MONROEVILLE, PA. Naked-paintball video seller barred from '05 sport show



The promoter ran afoul of the law in Las Vegas.
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A man who sells videos depicting men hunting naked women with paintball guns won't be invited back to a sport and outdoor show held annually in suburban Pittsburgh, the event's organizer said.
But it's not because of the video's contents.
Chris Fassnacht, the organizer of the Allegheny Sport, Travel & amp; Outdoor Show, which was held at the Pittsburgh Expo Mart in Monroeville last week, hadn't seen the "Hunting for Bambi" video that Michael Burdick sells. Fassnacht decided not to ask Burdick to return next year after learning Burdick has been charged in Las Vegas with operating without a business license. Burdick has pleaded innocent to the charges.
Burdick sold the videotapes through a company called Real Men Outdoor Productions Inc., but Burdick's name was not listed on the business license application, Las Vegas officials have said.
On the "Hunting for Bambi" Web site, the company sold the videos and offered to book naked paintball safaris for up to $10,000.
Alleged hoax
Las Vegas officials said that Burdick admitted the safaris were a hoax intended to promote the videos, but has since recanted the statement.
At the outdoor show, Burdick operated a booth and displayed a video that included news footage about his business and clips from the video he sells. The clips included images of nude women with their breasts digitally blurred.
"The reason they're naked is deer don't wear Levis out in the woods," Burdick told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for today's editions.
Only four of the estimated 80,000 people who came to the show complained about Burdick's booth and video, Fassnacht said.