Originally Posted by
hazmat
Oh yeah. They were reporting on the fun show; how long it had been going on, how long we were there that weekend, what you could find, and of course a shameless plug for the show itself.
You can tell the difference of different reporters and networks. The guy I mentioned earlier works for the local Fox affiliate. I work a machine gun shoot at the Sturgis Rally, and have for the last 4 yrs. Last summer, a knuckle head from the local NBC station came by to do a report. Oh my God. The kid was scared half out of his mind. Tried to point him to where people were shooting the cool stuff so he could include it in his report, and when he went on air that night, my wife commented to me 'What the hell did you do to that poor kid? He was scared shitless doing that report.' My reply was 'Nothing we didn't do any other time of the day. Couple of bowling ball shots, lots of Ma Deuce, a smattering of automatic rifles and sub guns, and a little bit of Star Target (like Tannerite) thrown in. In other words, a normal day at the Shoot.' Even the Anchor Jerk noticed it. While the report was good, I wonder what we'dve got if the reporter wasn't a wuss.
Coincidentally, the guy who did the funshow report showed up this last year at the Shoot. We had a good talk about prairie dogs, hunting in general, and all manner of gun stuff. Unfortunately, he wasn't there as a camera jock/reporter. Just stopped by to see what all the hubbub was about.
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