12/10/2025
Bear with me. Had a phone conversation with one of my older clients that I hadn’t heard from in a couple of years, honestly thought she had stopped playing or found another to take care of her instruments. In our conversation about her instrument she expressed how she wanted to get it shined up and playing right so she could show her grand children, for a final concert, how grandma used to be a great player. Holy cow did this mess with me.
I have a ton of respect for this person. Her children are also phenomenal players, a few Christmas’ ago I delivered a couple instruments to her in Kansas City to ensure her granddaughter received her gift and I got the privilege to sit in on them playing Christmas tunes together. It truly was an experience.
I almost broke down on the phone because the realization of how we all will eventually lose skills and talents that once made us. She is an amazing lady, touched many lives, and I know her passion lives on through those she has taught and is currently teaching.
I guess the moral of this story is, be an awesome person and share your passion with others while you can.
