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Here is kept the record of the glorious history of The Mowers. The Mowed Path is a long one and it is often good to look back to see how far you have come. Every step of the Path holds new adventures and exploits.

Book 1 : The First Eon

Chapter one: Mow a Path

Late on the evening of Stardate: 6-22-99, three great warriors by the names of WarhawkVII, Wipeout08 and ManticoreXX were Discussing matters of galactic importance. Memory of the conversation was something like this:

The three mighty warriors were once again fighting the forces of evil. After the battle they were again discussing matters of galactic importance. WarhawkVII, suggested that the three warriors form a clan. Based on the previous days groundbreaking conversation, the name of the clan was decided to be "The Mowers". The Mowers were formed and the Mowed Path would be forever guarded by the three warriors, and there was much rejoicing.

While sitting at his desk, pretending to look busy, the mighty WarhwakVII, decided to reserve a piece of cyberspace for The Mowers, so that all may know of their glorious exploits and grand adventures. "We must educate the populace about the Mowed Path, that they may follow it and rejoice" said the mighty WarhawkVII. It was then that The Mowers Website came into existence, and it was good.

It was this day the the Mighty Warhawk had the grand idea to write the history of the Mowed Path. It was then that the very words you are reading came into existence, and WarhawkVII looked down upon it and saw that it was good (If not entirely accurate). The Path continues to be Mowed, we The Mowers of the path are vigilant, we shall uphold the integrity of the Path for all to see. We shall mow down all who oppose us, we shall be victorious!

This day will be forever remembered as the day when National Starcraft Day was conceived. During another groundbreaking conversation of cosmic importance, between the mighty warriors WarhawkVII and ManticoreXX, the idea of having a National Starcraft day was born. It was decided that a petition would be created, Starcraft players from around the world will sign it. This petition will then be sent to Blizzard. The release date of Starcraft will then become National Starcraft day, a glorious day of battle and bloodshed in which Starcraft players from all corners of the galaxy can come together in combat.

Chapter One and 1/2: Half-Life, Mods, and Other Mysteries

This marks a new chapter in the history of The Mowers. This is the date in which the 'epic gathering' took place. On this day all the Guardians of the Mowed path and their allies converged upon the residence of the Mighty Warhawk. A battle of legendary proportions commenced. The Mowers and their allies tested their skill against one another for two straight days. Half-life was realm of choice in which to battle in. When the dust settled, all combatants involved came out a stronger and more skilled warrior than before, more prepared and better equipped to go out and fight the forces of evil. None can withstand The Mowers!

Stardate: 11-03-99

The days are drawing near when the second 'epic gathering' which will now be known as "The Digital Destruction Lanparty" will take place. Plans are being finalized, and the date is set for 12-28-99. Once again The Mowers and their allies are called to meet and sharpen their skills on the field of battle known as Half-life To further sharpen the skills of the combatants "Mods" have been used to alter the battlefield and provide new twists. Each combatant is guaranteed to be shocked, sickened, amazed and enthralled with these new modifications.

Stardate: 12-30-99

The epic LAN party has ended, the battles are over, the carnage has been cleaned up and the warriors have journeyed back to their homelands. All in all the battles were a success, although some warriors were plagued with faulty equipment, and some did not arrive at all.

As the next millennium draws near, The Mowers continue to make new allies, and the next epic battle promises to be even bigger and better.

Chapter Two: The Next Mowllennium

Stardate: 1-20-00

The New Mowllennium is here and The Mowers Clan is prepared to guard the Path and protect the Eternal Lawn Clippings. More LAN battling is planned for tomorrow, another day of rousing violence and destruction.

More StarCraft battling is on the Horizon, other Clans have been discovered occupying this sector of the galaxy. They must be destroyed, or assimilated into our Clan. Already training has begun for the Epic Battle that will ensue. A call has gone out to all Mowers Warriors, to uphold their honor and fight to protect the Path and uphold the integrity of the Eternal Lawn Clippings.

Stardate: 7-9-00

This is the date in which the epic battle known as the Digitial Destruction IV LAN Party was waged on the homeworld of the mighty Warhawk.

A most glorious tournament was held in which all combatant participated. In the end, after the dust had settled and the bloody wounds had dried and scabbed over, the last warrior standing was a mighty ally of The Mowers, known as Coppermine Fool. Coppermine Fool was crowned Grand Champion of Digital Destruction IV and was bequeathed with a "Grand Prize" fitting the occasion.

Digital Destruction IV was the biggest, and best LAN Party to date. There were virtually no technical difficulties and a maximum of enjoyment all around.

The next LAN Party promises to be even bigger and better. We all look forward to the bright and shining future of the Mowers Clan!

Stardate: 9-4-00

On this infameous date, Digital Destruction V unleashed itself upon us all! Pictures of this catasrophic event can be seen here or here, or even here.

Stardate: 12-30-00

This ends another glorious chapter in the Mowers history. During this last year we have had many more LAN parties and have even gone to parties hosted by other groups.

Chapter Three: Cruising On the Path to Enlightenment

Stardate: 1-20-01

This marks the date that the very site you are now gazing upon underwent a massive face lift. Unlike the disorganized mess that was once here, we now have the slightly less messy and disorganized site design that you see today. This version of the site will henceforth be known as "Version 3.0", for it marks the third major site design change.

We even have our own online store in which you can buy a vast assortment of Mowers memorabelia... oh happiness and jubilation!! What could be better?

Stardate: 2-24-01

I, Warhawk have returned from the mother of all LAN parties in this quadrant of the galaxy. It was put on by a group called the Bay Area Network Gaming Group. 166 warriors were signed up for this massive clash. The Santa Clara County Convention center was left a pile of smoking ruins after the carnage had subsided..

Stardate: 3-06-01

The pictures page of the site has finally been updated after lying dormant for what seems like centuries. Now all pictures from previous LAN parties as well as other miscellaneous pictures have been scanned and are available for your viewing pleasure on the pictures page of this site.

Let it be known this day that all are welcome to submit thier own pictures for posting on this site. Please email them to Warhawk.

