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IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
08-26-2005, 11:23 AM
31 here. Just wanted to see how many veterans we have. I have not played in a couple of years and have decided to get back in the paintball scene. I have introduced my 12 year old son into it, for some father and son time. We are both pretty excited. I always had a blast playing (speed ball). Its a rush. I never tried any other type of PB play, so It should be interesting.
Vantage_TeS
08-26-2005, 01:53 PM
I'm only 20 but I've been playing for 11 years [since I was 9]?
I went from rec to fun tournament to competetive [sponsored etc] tournament and then back to rec. Now I mostly help the kids in the area out. Fixing guns, organizing some games, air fills and coaching a couple tourmanet [fun leve] teams.
Moved the thread to the appropriate section. And I'm also in the old bastage group of over 30
kevine
08-26-2005, 03:17 PM
38 on 9/18 (Sunday of NPPL SD!)...been playing since about 1988 when a Bushmaster SI pump was the gat and Dave Youngblood was running around in a grey/silver suit, bright blue t-shirt and a polished Carter Comp and ruining people! Those were the days.
I stopped playing for about 8 years (91-99), and have been playing mostly speedball and tournaments since 2001. We usually only play west coast NPPL events. It's more expensive, but well worth it. 1st class treatment (relatively speaking) and the competition is great.
Raoul
08-26-2005, 03:35 PM
Eh? Um.... Oh yea, heh, well um....
Vantage_TeS
08-26-2005, 06:48 PM
Wow it got old in here fast, when you said "veterans" I didnt know you meant WWI veterans lol
I think Raoul wins [except for Ken].
*makes hasty exit before he starts having back problems*
rix123
08-26-2005, 07:47 PM
Raoul is but a youngster... :evilgrin:
..how far back should I go...nahh, that's too far back...let's just say, Palmers Pursuit Shop products were the GOLD standard for performance parts, and his BBT Typhoons were the turning point in the tourney scene....many of todays product can be traced back to Glenn's innovations :evilgrin:
Raoul
08-26-2005, 09:25 PM
Wow it got old in here fast, when you said "veterans" I didnt know you meant WWI veterans lol
I think Raoul wins [except for Ken].
*makes hasty exit before he starts having back problems*
Raoul is but a youngster... :evilgrin:
Lets put it this way.... I was old when Pong came out! LOL!
Do Not under-estimate me on the field however, my fav game is One-on-Ones! You'll never see me coming 'til it's too late!
Bigal1
08-26-2005, 09:38 PM
ok. i'm in good company here. 46. And I too play to spend time with my son. Been playing for about 3 years. Started out with a spyder in Chesapeake VA in January. It's pretty darned cold that time of the year.
It's a great game. I just feel sore all over for a day or so after a day of p-ball...
Raoul
08-26-2005, 09:47 PM
Oh yea, I forgot to say that my daughter was the one that got me into paintball, she's The Angel Lady on here.....
Started with a Pirahana.... would'a been a good gun except for the crappy nipple detent.
firemedic30
08-26-2005, 10:24 PM
33 here. Been playing since I was 13.
El Pirata
08-26-2005, 10:41 PM
So to delete the kids posts who are invading the old farts thread or not, that is the question.
I started playing at 16 in 1986.
rix123
08-27-2005, 12:46 AM
...we may be older...we may be slower...but we do have a wealth of 'life experiences' to draw upon LOL
...I too got into it way back when to have another activity to share with my son, he's just about 2 years short of being eligible for this group now LOL
...I got back into it when his "little sister" had me take her to the local field to watch a few games....that `ol bug bit rapidly and severely LOL
...it's one game that helps keep us 'youthful' and like some ones sig I saw said..."slow but fast fingers and fast marker"..something like that. combined with our deeper depth of 'experiences' to draw upon, it can make up for the 'pi$$ and vinegar' power of the youth LOL
...but it doesn't really matter, having fun is the real deal! kudos to you all :patriot:
Luzrd
08-27-2005, 08:54 AM
4 more months and i will have "earned" posting in here. yayyyy(?!!?!?) L lol L
matthepepe
08-27-2005, 11:00 AM
For once in my life i want to be a grown up :) just so i can talk to the old farts/.
tackle26
08-27-2005, 11:40 AM
im 32 an been playing since 1984. Now i reallyfeel old, but i getcha when you least expect it.
