George and Chris play “Someone” for patients at The Methodist Hospital in Houston

Jeff and I debuted Someone Came To Help Me at the “Celebration of Life” event at The Methodist Hospital in Houston last year to a very enthusiastic crowd. He couldn’t make it this year, so Chris stepped in and did a stellar job.

It’s a very emotional event with transplant patients, caregivers, donor families and doctors all giving first hand accounts of how they have been affected by the transplant process. The song fit the stories perfectly and was very well-received by the more than 200 people in attendance.

This is a different type of gig for us. It’s pretty nerve-wracking to play in that environment. When you are in a club, it’s loud and you can get crazy. At this event, it’s extremely quiet, there is no stage so people are sitting right on top of you, staring and listening intently and then there’s the emotional factor that raises it to a whole another level. We were both a bit nervous when we played it the first time at the start of the event, but we slowed it down the second time at the end and it was a much better performance.

All in all, it was a great event. Anytime you can sing your songs during the work day, it’s a good day.