Stardate: 7-06-01

It is time to unleash another LAN Party! This time Digital Destruction VI (yes that's right number 6), is set to happen on the 28th. Find out all about it by clicking here (for Capitalists), or here (for Communists). Also REGISTER today! The more the merrier... as long as we have enough chairs and tables and computers for everybody. Register right away or my friend Yuri might do something stupid.

Stardate: 7-30-01

Digital Destruction VI was a success. Check out the pictures. We had a slightly different setup this time, with the computers out on the back patio, but it worked out well and I think everybody had a good time. Already thinking of when the next event will be, maybe sometime in August.

Stardate: 8-28-01

The pictures page is now new and improved! KermitBond sent in some awesome pics of his tricked out form of transportation that he calls a WV bug. It seemed like a good idea to form a whole photo section dedicated to cars owned by members of the Clan. A new section dedication to the Photoshop creations of this Clan's members has been created. Start photoshopping and send in your creations so they can be posted for all to gaze in awe and wonderment at (or laugh histarically at, depending on the subject of the picture).

Stardate: 10-03-01

The Mowers Clan wants YOU! Calling all able bodied gamers. The Mowers Clan is forming a new Counterstrike Team! Theres a new Gaming Café that has opened up in San Jose, which features 40 computers, leather chairs and the whole 9 yards. From reading the website it looks like the main game they play there is Counterstrike (but they are also into Starcraft and Diablo II). They charge hourly to play there, but the REALLY cool thing about that place if they have tournaments every couple of months, and the tournaments have CASH PRIZES. That's right CA$H MONEY! For their counterstrike tournaments they offer 500 bucks to the winning team! Click HERE for more info about being part of the Mowers CS team.

Stardate: 10-28-01

Feast your eyes upon the new and improved website design! This design with henceforth be known as version 4.0! Now this site will be offering monthly articles on our very own online news source called "The Path" (which can be found by clicking the "News" Link. Please take a look at this month's feature "Halloween: Another Idiotic Holiday". All are welcome to write for The Path if they like. Send submissions to Warhawk.

Stardate: 11-02-01

A new calendar of upcoming events, LAN parties and tournaments has been added to this site. You can see it by clicking on the events link on the navigation bar. Also this months article has been published on The Path. This article exposes the popular children's show host Mr. Rodgers for what he is: A social deviant!

Stardate: 11-07-01

We now have a new forum. I hereby decree that everyone including, members, non-members, gamers, non-games, smart people and stupid people, are invited to post on this glorious new forum.

There has been a lot of stuff going on lately. Last weekend there was a mini-LAN party at my house. 5 of us battled it out well into the night. We tried out two new games: Aliens Vs Predator 2 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Both are great games and will definitely be played at the upcoming Digital Destruction VII LAN party.

Other changes in the site include many new tournaments and LAN events added to the event calendar. The members page has also been changed and now features individual member profiles and a listing of official Mowers Teams.

Stardate: 12-11-01

As the more astute among you may have noticed, this site has moved to a brand new neighborhood in cyberspace. Our previous web host decided they wanted to start CHARGING for FTP ability, so we said no thank you! The new address of this site will be www.mowers.150m.com. The old address will still point to here though.

Other updates include a change to the type of information featured on The Path, the mowers news page. From now on all of Warhawk's silly articles will appear at his new site, called (appropriately) About Nothing. The Path will now house articles, reviews and information pertaining to computers and gaming.

Stardate: 11-17-01

As some of you already know, the fearsome tool known as DSL is now in the hands of the Mighty Warhawk. This means that gatherings at Warhawks house have access to the Internet. Warhawk, along with Spiderman and Psychosomatic spent a few hours over the weekend trying out the new line and unleashing some Mowers fury on the unsuspecting Internet gaming community. In other words we kicked butt! Well... ok, maybe we didn't kick butt in every game, but we did quite well, especially in Rogue Spear: Black Thorn. Coppermine got into the action as well by connecting to Warhawk's Red Faction and Aquanox servers in which we both ruled.

A new Rogue Spear team has been formed, and we are currently on the lookout for a ladder to compete in.

Other updates include a new section for game reviews on the news page. EVERYONE should be writing reviews, even if one as already been written for a particular game. Everyone's opinion counts, so please share with us info about cool new games you find out about, and which ones we should stay away from so we wont waste our money. If you aren't much of a writer then use the Mowers-Review-A-Game-O-Matic! Just fill in the info and I will edit it for you and post it on the site. Its easy!

Chapter Four: Live Long and Mow!

Stardate: 01-01-02

This marks a new chapter in Mowers history! We are now about to embark upon a new year, a year that promises to be even more progressive for our Clan! Onward to victory!

Stardate: 01-14-02

As you know we are nearing the date for Digital Destruction VII. So far its shaping up to be our biggest LAN to date. I have added a countdown clock to this page because I know all of you will want to sit at your computer and count down every second until the event!
To all who are planning on coming: Don't forget to bring your network cable and your power strips! Please bring some snack food to share as well.
To all who aren't coming: Screw you!

In other news, thanks to everyone who submitted a game review. They all turned out very nice and I am looking forward to seeing some more freom you guys, so keep em coming. So far we have reviews for Arcanum and Aquanox, please check them out if you havn't already.

One last note, Coppermine just returned from his trip to the Phillipines. Welcome back!

Stardate: 01-24-02

Digital Destruction VII was a great success! Our parties just keep getting bigger and better every time, and this one was no exception. It was without a doubt our best party ever.

We had 10 computers and even more gamers. Thanks to everyone who came! Special thanks to everyone who brought their own machines and even more special thanks to Manticore for bringing an extra computer for someone else to use and to Coppermine for bringing along his new X-Box for people to play. Super duper extra special thanks to Mike Y for bringing all the chairs and tables.

Stardate: 01-29-02

We have a new review added to The Path. Manticore just reviewed Everquest, a game that he has been extremely addicted to in the past year or so. Check it out here.

I would also like to announce the new Mowers-Review-A-DVD-O-Matic. This is a quick and easy way to write reviews of your faveorite DVDs. Anyone is welcome to write a review and let us know which DVDs are worth buying and which aren't.

