My daughter lives about 3 hours away. Earlier this week she called and
said she was coming home for the weekend. SWMBO suggested that we get
tickets to touring-version the musical Chicago. Since the show was
practically sold out, the best seats I could find were in the upper
balcony, 5 rows from the back of a 2500 seat theater.
About 15 minutes before the show started a woman and her son, maybe 18,
came up to us and asked "Are you a party of 3?" I answered yes and she
said "We have 3 extra tickets for seats that are little closer. Would
you like to join us?"
A little confused, I said sure as we grabbed our coats and began to follow
them. As we were heading down the balcony stairs she turned to me and said
"The tickets were for my son and his friends. He passed away a few months
ago and his friends didn't want to come." I expressed my condolences and
asked her why she chose us. "No real reason, we were just looking for a
party of three that we thought might like an upgrade."
And what an upgrade it was! We assumed that since we were in the upper
balcony, we were moving down to the lower balcony or at best, the loge.
Nope, we left the balcony area, went down the stairs into the orchestra
and kept on walking. We started 5 rows from the back of the theater and
ended up 5 rows from the stage!
We chatted with the family during intermission and they were really
nice and easy-going. I asked the Mom if her son had a favorite charity
or group he supported and she told me that he was a Sea Cadet and donated
his own money to a group that supports veterans and first responders.
I told her that I was going to pass it forward and send them a donation.
During our conversation I gathered just enough information to find the
obituary of the young man that had passed away. Apparently the kindness
that the mom and brother showed us ran strong in their family. The
young man was deeply involved in his school and community and was loved
and respected by many.
What a cool night!
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:16:54 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> My daughter lives about 3 hours away. Earlier this week .....
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> We started 5 rows from the back of the theater and=20
> ended up 5 rows from the stage!
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> The young man was deeply involved in his school and community and was lov=
ed > and respected by many.
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> What a cool night!
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A cool night in more ways than one, considering what temps I've heard you f=
olks have been having this past week or so.
Almost 2 weeks ago we had temps nearing 32=C2=B0 for 2 days, then back up i=
nto the 70s and 81 for one day, and yesterday and today in the 40s-50s. To=
morrow is to be in the 70s.
Sonny
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:16:54 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> My daughter lives about 3 hours away. Earlier this week she called and
> said she was coming home for the weekend. SWMBO suggested that we get
> tickets to touring-version the musical Chicago. Since the show was
> practically sold out, the best seats I could find were in the upper
> balcony, 5 rows from the back of a 2500 seat theater.
>
> About 15 minutes before the show started a woman and her son, maybe 18,
> came up to us and asked "Are you a party of 3?" I answered yes and she
> said "We have 3 extra tickets for seats that are little closer. Would
> you like to join us?"
>
> A little confused, I said sure as we grabbed our coats and began to follow
> them. As we were heading down the balcony stairs she turned to me and said
> "The tickets were for my son and his friends. He passed away a few months
> ago and his friends didn't want to come." I expressed my condolences and
> asked her why she chose us. "No real reason, we were just looking for a
> party of three that we thought might like an upgrade."
>
> And what an upgrade it was! We assumed that since we were in the upper
> balcony, we were moving down to the lower balcony or at best, the loge.
> Nope, we left the balcony area, went down the stairs into the orchestra
> and kept on walking. We started 5 rows from the back of the theater and
> ended up 5 rows from the stage!
>
> We chatted with the family during intermission and they were really
> nice and easy-going. I asked the Mom if her son had a favorite charity
> or group he supported and she told me that he was a Sea Cadet and donated
> his own money to a group that supports veterans and first responders.
>
> I told her that I was going to pass it forward and send them a donation.
> During our conversation I gathered just enough information to find the
> obituary of the young man that had passed away. Apparently the kindness
> that the mom and brother showed us ran strong in their family. The
> young man was deeply involved in his school and community and was loved
> and respected by many.
>
> What a cool night!
A night you will treasure for the rest of your life.
On 2/9/2019 12:16 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> My daughter lives about 3 hours away. Earlier this week she called and
> said she was coming home for the weekend. SWMBO suggested that we get
> tickets to touring-version the musical Chicago. Since the show was
> practically sold out, the best seats I could find were in the upper
> balcony, 5 rows from the back of a 2500 seat theater.
>
> About 15 minutes before the show started a woman and her son, maybe 18,
> came up to us and asked "Are you a party of 3?" I answered yes and she
> said "We have 3 extra tickets for seats that are little closer. Would
> you like to join us?"
>
> A little confused, I said sure as we grabbed our coats and began to follow
> them. As we were heading down the balcony stairs she turned to me and said
> "The tickets were for my son and his friends. He passed away a few months
> ago and his friends didn't want to come." I expressed my condolences and
> asked her why she chose us. "No real reason, we were just looking for a
> party of three that we thought might like an upgrade."
>
> And what an upgrade it was! We assumed that since we were in the upper
> balcony, we were moving down to the lower balcony or at best, the loge.
> Nope, we left the balcony area, went down the stairs into the orchestra
> and kept on walking. We started 5 rows from the back of the theater and
> ended up 5 rows from the stage!
>
> We chatted with the family during intermission and they were really
> nice and easy-going. I asked the Mom if her son had a favorite charity
> or group he supported and she told me that he was a Sea Cadet and donated
> his own money to a group that supports veterans and first responders.
>
> I told her that I was going to pass it forward and send them a donation.
> During our conversation I gathered just enough information to find the
> obituary of the young man that had passed away. Apparently the kindness
> that the mom and brother showed us ran strong in their family. The
> young man was deeply involved in his school and community and was loved
> and respected by many.
>
> What a cool night!
>
I often watch You Tube videos about acts of kindness and often tear up.
It's nice to know there are still good people out there.
Congrats on being a recipient to such an act.