Don’t Play in Peoria
A man in Peoria, Ill., reported to police that someone broke into his home. Nothing was taken, but his trombone was damaged; the mouthpiece, in particular, was “pounded harshly.” Not wanting his name or address used, the local newspaper agreed to call him “Sam.” The 52-year-old newcomer to town, perplexed by the break-in, says he first played the ’bone in middle school, and had taken it up again recently, mostly playing “church music,” he says, recently trying to perfect “What a Friend I Have in Jesus.” But, he had to stop playing when someone assaulted his instrument. “Who does this?” Sam grumped. (RC/Peoria Journal-Star) ...A neighbor who isn’t a friend of Jesus.Original Publication Date: 17 September 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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