Anybody know the origins of this photo?
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No, but holy shit have I been sent back to a decade I never got to experience.I could have sworn I had something important to put here...
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APG late 80s NW ad IIRC
"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." - Theodore Roosevelt
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Old APG ad, I think. Looks vaguely familiar enough that I'm guessing copies may have run into the mid-90s, since I started reading APG in December 93.
The Automag: Not as clumsy or random as an electro. An elegant marker for a more civilised age.
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APG is my best guess as well. If anyone runs across it, I’d be happy to compensate you for it. Looking to add some retro-flair to my paintball wallComment
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That photo of the poster is taken by Deadshot Matt on a visit to CCI if I recall correctly.
I believe they are Phantoms in the picture.
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They were on the cover of an issue of APG ....in fact the very issue that caught my attention as a 15 year old in the grocery store, go figure, and was my first introduction to paintball ! True story!
This is not my picture, but if anyone has a copy of this issue they would sell to me, i'd gladly buy it ! At the least, if anyone who has this issue, could tell me the exact date on the front cover, i'd love to know the exact month I found paintball ! Cheers!
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I bet that magazine saw a lot of use as a 15 year oldComment
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After some sleuthing, I found it’s the cover of August 1991. Mike Cassidy must have had the original image hanging on his wallComment
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Its a different pic then is on the cover shown above. If you look closely at the cover meleager posted ,(no, further up to their faces...) they are both smiling. in the op they are looking much more serious. Obviously same photo shoot, so I wonder if that was in the mag, or if someone just got a pic from the shoot.
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I’d love to see all the photos from that photo session. Anybody know anyone involved in the shoot?
The pose on Mikes poster is definitely better than the one on the cover IMO.
Had that issue. It is funny. 24 year old me did a quick glance at the beautiful blue Phantom unibody and then focused in on the “puppies” next to it….
54 year old me gives a passing glance at the “puppies” and focuses in on the Phantom LOL.
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I'll be in my bunk.
In all seriousness though, I love seeing these old photos. I remember recently reading an old article (fairly long one too) that was a collection of accounts from women who played the game. Can't remember what issue or even year, but it was definitely from before 2000. Maybe mid-'90s? I dunno. It was in black and white. Anyway, I thought it was interesting reading about their different viewpoints and experiences. Maybe someone here knows what article I'm talking about.Comment
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