Well, It Was Quite a Night!!

If you were there, than you know for yourself what a phenomenal turnout we had. There was hardly any elbow room. We estimated the crowd to number over 550 at one time. Friends drove down from Vermont and flew in from Florida and Texas. It was pretty impressive to see a community that has gone off in so many directions, come together for one purpose. The electricians, the plumbers, the builders, the masons, the painters, the wrestlers, the doctors, the lawyers, the Indian Chiefs, the butchers, the bakers and the candlestick makers? came together to give back to Dave all the love and friendship that he has given.
It was 'incredulous'. (There's Dave's word again!) The entertainment was fantastic. The band, the pianist, the singers. There were raffle tickets flying all over, and a live auction. Very cool!! The highlight of the evening, of course, was a pre-recorded message from Kathy and Dave. It was probably the only time that you could hear a pin drop in a room full of people. Kathy did most of the talking, (and she was great!). Dave, being his shy self, said a little thank you at the end. But it was nice for everyone to see him. There was a live feed from the party to his house so that he and Kathy could watch it all take place on TV. Hopefully he got to see some of it. He tires easily and is ususally off to bed early. But it was also recorded so that he can see it later and there were plenty of cameras around. The only thing that got overlooked, unfortunately, was the book for everyone to sign. We did get some people to write messages to Dave who were still there when we realized that it had gotten shuffled to place where no one would find it! So I am going to try to 'up' my computer skills and figure out a way to get a 'Happy Thoughts' book linked to this blog. That way if you didn't get a chance to give him a personal message, you can, and I will see that it gets into his book. I am also going to try to scan in the beautiful program that was made for him, for those of you who couldn't make it. (Which, by the way, we missed you).
The whole night was a major success, in many more ways than we could have imagined. The coming together of a community of people who live in different cubby holes in this world-well to quote another generation- it was mind blowing!
I will be posting more details of the night as the weeks go by. And also updating you all on Dave's visit to Dana Farber this week.
I have to say that in my 53 years of life, I don't recall ever getting a chance to meet so many nice people in so short a period of time. David is truly a blessed man.
Thank you for all of your kindness, generosity, and love. He really does appreciate it.
Keep a happy thought!
Marilyn