Favorite guns: The M1911 pistol, S&W revolvers and particularly the snubbies, Ruger 10/22 rifles, Winchester lever guns like the 1894 and the 1873, and Remington shotguns.

Favorite Movies: Pat Garret and Billy The Kid, The Lord of the Rings, Casablanca, Midway, Bugsy, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Big Sleep, Fantasia, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Star Wars, Sink the Bismark, Sands of Iwo Jima, Dr. Strangelove, The Rock, X-Files

Favorite Music: Hendrix, CSNY, Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, B.B. King. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Roy Orbison, The Doors, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Leo Kottke, Sarah McLachlan

Favorite Books: The Bible, The Lord of The Rings, Dune, Neuromancer, the phone book, Clawson’s Collector’s Guide to the M1911 Pistols, Aristotle’s Metaphysics, The Fear and the Loathing in Las Vegas, Plato’s Republic, Being Your Dog’s Best Friend, The Teachings of Don Juan, The Doors of Perception, The Modern Technique of the Pistol, Carlos Hathcock: Marine Sniper, Time Enough for Love

Note: This blog has no connection or relationship with a firearms academy in Nevada with a similar sounding name.