Semi-celebrity sighting at the airport this morning

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I was out at Hartsfield for work this morning. As I was leaving, I passed the large baggage check office. Since this is where one would go to check a firearm, I made a mental note.

Then I noticed a guy with no big luggage. He had a Versapack over his shoulder and some kind of ACU-pattern backpack. I thought, "This guy has to be checking a gun."

As I walked by, I noticed a name tape on the Versapack, "HACKATHORN."

Sure enough, it was this guy, Ken Hackathorn:
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Neato.
 
Met Mr. Hackathorn at a range I was a member of (he was too) when I lived in SE OH. I was zeroing in my CMP AR at the 25 yard range (using the 25/300 zero technique) and he was one range over. DIscussed ARs a little bit and he let me shoulder his M4-type. Pretty light, had a vertical grip up front. Didn't like or hate those front grips at the time, just never tried one out before, but after trying his AR out thought that the grip really did make holding the rifle a little more comfortable (set my opinion to pro-front vertical grip).
 
I saw Christiane Amanpour of CNN walking through the airport in Kuwait; I nodded in recognition, she smiled and asked me if I was Andy... :neener:
 
Originally posted by AndyC:
I saw Christiane Amanpour of CNN walking through the airport in Kuwait; I nodded in recognition, she smiled and asked me if I was Andy...
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I have that same 'problem', Andy...

I meet famous people, say 'Hi', and they smile back and ask me if I'm Andy...

:)

Forrest
 
i took hackathorn's handgun class. pretty entertaining
 
Teaching in N. Ga

Yup,
It was Ken. He was teaching an Advanced Combat Handgun Class this past weekend outside Jasper, Ga. I took the class, and it was excellent. My first handgun instruction was Ken's basic class, and I took it 20 years ago[gawd, that made me feel OLD]. Ken's instruction is better than ever. If you carry a handgun[or any firearm for that matter] and you get the chance, take Ken's class. He is one of the great influence's in combat marksmanship. He was one of the earliest range officer's @ Gunsite, working for Copper in the old days. Chance's are, if you have had a tactical firearms class from anyone in the free world, your instructor has recieved instruction[either directly, or from someone who has recieved it directly] from Hackathorn in one way or another.

BTW, he may be past his 60th B-day, but he can still run a 1911 up to speed;)
 
I have a guy that sorta looks like Jay Leno that comes into my store all the time. He's neither funny, nice (not that Leno is), nor rich.
 
I met Col. Sanders in the Louisville airport, waiting to get on the plane he was debarking to fly home on a weekend pass from basic. My buddy and I were in uniform, of course, and he stopped to shake our hand as he passed on his way out. A very courtly old guy...
 
I would guess that anyone that looked like Jay Leno and wasn't rich and famous would have a chip on his shoulder.I mean to have to spend your life that ugly and not benefit in any way ,would be pissed off most of the time!
 
I met Col. Sanders in the Louisville airport, waiting to get on the plane he was debarking to fly home on a weekend pass from basic. My buddy and I were in uniform, of course
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did you have to salute?:neener:
 
I have people coming up to me at gun shows.

"Are you Nightcrawler?"

That's right ladies, I'm famous on teh internet.

Dudes, form a line to my left for high-fives. Ladies, form a line to my right for make-outs.

Hello?

(tumbleweed blows by)
 
I ran into Steve Harvey in Atlanta-Hartsfield last summer. Literally ran into him. I was coming out of the mens room and he was going in. Neither of us was watching where we were going.
 
Celeb stuff

I was a chauffeur for 18 months in Austin, Texas.

I gave Judge Larry Joe Dougherty (Texas Justice) a ride from his ranch to San Antonio. I gave Cameron Diaz a short ride to the airport.

When the troops from Fort Hood came back a few years ago, I picked up the Undertaker (wrestler) from his central Texas ranch and took him to Ft. Hood for a Troop Appreciation function. I also met R.L. Ermey at a celebrity golf function.

They were all pretty cool. The only uncool celebrity I met was the country music guy who was in the movie "Friday Night Lights". When I had to advise him that Austin's nonsmoking policy included rented livery vehicles, he got bent out of shape and cursed me out. He became more tolerant after I explained how long a walk it was to his next destination.

I was almost tackled going into the private airport when surprising Texas governor Rick Perry's security detail. After they saw the evil black thing in my hand was a cell phone, they chilled out some.
 
Leaving Vietnam in 1970 I met the Playboy Playmate of the year............OHHH YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:evil:
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I think I met her in a bar the other night...................
OHHH NOOOOOO>>>>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
 
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