Some of my Favorites!

So I figured it would be best to start off by sharing a little bit about myself in the form of links sites I often frequent. A little bit of clicking and you will have an idea of the circle I enjoy within the world wide web. Please leave a comment no matter how short just so that I know someone has been here.

Favorite BLOG: http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/index.html He has an interesting blog up right now discussing the horrors that Chase Bank can do. I have personally been there so I can totally emphasize. Not to mention that Bane is really in the know when it comes to the going ons in the world of the shooting sports, and rumor has it he is pretty good friends with the host of two Outdoor channel shows, Shooting Gallery http://www.shootinggallery.tv/ and Cowboys http://www.cowboystv.com/.

Favorite Talk Show: Tom Gresham's Gun Talk http://www.guntalk.com/site.php Ok I know I may be very comfortable with firearms and very proud of the fact that the USA has stood behind our founding fathers ideas and have not gone the route of the UK and Cuba. But Tom does a great job of having an all inclusive show, love them or hate them Tom will give you equal time and equal opportunity to share your views. Plus he is a bif proponent of taking friends out to the range and introducing new shooters to the fun that are the shooting sports. Yep it is not only hunting anymore. HE PODCASTS TOO!

Favorite Gun Sport: IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) http://www.idpa.com/
One of the younger shooting sports (founded in 1996) IDPA manages to keep it fun, keep round counts low, and focus on defensive scenarios rather than just making a game out of it. It is great for the very competitive and the weekend warrior alike. I personally enjoy being able to spend the day with friend, talking and relaxing in a sliglt competitive scenario where we all truly just don't want to be DFL (Dead Freakin Last) or DQ (Disqualified) other than that it would be a sucessful day out.

Favorite Musician: Paul Demond an absolutely amazing saxophonist who was instrumental in the creation of the cool jazz era in jazz history which so easily could have been overshadowed by the Beepop era developing alongside it (think Charlie Parker). His biography really is a page turner as Doug Ramsey provides a great insight into the life of a genious. Paul also wrote one of the most famous jazz pieces of all time Take Five and has one of the most beautiful renditions of My Funny Valentine I have ever heard which is on his Desmond Blue album. He also recorded some wonderful pieces with Gerry Muligan one of these is Two of a Mind. But his true all time partner was Dave Brubeck THE Maestro of the cool jazz piano in my very humble opinion. I would highly recomend their work together on Buried Treasures: Recorded Live in Mexico City which is a not so often mentioned work with some amazing moments of greatness. Although their work as the Dave Brubeck Quartet in general is really how they are known.