djm3801
314 posts
Feb 18, 2010
5:43 PM
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As a harmonica player, 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 east Texas.
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 put away my harmonica and started for my truck. Though my head hung low my heart was full.
As I was opened the door to my truck, 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."
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jonsparrow
2322 posts
Feb 18, 2010
6:36 PM
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soo....this was a joke?
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eharp
521 posts
Feb 18, 2010
6:42 PM
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why would they bury a homeless man in a septic field. that's just mean!
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jonsparrow
2323 posts
Feb 18, 2010
9:49 PM
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how can they eat lunch near an open septic field? oh ooo uh ya....an the homeless thing...ooo terrible.
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Last Edited by on Feb 18, 2010 10:04 PM
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gene
384 posts
Feb 18, 2010
10:18 PM
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Seems like you've mistalenly walked into an accountants' board meeting instead of the comedy club, too. :D
That's OK, djm. I'M still laughing at the joke!
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Ant138
325 posts
Feb 18, 2010
11:58 PM
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I thought you were being serious and i nearly shed a tear for a minute there!!!
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Last Edited by on Feb 18, 2010 11:59 PM
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nacoran
1159 posts
Feb 19, 2010
12:14 AM
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RFLMAO.
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toddlgreene
844 posts
Feb 19, 2010
4:45 AM
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nice one!
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
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