A Homeless Man's Funeral
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 in the Kentucky back country.
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, 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 opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
Apparently I'm still lost....
OT - A Homeless Man's Funeral
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Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
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I must need more coffee -- as Jay hooked and reeled me in on that one.....
And as I read I was thinkin': "Gee, with his wife & kids, and all the guns he shoots/plays with, plus that thing called work and all the travel he does... When does the Kid find the time to play the pipes?!?!"
Nice one Jay!
Now take some pix of your slippers and that 1927 Thompson! We want to see you "big Kahr".
Old No7
And as I read I was thinkin': "Gee, with his wife & kids, and all the guns he shoots/plays with, plus that thing called work and all the travel he does... When does the Kid find the time to play the pipes?!?!"
Nice one Jay!
Now take some pix of your slippers and that 1927 Thompson! We want to see you "big Kahr".
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P.T. Barnum said "There's a sucker born every minute." I just qualified.
Bob in NE Indiana
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- You fooled me too, right up until the punch line... Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws
"first do no harm" - gun control LAWS lead to far more deaths than 'easy access' ever could.
Want REAL change? . . . . . "Boortz/Nugent in 2012 . . . ! "
"first do no harm" - gun control LAWS lead to far more deaths than 'easy access' ever could.
Want REAL change? . . . . . "Boortz/Nugent in 2012 . . . ! "
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if you think you're influencial, try telling someone else's dog what to do---will rogers
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Ohhhh.... that is good !!!!!!
thanks, Tom
thanks, Tom
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that was touching and twisted.
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Just when ya start to think that you can trust a fella. I was ready to send a donation there for a spell.
Gobbler
I was ready to send a donation there for a spell.Gobbler
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hook....line....and sinker
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May your rifle always shoot straight, your mag never run dry, you always have one more round than you have adversaries, and your good mate always be there to watch your back.
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+1 - Most Excellent!firefuzz wrote:hook....line....and sinker