I may be appearing in a reality TV show

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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…which is kinda funny, because I don’t even watch TV. :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyway, for those of you who don’t know, I’m a bit of a “gun enthusiast.” A long-time buddy of mine, who also happens to be a gun enthusiast, will be appearing in a segment of a reality TV show called 30 Days. In the segment, a very anti-gun woman will live with him for thirty days. He has invited me and some other guys over to hang out and shoot with him during the taping of the show.

The woman in question is a 39 year old dance instructor. (Here’s an article and pic of her.) My buddy is the same age and recently divorced. :smiley:

August 18[sup]th[/sup] is the day of the Big Shoot. We will spend all day launching lead down the range in front of a film crew.

A real hoot this will be. :smiley:

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She seems kind of hot. Sounds interesting. I am not exactly pro-gun, but I have enough friends who enjoy them to kind of “get” what they see in them. Enjoy your fifteen minutes, and be extremely responsible in your gun use, or else you can expect the TV production crew to make you look like loony hicks.

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Yea, we’re very aware of this. We will be on our best behavior, and do our best to portray gun owners as normal, mature adults.

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Would shooting at a picture of her be irresponsible? Or perhaps a kick line of chorus girls? You could set them so they get knocked over like those shooting gallery ducks. Great visuals! I don’t want to suggest exactly where you paint on the bullseyes.

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Moreso than this.

Be on your guard against the crew attempting to lure you or your friends into making statements or performing acts that could in any way, shape or form be “editted” into making you look like nutjobs.

No one points a gun at the camera or at each other for any reason.

No one talks about their guns as their babies.
No ‘special’ ammo, no talking about how deadly different kinds of bullets are, no talk about penetrating body armor.
No talk about killing intruders in self defense or “shooting bad guys”.
No one rents a machine gun or shows up with an AK47.
No one brings a .44 magnum and makes Dirty Harry jokes.

I’m sure you can come up with more. BE ON YOUR GUARD.

Hell, find the most normal people you can find, spouses who only shoot very occasionally and so forth, to come along. Look like the freaking PTA is out there just having a good time and not being “tough guys”.

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Oh, so maybe the chorus line targets would be bad?

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The risk, however, is that the whole sequence may not be included if nothing TV-worthy happens.

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Third or fourth what others said about being on your best behavior. If this were Wife Swap they’d expect you to be yee-hawing your ass off, but the most interesting thing that can happen on this particular show is for the racist or pacifist or whoever to have their whole perspective changed. There’s no reason why people shouldn’t differ on their views of gun laws, but if she’s completely anti-gun, as in no common person should own one, she may very well change her mind.

Will Morgan Spurlock be there? I’ve heard he is actually quite charming and has tons of crazy stories about past episodes.

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Here’s one more: I know you’re proud of, and have no problems defending, your affiliations, but the show would not be a good place to discuss your militia membership IMHO.

I totally agree with Chimera here. It’s better TV if they can make your friend and his friends look like redneck caricatures and/or dangerous nutjobs. 30 Days is entertainment, not journalism…don’t be the butt of the joke.

Having said that, please do let us know if you get any screen time! :cool:

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Therein lies the problem – finding balance. I suggest getting good 'n drunk before the shoot.

And by that, I of course mean that I suggest not touching a bit of alcohol before the shoot.

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So…you’ll be acting then? :wink:

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Which of course makes for boring television. We’d be interested if the producers try to coach you to spice things up for the show.

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Excellent advice, Chimera.

My buddy is also a member of the militia. We won’t bring up the “militia” word. But if they ask, I won’t deny it, either. As you stated, I am proud of my involvement w/ the militia. :wink:

I’ll write a full report. :slight_smile:

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Most important, if she tries to pick a fight or annoy you, don’t threaten to shoot her in the ass.

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Sorry to resurrect this old thread. But the show is *finally * going to air. Tomorrow! I guess I’m in it… according to Ken Ekermeyer (my buddy and one of the “stars” of the segment), there’s a short clip of me on the range wearing my WC boonie hat and shooting my Serbu .50 BMG rifle in the prone position.

The show is on the FX Network. If you have cable or satellite TV, you might be able to get it.

More info:

Short video teaser:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1312399069?bclid=1543290411&bctid=1552694895

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Deleted - didn’t notice the date
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Thanks for the heads-up. My husband will definitely want to see this one. He’s a gun enthusiast himself. We’ll look for you.

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I DVR 30 Days. It’s a fascinating show, and I’ve been anticipating this episode. I’ll look for you!

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So which were you? I saw them go to the weekend practice shoot and assume you were one of the guys.

Have a screencap of yourself yet?

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As mentioned, we don’t have cable or satellite. So I didn’t see it. :frowning: But I *did * talk to my cousin. She said the segment showed me shooting the .50 BMG in the prone position. She said I wasn’t wearing a hat. (I thought I had a hat on.)

If you see a balding guy w/ glasses laying in the grass and shooting a big, loud rifle, that would have been me. :stuck_out_tongue: