Greetings from Cow Creek,

Thanks to God we have received blessed rains and the Texas hill country is aglow with bluebonnets and green grass! Lake Travis is back to near normal levels after being down 40 feet. It has been cool and I actually had to drive through a blinding snowstorm on my way to Dallas on April 7th…….Texas weather……if you don’t like it, just wait.

We have been busy. Ruth is constructing a new chicken house which will be quite elegant when finished. She’s off right now fetching a batch of new chicks, all females. We have an abundance of roosters so she needs to create more of a balance, otherwise, the hens have to do extra duty. One might think we could put some of the roosters in the frying pan, but that doesn’t go over too well. I have a saying around here, “We don’t eat’em, we just feed’em:!

I am pleased to announce that during the SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL, I was presented with a proclamation from Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, designating Gary P. Nunn as THE AMBASSADOR OF TEXAS MUSIC! I was proud, and humbled to be recognized in such a manner. It has always been my purpose to promote Texas and the Texas Music Industry whose growth in the last few years, no one can deny, has been substantial and even phenomenal. If I have contributed, even in some small way, to that growth and development, I am proud of that.

We have had some great shows and trips already this year. In late March we had the opportunity to travel to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, an exotic city dating back 400 years to the Spanish colonial days. We performed for the most beautiful wedding reception and kept the entire party on the dance floor the entire evening. Thanks to Courtney and Jaime, the handsome couple who tied the knot, and their families for treating us so special with their hospitality and generosity. The next day, we played for the 1st San Miguel City Limits Music Festival. Five hundred American residents of San Miguel attended, ate Texas Barbeque, danced the Texas Two-Step, and a good time was apparently had by all. There’s a good chance this may become an annual event which would be an excellent “roadtrip” opportunity in the future.

We got to close down the HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO at the Astrodome, where we had 10,000 in attendance. That has to be some kind of record for a country dance, and certainly a milestone for the Sons of the Bunkhouse Band. It was definitely a “western” situation. We want to thank our Tejas Vaqueros Amigos for making it possible for us to be the band for that special night.

Another very special event is scheduled for Saturday, August 4th, at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas! Jeff Mack, a film and video producer from Dallas, approached me about a year ago about doing a special concert with a lineup of seminal Texas artists. I am happy to announce that through much perseverance, negotiations, arranging of schedules, etc., that the event is officially booked and scheduled to take place. It will be filmed and recorded with state-of-the-art equipment, and a DVD will be produced from the show. The lineup includes MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, GARY P. NUNN, RUSTY WEIR, and BILL & BONNIE HEARNE with MIKE HEARNE and SXSW. This will truly be a one-of-a kind show the likes of which hasn’t happened in many years and probably will never happen again. The resulting DVD will be a rare historical document that you have the opportunity to witness live and in person! Go to www.liveatthemajestic.com for information and tickets. For advance tickets and reservations, go to web.mack.com/yasgur. Make your plans now to spend an evening in Dallas with us for this very special event. This is very exciting. With cameras rolling, you never know who might show up!

Later in August we are off to France to perform at a huge Country Music Festival, which includes a real live rodeo. We have picked up dates in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The boys in the Bunkhouse Band will be able to see some countryside. Ruth will be our tour guide and translator and we will be able to visit with her family there, which we haven’t had the opportunity to do since Julian was a toddler.

Speaking of Julian, he’s not a toddler any more. He will be graduating from Texas State University this summer with a degree in Business Management and Finance. His rugby team just returned from Colorado where they competed in a regional tournament. They were defeated by the team that became national champions. Julian is looking for an internship this summer so if anyone needs one, he comes highly recommended, if I do say so. His mother raised him well. In the meantime, he is marketing high-end cutlery by special appointment for a part time job, so he asked me to put out the word. He needs the money. Give us a shout and we’ll put you together.

Son Lukin has settled in to life in Nashville, where he grew up for the most part. He’s still writing and recording and working for Plum Good Food. He has moved to the kitchen where they prepare gourmet food for special events. I tell him to learn as much as he can about cooking. I’ve always thought about having a nice restaurant-music venue, when I give up the road. We could have a family business. I would take care of the PR and BS. His boy, Silas T. Nunn, is 10 now. He’s taken up the tenor sax. I sent him CD’s of The Bill Doggett Combo, Junior Walker and the All-Stars, and “The Champs“. From these he can learn “Honky Tonk”, “Night Train”, and “Tequila”, all classic tenor sax tunes, and a college education in the instrument. He appears to have real natural talent and a good “ear”. I’m real proud of all my boys.

It’s time for me to wrap this taco up and put it away. Ya’ll come see me every chance you get. Visit us at garypnunn.com, leave us a note on the guest book, visit the Bunkhouse Products store where we are having a “spring sale” on T-shirts. You come to one of our shows and I’ll introduce you to the best people you could ever hope to meet in your life. Bring a special friend with you and we’ll do our best to make sure they have a “big as Texas” good time. A special thanks to our most loyal of fans, Dudley and Jeane, Will and Till, Danny and Becky, and others too numerous to mention. I’m cranking up the record making process and beginning work on a new project. I just read the most interesting book, that I highly recommend to anyone who has the least bit interest in how this wonderful nation of ours got started. It is a biography of Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. This book should be required reading in our public schools, but unfortunately that’s not likely to happen. In the meantime, pray for our soldiers, sailors, and marines, who go in harm’s way, while we go to the mall.

God bless Texas, God bless America, and God bless us every one.
Gary P. Nunn