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
08-27-2005, 02:52 PM
It is great to see we have quite a few 30+ in here. I stopped by our local field today to get my sons tank filled and some of the kids were like "is he gonna play?" :lol: if they only knew. I am planning on going with my son next week for our first game together. Today he learned the proper way to hold and fire his gun. He is a little nervous about getting hit, he always saw the bad bruises and purple welts I would come home with but I try to explain to him, it is different when you are playing due to the adrenalin rushing through you. I personally think he will do great, I remember my first hit. Anyone else??
Furby
08-27-2005, 08:22 PM
35 here...been playing since 1988.
My first time out I got zippered by a guy with an SMG-68. Damned thing sounded like an M60 Machine Gun.
Anyways, here's me these days:
http://gallery.68caliber.com/data/692/6CPPSummer245.jpg
Won Hunglo
08-27-2005, 09:03 PM
36. Started in 1991 when paint was $150 for a case of 2500. Dropped about $800 on my Automag set up way back then. :sick: Oh well, it was top of the line & the envy of all back then.
Joy Stick-Gene
08-27-2005, 09:38 PM
i say if your 30 and up and played your whole life dont enter the rookie division at your local field i get owned by this one team who is all like 30 and there proud like they have acomplished something. its gay
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
08-27-2005, 11:26 PM
$150 for paint, WTF???
Furby that avatar is Great!! I couldn't stop laughing when I seen it.
Furby
08-28-2005, 07:11 AM
$150 for paint, WTF???
Furby that avatar is Great!! I couldn't stop laughing when I seen it.
Joy Stick: Where are you? Perhaps a gang of Angel toting old guys could come up for a visit?
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL: Bryan from 68Caliber.Com made that for me from pictures Ken Crane provided...Ken beat me up later.
Somewhat recent pic from this summer. Been playing since '97. Back then to about a couple of years ago was playing front and now not so much. A dislocated shoulder and f-ed up knee no kinda haults that position to the mid and back. Did the shoulder thing a couple years ago Pete Rose'ing it into a snake which had nothing but sand for the ground. Knee just started this year at the begining of a Series we are in and I just hell with it I will wait it out until I see a specialist about it. Series is over next weekend so I guess I will find out whats wrong with it after that. Now I see why alot of players "retire" after their 30's. "Old players never die they just become coaches".
Maybe we should have just a 30+ section only. ha ha
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
08-28-2005, 06:43 PM
I agree with the 30+ section, lol
El Pirata
08-28-2005, 07:21 PM
$150 for paint, WTF??? Sorry, that was the going rate back then.
firemedic30
08-28-2005, 08:06 PM
wow Hep, it's time for the old paintball players home for you!!! LOL!!
Ain't getting old a bitch!!!!
I have NO IDEA where the last year went alone. Yesterday my daughter was born, today she is 13 months!!!
Won Hunglo
08-28-2005, 08:48 PM
$150 for paint, WTF???
At least the cases were bigger back then.
rix123
08-29-2005, 07:27 AM
Cost per case / Qty balls per case = cost per ball
150/2500 = 0.06 per ball....
60/2000 = 0.03 per ball....
..I don't know if my math is all that good, but if the sums are to be believed, paint costs half as much, but the markers of today allow us to 'use it' at roughly 3 times as fast now... LOL and in speedball that goes up exponentially due to 'laning', 'pinching', and any other tactic that utilizes 'mass quantities' of paint ....
...but as in all 'big toys for big boys', when has 'cost' been a factor when we really want it LOL LOL LOL just ask the wife (or ex-wife) LOL
El Pirata
08-29-2005, 07:46 AM
Cost per case / Qty balls per case = cost per ball
150/2500 = 0.06 per ball....
