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02-18-2013, 02:52 PM
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Straight shooter with upper management written all over him.
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: STL
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Simon "Manike" Stevens no longer at KEE (Empire)
The rumor went around this weekend that Simon "Manike" Stevens is no longer at KEE Action Sports.
PbNation confirmed today that Simon has indeed left KEE as of Friday. We wish him luck in his future endeavors.
Hopefully he has some extra free time and we see him around PbN more.
EDIT from the man himself:
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Originally Posted by Simon
Thanks for the support everyone. It is appreciated more than I can ever put into words. 
This was my decision, and whilst it makes me sad, it also makes me very excited for the future.
I am going to take a break (from the internet too) to go snow boarding and clear my head, and then I will be back with my nose to the grind stone and doing my best to innovate and keep moving the sport of paintball forwards.
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Last edited by John : 02-18-2013 at 06:20 PM.
Reason: added comment from Simon
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02-18-2013, 02:53 PM
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www.ProPaintball.com
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Congrats on your future endeavors!
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02-18-2013, 02:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toledo, Ohio
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Must have found another job? Started his own business?
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02-18-2013, 02:54 PM
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Be the thunder
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Over there
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He created/designed the axe, correct?
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02-18-2013, 02:57 PM
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It's A Sailboat
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Best of luck to you Simon! I'm looking forward to your next endeavo(u)r!
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02-18-2013, 02:58 PM
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ShockerRepair.com
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by -Lightning-
He created/designed the axe, correct?
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That's just the tip of the iceberg |
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02-18-2013, 03:00 PM
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Fox Battalion II
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Quote:
Originally Posted by -Lightning-
He created/designed the empire/kee, correct?
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fixed im sure he will do great things on his own. |
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02-18-2013, 03:01 PM
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A dream within a dream
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Central Wisconsin
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Simon's been key (no pun intended) in a whole lot of the best products KEE, and NPS before it, have put out. Hopefully we'll see him in action in the paintball industry one place or another. I know where I'm hoping his next steps take him, but we'll have to see!
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02-18-2013, 03:01 PM
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2k4
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: 813/850
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I hope he's staying in pb.
edit- what you said ^^ 
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02-18-2013, 03:01 PM
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Bonesaw is reaadyyy!
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Newark, Delaware
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Good luck simon
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02-18-2013, 03:04 PM
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The True Rec Ball HERO!!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Waverly Texas
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hmmmm very interesting!!!
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Empire Axe bossbolt/VP trigger
NXT Tremor shocker!!!
FAT BALLERZ BABY!!
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02-18-2013, 03:06 PM
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×Impulse×
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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damn, hopefully he stays in the paintball industry |
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02-18-2013, 03:06 PM
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You know what time it is!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: California
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This is the biggest move this off season.
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02-18-2013, 03:07 PM
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Gathering Storm
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: *262*
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Without Simon, they better have another Rabbit to pull out of their magic hat.
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02-18-2013, 03:09 PM
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FapAttackV.1
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: West Virginia
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 He's so tall and awesome.
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Give me a job.
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02-18-2013, 03:10 PM
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Be the thunder
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Over there
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Damn. Between the vanquish, impulse and this, KEE is just brain ****ing everybody!
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02-18-2013, 03:11 PM
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Running for the 50
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitchen
This is the biggest move this off season.
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This guy actually got paid as a full time job to play build and paintball equipment. My definition of a pro.
Guess he's not going to the PB event in DC here upcomming.
I wonder if Paintball has non-compete contracts?
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02-18-2013, 03:12 PM
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Honey Badger don't care
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: ARkansas
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This could be the start to a big deal!!
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02-18-2013, 03:13 PM
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Breakout Action Sports!
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: St. Louis
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Wow. Didn't see this coming.
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02-18-2013, 03:13 PM
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Fear my Join Date
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by -Lightning-
He created/designed the axe, correct?
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And everything else good Empire has produced in the past million years.
Hope he's staying in the industry as well.
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02-18-2013, 03:14 PM
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Eat it BEEOTCHES
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Midwest
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C-R-A-P was looking forward to seeing him again. Super smart dude and way awesome to shoot the poop with.
Good luck Simon where ever you go.
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