Please read the entire blog before you watch the video.
Well its Fathers Day, but most people don't seem to remember it. I know that I didn't. My mom called me around Wednesday to see if I was going to my grandparents in New York. A few people asked me what my plans were for the weekend and when I told them I was going to New York, they said they had forgotten it was Fathers Day. Some of them didn't ever have a father around and others had lost theirs and the day seemed to fade away. I didn't even realize this connection until I was on the road Sunday morning.
It made me realize how lucky I have been over the years. Even though my dad wasn't always around I always knew he loved me. I also had a good step-dad & Grandfather that looked out for me and taught me lots of things. Even now I have a very good friend that is kinda like my mentor and a big brother.
So I'm driving with lots of things going through my mind. I'm on the first half of a 6 hour drive with only 3 hours of sleep. I'm not really expecting this to be a sad Fathers Day at all. Sometimes it just sneaks up on you. I was listening to my Ska cd in my car. A song came on, one that I hadn't heard in a long time. I didn't even know what song it was when it first started to play but all it took was the first few notes and something hit me and it was all over. Before I even realized what the song was I was in tears. As I listened to the song and realized what it was they came faster and larger.
When I got home I knew I wanted to put the song up on my blog. So I started out by looking up the lyrics. I found them easily enough, but the words by them self just didn't have the emotional impact that the song did. So I tried to find a web site that had streaming audio or video so I could share the entire experience with everyone. No luck Anywhere. So I spent the last two nights creating my own video and uploading it to Youtube. Its been a rough two nights, but what I made is better than anything I could have ever found. Under any other circumstance this video would have me rolling on the floor laughing, but certain lyrics in the song really get to me. I cant think of a better way to be remembered than by celebration.
Even though your not in any of these pictures you made them all possible. Thanks for the good times and the continuing memories.
I really miss him, he would have loved this, I hope he can hear me!
Happy Fathers Day!
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I have listened to this song about 100 times over the last 3 days. Doing the slide show was fun but very hard. All of the pictures but one are of things that have happend since Dad died. Things I wish he could have seen, things he would have thought were funny or things he would have been proud of. The song is "The day he didn't die" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The whole "his spirit lives on in us" kinda thing. I almost start to laugh till the song gets to the part where it goes "I really miss him, he would have loved this, I hope he can hear me!"
That was wonderful. You did a great job. Love ya
He would have loved all of it! You did an awesome job on that, but you always make me cry.
I loved it...and Dad would have too....Yea you made me cry too...I Love you all and I know he can hear it...I LOVE YOU DADDY!!!!!
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