My Dad & music
Just when you think you’ve got them pegged, they surprise you. We’ve had the iPod hooked up to an old stereo at the house for a while now, and we listen to music most of the day. The challenge as I’ve talked about before is finding stuff that has some giddy-up to it (for working) and remains acceptable to my parents.
Today after lunch Dad wandered over to the iPod and started fiddling with it; the first time he’s really showed much interest in the thing. Next thing I know Steve Earle is singing “John Walker’s Blues”. I suggested to my Dad that that particular album might not be totally to his liking, but he said, “This sounds OK to me.”
Then as we were working on the fibreglass we had a discussion about Steve Earle, and country music. Colour me freaked out. I wonder what would have happened if he’d hit on the Jurassic 5, or the Black Keys?
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- May, 22, 2003