Bruno Books

When I was 6, I was given this book by my aunt. I still have it and have kept it because of the profound impact it had on me. I was raised a Catholic Christian, so I was certainly familiar with the story of Jesus and had seen many Nativities. But to a 6 year old, Jesus was still difficult to grasp, even though I believed in Him. He was, after all, 2000 years away from me in history. This book brought him home and into my heart by helping me to understand what happened and who he was.

There's a picture on the second last page where Jesus has his hands tied behind his back and he's standing before Pilate. I remember asking my mother about it and she told me how he died for our sins. I also remember going to my room and crying for a while. I finally understood that he was a person who had sacrificed everything for all of us. Well that's the message we Christians want our children to get, right? I finally got it because of this book.

I am now many years away from that 6 year old memory, but the book is still on my shelf. My children are now of the age where they will be able to share this book with me and I had hoped there was a reprinting of the book available. Alas, I don't see one here. But for any who are looking to buy this book for their young ones, I give a wholehearted recommendation. I would say, though, be sure you will be reading it to your child and be prepared for their questions.

I should also mention, it's written in rhyming couplets, so if your child likes rhymes, that's a bonus.

excerpt: from that second last page I mentioned:

"Do good to all; love everyone,"
He said. "And never let the sun

Go down upon your wrath. Be kind,
Forgiving, thankful, joyous, mild,
For each of us is God's own child.

God is forever at our side
To be for us a loving guide."

The people would not understand ...
And so they bound Him foot and hand,

Making a cross from aspen tree
And hanged Him there on Calvary.


I should also mention that the final page clearly mentions the resurrection and that Jesus is still with us when we pray.

Another of the Bruno Gmunder postcard books. This one presents a selection of images from the Usabiaga book of the same name.

The B&W images are absolutely thrilling to look at. The boys are sultry, sexy, and so in touch with the photographer. Their happiness, thoughtfulness, or sheer sexiness leap from every page.

The pictures are printed on good quality card, ready to send throught the post to your friends, or perhaps to tear-out and frame.

Worth the low purchase cost.

Laughter is very important to musicians. You have to laugh about a career in which the more you learn to master your instrument the less likely you are to make a living playing it.
We are bombarded every day by the media showing us that the way to success in music is to come up with a childishly simple song with as little melody and harmony as possible, a deafening machine generated beat and a thoroughly tasteless and negative lyric sung out of tune. This must be performed whilst jerking and writhing as if recently bitten by a sea-snake.
Any languid and genuinely erotic movement will upset your target audience who are aged eight and a half.
You may wear baggy clothing or scraps of leather, plastic, latex or, best of all, rubber. Any combination of these will appeal to the kiddies who have only just left the toilet training stages of life and remember fondly diapers and other garments of containment.
The revealing of large areas of naked flesh will also increase your chances, especially if the skin is wet or oily. This will remind your viewer/listeners of the occasional failure of the aforementioned garments.
So, my dear striving musician friends, follow my advice, make the millions and retire to Paradise Island before your twenty first birthday.

Except you won't. Hopefully you'll laugh at the above example of cynical humour and go back to enjoying your instrument. Ignore the dross which MTV churns out and search for the best in MUSIC. Along the way you'll find the best in humour too, because musicians love to laugh about themselves. And that's the reason for this delightful little book.
I would strongly advise every performing player to keep a copy close by because, if the power goes off, a string breaks, a lip splits, a drum stick cracks or the soprano swallows her false teeth, you can become a stand-up comedian for a few minutes until the show can go on.

Some of the most amusing lines come out of real life situations. At least I hope they're true, they are so delicious. Here's how I heard them anyway.

Highly experienced session singer, Lee Gibson, is sitting in an empty recording studio ready to begin her work. The Spice Girls march in and are outraged to see her sitting there.
SPICE GIRLS (in dodgy harmony): "What do you think you're doing in here? This studio is booked for us. And who are you anyway?"
LEE: "...I'm your voice!"

Eric Clapton had dicided to change his band and summoned them all to explain his reasons, that the Eric Clapton Band as it had been known for several years would be no more. The excellent drummer was the good-humoured, Steve Ferrone.
STEVE: "That's fine, Eric, but can we keep the name?"

A fine group of English session guys have turned up to put down some tracks with Bob Dylan in a London studio, among them the tremendously experienced Scottish guitar giant, Jim Mullen. There is no sign of Bob. Hours go by and the great man doesn't appear. The musicians are becoming restless to say the least. Finally an American manager steps in to address the band, who have waited all day.
AMERICAN MANAGER: "Bob won't be coming in today. He's got problems with his voice."
JIM: "What f****** voice???"

