Thank You Paul!

So while I have been here in New York I have been going to open mikes around the Hudson Valley to get the word out in trying to get more instruments for the kids. I do a few songs and talk about what we are doing down in the Gulf Coast.
At one open mike in Beacon, New York at the Highland center I did just that. It was a small affair held in a hall that is used for concerts and holds some blown up B&W photos on the walls of yesterday. It uses to be a library and it has a walkway that goes around the whole room with beautiful woodwork all around. Beacon use to be a real factory town with now many old building that is still standing. The whole town has gone through a transition in the last few years. Many of the building are now rebuilt and Beacon looks like it has a fresh new paint on it.
So Paul was the host and after I did my set he came up to me and said,” I think I have a guitar or two. Can you meet me at my gig tomorrow?” I said, “Sure I’d love too.” So the next day I showed up at a Irish bar where he was playing. Sat down and gave a listen to Paul’s set. After his set he showed me his guitars that he wanted to give to us. We talked for a while and Paul had to get back to work. I thanked him again and told him I would stop by when I would be in town .Still Pickin'
Bill Hudson
http://www.dragonfly.com/ is sending entertainers to the devastated areas in Louisiana and Mississippi