I started to title this "Give Credit Where Credit is Due," but decided the other sounded better. John, like anyone else, myself included, has his idiosyncrasies, and those tend to get magnified because of being a public personage.

A lot of us have improved our lives over the last decade or so, by following John's lead toward the nonapparatus style of training, whether we admit it or not. I am thankful for that. I sent John a shooting video I had done on the Star BM9 the other day, since I was wearing one of his Bronze Bow jackets in the video.

John was impressed at how fit and healthy I looked, which shouldn't have been a surprise, since I train a lot like he does. I am not in contention for a bodybuilding contest, nor am a champion athlete, but I do alright for a guy my age. And you know, you have to give credit where credit is due. If it hadn't have been for John's influence, I'd be a busted up wreck like I was in my mid forties.