Dave and I met a few months ago when I was doing a few poems as an opening act for my close friend Lindsay, who was performing a one woman show in NYC. We went out afterwards with Lindz and some friends for a bite. Enter the great connector... FB. Dave and I found out after becoming FB friends, that we had another mutual friend (whom I'd met up with at my first meet up for Face to Facebook) Laurie. We've all been planning to hang out again, and after this weekend... we may be armed when we do.
This was my first time shooting, and Dave's first time in a long while. We talked about the wonderful eclecticism of NYC, and how one could head down a few blocks to visit art galleries, walk a few more and take some improv classes, then a little further and start locking, loading (safety on... then off) and shooting. We shot .22 caliber rifles. There was a short class first which was enjoyable and informative in itself. We talked about the interesting dichotomy we became a part of, which saw the seasoned, armed regulars, waiting outside for the wide-eyed eclectic mix of gun greenhorns. There were about 14 of us altogether, and we shot... a lot.
We both thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are planning on making our way back sooner than later. Dave is an actor living in NYC, who used to live in Illinois. Very cool and down to earth, and an excellent shot! I did very well. Dave... might actually be contracted by the CIA at some point. Afterwards we went to City Bakery for a quick bite and some convo. We talked and he explained a bit to me about the craft of acting. We talked about the Oscars, Avatar, District 9, Avatar, James Cameron and... Avatar. We are fans... yes. I'm looking forward to shooting the breeze (and targets) again with Dave. I'm sure we'll link up again in the not-so distant future, whether guns are involved or not!
Face to Face #6: 1 friend
Friend count: 10
