Larry put into Summer Blast over the last decade. I could afford a few weeks in Las Vegas (and I have very expensive taste! ). Well, this is starting to sound too much like an eulogy. . .So, yes, I am aware Larry is not a saint. He can be impatient, profane and hard-headed. But he is still the best match director I have ever worked with and I cannot imagine anyone else acting as the Summer Blast match director. Linda Chico (L-2035) Summer Blast Statistician I have a lot more free time now, so if Larry decides to start a match in New Mexico, he should give me a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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