Stardate: 02-06-02

Announcing the first Mowers dedicated server! For those of you that play Red Faction look for "Mowers Dedicated DM Server" in your Red Faction server browser. As of now it has been running during the days between 9 and 11 but eventually it may become a 24/7 server. Most people that have been playing on it say that it has very good ping. We have even had players joining from Australia commenting on the good ping! Plans are in the works for also starting a CS dedicated server as well as dedicated servers for other popular games.

In other news, Saturday has become the unofficial gaming day at Warhawk's house. Almost every Saturday for the past month or two has been the "hang out at Warhawk's and play games all day" day. Last week was nothing but CS, which brings us to another announcement: Dubman has agreed to join our CS team, which means we now have a full team of 5 CS players.

Stardate: 02-08-02

The site updates have been moved to the History page for archive purposes.

Stardate: 02-08-02

Welcome new member Raven! He has agreed to join our clan and be a part of the CS team.

In other news, the Mowers CS server has been configured with metamod, CSguard and psychostats! It will get a good testing out tomorrow at the clan practice.

Stardate: 02-13-02

Added pictures to member profiles. Added New member PaleHorse.

Will soon add stats for Mowers CS server as well as a list of other reccomended CS servers to play on.

Stardate: 02-21-02

Manticore has written the very first DVD Review! The Movie he reviewed is for Kiss Of The Dragon, with Jet Li. Check it out!

Lets start getting some more DVD and Game reviews up there. Also we could use some more How-To guides. We could use them for just about anything, including, how to OC video cards and CPUs, how to tweak various hardware and software configs, how to flash your bios, and anything else that would be useful.

One more thing, Westwood studios has just released a multiplayer demo for their new game Renegade. Coppermine has been playing this a lot and recommends trying it out.

Stardate: 02-22-02

Manticore has written another DVD review for us. This time on the movie Moulin Rouge. Check it out.

In other news, I just tried out the multiplayer demo for a new game called Renegade from Westwood Studios. Its a FPS type game based in the C&C universe and its pretty amazing. You can actually buy tanks and to ride around in. Check it out if you get a chance. Coppermine has already been busy kicking butt for the Clan in this game and I suggest you do the same!

Stardate: 02-23-02

Today was quite an eventul day for gaming. I went to the local Rivalution network center and checked out the last stop of Westwoods Be a Renegade Tour. This was the second CA stop of the tour (LA being the first). So i can safely say I am one of the lucky few in CA who have gotten to see and play this game. All I can say is im definately buying it whjen it comes out!

I also got to meet people from westwood (including Kane). It was awesome. Check out the article I wrote about it.

Stardate: 03-06-02

To show that we're not just into hardcore gaming and seeing who's the best at games, we're also all about performance. Who's got the fastest clan machine ever built to date? The answer has finally come... CoppermineFool has finally broke the 10k barrier on 3dmark 2001!!! The all time highest score ever on Madonion.com right now is 12868 3Dmarks and Coppermine has come extremeky close to that with his score of 11700!! I think we can safely say his rig can beat out any rig of any clan anywhere around! See his scores on madonion right here.

In other news, the mowers clan now has one PIII rackmounted server as well as two 3com superstack 24 port switches. There is also an Athlon 550 rackmouned server in the process of being built. See them here. Warhawk has also scored Coppermine's old rig, a mere P4 2gig machine, heh heh. That makes 3 members of the Mowers clan as Pentium 4 owners (Coppermine, Manticore, and Warhawk).

Stardate: 03-15-02

Raven has a complete PIII based system for sale, see the systems spec in the Mowers Store section. if anyone is interested in buying it contact Raven. s the best at games, we're also all about performance.

This weekend Manticore will be coming to town for a visit. Saturday night will most likely be a prime time for gaming, so if anyone wants to head on over or meet online let me know.

Stardate: 03-28-02

Coppermine has reached new hights in overclocking. His P4 processor was pushed to 2609Mhz giving him an insane 3dMark score of 12034! Whats even more impressive is that score was attained on the highest quality settings. His scores would have been even higher on low res settings. The processor clocked at 2609 is 800 Mhz over the standard clock speed. Not bad for a 200 dollar processor that overclocks to the speed of 1000 dollar processors.

Raven has also broken his old speed record by attaining 9868 3dMarks. Raven will no doubt be beating that score again soon as he plans on setting up a WATER COOLING system. Prepare to see some really insane overclocking speeds when thats running.

In other news, you can now see stats for the Mowers CS server on the servers page.

Stardate: 04-03-02

Raven has installed his new watercooling system into his Athlon XP rig! It looks really slick, take a look at the pics here. This rig is keeping nice and cool now even when overclocked to insane speeds.

Stardate: 04-07-02

Two new Mowers spraypaint logos have been released. Now there's a little variety when choosing your spraypaint logo in CS. Check them out on the teams page.

QueMine (aka Coppermine) just won a Radeon 8500 today! He reports it as being surprisingly fast when using 3rd party Jetway drivers.

Dungeon Seige is finally out! Manticore and I have both purchased this game already and are totally hooked on it. I am upgrading most of my rigs with GeForce 3s and more memory because of this game. The graphics are AMAZING, if you like RPGs check this one out.

Stardate: 04-08-02

The first Mowers CS video is complete! Download it here. If anyone knows how to record demos in other games such as Wolfenstien or Medal of honor let me know. Also, if any of you make your own demo recordings, or wants to learn how, let me know.

I know the movie link doesn't work. Its all thanks to our less than wonderful free web host. I'm looking at a web host that charges around 8 bucks a month. We could get a lot of cool new features with an actual real life, non-free webhost, but I'm not sure if I want to invest the money. Anyone care to donate?

In other news, our Dungeon Siege weekend went very well last weekend. Myself, Manticore, QueMine and Raven all participated in it. We stayed up till 2 and 3 am playing. Dungeon Siege is only slightly less addictive than crack, but a whole lot less expensive. If you don't already have this game then go out and get it!

In more other news, Raven has posted more pics of his water-cooled system. He has a nice paintjob on it as well as a stylish lexan door on the side. Pics are also posted in the case gallery on pimprig.com.

