Taylor brought a bunch of friends to Bill's Gun Shop & Range on Saturday for his birthday. This is his grin after shooting a 9mm.

I got there and ran into Nick, Patty, Anna and a bunch of their friends out for Nick's birthday.

Then ran into Rich, Jen, Max, Courtney, Ang, Jeremy, Lesley and others. They were going even though it wasn't for a birthday!

Who knew all my friends were gun nuts?

This weekend was also Bill's Gun Shop & Range's 2008 Spring Shooter's Show where gun manufacturers showcase their guns and you can choose any of them you want to shoot for free as long as you buy the ammo. Great deal.

Bill's Gun Shop & Range
4080 W Broadway Ave
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
763-533-9594

More photos on Flickr.

Those kids are definitely getting hit with batons, no way around it.

I was the guest host for Flak Radio's Episode 23 where I gave James Norton and Taylor Carik the gift of DUO Brewing, chatted a bit about Twitter, Julio Ojeda-Zapada stalking my friends, my experience with Jon Gordon swearing over the phone, and how I gave up and settled for a "4" in my URL. I exaggerate slightly.

Listen further to hear about the neutering of WKRP in Cincinnati, a very fair and humorous criticism on what American Movie Classics considers a "classic" and much more. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad they had me on.

A couple behind the scenes tidbits: It's recorded in Uptown, Minneapolis. Jim Norton's fiancée gave me a fantastic shot of Tequila before the show. There are two fantastic cats that are playful that aren't allowed in the studio and they serve good beer over there.