The Great Gunfighter Giveaway

Great Gunfighter Giveaway #7

While I am not a huge fan of country music, I don't hate it, so I recently (ok, it was last Sunday) bought Darius Rucker's new country CD called Learn to Live.

I will tell you that I was an early fan of Hootie & The Blowfish, and as such, I always enjoyed Rucker's rich, soulful baritone.  Darius has had some ups and downs with H&TB and that group is, sadly, no longer touring or recording, so when I heard that this CD was being released, I looked forward to it from the start.

When we got the CD home, I put it on right away and enjoyed it from the start.  Rucker didn't have to go too far from his usual heartfelt style to sound comfortable and convincing as a country act.

As I said earlier, I'm not a huge country music fan, and while I like this recording, it probably isn't going to spend much time in the rotation of music that gets listened to at Castle Gunfighter... which brings us to this moment.

I'm giving away this listened-to-only-once CD.

To enter this giveaway, I want you to leave a comment about some deeply held belief that you have.  Religious, social, political, scientific... or whatever. The better-stated the position, the better chances you have.  As usual, if you Digg this or Stumble it, you get extra entries, likewise if you Twitter it (and leave a link).

The Great Gunfighter Giveaway #6

Hi folks... it's been a few weeks, hasn't it?  Well, I've got something pretty cool for all of you parents, would-be parents, teachers, coaches, clergy, and assorted nurturers-of-children out there.

I was given this book several months ago and after having the chance to read it, I participated in a conference call with the author to discuss the book and the group's reaction to it.

This is the book: The Self-Esteem Trap:  Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids In An Age of Self-Importance, by Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD.  Now, I'm no Psychologist, but I am a parent, andI see a lot of what Dr. Young-Eisendrath talks about in this book in parents and kids at my daughter's school, but I also see it in my Sunday School students, and kids that I coach in soccer.  Truthfully, I see many of the things that the author talks about in the young adults that I teach as they enter the law enforcement  field .

I won't spend to much time with reviewing the book, as I think that whomever I give the book to will want to draw their own conclusions.  What I will say is that I think that the author is spot-on in her analysis of the problem and results of what I call "great job!" parenting.

OK, here is the deal, to enter this little giveaway, all you have to do is leave me a comment about parenting, teaching, or nurturing children and you are entered in!.  You get a double entry if you comment and then Tweet about it (with a link).  If you Digg it or Stumble it or Facebook it, you get an entry for every one of those items.

So, come on you social media mavens, do your thing!

This giveaway will close on Thursday, February 26th.

Have fun,

GF

Great Gunfighter Giveaway #5: The Lightning Round

I recently read this book for the annual Day To Read, and reviewed it at my regular blog.

Who wants to read it next?

Make a comment by 8 P.M., Monday, January 12, 2009, and you will be automatically entered.  I will announce the winner on Tuesday.

Good luck!

Great Gunfighter Giveaway: #4

  Hi everybody!  Here is me hoping that you had a fantastic New Year's celebration... whatever you might have been doing. With pleasantries out of the way, let me talk just a little about the next item in the Great Gunfgighter Giveaway.

What you see here is a hand-made (by yours truly), Episcopal/Ecumenical rosary.  It is made of blackstone and pewter beads and a pewter cross.

The succesful candidate will be chosen from among those readers who take the time to leave a comment about the last time they went to church.  It doesn't matter what your religion or denomination you adhere too... all are welcome at Castle Gunfighter.

So... there you are, let's keep those cards and letters coming.

Comments are now closed, friends... Vicar Mick, in the Canadian Great White North is our winner!

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Round Three: Winners!

Once again, using the special randomizing incantation, I have come up with five winners of the very special, single volume Holiday special CD:  Mrs. Gunfighter Really Loves Christmas.

Here are your winners:

Becky

Charrette

King Isepik

MedStudentWife

Villager

So.... go visit their blogs, and for you winners, email me with your snailmail addresses.

Happy New Year, everybody!

GF

Great Gunfighter Giveaway - Round Three

Not only is Christmas music a very popular thing at Castle Gunfighter (as I type this, soccergirl is belting out "Mary Did You Know?" ), it is also a popular theme in the blogosphere and that is certainly an advantage for those who wish to participate in this round of the Great Gunfighter Giveaway.  Not only is this round all about music (again), it happens that since Christmas actually has 12 days (it's not just some song you know, Christmas lasts until Epiphany), there is more Christmas music on the wing!

