The Master’s Hands (2018)
In October 2018 Hal was scheduled to appear at a mini Wrecking Crew panel at DW in Oxnard. Before this happened he was out one day in a jewelry store. He happened to see a lady there that was trying to sell a gold necklace to the proprietor and was having no luck. Hal kept staring at them. Hal was very strong willed and once he got something in his head no one could stop him. Suddenly he decided he wanted that necklace
He walked over to the lady and bought it from her. He paid her $600 for it. It wasn’t worth that much. He knew that. Part of why he paid that much was to give a gift to her. That’s the sort of thing he did all his life. Little acts like that that people never knew about
He decided to give that necklace to Don Lombardi as a thank you for his DW drums. He had it customized with the DW logo and encrusted in diamonds. You can see it below in Hal’s hands
When it came time to travel to DW for the Wrecking Crew event in the bustle of getting into the car to drive up there Hal forgot the necklace. He passed away without ever being able to give it to Don.
This photo says so much. If you know the story behind it, it is a lasting memory of the kindness and giving nature in Hal’s heart. All the lines in his hands are a roadmap and a story of his career. Every hit he ever played on is in those hands. That necklace is a reminder of all the love he had in his heart
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