a little about myself:

[olduckhunter]

Most of you don't know



but I play bagpipes and do it as a side gig.


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 ozark back-country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, 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 bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low my heart was full.

As I was opening 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."
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[rockmike]

Great story. You ever play at the Lyon College Scottish Festival?

[olduckhunter]

Great story. You ever play at the Lyon College Scottish Festival?

rock, that's a joke. i just changed a thing or two to make you think it was me. and no, i don't play the pipes but i've been to the lyon scottish festival.


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[rockmike]

You guys are too fast for me. You refuge forum boys must travel in packs.

[olduckhunter]

You guys are too fast for me. You refuge forum boys must travel in packs.

rock, i don't know what it is but i try to hide from them and some way they find me and here they come. most, if not all, are good ole country boys. there might even be a man mixed in here and there.


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[rockmike]

I've enjoyed your posts---put a little life in this site. Like to fish the Refuge. Hope the carp don't kill it.

[luvpt]

Don't sound like he could find a Crappie lake if they was fallin' out of the sky! But I guess it is different strokes for different folks! LOL

[Greg Holt]

Wow I fell for it all the way LOL!!!!!

[noslab]

Laughed for 10 min had to get wife to read she is still chuckling.
Noslab

[luvpt]

I'll have to admit it was funny as =ell !!! But how deep was he fishing and what did he catch 'em on???