…for me, at least, regardless of how well I shoot, because it’s 99.9% certain now that my wife will be attending. I’d thought this might be the year my Zoroastrian friend would show up, too, but alas, it’s not to be. Next year!
For so long now I’ve been wanting my wife to share the experiences that add up to make Boomershoot the highlight of every year for me:
–the drive north from California (especially the Boise-Orofino stretch, which IMO is as gorgeous as any scenery in Bavaria)
–Trib’s Place
–Gene Econ’s Clinic (whoops, gotta sign her up)
–The High-Intensity event
–the drive down that magnificent grade into Orofino
–the cameraderie of the RNS crew and other shooters
–the Boomershoot Dinner (it will be tough for this year’s speaker, Michael Bane, to top Gene’s speech from last year, but we’ll see)
–and of course, Boomershoot itself. Hopefully this year’s fireball will be more like 2008’s than 2009’s. 🙂
My wife’s never shot a rifle before, so she’ll be in the same position I was when I showed up to Gene’s Clinic in 2005 for my first Boomershoot. I think that’s all for the best — nothing to unlearn, and the “wow” factor when you make that first hit way out there is, I think, all the more exhilarating for first-timers.
For me, Boomershoot’s a bit like sex. You never forget your first sexual experience, and if it was good, you keep trying to approach or exceed that rush every time. Similarly, every shot at a Boomer has the potential to be just as exciting as your first one. Perhaps my logic’s flawed, but since my wife and I both like sex, I think she’ll like Boomershoot too.
Yes I’m an attorney. No, I am not your attorney, and nothing in this post constitutes legal advice or opinion.
