Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
A couple of years ago, he had the idea of throwing a little gathering in his backyard for his neighbors and friends. He asked me if I’d come sing some a few songs at the first one, and then the second, and then again this last weekend. This year he had Wynonna Judd come and end the afternoon of music singing for everyone.
And though he was in the front row grinning ear to ear as she sang hit song after hit song, I think he was mostly smiling, knowing what a wonderful time his friends, family and neighbors were having. And they were. Just a few feet away from one of their musical heroes, singing along with pretty much every word of every song.
Here’s a little recap from this year’s backyard get together that my nephew Mikel put together…
* read and watch Rory's full blog post at roryfeek.squarespace.com/theblog/secret-santa
A couple of years ago, he had the idea of throwing a little gathering in his backyard for his neighbors and friends. He asked me if I’d come sing some a few songs at the first one, and then the second, and then again this last weekend. This year he had Wynonna Judd come and end the afternoon of music singing for everyone.
And though he was in the front row grinning ear to ear as she sang hit song after hit song, I think he was mostly smiling, knowing what a wonderful time his friends, family and neighbors were having. And they were. Just a few feet away from one of their musical heroes, singing along with pretty much every word of every song.
Here’s a little recap from this year’s backyard get together that my nephew Mikel put together…
* read and watch Rory's full blog post at roryfeek.squarespace.com/theblog/secret-santa
