Scrapiron… is your friend

This is my friend Scrapiron. He has been a musician on the streets of Dallas and Austin for years. We’ve been able to experience some incredible moments together… yet, today he isn’t doin so well.

He was really sick a couple of weeks ago and Keith took him to Baylor. They said that he had an infection in his lungs and gave him meds and released him within three hours. Three days later… he wasn’t able to breathe and was taken to Parkland. They did routine surgery to allow his lungs to drain and under the knife he lost his heart rate. Today he has brain damage and the hospital is looking to release him to a nursing home hospice situation.

Keith and I will find out more about what his social worker has in store for him tomorrow. There is no family who will be able to provide him the proper rehabilitation or aftercare… so, we are investigating options at the moment.

Please take few minutes or return later to watch the videos of him, pray for him, his health, and for us to find Scrapiron a place to go once the hospital releases him.

This was the first time I met him… and he told me if he could have anything in the world it would be to have two or three microphones set to different tones and a room full of people

This is when he got his wish.. and made many others dreams come true at the Granada in Feb 2007

Scrapion in SPACE

this was from earlier today…Keith sings him the same song back and he responds to the music

and this is what the magic of music does for this mans soul

this is a longer piece from the first time I met him…

Stay tuned for updates… and thank you for your love, energy, prayers and support for our friend… Scrapiron.

Peace to you.