Favorite Things
My boys and I fight about music all the time. They believe they hold the "cool" card in our home and that obviously gives them first dibs on music selection, and therefore, complete audio control.
I will be honest with you, that is a hard one for this Mama to swallow. Though "cool" has not EVER been anywhere near what I would consider myself to be, giving up audio freedom will never be something I do with any sort of ease.
On most mornings my oldest Prince invades my wake-up space, bringing his sweet face and gnarly morning breath so close to my face, simply to ask me if he can turn his music on.
Groan. I'm not even out of bed and I have to deal with that sound and endless bass vibration?
Yes, I do (because I want the cool mom prize).
Well, I took over creative control the other day. It wasn't a woke-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-bed morning, but I had little patience for their specific genre. Instead I pulled up my favorite evening radio show and tuned in to the previous nights broadcast.
Usually the boys clear out quickly, finding something else to fill their time with until the bus whisks them away, but they didn't get that far on this particular morning!
Somewhere near the top of the program this sound drew him, and putting a wide yet smug smile on my face (because what I want to listen to is so very much 'cooler' than what he'd choose), my young Prince, on his own volition, turned the volume up!!! Then he started dancing, and I love, love, love when that boy dances!
So since that moment this tune has been on repeat! Maybe it's the perfect Tuesday morning tune. Maybe it's a roll-down-your-windows and blast-it-loud, while keeping your hands on the steering wheel, sorta groove. Maybe it's a stop-what-you're-doing-and-move sound that you will fall in love with. For today? it's the best kick-start-your-weekend-groove-station sound.....ok, I just proved to you all that I am so not 'cool', HA!
I didn't get any eye rolls or exaggerated huffs of breath over this one, but I certainly won't hold my breath; I know, my "cool" factor has been on rapid decline according to my Princes, and though I am alright to be that 'un-cool' mom in their eyes, I can't deny I wish I knew how to mix music and run a deck or turntable....to be 'cool' for me. If I could mix I would want to do it like these guys!
STOP what you're doing and feel it, folks! Let loose, run wild, appreciate their talent.
Embrace your cool, or not so cool. But my goodness, in the very least, appreciate the art that these guys make!
Cheers to the weekend all you beauties!
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