Trip Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave side 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. I finally arrived an hour late.... and saw the funeral guy was 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. 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, "Sweet Mother of Jesus, I never seen nothin' like that before.... and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.." Link to comment
Cat Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Trip plays the bagpipes???? Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 YUP! after all you know how to play them right, You need LOTS of air to blow and blow and..................... LOL Really wormie this was one of the best ones ........this week! Never saw it coming - I thought maybe they were burying trash or something like that but - WOW! Michael (as always full of hot air too) Link to comment
Trip Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 YUP! after all you know how to play them right, You need LOTS of air to blow and blow and..................... LOL Really wormie this was one of the best ones ........this week! Never saw it coming - I thought maybe they were burying trash or something like that but - WOW! Michael (as always full of hot air too) I didn't see it coming at all...thought it was one of those touchy feel good things I seem to get a lot of, me thinks my friends are trying to alter my persona with those mushy things....BAAA Humbug! Link to comment
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