[Oe List ...] A Story

[Herman Greene]

Wonderful


On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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