Wayne Stock 2010

mark and i attended waynestock 2010 yesterday....
what is waynestock, you ask.......
wayne udy is a guy that lived in the avenues by us.....
he has some special needs - a little slow - but can function in life......
he has a pretty good singing voice, too.....
a friend started having birthday parties for him one year and we would karaoke at the party.....
well, mostly wayne would karaoke!......
over the years, we have traded who would host it and for a few years we had it at our house.....
the party each year was like a happy pill for wayne.....
it would get him through the next year until almost the next one.....
he would get down and then remember his birthday was coming up and start talking about the party.......
we haven't had it for a few years because he moved down to salina with his brother.....
both his parents have passed away and his brother has taken him in and taken care of him....
wayne turned 63 this year......
he has been struggling with some physical ailments lately and so dan rudert thought that a party would cheer him up and it might be the last one.......:(
wayne's brother is worried about him and doesn't know if wayne will be around much longer....
so.....waynestock 2010 was planned......
about 11 of us went down in a big van to salina for the party....
we met wayne and his brother, sister-in-law, cousin, and other friends at mom's cafe in salina for dinner......
chicken fried stake was the popular dish.....what mom's cafe is known for......
went over to wayne's brother's home for karaoke and cake......
once again, wayne did most of the karaokeing and we sat and listened and watched......
wayne does love to sing and we love to watch......
he has some great impressions of famous people too......
we partied it up, said our goodbyes, thanked his brother for having us, climbed in the van and drove home......
wayne's brother was very humbled and grateful for all of us coming and having a party for wayne!.........
it was great to see wayne again......he did look pretty good, but tired easily.........
i am grateful we went.......i don't know if we'll see wayne again....hopefully next year......

waynestock 2010.........hopefully waynestock 2011!
happy singing, wayne! we love ya!