Before You Go song
The elderly parking lot attendant wasn't in a good mood!
Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and
Bierstock, a Delray Beach, Fla., eye doctor, business
consultant, corporate speaker and musician, was bone
tired after appearing at an event.
He pulled up in his car, and the parking attendant
began to speak. "I took two bullets for this country
and look what I'm doing," he said bitterly.
At first, Bierstock didn't know what to say to the
World War II veteran. But he rolled down his window
and told the man, "Really, from the bottom of my
heart, I want to thank you."
Then the old soldier began to cry.
"That really got to me," Bierstock says.
Cut to today.
Bierstock, 58, and John Melnick, 54, of Pompano Beach
- a member of Bierstock's band, Dr. Sam and the
Managed Care Band - have written a song inspired by
that old soldier in the airport parking lot. The
mournful "Before You Go" does more than salute those
who fought in WWII. It encourages people to go out
of their way to thank the aging warriors before they
die.
"If we had lost that particular war, our whole way of
life would have been shot," says Bierstock, who plays
harmonica. "The WW II soldiers are now dying at the
rate of about 2,000 every day. I thought we needed to
thank them."
The song is striking a chord. Within four days of
Bierstock placing it on the Web, the song and
accompanying photo essay have bounced around nine
countries, producing tears and heartfelt thanks from
veterans, their sons and daughters and grandchildren.
"It made me cry," wrote one veteran's son. Another
sent an e-mail saying that only after his father
consumed several glasses of wine would he discuss "the
unspeakable horrors" he and other soldiers had
witnessed in places such as Anzio, Iwo Jima, Bataan
and Omaha Beach. "I can never thank them enough," the
son wrote. "Thank you for thinking about them."
Bierstock and Melnick thought about shipping it off to
a professional singer, maybe a Lee Greenwood type, but
because time was running out for so many veterans,
they decided it was best to release it quickly, for
free, on the Web. They've sent the song to Sen. John
McCain and others in Washington. Already they have
been invited to perform it in Houston for a Veterans
Day tribute - this after just a few days on the Web.
They hope every veteran in America gets a chance to hear it.
GOD BLESS EVERY VETERAN...
and THANK you to those of you veterans who may receive this!!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR THE SONG AND SEE THE PICTURES:
http://www.managedmusic.com/Music/PlayBeforeYouGo.php
Lee
Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and
Bierstock, a Delray Beach, Fla., eye doctor, business
consultant, corporate speaker and musician, was bone
tired after appearing at an event.
He pulled up in his car, and the parking attendant
began to speak. "I took two bullets for this country
and look what I'm doing," he said bitterly.
At first, Bierstock didn't know what to say to the
World War II veteran. But he rolled down his window
and told the man, "Really, from the bottom of my
heart, I want to thank you."
Then the old soldier began to cry.
"That really got to me," Bierstock says.
Cut to today.
Bierstock, 58, and John Melnick, 54, of Pompano Beach
- a member of Bierstock's band, Dr. Sam and the
Managed Care Band - have written a song inspired by
that old soldier in the airport parking lot. The
mournful "Before You Go" does more than salute those
who fought in WWII. It encourages people to go out
of their way to thank the aging warriors before they
die.
"If we had lost that particular war, our whole way of
life would have been shot," says Bierstock, who plays
harmonica. "The WW II soldiers are now dying at the
rate of about 2,000 every day. I thought we needed to
thank them."
The song is striking a chord. Within four days of
Bierstock placing it on the Web, the song and
accompanying photo essay have bounced around nine
countries, producing tears and heartfelt thanks from
veterans, their sons and daughters and grandchildren.
"It made me cry," wrote one veteran's son. Another
sent an e-mail saying that only after his father
consumed several glasses of wine would he discuss "the
unspeakable horrors" he and other soldiers had
witnessed in places such as Anzio, Iwo Jima, Bataan
and Omaha Beach. "I can never thank them enough," the
son wrote. "Thank you for thinking about them."
Bierstock and Melnick thought about shipping it off to
a professional singer, maybe a Lee Greenwood type, but
because time was running out for so many veterans,
they decided it was best to release it quickly, for
free, on the Web. They've sent the song to Sen. John
McCain and others in Washington. Already they have
been invited to perform it in Houston for a Veterans
Day tribute - this after just a few days on the Web.
They hope every veteran in America gets a chance to hear it.
GOD BLESS EVERY VETERAN...
and THANK you to those of you veterans who may receive this!!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR THE SONG AND SEE THE PICTURES:
http://www.managedmusic.com/Music/PlayBeforeYouGo.php
Lee
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Many thanks for this post. It says how I feel better than I ever could. I have passed it on to all my friends and family. Thanks again. 0 -
Words are just that words.Look at what the vet had as a job. Most companys keep there old employes,( the vet was off to war),so when a vet starts he's two to four years late for this benie. Very few construction companys give a vet a break, and i thank God that they didn't keep me. Now that i'm retiered i can can look back at the jobs i've had. Things worked out for me just right.Keep your words it would of helped if you had kept your promises. 0 -
I am glad I took the time to read this post and follow the link. 0
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