Cedric of the Bedlam Bards recorded on my cat CD this past weekend. He told me he wrote a filk of “The Ballad of Jayne” in honor of Joss Whedon. I found it at the FireFly website. You can help Spread the Signal by downloading & forwarding this free Firefly MP3 now. The Ballad of […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Pub Songs #1: Waxie’s Dargle
If you enjoy American folk music you might be familiar with this tune. The American version is called “The Girl I Left Behind”, but this is the Irish version of the song. It’s called “Waxies Dargle”. What does that mean? “Waxies” were candlemakers. “Dargle” referred to an annual trip that the Waxies made to the […]
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Hero of Canton (Lyrics, aka The Ballad of Jayne)
Lyrics and music Ben Edlund Hero of Canton (aka The Ballad of Jayne) Performed by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’ Jayne, the man they call Jayne He robbed from the rich And he gave to the poor Stood up to the man And gave him what for Our love for him now […]
Your Cat Is Plotting World Domination #3
How to know if your cat is plotting world domination and a funny story about fresh catnip on Cat Music Lovers Podcast. Cat Music & News Cat Medical News – Catnip FAQ Pet Product Could Harm Your Cat The 16 Signs Your Cat Is Plotting World Domination Irish Drinking Song for Cat Lovers News Song: […]
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How Amway and Elvis Presley Made My Dreams Come True
It was 1992. I was living in a roach infested apartment off Riverside Drive in Austin. My brother had left the army and needed a place to stay. For about four months he was living with my roommate Jason and me. We used to live in San Antonio so Sean started visiting his friend Rafael […]
Rise CD Review of “Posing As Human”
by Joe Wallace Artist: RiseAlbum: Posing As HumanYear produced: 2004 Many bands pass themselves off as eclectic; few truly pull it off well. Rise is one of those rare groups that show talent in a diverse array of musical idioms. The Scottish foursome’s second album, “Posing As Human,” begins with a strong cocktail of Dylan […]
Iced Cappuccino Love
by Marc Gunn, May 3, 2005 Relationships are often marred with fear. But it’s how we face with and deal with that fear that determines the success of those relationships. Gather a friend and join The hands of lonely people, The skeptics and the cynics. Love is not achievable in this lifetime, Not when You […]
Best of Austin 2005
The Austin Chronicle’s annual Best of Austin Poll covers everything that’s not music. In the best, the Brobdingnagian Bards won “Best Renaissance Men” and “Best Way to Fix Your Computer and Fight Dragons”. There are not quite as many catergories that we are hoping to win, but we have lots of friends who we’d love […]
The Story of the Paddle Spanking
by John M. Gunn, March 4, 2005 The following is a story that was told to me March 4, 2005 by Mr. Bob Steger of Atlanta. The story is about a Paddle, when Mr. Steger was in school, and his teacher, Mr. Lloyd Gunn. I am going to try to remember what he said as […]
Heart Surgery Stories
by John M. Gunn You meet all kinds of people when you have a relative in a hospital. During my mothers recent visit to the hospital for surgery I talked with lots of people who had relatives in the hospital. One such person was a woman from Magnolia Arkansas. Her husband had 5 by-pass surgery […]
