Still Waters

My Veteran’s Day party gig at the nursing home went great today (Wednesday).

We celebrated veterans from all our services: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines as well as an Air National Guardsman.

As a proud Air Force military brat, I fit right in.

Life Enrichment Director Jessica Fox hosted the genuine lovefest with an emotional tribute before presenting every veteran with flowers, gifts and tokens of appreciation.

The crowd was strong and they particularly liked the songs I chose to play for them, especially Johhny Cash’s classic I’ve Been Everywhere.

Haley, an eight-year veteran of dietary pursuits, was busy carrying out the Chef’s orders and feeding the residents a specially-prepared lunch for the occasion. She was non-stop, very efficient, and looked like she enjoyed her work.

Here’s some pics:

I have another gig in two weeks at my usual monthly show at a different nursing home and I plan on hitting another open mic next week.

I am booking December and I just have to make sure I don’t take on more than I can handle.

I already want Christmas lights up, but if I truly had my way, we would keep the house adorned like Christmas all year-round.

Ebenezer Karen bin Laden puts a kibosh on that idea and has ever since Christmas of 1987.

But country boy can survive.

Every gig will make you adjust, and in many cases, completely rewrite, your selection of songs to play and I ended up playing about 90 minutes with many stops and starts for awards, speeches, etc.

These are the songs I ended up playing in the exact order I played them:

1. Your Song Elton John
2. I’ve Been Everywhere Johnny Cash
3. Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
4. Make it With You Bread
5. All of Me Willie Nelson
6. Wonderwall Oasis
7. Mack the Knife Bobby Vinton
8. American Girl Tom Petty
9. Old Tom Maddogg
10. Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus
11. The Only Hell Johnny Paycheck
12. Fool Hearted Memory George Strait
13. Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams
14. Every Time You Go Away Crowded House
15. Jailhouse Rock Elvis
16. Cold Cold Heart Hank Williams
17. American Pie Don McLean

Until then…

Stay well.