My former life as a pro paintball player.

Here's an interesting bit of info about myself: I used to be a (semi) pro paintball player.  Yes, there is such a thing.  And it's PAINTBALL, not pinball, not ping pong.  Yes, paintball is a sport, and yes, there are professionals who play for a living.  I didn't get paid when I was doing it years ago, but the sport has evolved quite rapidly that there are athletes now with large sponsorship contracts similar to what has happened to skateboarding.  Back in my time, being able to play and travel for free was the high point of one's paintball career.

I was one of the founders of a team called Full Breach which competed in the PSP and NPPL circuits.  What started out as a group of friends fooling around with guns turned out to be a well oiled, well managed, organization.  I must say that those were some of the best years (5 of them!) of my life, as I travelled around the US competing. 

I'll resurrect some pictures when I get some time, but for now, check out the video below of local Cali boys Dynasty, taking on Sweden's Joy Division to get an idea of what this is about.  Watch the last two minutes of this video for some face-smashing action!