A Glimpse Into the Future?

Music may be the language of the soul. If so, what might the soul say?

I still remember listening to (and singing along with...at the top of my lungs) Barry Manilow every year at Christmas time. "I write the songs that makes the whole world sing..." And then there was Ray Stevens, "Oh yes, they call him the streak, fastest thing on two feet..."

It's been fascinating to witness Ethan and Ezra as they interact with various kinds of music. Do they actually like the music we listen to or do they only listen to it because I do? What will they listen to when they can decide for themselves? Will they like the same kind of music that I do, and will I be able to tolerate it when they don't? Which songs will they remember? How will music shape them? Will they become singers or musicians like me?

Sometimes in the truck, Ethan will say, "Dad put on some rockin' music." He's not kidding either, if I put on Bad Company, he'll say..."No, put on the ROCKIN' music. Put on Wolfmother."

As for me...at some point, Barry Manilow gave way to Thousand Foot Krutch... "Throw up your Rawkfist, if you're feeling it when I drop this!" At least for now, the boys don't seem to mind.