Been playing a bit of massive attack whilst on holiday and the 3 year old heard this song and picked up and imaginary rifle and started shooting at the horizon. I asked what was he shooting and he advised “IT[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chilling out to some Nina and the boy pulls me aside. He looks at me solemnly and tells me to “Listen!” because the “Old man singing has BIG things to say about football…”. Perhaps the boys is more attuned to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So last weekend’s insightful comment was regarding Grizzly Bear’s Two Weeks. The song came on my shuffle in the car and the 3 year old started sobbing, I asked him what was wrong and he explained what was going on…[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So showing my boy some jazz on the weekend and I had to whip out some Thelonius. He dug it I think, though ‘Round Midnight, arguably one of the more accessible songs on “Genius of Modern Music” and one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m pretty sure all of the times Robert Plant sings “Baby!” contributed to my son’s interpretation of this song. I’m fairly certain he’s attributing the “Crying” to said baby and has deduced the singer is a big giant fat man[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So by the time we got to the halfway part of Sigur Ros’ breakthrough masterpiece, my 3yo promptly pointed out the obvious, that this was the song you play at picnics on the moon after crashing one’s spaceship into the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s going on here? Long story short, I’ve taken to asking my 3 year old son what he imagines when I play him music in the car. It’s fun and gives me a new take on some things I’ve listened to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mothers and fathers alike can probably (hopefully?) echo this sentiment; the seeming deterioration of identity. The waves of parenthood collide and careen against the atoll of self from all sides until the lagoon that is uniquely you has spilled out and become one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
because there’s nothing like getting old to make you feel like you’re getting old. I should shut up, I know people my age that are almost fully grey and/or bald. One white hair is not the end of times. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With any luck my boys will one day both co-star in a buddy cop action comedy with a stupid title like “Whiskey & Drigh – Miami Justice”. One will wear a hawaiian shirt with a gun holster and the other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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