Paintball Magazine March 2016 | Page 57

AN Interview with AlabasterSlim Words by The Banes Photo by Sheldon Carless HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN THE PAINTBALL SCENE? and has a large paintball YouTube channel following. AlabasterSlim is a 35-year-old paintball player, who lives in Toronto, Canada. He has an 8-year-old son, and a girlfriend who has a 5-year-old son. “My son and I play video games together, and I want to get him into paintball as well soon, just waiting for the appropriate time. I want him to enjoy his first time and not scare him away by getting hurt.” AlabasterSlim is known for his unique paintball videos, AlabasterSlim started at the age of 15 (35 now) when he went to a company event with his dad. “It was a paintball game just like any other, however I was hooked on the sport after that. I did not have any of the resources that were needed to continue to play. So I played again with other Co-Workers and another time at a bachelor party, then once I hit 30 I decided to get into it again and just www.paintball.media 57