Greetings from the A-O Ranch!

Happy New Year Y'all. Well, we put 2001 to bed at GRUENE HALL, the oldest Dancehall in Texas besides Luckenbach that I know of. We had a sellout crowd of the greatest fans and friends that anyone could ask for, and the dance floor was completely full the entire evening! Only problem was we had to quit at 12:OO o'clock sharp. Everyone was having such a good time, nobody wanted it to be over

On the other hand, I was glad the year was over with. The events of September 11, I must admit affected me profoundly as I am sure they did everyone else. I could not shake a feeling of foreboding which, is only now beginning to subside. I am so grateful that we have George W. Bush as our President to lead our nation during this most difficult period.

I was invited to participate in an event at the Texas State Capitol. It was a gathering of state dignitaries, including Texas Governor, Rick Perry, who spoke in support of our President, and several hundred supporting citizens, including a group from Bangladesh who carried a sign reading, "When America Hurts, Bangladesh Cries". The event was called "RALLY FOR AMERICA". The night before I called my songwriting buddy, David McKnight, and asked him to try and come up with a tune appropriate for the occasion. He came down to Austin and we put a song together that I am really proud of titled, "RALLY FOR AMERICA". If we had been more timely, I have no doubt we would be singing the song on LARRY KING LIVE. The lyrics are posted here on the web site, and I intend to record it soon as I can make arrangements.

I plan to do a live recording this spring. We are just looking for the perfect location as I would like to video the event as well. Also, I am gathering up a group of tunes to go back into the studio in the not too distant future. David McKnight and I are in a songwriting mode and we have completed several and have more in the cooker. In addition, I have hundreds of tunes in the publishing company, Nunn Publishing, to chose from. The main difficulty is just finding the time to prepare and record. It's tough when you're working on the road and covering an average of 1000 miles per weekend.

We are still looking for an opportunity to move back to Texas. I never intended to spend the rest of my life driving back and forth across the Red River. I had family obligations that in good conscience I could not ignore, but those have been met and completed. I tell people in jest that I am doing "hard time" up here but they let me out on weekends for good behavior. Fortunately, opportunities have presented themselves, and I feel confident that when we do return to live, we will have some music related business to occupy ourselves and hopefully not have to be on the road so much. I have to give up lots of valuable time driving back and forth and it's getting harder and harder on my family.

On the other hand, business has never been better. We had a record year despite the slowdown in the economy and the terrorists attack s of Sept. 11. Merchandizing sales and show attendance are up. I'd like to think that it's just because we're a better band and are improving by leaps and bounds which we are, but no doubt, the fact that there are more than

100 radio stations featuring Texas music, has had an incredibly positive effect. Check out Katy Key's TexasMusicChart.com for a list of stations. Call them and tell them to play more Gary P. Nunn. Only half-way kidding. Tell them how much you enjoy hearing Texas music and your favorite Texas artists on their radio station and not to forget to play Gary P. Nunn!


A NOTE OF THANKS
Ruth and I would like to express our appreciation to all of you who were so thoughtful to take the time to send us Christmas Cards. It was so good to hear from so many of you and your best wishes and Christmas cheer were received in the spirit of the season. We heard from family, friends, fans, and folks we don't even know, and we thank you all for thinking of us at Christmas time. Most original award goes to the Alger family of Lago Vista, Texas, for their Yoga Family Christmas Card, which should remind us all that "the family that bends together, mends together".

SOMETHING NEW
Our records and merchandise can now be ordered from garypnunn.com and paid for with credit card via the PAY PAL system. We have had great response to this already and we invite you to take advantage of this new feature.

GARY P.'S 2001 READING LIST
This is a partial list of the books I read last year and recommend, particularly for those interested in Texas history and culture.

COMANCHE DAWN	by MIKE BLAKELY
SHORTGRASS SONG	by MIKE BLAKELY
THE DAY OF SAN JACINTO	by FRANK X. TOLBERT
THE MUSTANGS	by J. FRANK DOBIE
COW PEOPLE	by J. FRANK DOBIE
CHARLES GOODNIGHT	by J. EVETTS HALEY
THE BORDERLAND	by EDWIN SHRAKE
THREE ROADS TO THE ALAMO	by WILLIAM C. DAVIS
THE GATES OF THE ALAMO	by STEPHEN HARRINGTON
THE LAST COMANCHE CHIEF	by BILL NEELEY
NED AND ZEKE	by MCMURTRY AND OSSANA
TELLING STORIES WRITING SONGS	by KATHLEEN HUDSON
THE BIOGRAPHY OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN	by GREG CANTRELL
COMANCHE MOON	by LARRY MCMURTRY
LONE STAR HISTORY OF THE TEXIANS	by T.H. FEHRENABACH
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES	by CORMAC McCARTHY

JAN. 3, 2002

RALLY FOR AMERICA

BY GARY P. NUNN AND DAVID McKNIGHT COPYRIGHT NUNN PUBLISHING COMPANY/ARM BAND MUSIC 2002
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

TO THOSE WHO GIVE IT ALL FOR LIBERTY
WE ARE GRATEFUL, WE ARE THANKFUL
YOU ARE WHAT THIS COUNTRY MEANS TO ME
RED WHITE AND BLUE, YOU WEAR YOUR COLORS TRUE

CHORUS;

RALLY FOR AMERICA, SHE'S CALLING
TO REMEMBER ALL OUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN
IN NEW YORK AND D.C., AND ALL ACROSS THE LAND
WE RALLY FOR AMERICA, UNITED WE STAND

TO THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN COURAGE UNDER FIRE
WE SALUTE YOU, OUR HATS ARE OFF TO YOU
YOUR ACTS OF BRAVERY LEAVE US SO INSPIRED
WE NEVER MET YOU, BUT WE WON'T FORGET YOU

CHORUS;

RALLY FOR AMERICA, SHE'S CALLING
TO REMEMBER ALL OUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FALLEN
IN NEW YORK AND D.C., AND ALL ACROSS THE LAND
WE RALLY FOR AMERICA, UNITED WE STAND
WE RALLY FOR AMERICA, UNITED WE STAND

TO THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN COURAGE UNDER FIRE
WE NEVER MET YOU,
BUT WE WON'T FORGET YOU.....

God bless y'all every one, and I'm wishing and hoping for a great year in 2002 for us all. We're going to work real hard for another couple of years and then try to settle down a bit. I'll look forward to seeing you down the road. All the best,

Gary P. Nunn