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In 2008, after joining the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman Dental Technician and being stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, he once again picked up his Nintendo 64 controller and turned on [[Goldeneye]] to see if he still enjoyed playing it. He sure did! After stumbling across [[The Elite|the-elite.net]] and finding the Goldeneye/Perfect Dark chat boards, he was, for the first time ever, in contact with some of the best players the world has ever seen and finally able to actually watch videos of strategies that he could never view before! Give him a break, he was/is poor and never had Internet until only the last couple of years. (<---------LOL.) He was able to get strats and ideas from the likes of such legends as: [[David Clemens]], [[Bryan Bosshardt]], [[Ryan White]], [[Wouter Jansen]], [[Eddie Lovins]], etc. As well as view a vast amount of videos and written strats from several other players. That, in addition to learning the [[1.2]] controller style, has turned [[Goldeneye]] into a whole new game for Shawn and times that he could never believe before, he was actually besting! In these past few years (2008-current), Shawn has climbed over 70 spots on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye Worldwide Rankings] and currently sits at 11th in the Point Rankings and 9th in the Time Rankings.  <3

In 2008, after joining the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman Dental Technician and being stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, he once again picked up his Nintendo 64 controller and turned on [[Goldeneye]] to see if he still enjoyed playing it. He sure did! After stumbling across [[The Elite|the-elite.net]] and finding the Goldeneye/Perfect Dark chat boards, he was, for the first time ever, in contact with some of the best players the world has ever seen and finally able to actually watch videos of strategies that he could never view before! Give him a break, he was/is poor and never had Internet until only the last couple of years. (<---------LOL.) He was able to get strats and ideas from the likes of such legends as: [[David Clemens]], [[Bryan Bosshardt]], [[Ryan White]], [[Wouter Jansen]], [[Eddie Lovins]], etc. As well as view a vast amount of videos and written strats from several other players. That, in addition to learning the [[1.2]] controller style, has turned [[Goldeneye]] into a whole new game for Shawn and times that he could never believe before, he was actually besting! In these past few years (2008-current), Shawn has climbed over 70 spots on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye Worldwide Rankings] and currently sits at 11th in the Point Rankings and 9th in the Time Rankings.  <3

Shawn was able to meet up with [[Adam Matis]] in early 2011.  Not having played with exactly the same rules over the past decade, Shawn was bested 15-5.  There would be redemption though and the next meeting with Adam ended 4-1 in favor of Shawn.  He also split 2 games with GE great [[Trent Hovis]] and lost 1-5 to legendary Eddie Lovins.  Shawn eagerly awaits rematches against all those great players and his chance to play the Great [[Jimbo Barrett]].

Shawn was able to meet up with [[Adam Matis]] in early 2011.  Not having played with exactly the same rules over the past decade, Shawn was bested 15-5.  There would be redemption though and the next meeting with Adam ended 4-1 in favor of Shawn.  He also split 2 games with GE great [[Trent Hovis]] and lost 1-5 to legendary [[Eddie Lovins]].  Shawn eagerly awaits rematches against all those great players and his chance to play the Great [[Jimbo Barrett]].

== VIRGINIA 2011! ==

== VIRGINIA 2011! ==

Fast-forward to August 2011.  Fanny attended his first (and hopefully not last) Virginia meet and hot-dang was it an amazing experience!  Meeting up with so many different Eliters was a blast!  Highlights included (but are surely not limited to):

Fast-forward to August 2011.  Fanny attended his first (and hopefully not last) Virginia meet and hot-dang was it an amazing experience!  Meeting up with so many different [[Eliters]] was a blast!  Highlights included (but are surely not limited to):

Meeting: [[David Clemens]] (The Champ), Bryan Bosshardt (The Boss), Jim Barrett (Teh Jimbo), [[Paddy Johannsen]], [[Patrik Nilsson]] (HighScore), [[Nate Stinson]], [[Tyler Wishall]], and of course seeing other Eliters that has already been met like Adam Matis and Eddie Lovins playing so much multi, BEATING JIM OUT OF THE GE TOURNEY!, an EPIC match against Bryan Bosshardt, floating on tubes on the lake in the middle of the night chatting about movies with Patrik Nilsson and [[Michael Gaydeski]] (and others), tossing the baseball around with [[Thomas Andrews]] (The Wiff), and many other such occurrences.  

Meeting: [[David Clemens]] (the then-champ), [[Bryan Bosshardt]] (The Boss), [[Jim Barrett]] (Teh Jimbo), [[Paddy Johannessen]], [[Patrik Nilsson]] (HighScore), [[Nate Stinson]], [[Tyler Wishall]] and of course seeing other [[Eliters]] that has already been met like Adam and Eddie, playing so much multi, BEATING JIM OUT OF THE GE TOURNEY!, an EPIC match against [[Bryan Bosshardt]], floating on tubes on the lake in the middle of the night chatting about movies with [[Patrik Nilsson]] and [[Michael Gaydeski]] (and others), tossing the baseball around with [[Thomas Andrews]] (The Wiff), and many other such occurrences.  

Shawn isn't really known for his amazing skills at Goldeneye among the Elite.  More his long term dedication.  Comparable to Jim Thome in major league baseball, Shawn just keeps on truckin'.  He never really came up with any amazing strategies, rather took what greater gamers have done and tried to flatter them by mimicking and respecting what they've done.  However, there are a few noteworthy times, including:  Dam Secret Agent 1:18, Frigate OO Agent 1:10, Train Agent 1:04, Caverns OO Agent (JAP) 1:38 and few of the more common World Records. He is more known (and no doubt avoided) for his frankness when talking about '''Jesus Christ'''. If, at any time, any of the members here at the Elite want to chat with him about Christ, Christianity or what he believes, then Fanny would love it.

Shawn isn't really known for his amazing skills at [[Goldeneye]] among [[the Elite]].  He is probably more known his long term dedication.  Comparable to Jim Thome in major league baseball, Shawn just keeps on truckin'.  He never really came up with any amazing strategies, rather took what greater gamers have done and tried to flatter them by mimicking and respecting what they've done.  However, there are a few noteworthy times, including:  [[Dam]] Secret Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67suXHZSyQ4 1:18], [[Frigate]] 00 Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWtMp569PaA 1:10], [[Train]] Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFPofSXjcQ0 1:04] (sick [[NTSC]] PR), [[Caverns]] 00 Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtV5twtNeMY 1:38] (JAP) and few of the more common World Records. He is more known (and no doubt avoided) for his frankness when talking about '''Jesus Christ'''. If, at any time, any of the members here at [[The Elite]] want to chat with him about Christ, Christianity or what he believes, then Fanny would love it.

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