What a Good Year

Last night I finished the 196^th episode of The Urban Shooter Podcast.  I shared some of my normal silliness with some facts about what was going on in 1968.  The show is entitled, the Gun Control Act of 1968.  Only here will you hear about guns, G*d and Rev. Dr Martin Luther King on one show.  I got it under an hour to save on my listeners media player space for those that don’t stream from the application now available for Android in addition to Apple.

It’s been a phenomenal year for the pastor of pistoleros, patriots and paladins.  This year I had over 400,000 downloads of the show and spoke directly to thousands from under the washer and dryer of the Blanchard home.  Not bad for a guy like me.

I have the most diverse and fun pro-gun podcast out there I think.  I managed to get the occasional but always solid observation and input from Women’s Outdoor Network editor Barbara Baird.  She does it all, fishing, hunting, shooting, archery, mother and wife.  I have had a steady contribution of a serial story from Derek Ward, the author of Zombie Strike.  He writes something fresh and original every week and I read it Old Time Radio style.  It’s unique and loved by some, tolerated by the rest.  Zombies are hot, whether folks know it or not.  I have friends in the industry that occasionally share something cool with me.  Folks love when my Rabbi and I talk about life, guns and religion together.  I have a big group of listeners from LSU and colleges across the south.  We have the family members serving overseas, that need a chuckle every now and then and I share the smiles freely always giving loving to my fellow Marines.

The show is sponsored by Crossbreed Holsters, and Lucky Gunner.com.  Over the year though I have been shown love from ESS EyePro, Federal Premium Ammunition, BlackHawk!, ATK, Kitanica.net and Laura Burgess Marketing.  The latter is teaching me a thing or two.  Got a couple of lawyers that have started a membership site for concealed carry members wanting access to a pro-gun attorney they can reach which is cool.

I went to Hollywood this year for my first media red carpet event to support the City of Hope Bone Marrow donor program and learned a lot from the experience.  And I also attended the SHOT show in 2010, met Michael Bane and the Downrange.TV crew and became a part of his blog.  Michael Bane or THE DUDE, as I call him, is an eclectic cat that is breaking new ground with the old heads every day.  It’s been a good year.  Can’t make it to SHOT this year or I would be trying to be his zesty sidekick but maybe next year.

I’m now in the IMDB database and even worked on a pilot for a reality show this month.  What a life.  I know I’m different, but it feels good to be me.

From my family to yours, happy holidays and Merry Christmas.

Rev. Kenn Blanchard