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The images below
are of a Marian apparition that appeared in Clearwater, Florida in 1996.
News coverage of the event follows the images.
The Virgin Mary Does Windows?
by D. Trull
Enigma Editor
dtrull@parascope.co
Sources: FATE, April 1997; Nando Times; Electronic Telegraph; The
Tampa Tribune; John Lockhart's "Apparition of the Virgin Mary" web page.
(c) Copyright 1997 ParaScope, Inc.
Well, this really
isn't a Marian apparition, but it is the same genre.
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The History of The NunBun™
On October 15, 1996, a cinnamon bun bearing a striking resemblance to the Holy Mother of Calcutta, Mother Teresa, was discovered in Nashville, Tennessee by Bongo Java™ Coffeehouse employee Ryan Finney.
"I was
horrified because I almost ate this religious piece of dough,"
said
Finney.
The bun -- now referred to as The NunBun™ -- was shown to several employees and customers to verify the likeness. It was then stored in a freezer at the Nashville coffeehouse for nearly a week until purchased by Bongo Java employee Todd Truley for $1.89.
"Here's two dollars; keep the change," said Truley.
Truley then teamed with another employee, Russ McGarry, and director friend Michael McNamara, to produce a nine minute documentary about the now famous bun titled; "A Music City Miracle: The Story of The NunBun™." The documentary premiered December 17, 1996 to a capacity audience at Bongo Java™. To complete the event, the first public presentation of The NunBun™ was made before the awed faces of thrilled audience members.
"Amazing,
completely amazing...the audience reaction to the film, The
NunBun™...I
don't know what to say." -- Bun Manager/Promoter
Russ
McGarry, apparently at a loss for words.
Immediately following the premiere, Truley, McGarry, and Bongo Java™ owner Bob Bernstein decided The NunBun™ was in need of management and representation. They formed a side business to the coffeehouse, Global Pastry Management (GPM), and began to field phone calls and inquiries about the NunBun™ and developed Bun souvenirs: T-shirts, bookmarks/prayer cards, coffee mugs, and copies of the documentary.
Then, December 28, The Tennessean, a Nashville newspaper, published a cover story on The NunBun™ and the local attention being given to it.
"After that day, all hell broke loose," says McGarry.
And indeed it did: All three local network affiliates and Reuter's News Service interviewed the three founding members of GPM. The story then hit the news wires, which made The NunBun an international sensation.
"In one
day, we were interviewed by more than sixty American radio
stations,
half a dozen Canadian, The BBC, and did three radio spots
for
Australia," Bernstein said.
The flurry of attention didn't stop then. Featured in Jay Leno's monologue on New Year's Eve, and on David Letterman (Friday, January 3), The NunBun™ continues to grab the public's love and attention. Additional appearances on late-night talk shows may be on the horizon.
"We're
thrilled here at GPM and hope to continue to bring The
NunBun™
to the masses." -- Todd Truly, Bun Manager/Promoter