Elderly couple playing piano
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by kchristieh in inspirational people, music, videos
When I’m 90, I want to be able to do this. I guess I better start learning piano soon! Here’s a video of Marlow and Frances Cowan playing piano at the Mayo Clinic:
According to the WishTV8 website, this is no hoax: the Cowans were at the Mayo Clinic for five days, and enjoyed playing the piano there between appointments.
“I saw that piano and it said ‘if you’d like to play it’ and I touched the key and I thought, WOW, now THAT’s a piano,” said Marlow.
They’ve played the piano in nursing homes, prisons and hospitals for years, but have never had the audience they’ve achieved on YouTube. They don’t have a computer at home, so they’re surprised by all the attention.
Maybe when I’m 90 I’ll shock people with my up-to-date technical skills instead of playing piano. :)
God bless them! It’s honkey-tonk at its best. I bet they’ve had a lot of fun with that over the years.