Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a Harmonica player I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery out West. As I was not familiar with the area I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man. And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my harmonicas and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years." Apparently, I'm still lost....it's a man thing.
cyclodan Go for it. I first read it using a bagpiper as the musician. It came in one of those joke emails & I just adapted it. Good one to have in ones repertoire between tunes. ---------- HARPOLDIE’S YOUTUBE
I actually did play at a paupers field once. It was a song called unknown boy in Philadelphia, PA. The song was by Juan Avila. It's a cold case that I think has been on TV. The boy"s body was found in a cardboard box in Philly. The only maker in the the field is "Unknown Boy". ----------
