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Title: Most of you don't know Post by: Cull Buck on February 11, 2010, 03:48:02 pm 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 Texas 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." ;) :laugh: :laugh: Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: Cutter Bay Kennels on February 11, 2010, 04:02:08 pm You owe me a keyboard.
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: Cutter Bay Kennels on February 11, 2010, 04:06:48 pm I'll be honest, I ripped you off. I've posted it on another forum. I then went on to send it to everyone in our Florida office at work. Man, that's good stuff. Thank you for the laugh.
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: tnhillbilly on February 11, 2010, 04:07:56 pm Now that was good! ;D :D :laugh: :laugh: rolleyes
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: Rockin-P-Ranch on February 11, 2010, 04:34:52 pm Man I was going to give you a pat on the and a big hung. Now all you are going to is a kick in the butt. Thats funny I dont care who you are!!!!
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: rdjustham on February 11, 2010, 07:43:23 pm your going to hell for that one... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: ESTEBAN_B on February 12, 2010, 08:27:51 pm good one!! :)
Title: Re: Most of you don't know Post by: GitDatHawg on February 12, 2010, 09:21:47 pm Yall r gonna think this is funny or weird or whatever!! First of all i've never met cull buck or know what he looks like but after reading this post last nite i had a dream that we were at my ranch and a guy there was playing the bagpipes (cull buck) but with the bagpipes he was calling coyotes and we shooting them! crazy dream, thought i'd share a laugh with yall!
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