# Happy post: Japanese Octogenerian Sits in with New Orleans Jazz Band **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259 "2021-01-11T14:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/1 "2021-01-11T14:28:24Z")
I saw this on reddit this morning (that board is good for some things…). It’s so wonderful. This Japanese woman was a jazz drummer in her younger days, and she and her late husband had always dreamed of going to New Orleans. Her granddaughter asks the band if they will let her sit in. They escort her up to the stage, along with grandpa’s picture. The video is fuzzy, but so worth watching. The whole thing is about 6 minutes; advance it to 3 minutes if you want to skip the lead-in. Made me cry. In a good way. I needed this this morning. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YZqGCpyzGTE/hqdefault.jpg "Japanese Jazz Grandma") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZqGCpyzGTE) ---
**Author:** ![Acierocolotl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acierocolotl/32/6241_2.png) [@Acierocolotl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acierocolotl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/2 "2021-01-11T14:57:33Z")
By some weird coincidence, I must have been cutting some onions when I watched this. That was a very welcome shot of positive news. Thanks. I’ve made a few dozen people watch it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/3 "2021-01-11T18:08:02Z")
Thanks so much, Thelma. I needed that. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/4 "2021-01-11T18:33:25Z")
I’ve watched that about eight times. 🙂 When they’re in the hotel room and the granddaughter says to tell grandpa… 😢 I just melt into a sweet, happy puddle. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/5 "2021-01-11T22:56:12Z")
Wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/6 "2021-01-12T19:16:53Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Wonderful. This. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/7 "2021-01-12T22:34:54Z")
Really, really nice. Thanks for this. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/8 "2021-01-12T22:44:28Z")
I’ve watched this about 15 times now… I just can’t stop. And get goosebumps every time. The granddaughter crying in the audience is so sweet. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/9 "2021-01-13T00:10:11Z")
“do what you wish…just do it happily” ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/10 "2021-01-13T00:23:20Z")
“It was a good day.” ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/11 "2021-01-13T00:24:23Z")
Thank you for posting that ThelmaLou. It made my day, too. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/12 "2021-01-14T06:49:44Z")
That totally fucking rocked. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/13 "2021-01-14T20:28:43Z")
YT has just enough of these videos that it tries to create a rabbit hole, apparently. 😃 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KGnCzmdIxgA/maxresdefault.jpg "Little old lady shocks audience with drumming skills") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnCzmdIxgA) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-post-japanese-octogenerian-sits-in-with-new-orleans-jazz-band/930259/14 "2021-01-14T20:55:56Z")
This is for the people who think when you pass a certain age you forget everything you ever knew how to do. Old people know stuff. And know how to do stuff.