did you grow up with a cool dad
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My dad is pretty cool.
He grew up with R&B, funk, and soul, then picked up an appreciation for classic rock while he was at West Point in the late 70s.
As a result, my musical knowledge spans a lot of that. I can jam to the Gap Band on moment, then air guitar to Derek and the Dominos the next.
I picked up a lot of classical appreciation after I wanted to join the symphonic band in middle school and decided to play the Oboe (which I stuck with all the way through college). We were tasked back then to explore the breadth of classical composers and find something you like. I discovered Georges Bizet and he's been my favorite composer since. During this, my dad revealed that he had a pretty extensive collection of classical music on casettes, which kinda blew my mind.
He grew up with R&B, funk, and soul, then picked up an appreciation for classic rock while he was at West Point in the late 70s.
As a result, my musical knowledge spans a lot of that. I can jam to the Gap Band on moment, then air guitar to Derek and the Dominos the next.
I picked up a lot of classical appreciation after I wanted to join the symphonic band in middle school and decided to play the Oboe (which I stuck with all the way through college). We were tasked back then to explore the breadth of classical composers and find something you like. I discovered Georges Bizet and he's been my favorite composer since. During this, my dad revealed that he had a pretty extensive collection of classical music on casettes, which kinda blew my mind.
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My dad is a huge fan of Pat Benatar, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt, with a hefty sprinkling of Stevie Nicks and a lot of classical brass ensembles, so yes my dad is a cool dad
Ah, yes, the "Cool Dad". The dad who never stopped listening to the mainstream crap he listened to in high school.
My dad was an emotionally unavailable anger machine, but at least he constantly listened to new stuff in addition to his old favourites.
My dad was an emotionally unavailable anger machine, but at least he constantly listened to new stuff in addition to his old favourites.
1. I'm old enough to be her father. Those had a lot of radio play in my late teens/early twenties.
2. My dad is cool, he listened to Beatles, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, some Elvis and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and grunge. He performed that stuff in a band too.
2. My dad is cool, he listened to Beatles, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, some Elvis and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and grunge. He performed that stuff in a band too.
Very cool but had his demons and that being alcohol which eventually killed him. Besides that he was probably one of the smartest dudes I knew who didn't even have a high school education. Introduced me to a ton of different kinds of foods, movies, and books as a kid.
Wasn't always pleasant, but I still miss him.
Wasn't always pleasant, but I still miss him.
Not really. He wasn't mean or anything but was absolutely not interested in being grounded in a family. He's a nomad at heart and can't stay at one place for long. We still keep in touch from times to times but I don't have a particularly deep bound with him.
Yeah he was kinda cool, but also kind of an asshole too who didn't really want to help me with anything and instead yell at me to learn it on my own.
Meanwhile, my dad was dropping me off at school playing this way too loud in the car.
He is a pretty damn cool guy. He keeps up with music and has always been listening to a mix of current and old stuff, albeit in Spanish. He doesn't really like anything in English that came out after the 80s.
He is a pretty damn cool guy. He keeps up with music and has always been listening to a mix of current and old stuff, albeit in Spanish. He doesn't really like anything in English that came out after the 80s.
I didn't grow up with a dad, he was barely around in the early years and buggered off when I was 8. Saw him every month or so but he remains to this day essentially a stranger. He also hasn't made any effort to see my kids, his grandchildren for 6 years so he can fuck off.
So nah, he's not cool.
So nah, he's not cool.
My dad has his flaws and he drives me insane sometimes but I could do a lot worse. Love you, old man
Nope. But I wouldn't want to change a thing about him.
He was always hardcore into prog rock though and that's cool to some people. He introduced me to Black Sabbath and let me watch Aliens when I was around 7. Actually yeah, he's cool sometimes.
He was always hardcore into prog rock though and that's cool to some people. He introduced me to Black Sabbath and let me watch Aliens when I was around 7. Actually yeah, he's cool sometimes.