It was the Friday night just before Thanksgiving week, and I was at Meadows Field greeting my son who was returning from a business trip on the east coast.
I was just watching people come through the door after leaving the plane, when I saw someone coming straight toward me with their arm raised and their finger pointing at me. Then I heard, "Ken Barnes, I need a shooting lesson this next week while I am home on vacation."
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