A final visit! One I will never forget...
Quite often, my Grandparents come from England and spend a month or so visiting with us. A few years ago, they came for what we thought was the last time. The change over in the airports were just becoming too hard for my Grandparents to do anymore. Fortunately they recently opened up a direct flight from Paris, France to Salt Lake City. This makes it possible for my grandparents to come, they can make the very small flight to France and then just get on the plane straight here. It is much easier for them to connect in France than the huge airports in Chicago or Atlanta where they usually connect.
So in a few weeks, my Grandparents are going to visit once again. I am afraid that this most likely really will be the last time. Quite a few years ago, my Grandad battled prostate cancer with radiation treatments and actually won that battle. Unfortunately he didn't win the war. On a routine check, the doctors had found that the cancer had returned to his prostate. They ran some more tests and found that the cancer had spread into his bones. He is 86 years old, but does not want to go out without a fight, they almost didn't want to make this last visit because he wanted to start chemotherapy. Everyone had to convince him to wait until after the vacation to start the treatments. Luckily they changed their minds, decided to wait and so the visit is still going to happen. They are arriving here on June 9th.
I am sure that I have told you this before, but my Grandad is one of the biggest reasons that KHP exists today. He was so interested in my songwriting and guitar playing that he lit a spark in me. The last time they visited, while I was hugging him goodbye he whispered in my ear "Don't let your talent go to waste, please do something with your music"! How could I let him down? I absolutely love to play and can't even find a reason why I stopped for so long, so it didn't take much convincing. Ever since that day, music has been my life. I have played over 100 shows since then. Some of them as a solo artist, but most of them in KHP.
My Grandad has sang in a barber shop group for years and has always had a dream of being on stage and just living the music (maybe this is where I got the need). I have planned something very special for while he is here. I set up a show at Mojo's in Ogden on June 25th, it is an all ages venue so that all of his grandkids and great-grandkids will all be able to witness. I am going to invite my Grandad on stage to help me perform the song that I wrote for him years ago! This is going to be a one time special occurance and I am so incredibly honored that I will be able to make it happen. So PLEASE come to the show and cheer as loud as you can when my Grandad hits the stage so that he can feel like a rockstar! Something that he has secretly dreamed about his whole life!
So in a few weeks, my Grandparents are going to visit once again. I am afraid that this most likely really will be the last time. Quite a few years ago, my Grandad battled prostate cancer with radiation treatments and actually won that battle. Unfortunately he didn't win the war. On a routine check, the doctors had found that the cancer had returned to his prostate. They ran some more tests and found that the cancer had spread into his bones. He is 86 years old, but does not want to go out without a fight, they almost didn't want to make this last visit because he wanted to start chemotherapy. Everyone had to convince him to wait until after the vacation to start the treatments. Luckily they changed their minds, decided to wait and so the visit is still going to happen. They are arriving here on June 9th.
I am sure that I have told you this before, but my Grandad is one of the biggest reasons that KHP exists today. He was so interested in my songwriting and guitar playing that he lit a spark in me. The last time they visited, while I was hugging him goodbye he whispered in my ear "Don't let your talent go to waste, please do something with your music"! How could I let him down? I absolutely love to play and can't even find a reason why I stopped for so long, so it didn't take much convincing. Ever since that day, music has been my life. I have played over 100 shows since then. Some of them as a solo artist, but most of them in KHP.
My Grandad has sang in a barber shop group for years and has always had a dream of being on stage and just living the music (maybe this is where I got the need). I have planned something very special for while he is here. I set up a show at Mojo's in Ogden on June 25th, it is an all ages venue so that all of his grandkids and great-grandkids will all be able to witness. I am going to invite my Grandad on stage to help me perform the song that I wrote for him years ago! This is going to be a one time special occurance and I am so incredibly honored that I will be able to make it happen. So PLEASE come to the show and cheer as loud as you can when my Grandad hits the stage so that he can feel like a rockstar! Something that he has secretly dreamed about his whole life!
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