Greetings from Cow Creek,

I’m back! I bet ya’ll thought you’d never hear from me again. I just get the “bit in my teeth” and get to running and the next thing I know six months has passed, but I have a quiet day in the office by myself today, so I have no excuses not to write and let you all know what’s been going down and what’s coming up.

I was rummaging through my CD collection and ran across a copy of the first record the Lost Gonzo Band recorded back in 1974 or thereabouts. Actually it was never released on a CD, only vinyl, but I had forgotten how really good it was, is. I think we were way ahead of our time, but circumstances conspired against us. “C’est la vie”. My buddy, “Gonzo” Bob Livingston, dropped me a note the other day and suggested we get back together with John Inmon, Paul Pearcy and Lloyd Maines and do a show, “for old time’s sake”. Lloyd Maines was never an official member of the band, but he produced the Gonzo reunion project, call “Rendezvous”, which he cites as the kickoff of his producing career and induced him to relocate from Lubbock to Austin. The rest for him is history, as he is the most sought after producer these days. My, how I do digress, which my wife admonishes me for regularly.

It is hard to imagine that time has gone by so quickly and I’m still “blowing and going” as hard as ever and enjoying it more than ever! It seems every time I write I am introducing a new group of players in the Sons of the Bunkhouse, and this is no exception. I’ve had four different drummers and bass players since January 1st but, hallelujah, some good ones have come my way. Two Caleb’s, Calib Bruce, recommended by my good buddy Aaron Watson, has settled right in on drums, and Caleb Jones out of Waco, is working out great on bass. People say, “man, Gary P., you must be a terror to work for”. I say “yes I am, if you play for me you have to be able to count to 4 and learn the songs“. You’d be surprised how unreasonable that is to some musicians. Rounding out the SOB’s is Trevor Labonte who has hung tough for a year and a half and is a tremendous guitarist, and my old pardner, Herbert Steiner “on the pedal steel” has come on board. Herb and I go back to 1972 when we were doing a showcase for A & M Records at the Whiskey-a-Go-G0 in Hollywood with Michael Martin Murphey. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin were cheering in the audience. I talked him in to relocating to Austin. Herb is recognized as one of the “premier steel players” in Texas, if not the whole world, and besides, he’s one of the funniest people I know. Speaking of people I have encouraged to locate in Austin, “we would be here all…night….long…. “

Enough history. I fully intend to write a book someday and tell the whole story. In the meantime, we’re knocking out approximately 120 one-nighters a year and we keep winning over new fans every time we go out. Besides, we’re one of the few bands out there who can play a 3 hr. dance show. The “WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXAS” Greatest Hits CD is still flying out the door! “GREATEST HITS II” sales remain strong, as well as the latest CD, “SOMETHING FOR THE TRAIL”. Radio air play continues to grow and we sincerely thank all our friends in radio who make sure we don’t drown in the deluge of new artists flooding the market! We’re in regular rotation on “HANK’S PLACE” on XM Satellite Radio, so tune in to Kilroy there and listen for us.

I got a call from PAULINE REESE the other day and she informed me that she and WILLIE NELSON are recording a duet of my tune, “WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXAS”!
Boy howdy, I’m proud of that. Ya’ll better keep your eyes on Pauline Reese, cause she’s a bona fide “up and comer”. She is dedicated, hard-working and professional, sings like a bird and is totally “drop-dead gorgeous”. Her down-home Texas country cowgirl persona is no put-on. She’s the real deal…and Willie Nelson is my hero….so I couldn’t be more pleased about the prospect of them recording my song. Someday I’d love to be able to do some recording with Willie myself. I have a whole list of great songs gathered up for just such an occasion. Hey, the first one he did worked out pretty good!

The family is doing well. Ruthie P. Nunn stays busy completing some major project every time I leave the house. She and her friend Elizabeth have taken up “paddling” in their “yahoos” on Lake Travis and Lake LBJ and now they think the Colorado River belongs to them. I guess it does. It reinforces my old saying, “access is nine-tenths of possession”, as we have access to 4 or 5 beautiful lakeside county parks within 10 minutes of our house. Son Julian just finished his 3rd year at Texas State with good grades, and a few bumps and bruises from playing rugby. He is a charter member of a new chapter of Sigma Pi they started. Son Lukin is getting along well in Nashville with his music and his job with a start-up Whole Foods-type company that takes orders on the internet and delivers. The company is growing quickly and there’s real opportunity for a promising career. Grandson, Sylas T. Nunn, is 9, in to baseball, reads like crazy, and is a very handsome young man. He got G-Pa’s lips, so he has a definite advantage there.

Well, friends and neighbors, I’ve gotten totally carried away and strayed far a field but I hope you’ve enjoyed my little letter. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate seeing your smiling faces out there when we come your way or you catch up with us on the road. I hope you will continue to bless us with your presence and your support. I’m preparing to go into the studio and start work on a new CD. I’m gathering up a good bunch of songs, some of them my own, for your listening, traveling, courting and dancing pleasure; music to enjoy the Texas lifestyle by. Thanks for your continued support. Come see us and bring some friends. Visit our website, www.garypnunn.com , check out the “On the Road” section, shop the Bunkhouse Products Store, drop me a line in the guest book. Until we meet again, God bless us all. I will always remain, “su amigo para vida”. “Adios, amigos”. “Viva la musica de Tejas”. I’m preparing for the future.

All the best,
Gary P. Nunn and Family