KEM'S Realm

The time has come for an emotional post.

I have been thinking about death today really, I'm not for sure why, but it's made me extremely thankful for the time that I have to spend with my friends and family right NOW.

For instance, my dad. Even though he is alive and healthy, I couldn't help but thinking about how hard it would be for me to cope without him.

I guess what got this part started was listening to my mp3 player. Being in this thought process already, I began to think about what I would do if I lost my dad. Would I bury myself in the music that he loved so much? Would I never want to hear any of it again?

He has passed his love for music in every way down to me. I love music. If I'm happy I listen to music, if I'm SAD i listen to music, angry or hyper... you get the point. Dad is the music buff in the family, and I don't think I have ever went to him with a song that he couldn't tell me the artist, title, album, year, and sometimes even the track number of.

I put my zune on shuffle and began to think about the memories that I have linked through songs with my father.

For example.....
1.Hollywood- Nickleback. Dad got this cd from his friend Billy. Dad does everything with Billy.
2. 25 or 6 to 4- Chigaco. Dad let me borrow this cd when I was about 13. I think eventually he had to buy another one cause i kept it so long. :D
3.Sara- Jefferson Starship. Dad always played (or sang :D)this song for sarah when we were younger.
4.Kiss you all over- Exile. Every time he ever brings home a cd to add to his massive collection, he always tells me the history of the artist.... Which songs I would know and stuff.
5.Rock and roll lullaby-BJ Thomas. Dad always wins tickets to things from Bob Labbe almost EVERY six weeks for knowing crazy music trivia. He won us tickets to see Bj not too long ago and that was special being able to go with him.
6.Frail grasp on the big picture-Eagles I know quite alot about the eagles, thanks to dad. We were really really excited when this cd came out last year.
7. Too much-Elvis. Dad bought the Elvis 30 #1 hits when i was really little. I claimed it at about 2 i believe. My favorite was "In the Ghetto"
8.Amy- Pure Prairie League Whenever I think of this song I go back to my childhood days of running in and out of the garage while dad was "piddling" on one of his mustangs. I'm not sure why this song does that to me, but it does. He never fails to have the radio on down there.
9.Silver Wings- Merle Haggard. Dad used to have Levi sit on his lap and listen to Merle at the computer. Which is funny because he doesn't exactly just love old country.
10.Eight Days a Week- Beatles. Where do i even start on this one? Dad likes the beatles. and so do i.

So basically, I don't really ever listen to music without thinking about dad.

And since i said something of Mustangs... lol that's a WHOLE new subject. Thats another thing he has passed his love to me on.

Basically, I say all this to let him know that I love him a whole lot.