[Oe List ...] A Story

[Dharmalingam Vinasithamby]

Yes, that was an angel. Reminded me of that magician in Lonavla who had us all in wonderment.


----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:02 AM
> Subject: [Oe List ...] A Story
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.
> 
> Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in Boulder for a 
> night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl Street", a 
> section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of places to eat, street 
> performers, fancy shops and just a great place to 'people watch'. The 
> three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a parking place. Shortly an older 
> lady came and sat next to me. I said hi and we struck up a conversation. Soon 
> Salvatore joined us and I could tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was 
> from Mexico City, but had lived in the States for many years. She asked us to 
> guess how old she was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 
> and what energy she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really 
> takes care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a 
> concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts of the 
> country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had a pian
> o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she said was 
> worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth, but nearly was 
> a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk piano where he lays on 
> a rock and plays for the crowd. 
> 
> We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and asked 
> if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets 
> 'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played 
> he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then she 
> started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to play an 
> incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and classical. It was 
> absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to put money in his jar as she 
> just played and played. You could see her agile fingers fly across the keys. The 
> player just sat and let her play on, enjoying his break and loving what was 
> happening. After about 15 minutes she was done and everyone applauded. 
> 
> So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of mystery and 
> magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!
> 
> Grace & Peace,
> 
> Jack
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