Greetings from Cow Creek,

Hello, once again, from the beautiful hill country of Texas.  It’s newsletter time again as the seasons have changed and summer is here in full force.  We’re getting mighty dry up here already as our rainfall is down about 6 inches for the year.  I keep threatening to haul some horses down here, but every time I do, it turns off dry.  The horses have 1000 acres of grass at the ranch in Oklahoma and they have had tons of rain, so I can’t rationalize hauling them down here where the grass will be gone soon if it doesn’t rain.  I sure miss my horses…riding, training and the related physical activity involved.

     We off to a good start for the year.  You probably won’t be surprised to learn I have changed band personnel again.  For one reason or another I have to do that.
The new band members are Derek Groves on guitar, and Bracken Hale on bass.  Beau Johnson on drums and steel man, Danny Hawk, are still with me.  This group feels good,  making it easy for me to relax and focus on performing and improving my own skills. They are good looking seasoned players and veterans of the road with great attitudes and work ethic, and I’m enjoying playing more than ever.  The audience response has been really positive, and I’m looking forward to having these fellows around for a long time.

      Now that the band has settled in, I plan to get into the studio this summer and get a new CD out there.  I have a great list of songs available in my publishing company that I am anxious to record as well as some I have written and co-written.  I have even discovered songs I had written many years ago that I had forgotten all about.  Time..time..time…so much to do and so little of it, it seems.  Still yet, I’m not doing too bad, and I love what I do.

     We have a couple of new products available.  One being the DVD titled “LIVE AT BLANCOS”,  recorded last June for the TEXAS ROADHOUSE LIVE television series.    That was the night of the Tejas Vaquero Summer Meeting and the Vaqueros showed up in style. You boys will find yourselves all over this DVD as well as many of the regulars at our Blanco shows so you all will have to have one to show off to your friends.

     Our latest new release is a CD titled, “TEXAS MUSIC LEGENDS-LIVE AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE”, from the show we did last August at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas. This is probably the best recording I have to date.  The quality is just outstanding and many thanks goes out to JEFF MACK,  producer of the event as well as the CD.  A DVD in HD of the show is in the production stages, and from what I hear, our performance looks great!  I can’t wait to see it myself.  Look for these as well as all our products at the BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTS STORE here on the website.

      A great new project is in the works.  I have been approached by a production group who are doing feature piece about the birth and growth of the Texas Music Industry to be aired on CMT.  Since I have been in a position to witness its growth and development, as well as participate in it,  I suppose they want to hear what it has been like from my point of view, as well as many others who have contributed to and participated in our music industry.  I’m really excited about the prospect of getting our story out to a national and perhaps a worldwide audience! 

     The family is doing well.  Ruthie P. Nunn,  the “boss-lady” of this outfit, has taken on a gardening and landscaping project.  This place is starting to look like something out of Mother Earth News and we are already enjoying tomatoes and onions fresh out of the garden.  She is so creative and productive on the home front as well as in the management of our music business.  I am so lucky and blessed to have her, and I could never have wished for a better partner in life   Son Lukin is still living in Nashville and working in the food industry.  I’m hoping he might become a chef/restauranteur someday, as I would like to open up food and music venue.  He could do all the work and I could show up play a few tunes.  Julian is settled in with his new job working for an electronics supply company in Austin.  He is still playing rugby and is a real physical fitness and health nut, which is just great.  Grandson Sylas will be 12 in September.  He and his mom, Amanda, came for a visit during spring break.  We went to Barton Springs, rode bicycles around Lady Bird Lake, played golf, and had some real quality time together.  Sylas is very handsome, smart, and musically talented and we’re very proud of him.

     Before I forget, allow me to announce that we have started a travel agency!  As we travel so much, we have discovered that we can save lots of money by having our own agency.  The good news is that you can book all your hotel rooms, air fares, & car rentals,   through our agency and save money as well.  Just go to http://gpntravel.com , and book your reservations.  It would be beneficial to all of us and we sure would appreciate it.

     The phone just rang and I was invited to play at the BLACK TIE AND BOOTS PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL BALL in Washington, D.C., for an unprecedented 3rd time! Asleep At The Wheel is the only other act ever to have been invited a third time.  This is a great honor…and suddenly I am speechless.

     I’m running out of space so I better wrap this up and get it out.  I want to send out a “big old Texas-sized” thank you for your friendship and support.  I appreciate it so very much.  I am inspired to “keep on keeping on” by the enthusiastic response we get.  The number of e-mails we receive with heartfelt testimonials about how much our music means to so many of you is so gratifying and makes me want to get out there and play as much as I can. I hope you will visit us at garypnunn.com, as well as the myspace site, garypnunnofficial,  note our tour schedule, and come see us when you can.  Check out the BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTS STORE to order all our products, and we will get them to you promptly.  Until next time, I will remain,

Your friend for life,
 Gary P. Nunn