If any of you ever wonder "Who the heck is that Lil' Redheaded Guitar Gal Kimberlye Gold chick and what makes her tick?"....here is the answer...almost 15 years into running my business doing this wonderful work and it still has the same deep meaning every time...never gets old...BEST.JOB.EVER.4EVER.
We save each other.
"My 2nd gig today was in the Memory Care section - a small group of VERY challenged folks, some of who are kind of loose cannons, some of whom are barely with us anymore, and a few who are my little miracles. I ALWAYS break through to at least a few of them and lately they really seem to recognize that it's ME. Today was beyond anything I had previously managed to do - more were participating and a staffer named Julio was dancing and singing with them.
There is a lady there named Rose - who I wait all month to see. She is always full of wonder and sings along and thanks everyone. SO beautiful and SO precious. At the end, I went over to thank her and asked if she knew who I was. She said, "I NEVER forget you. Thank you SO much for coming. You SAVED me." I said, Rose, you save ME. Every time I play music with you." She said, "We save each other." And then she put her hand up to her eyes. I asked "Rose, are you crying?" She quietly said "Happy tears." And then she gave me a kiss.
I would walk through a desert for a moment like this. Forever. That is all." - September 30, 2014