Another story of life on the road with Buddy Rich as told to me by the one and only Jake Hanna, although the Rotten Kid is only the audience here. The Buddy Rich Sextet has a new piano player and he is in the middle of an exploratory solo, maybe too much Cecil Taylor and not enough Art Tatum. The old-pro sax player takes out his linen handkerchief, opens it and spreads it over the pianists furiously working fingers.
PIANIST: "What the f*** did you do that for?"
SAX: "I'm covering up the scene of the crime."
PIANIST: "You should be careful how you talk to me. I used to be a boxer."
SAX: "Then maybe you should have taken your gloves off before you came to the gig."
Buddy falls off seat with laughter. He loved it when others could be as acidly funny as he was.

Keith Richards, the man who put the stone into Rolling, had invited his father to Paris to see one of their concerts. After the show the entourage made their various ways back to the hotel. Charlie Watts discovered Mr. Richards senior already at the bar enjoying a large cognac.
CHARLIE: "You should take it easy with that stuff, Mr. Richards, or one day you'll look like your son!"

Now these tales and many others have been passed around amongst the musos and we delight in them because they deal with names we all know, and they're funny.

They are also a tribute to those names who can both dish out a comic comment or be on the receiving end. There is no cruelty here and it seems healthy to be able to kid around with one another; something that musicians do a lot. As a drummer I love the drummer jokes and they have a ring of truth about them.

Whatever instrument you play, I want to wish you a happy and satisfying life doing something you love: making music - how lucky we are. Yes, we certainly need a sense of humour, and you'll find a lot of it here in "THE BEST MUSICIANS' JOKES"!!!

Jeff Palmer is perhaps one of the best male nude photographer's around today. This postcard book is a wonderful addition to my collection, and I think you would enjoy it, too. This is number 20 in the series of postcard books published showcasing many outstanding photographers. This postcard book is the best of the photographs from his book "Sensual Men." Add this one to your collection like I did. You won't regret it.

Man and dog, a bond that has been for centuries, almost old as man and dog themselves. "Beyond the Tether" is the story of Tasha, an Alpha wolf who concedes leadership to George Staves to be her caretaker until her death - which is quickly approaching. Staves does everything he can to save his new companion in a tale deftly written by an animal lover for animal lovers. A profound telling of the relationship between man and canine, "Beyond the Tether" is highly recommended to community library collections catering to fiction fans with a love for dogs.

Blackfoot music is the most recorded and discussed North American Indian music.
This book discusses Blackfoot music and musical thought in relation to Blackfoot culture, less so to the larger Plains Indian musical culture, and, still less to musical thought in general.
This book is more than the opposite of useless books which inform you of the music of another culture without telling you anything beyond simplistic descriptions such as instruments used and vague descriptions of timbre, yet it is not a highly-specialized study requiring musicological training to understand. It walks the middle path, working as a great introduction for the non-Blackfoot, such as Nettl himself.
The book is also interesting for his discussions of attempting to gather information from native informants, often asking "stupid" questions, and their often frustrated responses.

Bolivia Construcciones es una novela veloz, laconica y sumamente divertida, a partir de pocas descripciones y brillantes dialogos. Los personajes se van construyendo mediante acciones y conversaciones en una serie de vinetas que van hilando una historia eminentemente feliz. Dos inmigrantes bolivianos (tio y sobrino?) se instalan en Buenos Aires para trabajar como albaniles. A partir de ahi, comienzan a interactuar con otros inmigrantes (bolivianos, paraguayos, peruanos) y personajes argentinos. Bruno Morales logra crear una narracion original, entretenida y bien escrita, evitando sonar pretencioso o "patronizing."

This is an excellent source for any classroom teacher. Included are many favorite children's book, such as "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie," with activities and recipes. I especially like the illustrations that accompany each book. They are great for enlarging to use as recipe cards for young children. The recipes are simple and the ingredients are easy to find. Get it if you can!!

While this book definitly represents a large investment. Therecan be no doubt of the fact that it is the true bible on Bordeaux.Whenever we have any question what so ever about Bordeaux, this is the book we reach for. END

This PDF is well worth $7,500.00! That is like $15,000 Real! My favorite part was on page 82, when it was revealed that....wait! I don't want to ruin it for you!

Definitely pick up this PDF; even if you have to max out three credit cards to do it!