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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Bagpipe Memorial

As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew who were eating lunch but the hearse was nowhere in sight. I apologized to the workers for my tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave where I saw the vault lid already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long but this was the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I played out my heart and soul. As I played the workers began to weep. I played and I played like I'd never played before, from Going Home and The Lord is My Shepherd to Flowers of the Forest. I closed the lengthy session with Amazing Grace and walked to my car.

As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another, Sweet Jeezuz, Mary 'n Joseph, I have never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years!
Thanks Aunt B. for another great email!

7 comments:

  1. This is rare! I'm still laughing as I type this. I hope Aunt B has lots more where this came from. Have a great day.

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  2. Hysterical LOL! That Aunt B gets some good ones. TY for sharing. Have a beautiful weekend, Joy.
    TTFN~Marydon

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  3. Oh my...I am laughing my head off! I really suckered for that one..you would be laughing at me! Thanks for that~ Come say hi :D

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  4. Wonder did they tell the piper sometime.... Now my brain runs in a different direction than most..
    But it is still funny....

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  5. That was SO funny!! Thanks for the laugh today!

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  6. Oh, that is so funny. Thanks for a good laugh.

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