In even more news, 3 out of 4 of my gaming machines now feature GeForce 3 Video Cards. PaleHorse has also upgraded to a GeForce 3. If you don't have a GF3 or better by now then I suggest you upgrade, its well worth it, and come on, everyone else is doing it!

Stardate: 04-29-02

QueMine reports that he has continued tweakin on his P4 and now has it running at @2.7ghz and bustin out 12589 3dmarks. That's 900Mhz overclocked past the stock speed! Very impressive!

In other news, I have finnaly gotten around to uploading some pics from the last mini LAN that we had. Check them out here.

In totally unrelated news, I went to a rave/concert last Friday featuring the Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold and a bunch of other DJs. It lasted till 2am and was extra cool. The Chem Bros put on one the the coolest shows ever. Go out and buy all thier CDs today!

Stardate: 04-30-02

Well, it looks like its about time to start thinking about the next LAN party. I need EVERYBODY to help decide on a date for this. The reason we didn't have one back during spring break was because not enough people showed interest and told me what days they are free. I have had numerous people ask me when the next LAN will be, so lets start planning one for when school gets out. If everyone can post on the forum the days when they get out it would make it extremely easier to plan.

By the way, in case you don't already know this, there are new updates for Half-Life, Counterstrike and Renegade. The Renegade patch incorporates new air units into the game. So go get yourself up to date if you havn't already.

Stardate: 05-09-02

Innovator has just submitted his first DVD review for us! He is planning on reviewing a lot more in the future. For his first review he picked a lesser known movie called Waking Life. Read all about it here. It sounds pretty interesting. Also, please visit Innovators website. He is a graphic designer and his site is dedicated to graphic arts and artists. Check out some of the artwork he has done himself, it's pretty awesome.

In other news it's looking as if June 1st will be the date for the next LAN party. Mark your calendars, Digital Destruction VIII is on it's way!

In even more other news, QueMine, in his ongoing quest for faster speeds, has broken his previus 3dMark score. The new high score is now 12635. He acheived this score by pumping his processor @2735Mhz with the 27.70 Detonator drivers. His rig was on a fresh install. and all the tests were done on high quality with no tweaks! Good job QueMine! Keep pushing that processor (just don't burn it up).

Stardate: 05-10-02

Two reviews have been added to the news section. One is a review of a game called Dungeon Siege and the other is a review of the concert/rave I went to a few weeks ago.

Jedi Knight 2 is now set up on the main Mowers Server. Last night it went through a test run with a few of the guys and it runs great.

Stardate: 05-22-02

THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! Digital Destruction VIII is on the way. Now that finals are over there will now be more time for planning the party. This time around we will have people coming from as far away as Long Beach, and Sacremento. Games to be played include: Return to Castle Wolfenstien, Counterstrike 1.4, Jedi Knight II (version 1.03), Medal of Honor, and possibly Dungeon Seige.

Still in need of an extra table or two. If anyone can bring one let me know ASAP. Stay tuned for more party details.

Stardate: 05-24-02

The party plan is in place, see the details here. There is a simple diagram showing where everyone will be sitting (this layout is not set in stone, if you want to sit somewhere else, let me know). The only thing that remains to be seen is where to get the two tables for all the computers that are going to be in the garage. I ask everyone to bring a few dollars to help out with electricity costs and all that. Also, if anyone can bring snacks and/or soda that would be extra cool and will get you a significant discount on the LAN party fee.

Stardate: 06-03-02

Digital Destruction VIII was a sucess. We had a total of 7 rigs in the garage, and three in the bedroom. We gamed till around 2 or 3 am. It was great. We had some newcomers this time, and even some girls (who kicked some major butt). A great time was had by all and there will no doubt be another party this summer. See pics here.

Stardate: 06--02

Its time for another news update. A web hosting company (Hurricane Electric) in Fremont is going to be having a LAN Party on July 13-14. Best of all its FREE, id like to see you all there, so sign up now.

I have added a few things to the picture section. First off, in the car pics section, there are now pics of QueMines newly upgraded mustang. I have also added a new page dedicated to Mowers Propaganda. Most of these I made while I was sitting around being bored, I've found they make good desktop wallpaper and are a good way to show your Clan pride at LAN parties and such. If you would like to create your own Mowers Propaganda, please feel free.

Stardate: 07-29-02

Its update time once again. I relize that we are long over due for one. There has been a lot going on lately. First off, the Hurriquake II LAN was a lot of fun and I'm dissapointed that a lot of the clan didnt show up, even though it was for free. Heres the review of the event.

There was also another LAN called the Octane LAN. It was even cooler in a lot of respects. Check out the review here.

Another event that a few of us attended was the Red Bull Street Luge event in San Fran, it was extra cool to be there watching those guys bomb down those hills. We even got on the news since we were satnding so close to the ramp. See the review here.

Last but not least, lets all welcome Iceman as the newest member of the Mowers Clan. I'm sure most of you already know him, because hes been to several of our LAN parties before. His profile will be added shortly.

Also, check out a new review section where we review cool and useful applications. If you know of a cool program that you use all the time, send in some info about it so everyone else can know about it too.

Stardate: 08-19-02

Last Friday was the LGLAN + Octane LAN party In Los Gatos. It was by far the best LAN I've been to. It was complete with loads of food, projector screens, loud techno music, and even a live DJ, what could be cooler?

The weekend before last was the SVFrag LAN Party, I finally got around to writing a review of it (more people need to start writing reviews by the way).

We also had ourselves what I like to call the Uber-Upgrade-O-Rama. We were able to upgrade quite a few of the Clans machines all in one day. Now all our rigs are even faster than before!

Stardate: 09-17-02

Last weekend was the Octane 4 LAN party. We had a group of 5 that attended and we all kicked some major butt. The Mowers Clan placed 1st, 2nd and 4th in the Medal of Honor Free For All Tournament and usually placed in the top 3 in the regular rounds for MOH and Battlefield 1942. Everyone definately represented well and showed the other lanners that The Mowers Clan is a force to be feared!

We also have a new member! Gatekeeper has agreed to join the clan, check out the members list for details. Be sure to add him to your buddy list and say hi when you see him online.

