[OT - I remembered this time]: here we go

[Peter Haworth]

My friend and ex bandmate David Brewer is a bagpiper and told me this story.

As a bagpiper, 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 in
the wilds of California.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods, 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, and we all wept together.

When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though
my head hung low, my heart was full.

As I was opening the door to my car, I heard one of the worker say,
"Sweet Mother of Jesus, I never seen nothing like that before and I've
been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:

> Pete-
>
> Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:15:49 PM, you wrote:
>
> > OK, is it open season on musician jokes? 'Cause I got some that will
> ruffle
> > a few feathers :=)
>
> I'll bet you do. You mean like:
> What's the definition of perfect pitch?
> Tossing an accordian in the toilet without hitting the rim.
>
> --
> -Mark Wieder
>  mwieder at ahsoftware.net
>
>
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