My friend Bill (not his real name) is 80 years old and a deacon at our church. He is tall and thin but not as tall as he used to be, because a few months ago, he experienced some back problems and now stoops over when he walks. More than once, he has given me a bag of peas he not only picked from his garden but shelled as well.
On Sunday mornings at church, Bill hands me a program and sometimes slips me a CD or cassette tape to take home and listen to. Over the years he has broadened my listening pleasure to include oldies like Jim and Jessie, The Louvin Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Reno and Smiley, an all-instrumental by Don Reno, and other gems from long ago.
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