You see, Mrs. Gunfighter so enjoyed the first two volumes of "A Very Gunfighter Christmas", she decided, last night, that there needed to be a version of her own, since some of HER favorites didn't make my list.  So... There it is, five random commenters will be selected to receive the single-volume collection of "A Mrs Gunfighter Christmas".  This is a collection of HER favorites that I missed in my previous collection.

Here is the thing, kids, this is going to be a short round, as I hope to get all of these items in the mail by Tuesday, so you all had better be nimble with those comments... and speaking of comments, they needn't be themed, just let me know that you are interested and that's enough... unless, of course you'd like to say something pithy or witty, in which case I am all ears.

Right then, carry on!

GF

Round Two Winner!

Reader and commenter, Jean has been selected almost at random (hey y'all need to piuck it up inm the comment department) as winner for Round Two of The Great Gunfighter Giveaway!

Congratulations, Jean!  Your book will be in the mail on Monday!  Enjoy it!

GF

Great Gunfighter Giveaway: Round Two

Yes, ladies & Gentlemen, your gunfighting game host is back, once again to thrill you all by giving stuff away.  Not JUST stuff, mind you, but cool stuff.  Stuff you might not get in other places unless you laid out your hard-earned Ducats.

This time, I am giving away "A Is For Atticus" which is a fine book by Lorilee Croker.  As you can see from the picture, this book is all about baby names... but not one of those baby-name books that lists the most popular names.  No, this book is all about great names that come from books!  Now really, how cool is that?  My days of making babies have been over for the past ten years, but I have to tell you that if I were so inclined in that regard ever again, this would be what I used for my guide to help find a really great name.

So... once again, the rules are simple... To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment.  That's it.  You comment, you enter.  If you want to tell a story about where your name or the name of your children come from, I'll be happy to read it, but your entry or winning are not dependent on telling a story.

OK< folks, get busy!

Great Gunfighter Giveaway: The First Winners

OK, it's not even 6:30 in the morning, after a weekend inwhich I got really shorted on sleep.  My attitude couldn't be called great, because my remedial students didn't show up for their training 20 minutes ago (turns out their time was re-scheduled after I went home Friday... thanks for telling me in a timely fashion guys).  The good thing is that I got to randomly select the winners of round one in the Great Gunfighter Giveaway.

Here is how it went:  I wrote down all of the names of the commenters and then I started at a random... totally random place on the list, and started the magical incantation that begins (say it with me) "eenie, meenie, minie, mo!" and continued until I got to a name.  I then crossed that name off the list, lest I pick it a second time.  I started at another random place, and once again incanted "eenie, meen..." well, you get the picture, until I had five names.

So.  Here they are:

Los Angelista

Redneck Mommy

Matthew

Heather

Parentopia Devra

So... here is what I need from you folks.  I need you to email me with your snailmail addresses so that I can get this stuff shipped to you in time for ChanaChrsimaKwazakkah (or December 25th, or the solstice, or whatever).

Boy, that was fun!  Later Today, I will post giveaway number two!

Welcome!

Welcome to The Great Gunfighter Giveaway!

From what I hear through my extensive blog reading: "'tis the season to be jolly" (even though you wouldn't know it from the 60 degree weather we are experiencing in Northern Virginia at the moment).  Anyway... since it is the season of giving, and since so many of my blogging pals are giving things away these days, My elf and I thought I should join in with some giveaways of my own.

None of the things that I plan to give away are provided by corporate sponsors. These are items that I just want to share with the good folks of bloggerdom, wherever they might be, whether I know them or not. 

OK, lets get started, Shall we?

I'm new to this whole thing, so I am going to start small and see how it works... I have lots of stuff... this is just a start.

To five, count 'em, five random commenters, I will send the newest holiday music collection around:  A Very Gunfighter Christmas: Volumes 1 & 2.  This two CD set is a sampling of favorite holiday music frequently heard at Castle Gunfighter, and cannot be found in stores.  Trust me, your friend GF has some of the coolest christmas music around, so you don't want to miss this.

But wait... there's more.

Two special commenters, also picked at random will also receive a special musical collection called All Ye Merry Gentlemen.

Topping it all of is that all of the cover art on each CD will be original.  No mass produced duplicates, here, friends!

 

Please note that all of my Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist, and Zoroastrian friends are welcome to particpate as well... I mean, you don't HAVE to be a Christian to enjoy Christmas music, do you?

So, comment away, tell your friends, and have a Merry Christmas, Happy Channukah, and a joyous Kwanzah