Liz plays there regularly but was under the weather. I showed up at the Elmore residence hall and the staff was very excited. Soon the room filled with residents, all very curious and a few disappointed Liz wasn't there."Well, I'm three times her age, half as talented and not quite at good looking," I said. "Other than that, we'll be fine."
They laughed and seemed to get it. And for the next hour, they paid undivided attention, tapped their toes and sang along. Way cool!
I was nervous about what songs to pick. Turns out after going through some stuff there's tons of material from back in the day - maybe not the 1940s or 50s, when most of the residents served, but they knew quite a few of the songs. And let's face it - they just don't do 'em like Hank Williams Sr., Ricky Nelson and Eddie Cochrane did.
What fun! It was an honor and a privilege to play for them, and I can't wait to do it again.
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