- Feature Poem: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD Is Done
- Musings: Catnipping Green

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I should so be asleep right now. But I just couldn't last night. Maybe I was too excited from playing some killer shows at ArmadilloCon and a wild new Brobdingnagian Minute, the Brobdingnagian Bards' new podcast. Maybe I was just too excited about the Lord of the Rings extended edition marathon at Alamo Drafthouse.

What hoped to be an eight-hour night's sleep, turned into a five hour night's sleep. Well, lack of sleep is nothing new. I did that a lot when I was working two jobs. I'm just happy tomorrow I can catch up.

Bards in Georgia and Florida

Andrew and I are returning to DragonCon. On the way back, we're performing at a few house concerts in Georgia and Florida. If you would like to hear us perform music in an intimate setting, keep an eye on Brobdingnagian Bards shows list for details how you attend.

Speaking of shows, if you want to catch a small sample of what our shows are like, we have now entered the podcasting world. We've released three podcasts. And another one will be up tomorrow. The latest have a few live performances. Visit our website for details.

Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Is Done

I just finished listening to the final version of the CD. My producer, Ari Koinuma, did an amazing job putting this together. It's a bit later than I hoped, but at least it's done. Now I just need to send it off to the printers which is what I'll be doing this week.

Keep an eye on your email if you pre-ordered the CD. I plan to release the album digitally to those who pre-ordered the album. You will be able to download the enitre album from the website, including a song that I was unable to add to the final product.

It won't be until the end of this week before I am able to send the CD to the printers. So if you want to be included in the linear notes, go to the website and adopt the album now.

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Catnipping Green
by Marc Gunn

This cat song is based on the Irish folk song, " Fiddler's Green". It tells the story of a cat dreaming about the afterlife, a sorta heaven for cats with milk and catnip and all the luxuries a cat could possibly enjoy. Look for it on my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD.

As I roved on outside one evening so fair,
To pounce on small crickets and chase birds in the air,
I heard an old Tom cat a-singing a song,
Lying in catnips that's mine before long.

Wrap me up in a fresh bed of catnip.
No more in my house I'll be seen.
Just tell me old littermates
It smells good and tastes great,
And I'll see ye someday on Catnipping Green.

Now Catnipping Green is a place I've heard tell,
Where kitty cats go when their nine lives fail,
Where the sun beam is warm and the bird wings are frayed,
And there's nary a pussy cat around that's been spayed.

When your locked up inside, and your humans leave too,
There's mices that scuttle, and laces on shoes.
There's bubbles of catnip that blow 'round freely.
And the faucets have milk that turn on when you sing.

Where there's plenty to climb and no vets to impale,
And you pounce on a fish bowl with a flick of your tail,
Where you lie at your leisure and clean your fur too,
Though I guess that's no different than you normally do.

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