Thursday
Apr122012
Thursday, April 12, 2012 Richard Don Simms, Banjo Player at the USO at DFW
Several years ago (2008 to be exact) on a layover in DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) I walked past the USO and out front a fellow by the name of Richard Don Simms was playing the Banjo. He plays nearly every Thursday afternoon there, so if you find yourself in DFW on a Thursday, be sure to look for him.
He called me completely out of the blue yesterday. Said he’d found my card, and just wanted to call and say “hi”. What a kind gentleman!
Click the montage below for a better view…
Richard Don Simms at the USO in DFW airport
Reader Comments (1)
This guy is really something....with big heart and a lot of talant.....he has given a lot of entertainment and laughs to many
men and women in uniform on their way to and from the combat zone......and makes sure they have a cinnimon roll or cookie
and something good to drink.... His father was a hero on the USS Franklin in world war II with the saving of a number of fellow sailors
before he was killed by a bomb hit. I've been glad to know him for a long time. That hat is the real thing!!!