#60: The day my father rocks

It was one summer day when there was nothing to do. I don't exactly remember what year that was, but it was a day when time seems to be on a stand still.

I was hangin' out with my brother Dennis when my father came home. "Let go take a drive", he excitedly barked. "Where?", I asked leisurely not seemingly interested. "Where?" my brother repeated my question. "Well I don't know, let just drive around and why don't you bring your cassette player so we can listen to some good music", he said.

We look at each other and said "Sure, but can we drop by the music store and buy a new tape?" we asked. "Ok, but it better be a good one", he cautioned.

So we packed some batteries in our cassette player (sorry no ipod then) and off we went. As he promised we dropped by the local music store. Me and my brother scanned through the tapes and unanimously picked the double album the wall by Pink Floyd. He obligingly paid and off went.

Within minutes, we are on the highway heading south. I still remember vividly how great the scenery was. the scene was dominated with green fields and thick trees everywhere. Suddenly my dad broke the silence and said "Let hear what you got!". My brother pushed the play button and turned the volume up. Suddenly this great guitar riffs and screaming song filled the air. "what the...", he turned to us as he tried to control the wheel. "What kind of song is that?", he said. "It rock", my brother replied. "well why are they so angry, all i can hear is shouting", he replied back. I looked at my brother and we both smiled.

We continued driving pass the Abra tunnel (which is the gateway to and fro our province) and head north towards the beaches. By then we are already on the second album and Comfortably Numb was playing. He finally turned to us and ask "Do you have James Stewart, You've got a friend?". We were puzzled for a moment until we realized he got James Taylor and Rod Stewart mixed together. We chuckled as we headed further north.

By the time we got back home, it was already dark and my mom was already at the door waiting for us. "Well where did you guys go?", she asked. "We drive around and listed to some Pink whatever", my dad replied. "What's that?", she asked. "I don't know, ask them", as he pointed to us smiling.

We had numerous road trips with my father, but this one tops it all. And every time I hear a song from the Wall album bring back memory of that day. The day when we introduced rock music to our father.

here's the amazing video of the song Comfortably Numb


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