Last night, at 11:02 PM, Smoke on the Water received it's ONE THOUSANDTH COMMENT !!!
Thank you, Sir Mollbot, for your thoughtful follow up on the post Dishonorable Disharges. In your case, you've discharged your commentary duty most honorably, and have my sincere thanks.
E-mail me your snail-mail address, and a box of fifty rounds of .45 ACP ammo will soon arrive on your doorstep, courtesy of....
T's Guns and Ammo, Inc.
2212 Palmer Hwy.
Texas City, TX 77590
(409) 948-0101
Any of you who shoot large quantities of ammo at the range need to check these folks out. It's worth the phone call, as they don't quite have a website up yet.
They're a large scale commercial reloader and new-ammo manufacturer, loading and shipping well over one-hundred-thousand rounds per week. A family run business, they also have a small but impressive gun store on site.
< /shameless plug, off >
Back on 28 Nov 03, when I posted the first article here, I never imagined that I'd do much more than amuse myself with my random pounding on the keyboard.
Much less garner the readership that's developed, the friendships that've been made and the support and encouragement which y'all so freely give.
Thank you all, very, very much.
No Jim, thank you!
Posted by: Sam | May 15, 2004 at 08:41 AM
Funny, I was thinking about your blog this morning, Jim, even before I turned on my pc. It came to me why I so enjoy visiting Smoke on the Water and right here, following Sam's "thank you" is what Smoke means to me. There are as many reasons for blogging as there are bloggers, I suppose, but Smoke is outstanding in that it so obviously comes from the blogger's heart, rather than his ego. Ego blogs are interesting to read too, but Smoke and a few others touch my heart, as well as my intellect. It's something to look forward to every day. Many thanks, Jim.
Posted by: Indigo | May 15, 2004 at 09:46 AM
Ammo, huh?
And if I had been your one thousandth commenter, would have the same pleasures been mine...or do you cater to the individual?
Posted by: Key | May 15, 2004 at 11:49 AM
Key, you're a shameless flirt. It's hard enough to get Jim to give us a consistently flowing stream of his wisdom, but now you are putting thoughts in his (other) head that will further distract him!
Posted by: Rivrdog | May 15, 2004 at 01:06 PM
Sweet! Thanks Jim, snail-mail address is on its way to you.
Posted by: Mollbot | May 16, 2004 at 12:40 AM
hey Jim.. good gawd, man!! i bet my CZ can beat up your CZ.
Posted by: Marcus | May 16, 2004 at 10:23 AM
yeah, yeah, yeah...
James Bond is a charmer, and I'm a shameless flirt.
Do you see now why I want to be a guy in my next life?
...so unappreciated.
Posted by: Key | May 17, 2004 at 05:16 PM
Please allow me, then, to offer you your TEN thousandth insult: (*)
Ha Ha Ha!
You are the man, Jim. I shall be your 4 thousandth commenter in July, all willing.
Posted by: Velociman | May 17, 2004 at 08:35 PM