News & Notes
Mary Announces New Promo/Editorial Business
    Through our years of producing music festivals and hiring entertainers, we've noticed that many performers need help in producing a quality, eye-catching promo kit.  That need has prompted Mary, who has worked in the public relations and publications industries for more than 30 years, to offer the development of promotional items for entertainers, artists and small businesses as her own home-based, Web-based business.  In addition, she'll be writing, co-writing, editing and/or proofreading books for folks who want to put their stories to paper for posterity.  Web site development and other online promo methods are also available through her new company, which she calls "My Promo Pal."
     Check the  My Promo Pal page on this Web site for complete information on our services and products...as well as a special offer during the business's start-up phase. (A new Web site, with the URL www.my-promo-pal.com will be up and running within a few weeks. Please check it out!)

New "Tex & Mary" Newsletter Begins Production in January
    We're inaugurating a new hard-copy newsletter in January that will share information about all our activities, as well as news about festivals and other events, and maybe a profile of a country music friend every now and then.  The publication will be an "occasional," meaning it will be produced and mailed on an irregular basis.  Newsletters will be sent to all the names on our mailing list and copies will also be available as a pdf file on texandmary.com.  Watch for it as we ring in the new year!

Gene Autry OK Festival Calls It Quits
     Yes, it's true.  Because of declining health on both his and wife's parts, the director of the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum has decided to end the big film and music festival that its been presenting for the past 18 years.  Tex and Mary produced the past three years' events and enjoyed the time they spent there and the many great folks they met through that event.  We hope that those of you who attended the event through the years will now be joining us in Hastings, Nebraska, where we present our annual Miles of Memories Country MusicFest.  It's three days of country, cowboy, bluegrass and gospel music and fun for all fans of traditional music! And, for all you Gene Autry fans, we're planning a special Gene Autry tribute! 

Rio Grande Valley or Bust!
     We're tentatively planning to spend a couple of weeks in South Texas in February 2010, and participating in the big music festival in Mercedes while we're there.  The details aren't yet firmed up, so check back to this page to find out our final plans.

30 Years of Pickin' & Grinnin'
     To celebrate our 30 years of marriage and playing country music together, we're tentatively planning to put together a CD of songs that reflect those 30 years, probably a blend of songs we've always enjoyed but never recorded, and maybe a few old recordings of songs that we did years ago.  Should be fun.  Check this page or the CD page for updates.