I work for a medical supply company that deals with home health patients and equipment for the home. I have had the pleasure of meeting an old man who had cancer for 10 years. He was 88 years old and went by the nickname Stumpy for thirty years from a farming accident that mangled his right hand. I first met him six years ago when i set him up with equipment throught our company. He was an ornery old fart when i first ment him. He already lost both his sons to illness and wars. Well for the past six years i would come by on my off days and several times a week to play guitar for him. But thas not all. He owned a 1954 original issue Les Paul Goldtop, 1962 Gibson Les Paul SG, and a 1958 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins. I have ahd the pleasure of playing these guitars for him since he had no way to do so. I eventually was told by his wife that I was like a son to him with the time soent with him. Well Stumpy passed away about two weeks ago and I helped his wife settle all the funeral arrangments and played at his funeral an instrumental i came up with using his beloved goldtop. I just recieved a phone call from my office that an elderly lady dropped off three guitar cases to my secretary and called me and said to call this number. I called her about ten minutes ago and she said that there was no use for these now and that Stumpy had said to her to present me with all three of these rare gems before he passed on. So now I am grateful to stumpy and the proud owner of each of the immaculate guitars. I am the luckiest guy on earth right now. God bless you Stumpy and I will take great care of these instuments.
Definitely a mindblowing day.
Definitely a mindblowing day.
