You might be "old school" if...

[VPD]

You might be old school if...

You practiced with Ironmen before Bob Long was on the team.

nope - but I did tell them they were ineligible for a major national tournament because they used constant air...

You know who invented the Jerk Squeegee and how many beers it took to make 100 of them.

yup - and listened to the complaints about the copycats

You knew Rick Cendejas when he had thumbs.
You even know who Rick Cendejas is..
You knew Rennick when he had hair.

and met the alligator he has in his bathtub

You hit on Fred Shultz's daughter at the masters in 1988.
You even know who Fred Shultz is..

or had his daughter call you for patent advice


You watched Keith Idema punch Fast Eddie at the Masters.
You know who either of those guys are...
You still have an ICS goggle/mask system

and won a sargies award from keith and had him beg you to write his life's story...

You won the very first Blade from Andy Greenwell at the Reno Open...

or ran the Reno open...


You even know who Andy Greenwell is..

or maybe have him try and distract you from checking one of his guys by asking for some lens spray

You lent Palmer a screw for Camille..
You know what Camille is..

or shot pre-camille guns at the air pistol open...

You know that Splatmaster and GZ parts are interchangeable.
You know what a GZ is.

you know who made them

You remember "Baking" 12grams in your pocket with a "Hot Hands".

or cooked them in electric socks OR found 18 gram cartridges that were the same size


You could use a Phantom and an ACI turret and still outshoot the 68 Specials.
You know what an ACI turret is.

or a grey ghost with a sixpack


Your automag doesn't have "repair" stars on it.

your automag has a serial number with 4 or less digits

You know who Skeeter Gordy is...

and wonder where his laser engraver is

You know what "Nasty Boys" is..

and their other companies

You knew Rich Telford when he had Long hair.

or just knew telford

You knew Chuck Hendsch was a better roller hockey player than a PB Player.

or why Dave wore that suit

You shot "Great Balls to Fire".

or 68 special
You shot Cal Mag.

or had it bounce off a tree and come back at you
or saved the individual 200 round boxes

You shot Coconut, Blueberry and Slime Lime

and realized that scent does NOT make taste

[D.B. Daddy]

If you have ever said "Are you serious this paint is only $65 a case" and meant it.

[VPD]

you thought you were getting a break when the price for a case of paint went from $150 to $125...

[weaver]

...You were around when this thread started. :>

[drewcif]

You might be "old school" if...
Your gun weighs more than the tree you hide behind.

--- Smack down

---Drew----
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Originally Posted by weaver

...You were around when this thread started. :>

well thats one of the first times i have been called oldschool

[Grunt0311]

You originally played on the small fields in Moncks Corner and James Island back in the 80's.And waited in anticipation for your clip fed tippman.

[GTHEWORM]

You might be old school if...

You practiced with Ironmen before Bob Long was on the team. Yep.. Mike Baird was in my wedding...

nope - but I did tell them they were ineligible for a major national tournament because they used constant air...

You know who invented the Jerk Squeegee and how many beers it took to make 100 of them. Yep...Marty Bush...we used to make them in is apt in reno

yup - and listened to the complaints about the copycats

You knew Rick Cendejas when he had thumbs. Oh yeah..pre-chain grinding..
You even know who Rick Cendejas is.. Yep, Still have the cheek scar from pre-mask days!!
You knew Rennick when he had hair. Oh yeah...

and met the alligator he has in his bathtub...ummmm nope

You hit on Fred Shultz's daughter at the masters in 1988.
You even know who Fred Shultz is.. I played for Fred in 91

or had his daughter call you for patent advice


You watched Keith Idema punch Fast Eddie at the Masters. Watched it!!
You know who either of those guys are... Yep- Idema in jail in Afghanistan, Eddie-making bullet proof vests in MA.You still have an ICS goggle/mask system Still have 1 set!@!

and won a sargies award from keith and had him beg you to write his life's story...

You won the very first Blade from Andy Greenwell at the Reno Open... That, I did!! Played with Eat 'Em Alive (we won the 5 man)
or ran the Reno open... Russ Maynard


You even know who Andy Greenwell is.. Former captain/owner Navarone....

or maybe have him try and distract you from checking one of his guys by asking for some lens spray

You lent Palmer a screw for Camille..
You know what Camille is.. first gun of Glenns

or shot pre-camille guns at the air pistol open... Still have my patch from 2nd one Air pistol open in 1988,

You know that Splatmaster and GZ parts are interchangeable. Yep!!
You know what a GZ is. Oh yeah...Bob Guernsey still sends me parts!!!

you know who made them Bob Guernsey

You remember "Baking" 12grams in your pocket with a "Hot Hands". Or launching them in pvc pipes at Daryls work truck.

or cooked them in electric socks OR found 18 gram cartridges that were the same size


You could use a Phantom and an ACI turret and still outshoot the 68 Specials. If you could see through the cloud!!

You know what an ACI turret is. Still have it, Still use it

or a grey ghost with a sixpack


Your automag doesn't have "repair" stars on it.

your automag has a serial number with 4 or less digits serial number 1193

You know who Skeeter Gordy is...Don't ever mention paintball to Skeeter...He'll find where u live and burn your house down!!

and wonder where his laser engraver is I think Forrest and Tracy Have it!

You know what "Nasty Boys" is..Still have some of Stans original tubes!!!
and their other companies Mr. Paintball

You knew Rich Telford when he had Long hair. And when he was skinny...!!

or just knew telford

You knew Chuck Hendsch was a better roller hockey player than a PB Player. Or had his mom and sister bring you homemade cookies at charity events in Lodi, CA

or why Dave wore that suit

You shot "Great Balls to Fire". Steve and I were good friends!!

or 68 special
You shot Cal Mag. Still have baseballcards in old 200 ct boxes!!

or had it bounce off a tree and come back at you or saved the individual 200 round boxes

You shot Coconut, Blueberry and Slime Lime PMI stuff...

and realized that scent does NOT make taste

[nc_karma]

Originally Posted by NPSG

You watched Keith Idema punch Fast Eddie at the Masters. Watched it!!
You know who either of those guys are... Yep- Idema in jail in Afghanistan, Eddie-making bullet proof vests in MA.You still have an ICS goggle/mask system Still have 1 set!@!

wow.. i worked for Keith for awhile, was... an interesting individual to say the least...

[recon ranger]

You are old school if you amaze the newbs by showing them what paintballs and ther splatters looked like when paintball first started and now.

[Volcano]

you know you're old school if you favorite gun wears down it's sear, and you spend three weeks trying to find a machine shop willing and able to make your replacement