Local magazine featuring my husband who has metastatic Gleason 9 prostate cancer [View all]
Last edited Sun Oct 23, 2022, 11:37 PM - Edit history (1)
The article is not about his cancer. It doesn't mention that he was diagnosed in April of 2021 and has had a prostatectomy, radiation, and is currently on ADT. However, the piece does give long-overdue recognition to his role in the local music scene.
For the last 40 years (!) my husband has been the leader of the band that's provided the music for a very popular local event: The Chadd's Ford Historical Society's Great Pumpkin Carve. After failing to even highlight the band in their promos for the event, one of the board members came up with the idea for a feature article. My husband is so pleased with the recognition, no matter that it's just a little local mag.
Here's the cover photo, taken last month on our our deck. That's my husband and me in front. (I blame the meds I'm on for a herniated disc problem and everyone there who failed to alert me for the frightful state of my hair!)
I wish I could share the .pdf of the piece. They do have us featured on their facebook homepage, but only the cover photo. They don't seem to offer access to the actual article anywhere on line.
Although, as far as anyone can tell, he is relatively stable at the moment, due to his aggressive cancer, we don't know if he will be able to play year 41 with the Pumpkin Carve. Nevertheless, he says he intends to!
On Edit: A discussion in this thread with Yonder led me to find this cool old video of Kenny playing on stage:
See posts 31 -37 below, for details (Including a wild almost-lost guitar story and, unfortunately, more cancer.)
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