Sandman: Oh, I understand it very well. Except for the pandemic break (which is lifting now,) I have been playing music in hospital wards, nursing homes and senior centers since 1963. The first time I sang was in a children's Cancer Ward. I haver once accepoted money, although others playing in the same places ask and get paid. I sit on my front porch and play when the weather allows. I have six CDs out and am working on a seventh. When I run across someone, whether I know them or not, I give them one of my CDs or the books I've written. I do it out of love and to encourage people who are having a hard time. I don't do it to keep the music alive. I do it in hope that I can lift them up for a few minutes.
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