60/2000 = 0.03 per ball....
Close enough for government work. I remember if you had someone to hook you up back then you might get paint for $0.05 per ball but not much cheaper than that. Kids today bitch about the cost of paint but are not factoring in deflation of the value of the dollar and the deplation of the overall price of paint which is roughly what we were spending back then.
About the only major difference in terms of paint if the quantity used which does contribute to the overall cheaper price. Back in the day I could buy a case of paint so I could treat me and my friends to paint for several months. Today I use 2 - 3 cases in a day.
Niclke, nickle, nickle, nickle..... was all I remembered from back in the day when paint was that high.
wow Hep, it's time for the old paintball players home for you!!! LOL!!
Ain't getting old a bitch!!!!
I have NO IDEA where the last year went alone. Yesterday my daughter was born, today she is 13 months!!!
ha ha seems to me my daughter was just born last year and now shes 13 :notsure: time flies when you get old that is no doubt!!!
Umm that would be 13 MONTHS....
Yeah mine just hit 17 MONTHS and it goes by way way too fast.
My son is 19 YEARS now and all that time is just gone.
I understand that but I was making a point that... ah nevermind
your too damn old to understand
Well you are not that young yourself there oldman.
I lied about my age to look cool
FATBACK
08-30-2005, 02:03 PM
36............add another old has-been to the list................
Trigga Nometry
08-30-2005, 02:19 PM
36............add another old has-been to the list................35 here. It's way down hill from here :drink: .
I say we all get drunk tonight and forget about our age, kids, spouses, bills and other responiblities for a night. Being a responsible, productive adult sucks at times!
Take my word younger people dont be in a hurry to grow up!!!
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
08-30-2005, 04:49 PM
:cheers: :drink: :biggthump best advice I have heard this week!
Trigga Nometry
08-30-2005, 04:54 PM
I say we all get drunk tonight and forget about our age, kids, spouses, bills and other responiblities for a night. Being a responsible, productive adult sucks at times!
Take my word younger people dont be in a hurry to grow up!!!I am going to drive right by my house on the way back from work tonight and just keep driving to the local bar. Wonder how that'll go over with the wife? :boobies:
Furby
08-30-2005, 05:07 PM
If you need a place to stay, I got room at my place...
I am going to drive right by my house on the way back from work tonight and just keep driving to the local bar. Wonder how that'll go over with the wife? :boobies:
Sweet!
Hell I got off about a hour ago and starting now. Gonna order some Pizza and watch my shows (Rides,Overhaulin & Dirty Jobs, etc) But I am doing one thing responisble tonight and thats only cuz I have to. Laundry! Im out of work shirts and boxers or else I would be at the watering hole shooting some pool with friends. :cheers:
Ah pizza just showed up and Rides is doing a episode on Roush racing. Beer is mighty, tasty, delish tonight also.
:cheers:
FATBACK
08-30-2005, 08:17 PM
Ah pizza just showed up and Rides is doing a episode on Roush racing. Beer is mighty, tasty, delish tonight also.
:cheers:
The wifes in here rubbin her g-stringed self on me which is mighty tasty also :cheers:
Gotta go fellas!!!! :devil1:
tgallo
08-30-2005, 08:34 PM
35 here....at least physically....mentally I'm about 16 :)
No PUI'ing for me just having a good time sippin on a beer and well...doing some b!tch work, *looks around and thinks* where the hells my woman at anyways? Ah that's right she's hanging with her mom tonight. El Screwed I am. Time for another beer and commercials are over. Besides that I need like 2 Tivos at least.. Tommy Lee going to College is on and Dirty Jobs plus Overhaulin all at the same time in a few minutes! Dammit!
rix123
08-30-2005, 09:41 PM
The wifes in here rubbin her g-stringed self on me which is mighty tasty also :cheers:
Gotta go fellas!!!! :devil1:
...kinda puts paintball back into perspective, doesn't it... LOL
El Pirata
08-30-2005, 09:54 PM
No PUI'ing for me just having a good time sippin on a beer and well...doing some b!tch work, *looks around and thinks* where the hells my woman at anyways? Ah that's right she's hanging with her mom tonight. El Screwed I am. Time for another beer and commercials are over. Besides that I need like 2 Tivos at least.. Tommy Lee going to College is on and Dirty Jobs plus Overhaulin all at the same time in a few minutes! Dammit!
