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 […]
Gunn-isms: A Lexicon of Gunn Terminology
from the Gunns of Texas YahooGroup: Have Gunn Will Travel: A Guide for Tent Captains Annie Get Your Gunn: The Single Girl’s Guide to Marrying Well Johnny Got His Gunn: A Guide to the First Year Of Married Life Gunns and Roses: A Guide to Gardening in Caithness The Shakiest Gunn in the West: A […]
Using the Media Effectively To Promote Your Trade Show Exhibit
The media has the power to influence your tradeshow efforts whether it be in television, radio or print. Your job is to target your endeavors to create a positive company image and brand awareness of your products/services. How do you do that? Outlined below are 27 important points to help maximize your tradeshow effort. By […]
The Sailboat Armada (Lyrics)
Lyrics by Marc Gunn & Kristen Roger, May 28, 2005 This song was written over Memorial Day Weekend. It was inspired by hearing that Kristen’s dad paints sailboats. Kristen mentioned a sailboat armada, and swarthy sea shanty sang through my head in the key of Arrrrr! O’ supper time was over As we left the […]
Ode of Oceanflame Poetry Blog Review
I saw this Ode of Oceanflame Review which made me rather happy. The writer was reviewing literary blogs and seemed fairly pleased with my poetry blog. Description: Celtic Poems written by the Celtic Folk Singer, Marc Gunn. Content: 4 stars Explanation: The poems are all free verse, do not seem to have a flowing rhythm, […]
Tony Winning SPAMALOT Music on a REN FAIRE CD
I first learned about Monty Python in college. One of my friends learned I had not heard of Monty Python’s Holy Grail. They were shocked and dragged me to the Texas Union theatre at the University of Texas to watch the movie. I was a big Dungeons & Dragons fan so I was captivated. They […]
