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A homeless man's funeral

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As an aspiring guitarist, I'll play just about anywhere. 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 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 guitar 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 puttin’ in septic tanks for twenty years."

Apparently I'm still lost... it's a man thing.
Peace,
-Dawson.
http://www.SansSuit.com
The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving

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You liar. I bet you can't even play the guitar.....

That's OK. It's actually a very old bagpiping joke. Sly



I bet he can't play them either....



Correct on both counts. AND I have no idea where Kentucky is.
Peace,
-Dawson.
http://www.SansSuit.com
The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving

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You liar. I bet you can't even play the guitar.....

That's OK. It's actually a very old bagpiping joke. Sly



I bet he can't play them either....



Correct on both counts. AND I have no idea where Kentucky is.





Ya can't miss it....whole thing smells like a septic tank!










~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

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AND I have no idea where Kentucky is.



Watch this and be en-lighted. ;)
BTW: Was a favourite series of my childhood days. Hmmm, Twardo must have been watching it as a grown-up? :PB|:)
The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

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