Okay, I know I'm old and opinionated, and I understand all to well the live-for-moment marketing of paintball, but with the cross-pollenating fiascos that events are becoming, I am terrified (well, at least disgusted). Promoters now have to book the alternative bands, the other "extreme" sports du jour, a few "body artists", and then maybe remember to get some netting, bunkers, and refs (training optional).
Add into the mix the continuing decline of honor and values and in a very short time paintball will be a laissez-faire game (may be there already) of submission. You are not out unless you leave the field or are unconscious (and even then your opponent may need to make sure you are not faking it with a "dead man lie"). Not extreme enough for some yet? Don't worry, you know the game will keep evolving and a pop to the head from an air tank may need to be introduced. Hell, let's just start mounting the guns to motocross bikes or make it Roller Blade paintball!
When the event is over and we are discharged from the hospitals, we can get together at a mosh pit and tattoo or pierce our genitals. We can commemorate each paintball-induced MRI we get with a special "extreme" tat!
"Dude, that was kewl how I split your homie's dome bunkerin' him. It was rad how I used the flag t' choke his punk ass out! "
"Troo dat, beotch, but next time I'll get max air off the vert an' bus' yers wide wit' my board."
God, I hope not.
Add into the mix the continuing decline of honor and values and in a very short time paintball will be a laissez-faire game (may be there already) of submission. You are not out unless you leave the field or are unconscious (and even then your opponent may need to make sure you are not faking it with a "dead man lie"). Not extreme enough for some yet? Don't worry, you know the game will keep evolving and a pop to the head from an air tank may need to be introduced. Hell, let's just start mounting the guns to motocross bikes or make it Roller Blade paintball!
When the event is over and we are discharged from the hospitals, we can get together at a mosh pit and tattoo or pierce our genitals. We can commemorate each paintball-induced MRI we get with a special "extreme" tat!
"Dude, that was kewl how I split your homie's dome bunkerin' him. It was rad how I used the flag t' choke his punk ass out! "
"Troo dat, beotch, but next time I'll get max air off the vert an' bus' yers wide wit' my board."
God, I hope not.
