Ok Chicken George started us down memory lane with his thread concerning our first silhouette match. Let's travel a little farther down memory lane. Last year was the first year that I had been healthy enough to shoot a full schedule and enjoy it. I made enough memories to last a lifetime. Probably the most memorable for me was walking up and claiming the standard and hunter rifle aggregate trophies from Frank Bray at the Arkansas State Championship in Benton this year. Only class A, but it represented a long way back in a fight to regain my health. There were a whole lot more great memories from last year, like the second day at Winnsboro when the sky opened up and the rain poured down and the wind blew three directions at once. I was spotting for my good friend (the man who called the first match I shot in) James McMahan. The wind and rain were tough but I managed to call him on to the 4 thoughest rams he said he had ever shot. Also at Winnsboro I managed to introduce myself to Ed Kessey's wife and got an invite to sit down at their table and eat some of the best Oatmeal cookies I have ever put in my mouth. Then there's the old gentleman at Tulsa Red Castle that runs the matches. His nod of appreciation for helping pick up the targets is something that has stuck with me. And what can you say about the folks involved in shooting. I've shot (should make it clear with a camera for money, not with a gun) a lot of big time footballand baseball and the list of sports "stars" that I have made the acquaintance of is long, but the those stars never shone as bright as those in our sport that carry the name Winnstead, Lawton, Sanchez, and the like. Super quality folks that are typical of our sport, not the exception. Anyway.....What's your favorite memory?
