+1. Awesome story, lol.
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > 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 <mwie...@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 > > mwie...@ahsoftware.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
