
I love music, yet somehow it always ends up taking a back seat to other things. I played piano for years when I was younger. I was actually very good, too - there was talk about some well-known music schools. Then my teacher retired and the new one kind of sucked, so I sold my piano and bought a ‘67 Mustang. I should have kept the piano.
In college, I worked at the radio station, was on-air several times a week and hosted the local music show. Now THAT was a fun gig…live shows, interviews, hanging out at clubs, spinning every now and then and meeting all sorts of cool people, including several that I’m still friends with after all these years.
After we had the munchkin, we stopped going to see live shows. It’s our fault - we never really got a babysitter until recently. Up until this past weekend, outside of a few neighborhood music in the park type things, I’d only seen two live music shows and they were both…The Wiggles.
My munchkin’s taste in music is progressing nicely. She does a great rockin’ version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star that I’ve got on video somewhere. Some days she wants to be a rock star. Other days, she’s obsessed with Christmas music - today, specifically the Chipmunks Christmas music. At least she has a good appreciation for the Beatles and KISS and a good amount of classic rock. Plus, she can shake her thang to some good dance tunes, too.
This past weekend, we took her to see Greg Camp. Outside of the fact that it was a great show, we had a blast and I got a chance to hang out with a couple of my oldest and dearest friends, it was a good reminder of how much I love music and how I need to spend more time with it. We already have our next show on the calendar. Let’s see how the munchkin likes Flogging Molly!