Hey your job tonight rocks compared to mine. I am being held on the couch by my fiancee watching soaps, in Spanish which are even worse than in English.
firemedic30
08-30-2005, 10:32 PM
To hi to Erik Estrada for me!!!!! LOL!
kooooooooool, nice to know I'm not the only one running around shooting kids.
37 young
:drink:
Hey your job tonight rocks compared to mine. I am being held on the couch by my fiancee watching soaps, in Spanish which are even worse than in English.
aspira para ser usted
El Pirata
08-30-2005, 10:52 PM
Bite me!
aspira para ser usted
oops "aspira" I meant sucks lol
Bite me!
Ummmm......
No
Shouldnt you be watching soaps?
El Pirata
08-30-2005, 11:11 PM
I got paroled
boogt
08-31-2005, 03:54 AM
30 but I feel like 60. oh well.
Tanis187
09-02-2005, 01:59 AM
33 here and still playing front. It does keep getting harder and harder each and every year. Thank god for advil. I was told that taking 3 advil before you play will help keep you from tighting up after. It does work... Been playing for 9 years and still love it.
Whats really fun to do is go to a new field with a real cheep talon, a 100 round hopper and some camo's. Find the teenagers playing speedball and ask them if you can join them. You'll get a real good laugh out of them. Play dumb and sandbag a game or two. Tell them your gun broke and you'll have to use your other one. More laughs. Break out the angel and take some kids to school.
Talon with 100 rd hopper - $50.00
Camo's - $50.00
The "deer in the headlight look" you get when you bunker them - priceless :ph34r: :ph34r:
Who's laughing now...
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
09-02-2005, 08:05 AM
:bowdown: that was great!! I can just picture it happening.
I have done that too, with my A5.
42 here... I'm the advisor for a college paintball club. Our tournament players like to use me for bunkering practice. (I don't move as quick anymore)
42 OMG! Someone get the paramedics this guy is about to break a hip anytime now. LOL
Im just waiting until next weekends over (last tourney of our season) then Im headed to the Specialist to see whats awrong with my knee.
thog94
09-02-2005, 04:19 PM
42 OMG! Someone get the paramedics this guy is about to break a hip anytime now. LOL
Im just waiting until next weekends over (last tourney of our season) then Im headed to the Specialist to see whats awrong with my knee.
While you are there have him check your head, and that aint no Tom Foolery;)
firemedic30
09-03-2005, 09:34 AM
Someone call for me????? LOL!
While you are there have him check your head, and that aint no Tom Foolery;)
ah ha I see someone got there package.
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
09-03-2005, 10:14 AM
wow, thats what I am talking about, 42 congrats man! I hope I can move around that quick when I am that age, not saying its old at all but it takes alot to get out of bed sometimes when you have had a hard day(playing hard with the kids).
dusted
09-03-2005, 10:42 AM
im 35 and still playin. just got my arsenal g7 and definatly playin tomorrow. why dont some of you fellow "old" players ever post in chat ? why is it me hep and jetwing just about the only "old" players talkin to the youngsters ?
dusted
09-03-2005, 10:44 AM
oh i forgot i think 30 and older forum would be great, i also would like to see a 200lb plus forum would be cool, maybe pics only ?
Bigal1
09-03-2005, 10:46 AM
i'm avoiding this thread. i'm in denial about my age...
Shades
09-05-2005, 10:16 AM
38 years young and played on the Tourney scene for 11 years.. :cool:
Furby
09-05-2005, 10:26 AM
im 35 and still playin. just got my arsenal g7 and definatly playin tomorrow. why dont some of you fellow "old" players ever post in chat ? why is it me hep and jetwing just about the only "old" players talkin to the youngsters ?