Stardate: 10-1-02

Manticore has written us another nice DVD review! This one is for the movie Blade II, so go check it out in the news section of the site.

Don't forget to mark the next Octane LAN party on your calendars. It's going to be held October 11th and 12th, from 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday. Lets try to get as many people going to this as we can! We get a discount if we have a group of 7 or more. Start practicing your 1942 skills so you can represent at the party.

In other news, Unreal Tournament 2003 was just released and will probably be a popular LAN party game. So try to get yourself a copy and start practicing!

Stardate: 10-7-02

Thanks to our friends over at the USP Clan (NMERITT35 specifically), we now have a brand new forum! It's a lot better than our past meassage boards so head on over and check it out. Dont leave without posting something!

We also have our very own domain name. This site can now be reached by using the address www.themowers.com . Thanks to RastaJake for helping me figure out the DNS settings on that.

There is now a new event calendar available. To find it, just click on the "Events" link on the navbar. Check it often to find out about LAN parties and gaming events as well as other non gaming related events such as concerts and anything else that comes up.

The last Octane LAN party was totally cool. This time around Manticore, QueMine and Dubman all made it to the Party. All represented the clan well and QueMine came out as the big winner of the group with a 50 dollar gift cert for winning the UT 2003 tourney! Good job QueMine! Check out the review here.

You can also now see pics in of Dubman's sweet ride, complete with a thumping new stereo system.

In other news, Gatekeeper recently chipped a capacitor on his new GeForce 4 card while trying to install a new heatsink on it. Luckily QueMine came to the rescue and with a little inside help from one of his engineer friends was able to install a new capacitor. Now the card runs better than new! Way to help out a clan member in need QueMine!

Last weekend was the first LAN hosted by the LG LAN group in their new 1000sq foot warehouse in Sunnyvale. The LAN was a lot of fun and a lot of Octane regulars were there. Full review coming soon.

The next Octane will be on November 22nd. Check the calendar for details. Also there might be another Digital Destruction LAN after school gets out in December. Check out the forums and post which Saturday would be the best for you to attend.

Last weekend was the first LAN Surge event in Sacremento. Manticore and I attended this event and it was very good. See the review here.

Don't forget about Octane this weekend. There have also been sveral additions to the Mowers event calendar, please check it out.

The last few weekends have been busy. Two weekends ago was Octane 6 LAN, which was extra fun, as usual.

After that, there was, of course the cerimonial Day of Turkey Slaughter. Not only was I able to feast on dead bird flesh, but this year I also had the pleasure of engaging in the sport of "sliding down a hill on a plank of wood" (known by some as "snowboarding"). It was great and I plan on sliding down lots more hills over the next few months. Other events included The San Francisco International Car Show, and yet another Mowers Super Upgrade O-Rama. This time we built Spiderman a brand new P4 system. Clocked at 2.6Ghz this new system, is light years faster than the Athlon 800 he used before. We also built a machine for Psychosomatic's girlfriend (who prefers to keep her gaming handle a secret). She ended up with a new Athlon XP 1600+. This machine is also light years faster than the PIII 800Mhz (with integrated video) that she used before.

Your long days and nights of waiting are over. The eagerly anticipated AMD Reality Check Review is finally up!

I, the Mighty Warhawk, have just launched my journalisim career! I have submitted my AMD Reality Check Article to Overclockers.com, who have just published it on thier site. I have already received rave reviews on the article. By "rave reviews" I mean that one guy named Greg Smith emailed and said he agreed with what I said. Apparently Greg and I share more than just a first name! Head on over to overclockers.com and read the article, and don't forget to mail the editor of the site and tell him how much you love it (thereby increasing my chances of winning a $100 prize for best article).

In othere news, the Two Towers opens tomorrow. Go see it! But wait till I buy my tickets, I would be very upset if it sells out.

Chapter Five: Mass Producing Destruction!

Time for another massive update! A few weeks ago was our first and only Digital Destruction LAN for 2002. See the pictures here.

There is a new pictures section called Ownage! It is dedicated to screenshots of our members owning different servers. Be sure to send in your own screenshots and be sure you are wearing your Mowers Clan tag. Represent for the glory of the Clan!

There have also been a few new pictures added here and there, it's up to you to find them.

Don't forget about the upcoming LANs. LANsurge Jan 10th and Octane the week after that. Also, for you music fans, Blindside is playing on the 19th. Check the calendar for details. Psychosomatic and I are planning on going.

We are long overdue for an update, but never fear! This time I have plenty of update goodness to bring to you.

I just discovered that there will be TWO... count them... TWO LAN partys back to back the month of Feb. The Octane LAN will be Feb 21 - 22 and the Hurriquake III LAN will be Feb 22nd and 23rd. The Way I figure it, if you are REALLY hardcore, you should go to both. Thats right, and I have even formulated a plan of action on how YOU can do it. Heres how:

9 pm Friday 21st - Show up at Octane
4 -5 am Saturday the 22nd - Sleep at octane (if needed)
1 pm Saturday 22nd - Show up at Hurriquake III and party as long as you can.

Such a simple plan, yet so brilliant (because yours truly thought of it). The great thing is both LANs provide food, so for 20 bucks (15 for octane + 5 for Hurriquake) You get a whole weekend of LAN goodness as well as free food. What could be better?

It's almost LAN time, get those computers upgraded and all those games installed and get ready to go kick some butt. This will be an epic weekend full of lanning so dont slack off and say you have to go to work or some other lame excuse.

In other news, the mighty Sweaty Mex has agreed to join our ranks and become a gaurdian of the mowed path! People rejoice!

Also, plans are in the works for another Digital Destruction party... details comming as soon as they are decided upon.

In yet other news. Manticore, Gamekiller , Oskor and I are all working together to creeate an epic Neverwinter Nights persistant world. If you are interested in helping, email me. Otherwise, you need to get yourself a copy of NWN because its an awesome game, and we want you to be able to play in our world when it is finished.

Some of you extraordinarily observant people may have noticed that there are no longer any anoying pop-up ads and banners on this site to obscure your vision of this super fantasic site. That is because the mighty Tomh of LGLAN (with a little coaxing from the good people at typ0) was nice enough to host our website for us. Thanks Tom!

