The old man and his blog…

As most of you loyal readers know, my little sister has a blog called Bird By Bird.  (If you don’t know that already, then you need to pay closer attention.  This is like at least the third time I have mentioned it here.)  Inspired by the on-line adventures of both myself and my sister, my father had decided to start a blog as well. It is called Kid By Kid.

As excited as I was to see my sister start to blog, I am even more excited to see my father start to write. He always has very interesting stories about his life and lessons. The stories I find particularly interesting are those that occurred before I came into the world. More often that not, I find myself thinking, ‘Oh, that’s were I got that from’.

It’s funny to see yourself in another person. This always happens with my kids. I will see them do something that I did when I was that age. Or sometimes I see them do something that I do now. It’s like have four trained monkeys around the house, copying your every move.  (Except for Leela, of course.  She can only copy major bodily functions)  I can only imagine what my parents think if they see one of their behaviors in their grand-kids. 

There have been times when I watched one of my kids do something that I do when I am frustrated.  That can be a little disheartening because you only want your kids to pick up your good habits. 

So go visit dad’s blog and ask him to write about the time he was stuck in Minnesota with a pair of Eskimos who only spoke French.  It’s an absolute riot. 

And so it goes.

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Billy Joel

Last night my dad took me to see Billy Joel.  I did not really know what to expect since the most I know about Billy Joel was that song where he sings about all the leaders of the world and the ‘It’s All Rock and Roll To Me’.  I knew that song from my deaf brother singing it.  Now that was comedy!  He did that when I was five or so.  Here it is 30 years later and he and I still laugh about it. 

We got to Arco Arena and realized that we did not have $10 for parking.  We had $9.75.  My dad offered it to the parking attendant and he just told us to have a nice night.  I don’t know if he was saying it in a ‘Go on in!’ mood or a ‘Get the heck out of here.’  Dad viewed it to be former and we went in and parked. 

For those of you who have not seen him, Billy Joel looks a little older than you would expect. 

Here is mister Joel as of last night(ish)

Here he is sometime around the time I was born.

It was a really good show, if for no other reason that I got to hang with the old man and see a seasoned performer.  There is really something to be said for a guy who has been doing what he does for 30+ years.  There is a certain comfort, a verve that only comes with experience.

I also discovered the Billy a pretty decent piano player.  He also had a full band with horns and the like.  All were very good.  If you ever get a chance to see him, it is worth it.

And so it goes.

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