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| Originally posted by Slipkid:
Tommy... it was not me playing there.
To tell the truth, I don't know if I got it in me. Brad if you ain't got it in your big soft ol' heart, who has? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Thanks Clive. But I don't think they want to hear "Ticket to Ride" and "Can't Explain".
Also, for the time being, it hits a little to close to home. |
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Location: chicago | Wow Brad these posts brought a tear to my eyes,Dad just past away from alzhiemers a month or so ago,knew every word to the l. welk songs but didnt have clue who i WAS> JjEFF |
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Location: Utah | Jeff, I'm sorry for your loss. My father-in-law passed about three years ago from Alzheimers. His body was strong but his mind was gone. He was a brilliant man in his day and a master carpenter for his hobby, building boats and fine furniture by hand. It was tough to see him as he declined and could no longer figure out how to measure a length of board. We had him with us his last two years, and spent many weekends walking mountain trails even though he had no idea who we were or where he was, but he loved every minute of being in the mountains. Old age is a cruel thing, and being in a nursing home has got to make it harder. |
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Location: chicago | BLESS the people who take care and do that for a living....it must be a calling of sorts. Jeff |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Hey Brad,
Glad to see this thread! I've been doing this every month for almost 6-years now and it just gets better and better.
One side note (no pun intended): Don't worry too much about the songs being out of date.... remember that in just a few more years, Stairway To Heaven will be enough of an "Oldie" for the Senior Baby Boomers who are in Rest Homes to enjoy!
Play, Sing, Visit, Talk with them... do anything anf they will respond with appreciation! |
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Location: CA | Great story. I recall another one from my days editing a dog magazine (there, the sordid truth is finally out). This was in early '80s, when they were bringing dogs and other animals into nursing homes — and the amazing reactions these visits sometimes made. There was a guy in his 80s in one such facility who had fallen off a ladder 40 years before and never said a word since. They put a puppy in his lap and he looks up and says, "What's its name?"
Thanks again, SlipKid. I have an elderly parent myself and live near a nice assisted care/senior facility where they have 'dance night' every Wednesday. This place has a 'full' four-piece band of older gentlemen, and my 92-year-old father can't wait to get out on the dance floor with the ladies. |
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Location: Chicago | Here's a thought: if 1965 is sort of "ground zero" for rock n' roll, then many who were then in their mid-twenties are now nearing 70. My point being that any day now the "classic" repertoire will be THE ONLY repertoire for the golden years.
"Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel." |
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Do you play at a nursing home??
