I have had to cancel gigs due to having Cervical Spine Surgery. After my latest doctor visit I was given the green light to expand my daily activities so I decided to play a gig at one of my very favorite places. This is an Assisted Living venue I have played monthly for the last 3 years.

It has been over 2 months since i was there last and yesterday my wife and I packed up the car(she has to do all the heavy lifting for me still) and off we went. When we got to the place we unpacked the car and she parked the car while I wheeled in my cart with all the equipment on it. Well, what a surprise I got when I entered the room - it was packed with folks who instantly stood up and cheered and applauded!!! The even had a huge sign hung that said "Welcome Back Deane".

I have to admit - it took a few moments for me to recover and even be able to speak. Sometimes we just don't think about or realize how much our nursing home people appreciate what we do for them. I wish my wife had been there to see it all and take pictures. When she walked in she thought I had hurt myself and wanted to know what was wrong with me - you know the tears.

Just thought you all might be interested in a really cool story.

Deane

WOW! Deane what a great post and a well deserved alcolade for you.

Bill G

Deanne,....God gave you a gift,......do you know why?....

So you can Share It with the World!!

Great story. I'm glad to hear you're performing again too. Wishing you well!

Inspirational .. coming right out of the book of life !! "Welcome Back Deane".

Glad that you are recovering well and you have the full support of your better half.

Good Luck !!

Hey Deane,

Thats a great story my friend that must have been an awsome feeling that wil stay for the rest of your life with you
That are special moments to cherish
Great that you are back on track !!

Greetings Rico

That story says as much about you as it does your supporters....you both are lucky.

Ian

Deane,
Glad to hear that you're back entertaining the people that obviously love you & your music. That was a very heart warming story & got me to thinking that the seniors really do appreciate us & all our efforts even though sometimes we may feel like they may not even be listening to us.
Wally

Hell Deane,

I sure love to meet up next year in Manchester with you and you good lady wife, great for you to share that with us all.

You take it easy Deane.

Tony

Nice story Deane and well deserved. Goes to show you that everyone can be a hero in their own special way.

I miss the old folks. I miss the tears and joy. It was humbling and I now find myself back in the rat race of life............

Everyone in life should have that opportunity you received.

Karma, synchronicity or what. WTG Deane!

That's absolutely BEAUTIFUL Deanne ... good for you AND them ...

These are the things that make it worth while....

Great story Deane and well deserved I'm sure.

That's great...won't forget that anytime soon, eh?

Wow, that is something else!

That's fantastic Deane. It shows how much you mean to your audience. This is the total opposite end of the scale from that act Bill posted about that wanted an extra $30 to have to interact with the audience.