I'm in the chat quite a bit...just not lately...I was on deadline.
IM-NOT-AN-ANGEL
09-05-2005, 10:45 AM
didnt know there was a chat...........
killerb68
09-21-2005, 08:33 PM
36 here and just got back into playing 2 years ago after a 15 yr hiatus. PGP pumps were the name of the game then. Boy was I surprized! LOL
15 year hiatus hell some of the members here are not even that age. lol Glad to see a oldtimer come back.
But I hardly call 15 years a hiatus. :cheers:
ecorreale
09-21-2005, 10:29 PM
34 and still have a lot of years left in me. Nothing gives me joy like bunkering some smart mouth 15 year old!!
hehehehe :devil1:
El Pirata
09-21-2005, 11:56 PM
36 here and just got back into playing 2 years ago after a 15 yr hiatus. PGP pumps were the name of the game then. Boy was I surprized! LOLPGP's were good but they never struck me as the name of the game. I mean you had the PMI 1, 2, and 68 Mag that IMHO were better than a PGP. If you wanted a Nelson style then the Line SI Bushmaster was the doo doo.
just turned 33 on DEC 29, been playing since 1994 first gun was a VM-68 (thanks dave youngblood - he actually shot a carter chromed VM for a little while in that tux of his). i still miss the old VM and still look for them online but people just want to much. i did just pick up 2 minimags and setting them up old school style 8+1 harness, coiled remote, CO2, expansion chamber, NO Level 10 here i am going true old school if it was made after 12-31-99 i will not use it. the young guys dont realize what we had to put up with. they try to make fun of my mags but my 06 speed sure will shut the kids up when they start talking to much.
maybe a pre-Millennium league i would like to see a 35+ NPPL with pre-2000 technology game - that would be cool
Unholy
01-04-2006, 10:44 AM
Hey guys! 37 here and a n00b to the angel scene.
(I have a yellow to black 05 speed that will show up tomorrow.)
Been playing since '85 and similar to someone else's post i got lit up by a fully autmatic tipmann my very first time out. Paint was $1 per ten round tube the first year I played. Of course most of us were using splatmasters/pgp's. First gun I ever bought was an F1 illustrator, one of the very first semiauto's that existed. Still have it actually.
Anyway... hopefully i will be here a lot more often as i joined the angel family.
DeadlyUSMC
01-04-2006, 03:51 PM
Almost 32 here but feel like 50! Marine Corps realy tore my knees and back up, but I miss the hell outta the Corps, been out for 3 months now after 13 years. Anyway, been playing since 97. Started out at woods but once I played the S.B format I said screw the woods!! Dont get me wrong it's still fun to play int he woods though :notsure:
vikingshadow
01-04-2006, 08:25 PM
39 here...going to be 40 in March. I play tournament paintball with the younguns! LOL!
I'm a mid/front; more of an insert feller these days, though! I love running over the youngsters...I was in a forum a few months ago and they actually said that "guys over 30 shouldn't be on the computer or play tournament paintball." Now, ain't that a shot to the cajones???
So, anytime I feel a bit hinky, I just remember that post and play even harder. Heck, I still have about 5-10 years left in me!
Luzrd
01-04-2006, 10:55 PM
dang it just dawned on me that i can post here now as of a few days ago.
i really dont know what to say or think about this as i still feel (and act) like a kid = }
whatever i guess now ill just enjoy shooting the lil punks even more now = }
KEN CRANE
01-04-2006, 11:07 PM
i'm avoiding this thread. i'm in denial about my age...
yep thats that long river thing, denial and so far i am older than you all
rix123
01-06-2006, 09:36 PM
...probably so Ken, but, it's the fun we enjoy, regardless of the 1/2 century or so we've already waved bye to ;)
Ken grew up with Jesus so he's seen it all
thog94
01-07-2006, 12:54 AM
Jesus was his homeboy.
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