Posted by banjer5 on Saturday, July 12, 2008
5 comments on “Next gig is a nursing home”
bob gregory Says:
Saturday, July 12, 2008 @8:16:20 PM
g'day mate, well done i work in age care hostel in australia ,the residents love to have people to come in and entertain,some residents don't have family or friends to visit.keep up the good work and i think it's great to see people take there time to entertain our older people. regards bob
DandyRandy Says:
Saturday, July 12, 2008 @9:41:44 PM
Been thinking about doing it for a while. I've brought my banjo to work at the hospital and played for patients who really seem to enjoy it.
Cottonmouth Says:
Sunday, July 13, 2008 @8:22:47 AM
Lots of satisfaction is to be gained by playing to folks who truly enjoy and appreciate your efforts. Several of us have been doing this for years, visiting hospices, assisted-living facilities, etc.. There will be times when some of the residents appear to be asleep while you are entertaining. Don't let this discourage you at all; you don't know what they are absorbing. I've seen some who seemed to be asleep, but had a toe-tapping thing going on! Yep, some of us are old enough to be in one of these establishments ourselves. One time when we were leaving, a little lady in a wheelchair tugged at my sleeve and said, "thank you for coming out of your room and playing for us".
DandyRandy Says:
Sunday, July 13, 2008 @8:34:32 AM
That's funny cottonmouth. Let me know which room you're in and I'll come play for you!
banjer5 Says:
Sunday, July 13, 2008 @11:36:08 AM
Thanks for the nice words guys. We have been doing this for a number of years and as I said we always receive more than we give. The toe tapping has been seen numerous times too.
You must sign into your myHangout account before you can post comments.
