It’s been about a week sense I have been up in the New York Sate area. I did have a gig to do at the Putnam County 4-H fair when I first arrived and as always I tell folks in the audience what we are sill doing down in the Gulf Coast. One never knows who is out there and one never knows what it might bring in as far as musical instruments. While I was at the festival I saw a friend who I met the year earlier, Paul who gave us an accordion. And Paul introduces me to David Radovich and his wife who owns a music store www.radovichandean.com in Carmel, New York. They told they have some instruments they would like to donate. As always at festivals things get busy so I shake their hands and got their cards and told them I would call them in a day or so.
First thing Monday I call Dave and ask him when the best time to come by. Its gonna be a busy week so we finally agree to meet on Wednesday. Well Wednesday rolls around and I find the best way to find the best way to get to Carmel,NY. The county around here is still rural and there are always back road and short cuts to get to places. Well I call Dave and ask him what the best time to meet. He tells me to meet at this barn where they keep their instruments. After about an Hour or so I find Carmel at the barn and call Dave and tell him I think I am at the right place. Very soon Dave shows up and we shake hands and talk a little and he opens up the barn and looks around. What I see is a barn full of instruments cases. Dave looks it over and says,”Well this will do, and yes, this will do.” And after a while I am pilling up a pile of instruments in the car and it keeps going. I tell him, “Dave I don’t think I can fit in any more.” So I drive over to the music store and thank his wife and their assistance, Eric.
After I get back to my girlfriends home, Sue Altkin who has been on a trip with us to the Gulf Coast she looks at the pile of instruments and goes, “wow, what a pile” Well after a while we make a count and it comes to 21 instruments!
This is going to make a few schools happy and we all of The Feel Good Tour want to thank Radovich and Dean Music for their kind donation.
Still Pickin'
Bill Hudson
http://www.dragonfly.com/ is sending entertainers to the devastated areas in Louisiana and Mississippi