Soon there will be tons of super cool additions to the site, but for now you can busy yourself by looking at pictures from past lans, such as Octane 7, Octane 8, Hurriquake III and Valentyp0.

Now that I have recovered from this weekends Octane adventures, I decided it was time to post an update. I have several additions planned for the site including email adresses for each member, a members only area (where you can login and check your mail), navigation bar improvements, and something that will allow clan members to post announcements on the main page such as this one, which happens to be filling your reteneas with mowers goodness at this very moment.

As you may have noticed, the site has been converted to php in order to make use of a handly little navigation bar created by Arch of the typ0 clan. Now updating the navigation bar will be quick and easy.

I would also like to welcome three new members! Beebo, Kraz and Honestplayer have all signed up to join the ranks of the Mowers.

In other news, there is now pictures and a review of Octane 9 as well as three new concert reviews (no pictures yet for the concerts).

On a final note, members can now have thier very own email @themowers.com. Email me and I can set it up for you. You can login to it from this site, or I can have it forward to your everyday email account.

Behold! The Mowers Destert Combat server is online and available for your Desert Combat pleasure! Join it at: 209.11.127.62

Also, be sure and download the voice communication software endorsed by the Mowers Clan at www.teamspeak.org

Generals is also a hot game lately as Warhawk has now acheived the rank of Major in Westwood's online arena.

Check the pictures section for new Ownage! pics from Sweaty and Warhawk's epic struggle in Generals to Kraz's and Warhawk's first encounter with the WCE clan.

In yet another exciting development, the Mowers Clan now has it's very own Teamspeak server. So dust off those old microphones and get in there. Teamseak can run in the backround while you play any game, so that means we can use it for any game, not just DC. The server ip is: 209.11.127.62

If you havn't done so already, download the teamspeak client at www.teamspeak.org

Feast your eyes on the brand new, super-fantastic-idea-stolen-from-octane latest forum topics listing!!! Now you can see all the latest forum topics listed right on the front page! It's the best thing since sliced bread, I gar-on-tee!

Credit for this modern marvel of scripting technology goes to none other than arch, the phpimp! So if you get a chance, thank arch for his time and his scripting genius.

Also, check out the server link on the navigation bar. You can check how many people are in the Mowers DC sever.

The Octane LAN has passed. There was much battling all thoughout the night. While the Mowes were not as victorious in every battle as hoped, we came out stronger and better than before. During the night two new members were recruited. One was our friend Jay, who has attended only two Octane's, and is now known as "Rookie" the other is the mighty and powerful Zer, who we all know.

With our newly formed tournament teams we will continue to praactice and form outselves into an unbeatable force that will be feared by all!

In case you all havn't been paying attention to the forums, we are planning a massive invasion of the lantrocity lan party in SF at the end of may. We will be getting a special discount for this one (because we're so l33t... or something). So if you havent signed up, stop wasting time and go do it... no, really... do it.

Today just so happens to be Zer's birthday! So lets all wish him a happy friggin birthday. I made him a sweet and thoughtful birthday card... you can all view it here.

I would like to inform you all that our good friend, the Mighty Doctor Bron has now joined the ranks of our prestigious organization. So lets all welcome him to the clan!

In other news, our Desert Combat server has been updated to the latest version. Lets all be sure and practice on it frequently. It is also important that we are all setup with teamspeak.

Greetings my fellow Mowers! Today I bring to you some much needed NEW site content!

First off we have Kraz's most excellent review of the last Lantrocity in SF. We also have various How-to guides by Zer, as well as my own Linkin Park video shoot adventures and a few random reviews I have been too busy/lazy to post till now.

The Mowers Desert Combat server has been updated to version 1.4 AND there is also a stats page, which can be reached on the server page. Lets all thank KraZ for his excellent work!

We also have a few pictures here and there. I will leave it to you to discover where and what they are.

aaaaand... were back! Reporting live on the scene of the brand NEW (sorta) home of the Mowers Clan site. Kraz has been very helpful in helping to get things up and running by hosting the site temporarily at his house, and doing a little web development in the way of forum database troubleshooting and whatnot. Now were are on the significantly faster HE.net line, and everything seems to be running smoothly.

It will be a while till everything is uploaded once again, but most of it is here as of now.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Honesplayer for his excellent review of the Califest Lan that he and Beebo attended. The review was on the site before it went down, but I was not able to announce it till right now. So go read it... now!

The last lantrocity event in SF was "heap big fun" and I am looking forward to attending their next event. By the way, one of you intrepid adventurers (by that I mean, members of the clan) that attended this event should write a nice review of it.

In other news, it appears as though our beloved Octane, on the verge of its glorious July 11th birth, has been shoved back into the proverbial womb "to cook some more", and by that I mean, it's postponed until further notice.

First, the LAN news:
It appears as though our man Sweaty Mex has taken over leadership of Octane. The date for the next Octane has yet to be decided, but it will no doubt kick major portions of ass next time it's on.

Our next major LANning adventure is shaping up to be the Lantrocity SF event on August 2nd, which I encourage everyone reading this (and even those of you who stopped reading on the second sentence) to go and sign up for.

The second item of news involves the loftiest form of visual stimulation ever. That's right, I'm talking about Mowers propaganda. We have several new submissions courtesy of our very own art major, Manticore. The rest of you should learn from his example and fire up your (completely legitimate) copies of Photoshop, and get to work!

Mowers! Behold, I bring you a new batch of warriors prepared to fight for the honor and glory of the Mowers! Please welcome Mameman, GotNoRice and FAngel to the Clan. May they fight well and may The Path lead them to victory.

Rejoice! Your member profiles have been updated. I'm sure some them are probably already out of date though.

We also have a brand new Mower! Please welcome our good friend B to the clan. He's gamed with us since the beginnings of our home made Digital Destruction Parties, but has just now become properly equipped with a nice Quemine built computer and a freshly activated DSL line

Time for another update. We have reached the end of an era, as our last big Octane event has come and gone. The last octane was awesome, as always but it is sad to see it finally come to an end... at least in its current incarnation.

