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Date: April 26, 2007
Subject: [Marc's Musings] Valley of Opportunity, Save Tara, California Gigs
| MARC'S MUSINGS -- April 25, 2007 - Feature Poem: Valley of Opportunity Published 1-4 times per month. To manage your subscription, go to the end of this newsletter. Marc's Musings
Torre is sitting in my lap right now. If "I'll Tell My Cat" wasn't true before I recorded it for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I think it is too true now, "I am so whipped my kitty". Ah well... There are worse problems than loving your cats. NEW: VICTIMS OF IRISH MUSIC AND IRISH DRINKING SONGS The second CD is "Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lovers Companion". - Read the Reviews of Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion THUNDERING PAWS IN AUSTIN AND CALIFUR IN CALIFORNIA Two of those rare opportunities are taking place in the next couple weeks. The first is Meow, Woof, and Dine, a benefit for Thundering Paws, a cat shelter located just outside of Austin. I've wanted to meet these folks for a long time. Now at last I can share my love of cats and Irish music with them and others in Austin. The weekend after that I'm flying to Costa Mesa, California where I was invited to perform at CaliFur, a furry convention. I'm really excited about playing there. I've even talked to a few Irish musicians in California about jamming together at the convention. And for those who aren't into the furry culture, I have a pub booked Sunday night in La Crescenta. It will be an exciting event all around, so please join me and tell your friends. Then halfway through May, the Brobdingnagian Bards hit the road again. We're driving to Colorado with a few stops along the way. Keep an eye on our calendar for details. HELP SAVE TARA I've never been, and I hope to see it one day. However, I may not get a chance to experience it as it is. Why? It looks like a proposal is going on in Ireland to build a highway near Tara. IMHO, it's a huge threat to the preservation of an ancient culture, a tragedy. Well, you can do your part to preserving this cultural heritage. Check out AnamCaraFestival.org to find out how you can help preserve a piece of history. --- Marc's Lyrics & Poetry Valley of Opportunity by Marc Gunn, March 30, 2007 After twenty-five years of wearing glasses, I had LASIK Eye Surgery. It's like being able to see for the first time. It is magical. I remember free climbing a mountain on the North Shore of Oahu. The rock crumbled as we climbed, But turning to look at the ocean, To see the long waves strike the island The danger and the precariousness of our exploit vanished from my mind Until we reached the top I looked out across the valley and saw... Water stains on my glasses. The rain was too heavy. I couldn't see a thing. The dream of seeing that valley And the nightmare of denial Has haunted me until this day. It rained today. And a simple jaunt down the stairs outside my apartment to check the mail into the rain opened a new dream for me, A dream of possibility, of renewal. It was like seeing rain for the first time. Water skipped down my head I squinted to protect my new eyes. The wind blew water droplets over my body. My shoes soaked through But through the cascades of brilliance I SAW for the first time. I saw a chance to experience rebirth, To live a new life, Where the Valley of Opportunity is laid before me as a clear path to hope. ---
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