I know I haven’t blogged in a few days and the last time that I actually did I kind of left people hanging .. but I have to jump ahead and share something that I am so happy about.
First of all, let me clue you in on a couple things before I share this and it makes no sense. My Dad passed away when I was 11 from lung cancer. He was a musician and entertainer- he played clubs, bars, parties, rodeos (yes, rodeos. & I used to sing The National Anthem at them in front of thousands of people - so don’t hate. HAHA.), weddings, and things like that. He was in various country bands- played the drums and keyboards primarily, but he also played a lot of other instruments.
Ok well, when I was about 4 or 5 he made a copy of a cassette tape of him singing at a random restaurant because he was on the road a lot with a band at that time. So, I could listen to it in my tape player anytime I wanted and feel like he was there. I still have this tape and I hadn’t listened to it since I was, oh, maybe 7? I recently bought a cassette tape player (hard to find, by the way! I’m sure my kids wont even know what they are! 8 tracks, anyone? Heh.) and it was like opening a time capsule. I play it all the time, and that got me to thinking - what if something happened to it? I mean, it’s a cassette tape from 1988 so there’s no telling when it will decide to crap out. So I’ve been on a mission to get the tape converted into cd or put on my computer in mp3 format- something! So tonight I got desperate to try something that I didn’t think would work- holding the tape player up to my computer mic and recording it the ghetto fab way. IT WORKED. I’ve got one song recorded and it will take a while to get them all done but it will be worth it.
I’m going to let the world (hahaha- well, my frequent readers) in on my time capsule experience- the feeling that I have my Dad back and he’s singing to me, even if it only feels that way for a second. You might not know this song because it’s older (hey, 1988!). I believe it’s by George Straight. It’s not modern, you’re not going to rock and roll all night to it, and you might not like it- but I’m mesmerized when I hear it. I’m really thinking of creating a domain for my Dad, putting up pictures, and gathering stories from old friends. It kind of .. freaks me out a little .. to google his name and not really come up with anything relevant. I mean- nearly everyone gets something pertaining to themselves when they google their name, you know? I don’t like it. He had friends all over the country from touring and things and I know there are probably still people out there who don’t even know that he’s gone. I hate that. So, there’s another project to add to my list after I get these songs recorded and preserved.
And if you want to listen..
(if you don’t have quicktime, it may not work. unfortunately it’s in m4a format …)

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