A Brookdale lady came to the door this noon to check on our not being in the Dining Room and presented Elaine with a Birthday Flower and invited us to a Party this evening where Tim Javorsky provided an hour of musical entertainment. We had bacon and eggs in our room for early lunch since Carolyn came to take us to Lincoln for eye appointments with Dr. Mousolf. We were both pleasantly surprised at our good examination results. Neither of us need to make any changes in medications nor glasses and we have 9-month appointments. We were not excited about the monthly birthday party but since Elaine was to be recognized, we decided to go. Our first impression of Mr. Javorsky did little to build up our enthusiasm, but when he started to sing, we sat up and took notice. His hour long program was recorded on a DVD which he played and accompanied the background music with his instruments and vocals. He has a great voice and covered a wide rage of favorite music. Nearly all of his songs brought back happy memories.
As new residents, this was the first performance we have enjoyed here in the same set-up where I sang with the Kiwanis Kitones many times over the years. It was a bit nostalgic but this guy was good. He sounded just like Louie Armstrong while singing, "It's a Wonderful World". Some of my other favorites were: "New York-New York",
"Waltz Across Texas", "Supercalafradreakxpalealadoshus",
"Grandma's Feather Bed", "Falling in Love" and he ended with "Mack the Knife" with all the body movements you might expect of a 16 year old. This was his second performance of the day and he was headed back to Lincoln for a rehearsal. He will be back here in Brookdale before the end of the year. It was one of those rare events where we enjoyed it much more than anticipated.
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