Mother and the Misfits

I was in the car tonight between CD's which is a rare thing, i usually never hear the radio long enough to even stop and listen and here in Iron City we have this new age/alterna-indie/lesbian folk/ public radio station which since i don't have satellite radio is the only station i ever really listen to... that said they play some good shit and the World Cafe was on and Ryan Adams was on and anyone who's ever been to the lounge knows that Ryan's a favorite around here, the host brought up something about his cover of Mother by Danzig, which got them to talking, which got Ryan to doing the song, which in turn got me to put on my best fucking Glenn Danzig voice and belt out the lyrics over the mellower albeit great version that Ryan Adams was playing...

Nick Disaster sat in the back seat on his was to the first class of hockey school taking it all in, the little dude has a sly way of absorbing shit and storing it, he feels no need to brag or boast or let you know what he knows until it becomes beneficial to him in some way,  he reminds a bit of this guy i know but i digress, Nick has been on a huge Kiss kick lately, all 5 years old of him, he's been really getting into early to mid 70's Kiss, of course he started with the popular one, Rock N' Roll All Night and has since expanded his repertoire, he was fascinated to learn that his Old Man's first concert was Kiss at the Richfield Coliseum on the Dynasty Tour, the first record he ever bought with his own money was Love Gun, remembered seeing them on the telly (The Paul Lynde Show) when he was around Nick's age and being fascinated himself, of course now the old man didn't want to tell him he hadn't listened to them in 30 years and maybe i should be worrying cuz maybe just maybe Kiss is the gateway band to a lifetime of sex, drugs and rock and roll but again it's rolling out of control, so back to my singing in the car on the way to hockey school, Nick wanted to know who the real guy who sang Mother was and thus began Nick Disaster introduction to Danzig and the Misfits, he couldn't wait to get home and see the video cuz he wanted to hear the song and see these guys, he wanted to know if it was loud and fast, i believe he's at the stage where any rock band in make-up will do...

And so he did his hockey thing and then we drove home and we ran in and sat down at the computer to bring up some old video and good ole' Nick just sat there watching Glenn tear through Mother and then he wanted to see The Misfits so we brought up their old stuff and he looked at the pictures, sometimes telling me to be quiet or stop singing cuz he wanted to hear the words, those big blue eyes soaking it all in, his daddio sat there with him beaming as he watched him absorb the sights and sounds and i couldn't help but shake my head and wonder what this could/would lead to in 20 some odd years from now... and then the videos were over and i told him to head upstairs and get ready for his bath and he turned and flashed me a wicked grin, did a bit of air guitar and bolted up the steps... thus creating another entry in the ever evolving daddy blog that is the lounge...