We still have plenty of lanning goodness to go around though, as this weekend there will be the Mamemanland 6 home lan, as well as the Lantrocity SF if you are in the mood for a bigger party. There is also the Angry lan on the way, and a new Lansurge date was announced last week.

We have just started another dedicated server for the clan. This time its a space shooter/ trade wars type game called Freelancer. Please check it out as this game is a ton of fun and completely addicting. The server info is as follows:
[TMC] Freelancer server
66.218.52.234

This past week I decided to catch up on posting some old LAN pics that I never had time to put up on the site. As it turns out I found a lot of pics that I forgot I had. Now, prepare to feast your eyes on a varitable plethora of brand new, never before seen (except by me), LAN pics. Thats right, we've now got pics dating all the way back to Mamemanland 2, and even the KraZ-e Party! We've even got several pictures submitted by Honestplayer, and who can forget the last two Lantro SF parties. Last but not least, we have not one, but TWO new Octane sets, from last octane, and the Octane before last.

Unfortunatly I can't write reviews for all these parties, so some of them have the pictures only. If you attended one of these parties, and would like to write a short review, by all means, feel free. For you writing phobics, it doesnt even have to be any longer than a paragraph.

One last note, I added a few pictures to some of the member profiles that were missing pics. So take a look, and if you dont like the picture i chose for you, then send me one you would like up instead.

Lately there has been a lot of new content added to the site. Many of you have noticed this, and the rest of you just need to pay more attention. In the unlikely event that you really aren't paying attention, I decided I would bring to your attention the fabulous new content that has been put up for you, the home audience, to enjoy.

If you haven't already, please head over to the news section and check out a lot of the new LAN reviews, especially the new ones written by Honestplayer. Also check out Manticore's DVD review of the new Indiana Jones Trilogy. There have also been a few concert reviews added.

Also, check out the pictures section for new pics of pimprigs as well as some new propaganda by Honestplayer.

Also, be sure and let us know what you think of all this new content on our forums.

Today I bring you tidings of great joy! We have inducted two fine new members into our beloved clan. Our newest Mowers are Oskor (of lansurge fame) and C0ax (the artist formerly known as weapon bob). Please give then both a proper Mowers welcome.

In other news, QueMine has uncovered a very valuable find today on the streets of Las Vegas. A 20 by 30 foot american flag, valued at around 1000 bucks! Check it out.

Fellow Mowers, it is time once again to look to the future, for the time of conflict and battle draws near! The Mighty Monsterfrag is almost upon us, and we must gird ourselves with the strength of The Path, so that we may vanquish our enemies!

Now that recent disturbances have been resolved, It is time for us to move on from those that have fallen from the path of enlightenment, and look forward to the bright and shining future. Several new recruits have applied and we must consider them carefully.

Press onward brave soldiers, that we may be victorious and triumph over those who oppose us!

Monsterfrag 3 is over. TMC has been tested by the flames of war, and has emerged shining with gold and silver!

Remain steadfast, those who follow the path. True victory will not be ours untill our legions have trampled our enemies as they scatter before us! Followers of TMC rejoice, for this is only the beginning. We now press forward to ever more victories and conquests of our unclean foes.

Come one, come all! Gather around, and see our fabuous review of the Nvidia GeForce LAN, and don't forget to stay and look at the pictures! We have exclusive photos of the awe inspiring UT 3.0 engine as well as the equally mezmerizing new GeForce 6800 card! Thats right folks, step right up! Were popular in Sweden too!

While your here, please feel free to post on our forums, and read the various other reviews we have to offer, including the latest entry by our very own GNR.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Thou fierce Mower warrior... Okay... I'm over doing it... Or Warhawk must be better at it. Yeah, that's it. So to get straight to the point, as some of you might have noticed, the forums on www.themowers.com do not work anymore (Kaput, b0rken, pété, finito, etc...). Well kids, that's because we've been pwn3d in the face by the BuFu clan hacker of death ({BuFu}-Z3r0_c00l) and they defaced our website. So we all need to be strong and uh.. I dunno… like uhh... pwn their site? Or something......... NOT! Haha! I got you on that one! So well to put it in a nutshell, since some of us are _still_ experiencing some problems to connect to www.themowers.com, well we (Warhawk and KraZ) decided to move temporarily to www.mowersclan.com. Yes! And that should work better. At least our venerated and beloved clan leader might be able to post more easily in our forums and *actually* update the site. Well aside from that, the usual: update your bookmarks, clean your cookies and etc... and Enjoy! --KraZ

Rapturous jubilation! New updates have arrived! First off, we have a review of the gaming documentary called Gam3rs, written by Mameman.

Next we have pictures from the Kaffinated LAN. If you have not yet witnessed the carnage that was Mamemanland XV, you really should take a look. We also have pictures of the last Monsterfrag LAN.

Stay tuned for coverage of the last PDX LAN, as well as a report from the guys going to QUAKECON.

It has been many moons since our last update, and for this I apologize. To make it up to you all, I will make this an update of EPIC proportions. A "mother of all updates" if you will.

TMC has expanded much lately, and to reflect this we have created various Clan divisions.

LAN Division - Responsible for organizing and running LANs. Run by our highly capable and expertly trained TMC-LAN staff.

News Division - Responsible for covering all the local LANs and important events that pertain to gaming and technology in general. Run by our staff of TMC writers, photographers and reporters as well as all our freelance friends that contribute pictures and articles to us.

Gaming Division - [TMM] The Mowers Militia! Created to compete in any and all online ladders and LAN competitions as well as scrim on a regular basis. We are now taking recruits for [TMM] and unlike [TMC], ANYBODY can join as long as they fit the criteria outlined in the rules. So sign up NOW!

We are back from a successful mission at SVFrag. TMC came out as the South Bay Battlefield 2 Champions, and are now one step closer to becoming the Ultimate Masters Of All Time!

Rejoice! A follower of the Mowed Path has proven himself worthy and now [TMM]Stegosaurus has been transformed into [TMC]Stegosaurus (now with 30% more ownage!).

