This has been going on for the pass few weeks.I will make the story not to long.anyway with Christmas now i gifted a complete set of drums to a 16 year old guy i feel so good inside.The short story i have been playing the pass few weeks at a church helping out with the Christmas music program anyway today the 24th was the last show.This kid watch me play everytime right to side of me.I started to talk to him a few weeks ago and ask if he was a drummer he said yes and he told me that i was the best drummer he has seen in person.So i started to show him a few things and told him to try them at home.After about a week when i showed him a few more things he told me that he did not have a real drum set a home that he used boxes,pails,ete for his drum set.Told me that he asked his Mom for a set for Christmas but that she had not the money for one..So i said i will come in the afternoons he could play my set and i would show him more things to play..So today-24th- i finish up with the music thing.At the end of it all i walked over give him a pair of sticks asked him to play the drums for his Mom he did.I turn to him and said Merry Christmas and started to walk away.He said out loud what about your drum set,i said what drum set its your's..Mikey
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Way to go Mike. Bowing
John
WOW what a wonderful thing to do Mike. My hats off to you.
It will be hard to ever match the warmth you must of felt when you said "they,re yours"...........gold star for you!!
Great gesture Mikey!
That's what the holidays are all about. Giving.
Makes people all warm and fussy inside.
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This will be a Christmas that young man will never forget. What a great thing to do for a fellow young future Drummer. Your the Man Mikey, Merry Christmas!! :Santa:Clapping Happy2Cool1
That's the Spirit, Mikey!!! That feeling will last in you for a very long time.
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Now that's Christmas!
I think you're the one that got the gift...if nothing else you actually get "it". You get the meaning of giving from the heart to someone who actually needed your gift. That kid will remember your gift the rest of his life...so will I and a lot of other guys who've read this post. I am humbled!
Dan
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This has been going on for the pass few weeks.I will make the story not to long.anyway with Christmas now i gifted a complete set of drums to a 16 year old guy i feel so good inside.The short story i have been playing the pass few weeks at a church helping out with the Christmas music program anyway today the 24th was the last show.This kid watch me play everytime right to side of me.I started to talk to him a few weeks ago and ask if he was a drummer he said yes and he told me that i was the best drummer he has seen in person.So i started to show him a few things and told him to try them at home.After about a week when i showed him a few more things he told me that he did not have a real drum set a home that he used boxes,pails,ete for his drum set.Told me that he asked his Mom for a set for Christmas but that she had not the money for one..So i said i will come in the afternoons he could play my set and i would show him more things to play..So today-24th- i finish up with the music thing.At the end of it all i walked over give him a pair of sticks asked him to play the drums for his Mom he did.I turn to him and said Merry Christmas and started to walk away.He said out loud what about your drum set,i said what drum set its your's..Mikey
AMEN brother!
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