When I Was Seventeen...
Posted on August 1, 2009"I was in a good mood when I asked the hotel manager if I could play that big grand piano they had sitting in the lobby. The manager says: "Sure. We don't pay anybody but you're welcome to play. I thought: "It's a shame to have such a fine piano as this and no piano player. So, I took a seat and started playing. Soon, a small crowd of people came and started requesting songs. "Do you know this? Can you play such-and-such". Of course, their requests were accompanied with a liberal tip. One woman bought me shot of Tequila, a budweiser and gave me a $100 bill. I played a few more selections including "Sitting On Top of The World" and "Danny Boy" before finally leaving and going to bed...it was a very good year!"