We have also aquired a new and improved BF2 server. It can be located at: 64.182.132.15:16567

We are also recruiting for 12 v 12 CAL. We are looking for a few good players, so if you think you've got what it takes sign up for TMM, and get on the forums and let us know you are down for CAL.

We are also welcoming players to come check out our Scrims. Check the TMM forums for scrim times and signups. Our last two Scrims with =|SA|= have been successful with a perfect record so far. Tonights scrim with Flatass resulted in: round 1 - 0-6 Flatass, Round 2 - 64-0 TMC, Round 3 - 0-7 Flatass. It was a close battle, and only the first of many matches with Flatass.

If you live in or around the Bay Area, TMC is having TMC Hangout Night 2! This time it will be at Golfland in Milpitas, on April 7th! Be there, or be NOT COOL.

There is also an informal TMC Hangout 1.5 March 31st, at lunch. PM Warhawk for details.

Victory is ours! The TMC/TMM Cal open 8v8 BF2 team is currently undefeated with 1 win, zero losses.
Read more here (if your cool enough).

Word of TMC has traveled far and wide, and our fame grows more each day! Visit our new TMC media coverage page to see some of the websites we have been linked from.

On the battlefront, TMC has placed within the top 10 on their division within the CAL 8 v 8 open ladder. Good job team!

Hawtie has returned with word from the battlefront at LANWAR in Kentuky. You can read the full report here: LANWAR 06

Please welcome our newest TMC members:
- Sniperfox
- Hawtie
- Evilkiksass
- 12InchNick
- Quicksilver

For those of you not clear what TMC is all about, you can read our new "about" page.

If you would like to gaze upon the glorious victrories (or near victories, in some cases) of TMC, look no further than this brand new page of LAN tournaments and contests that TMC has participated in.

In the news department, a review of **Comic Con 06** has been posted by Warhawk! And last but not least, the Jihad lan pictures were pulled out of the archives and are now up on the site.

In case you didn't already know, we are rapidly approaching the latest TMC event!

Menu:Paid admission includes - Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and various side dishes. This is a “bring your own beer” event – however, soda and water will be provided. (veggie burgers available upon email RSVP request).

How much: $4 for Paid TMC and TMM members, $6 for non paid, and $8 for public

Activities: There will be a few fun activities at this event, and some small prizes as well!

Uber thanks goes to Hawtie for coordinating the event, she put in a ton of work (and money) to this event, and it would not have been possible without her. Thanks to Mistaken Creation for bringing the BBQ, thanks to JonDoms for cooking, and arranging transportation of supplies to the beach. Thanks to everyone who brought something to share, and thanks to everyone who drove hours to be there.

Quicksilver
Sigma6 (x2!)
Kuyaglen
Sniperfox
GotNoRice
Ginger
Wizeone
Offspring
JonDoms

TMC has been linked on the front page of Danger Den! Thanks to Glen's non-review and pictures of Showdown LAN.

If history is any indication, it will be an amazing event.
See our coverage of previous GeForce Lans here:
- GeForce LAN 2 (review #1)
- GeForce LAN 2 (review #2)
- GeForce LAN 1

In other news, last weekends Fleet Week TMC hangout day was awesome! In attendance were: Warhawk, Manticore, Sigma6, Metalslug, and Stegosaurus! (It also happened to be Metalslugs 21st birthday). We all had a great time on the north beach lawn watching The Blue Angel F-18's fly over.

This just in... more details on upcoming Nvidia events, check em out:

Gaming Extravaganza!

NVIDIA, the worldwide leader in 3D graphics processing, announces a week-long event that's sure to amaze you. The event features

WORLD PREMIERE – November 8, 11:00 AM
If you can’t make it to the LAN party, you can still come to NVIDIA’s world premiere event for its next-generation PC gaming platform that is sure to redefine reality. This portion of the event is free, but space is extremely limited so RSVP now at www.nvidia.com/WorldPremiere.

THE NVIDIA REALITY TOUR: COMING TO A STORE NEAR YOU – November 11
15 countries, 24 cities! You can experience first-hand NVIDIA’s next-generation PC gaming platform at a store near you. Compete in head-to-head mini tournaments, win NVIDIA prizes, and talk to NVIDIA representatives. To find out more and RSVP to the event, visit www.nvidia.com/RealityTour

Geforce LAN 3 was a big hit. TMC came away with many prizes, and had huge amounts of fun.

Last but not least, it has come to our attention that [TMC]Quemine and Voodoo are both WANTED by evga

Please welcome our newest members to TMC: Raptoer and Flaming Potato!

In other news, AG LAN has come and gone and it was the best AG yet. In the 2v2 COH tourney, TMC won 1st (congrats 12inchnick, Raptoer) and 3rd (congrats Sigma and Moody) and second place in UT 2k4 (good job Alien!), as well as placing in the free for all LAN battle BF2 contest (12inchnick).

Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL ~~battle station~~ err... web server! We have upgraded and relocated our entire server thanks to our l33t admin Kraz with contributions by JonDoms and Warhawk.

The LAN reviews page has been updated, keep checking as new LANs get added. If you would like to see a review of a particular LAN on there, WRITE ONE!

We now have a glorious new navigation bar! You may notice we have some new buttons, including a link to our Mowers Mail (if you would like a YOURHANDLE@mowersclan.com email, send me a message). Also, there is a link to our X-fire clan page, which keeps stats of our Clan-wide game time, and also features a calendar with some of our upcoming events.

n case you have all been living under a log lately, nvidia has announced that they will be hosting GeForce LAN 4.

WHERE: Area 51 Events Center, Alameda Air Base (Alameda, California) - Directions
WHEN: November 16-18 (Fri-Sun)
WHAT: LAN Party (BYOC, Club SLI VIP compound, Tournaments, Contests, Raffles, Music and more!)
FEE: $25 BYOC Seat | FREE to General Attendees

TMC will have a strong presence there with over 30 of our members and close friends in attendance, including representatives from event sponsors EA and Antec. Look for us on tables T, U, V and S

Not only that, TMC will also be feilding three Team Fortress 2 teams: [TMC]Red, [TMC]Blue and [TMC]Magenta.

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