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Geoff Tate was always my 2nd favorite heavy metal vocalist for that very reason. That's why see Queensryche open for Judas Priest last tour was soooooo special to me.
It brought me to a memory I had with my favorite teacher. He had seen Led Zeppelin open for the Who. I was envious at the time, and have since dismissed such feelings from my life. However, I have now had what I believe to be an equal experience as a result!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:40:31 AM)| |  | TIMBONI wrote: | | Yes, and dare I say, one of the only vocalists to actually approach Rob's range and abilities.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | One of my favorite albums...oops CDs. LOL
I've always said Queensryche was "thinking mans" heavy metal. Most people don't understand it, yet it seems they did, and still put it down. Sad IMO.
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | That can be frustrating. I had a similar experience when I tried to share Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" with my parents. They called it "subversive counter culture paranoia". As you can tell by the fact that I remember that, it left an impression. I had always thought my parents were more intelligent and open than that.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs. 
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:42:28 AM | |
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I do that sometimes too, making fun of little quirks in the music she hears. We do that to each other every once in a while as our strange way of bonding.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:35:28 AM)
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Maybe it's one of those things where she saw the seriousness of it, and threw out some sarcasm. Try to look at it that way, and see if it that's not what it was. Then maybe you can appreciate it better, and share more. I may be stepping out of bounds here, and be dead wrong, but it's better to share what's important to you w/her, than to drift apart, from a misunderstanding.
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She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
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You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
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I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
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Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
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I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:40:31 AM | |
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Yes, and dare I say, one of the only vocalists to actually approach Rob's range and abilities.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:37:33 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | One of my favorite albums...oops CDs. LOL
I've always said Queensryche was "thinking mans" heavy metal. Most people don't understand it, yet it seems they did, and still put it down. Sad IMO.
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | That can be frustrating. I had a similar experience when I tried to share Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" with my parents. They called it "subversive counter culture paranoia". As you can tell by the fact that I remember that, it left an impression. I had always thought my parents were more intelligent and open than that.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:39:06 AM | |
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Good advice my friend. No reason to drift apart without a real reason. She may have thought she was being funny. Unfortunately, it may have just been bad timing is all.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:35:28 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Maybe it's one of those things where she saw the seriousness of it, and threw out some sarcasm. Try to look at it that way, and see if it that's not what it was. Then maybe you can appreciate it better, and share more. I may be stepping out of bounds here, and be dead wrong, but it's better to share what's important to you w/her, than to drift apart, from a misunderstanding.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:37:33 AM | |
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One of my favorite albums...oops CDs. LOL
I've always said Queensryche was "thinking mans" heavy metal. Most people don't understand it, yet it seems they did, and still put it down. Sad IMO.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:31:03 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | That can be frustrating. I had a similar experience when I tried to share Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" with my parents. They called it "subversive counter culture paranoia". As you can tell by the fact that I remember that, it left an impression. I had always thought my parents were more intelligent and open than that.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:35:28 AM | |
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Maybe it's one of those things where she saw the seriousness of it, and threw out some sarcasm. Try to look at it that way, and see if it that's not what it was. Then maybe you can appreciate it better, and share more. I may be stepping out of bounds here, and be dead wrong, but it's better to share what's important to you w/her, than to drift apart, from a misunderstanding.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:24:17 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:32:27 AM | |
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True.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:28:20 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | On the latter part of your post Vail. Yes, that's what my life/relationship w/my son's been all about. Connecting on a level that's relevant to both of us. I can also say it's part of a good marriage, or frindship. Years change people, but it's important to keep some things in common, while expecting the changes life in general puts each of us through.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:31:03 AM | |
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That can be frustrating. I had a similar experience when I tried to share Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" with my parents. They called it "subversive counter culture paranoia". As you can tell by the fact that I remember that, it left an impression. I had always thought my parents were more intelligent and open than that.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:24:17 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:28:20 AM | |
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On the latter part of your post Vail. Yes, that's what my life/relationship w/my son's been all about. Connecting on a level that's relevant to both of us. I can also say it's part of a good marriage, or frindship. Years change people, but it's important to keep some things in common, while expecting the changes life in general puts each of us through.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:10:09 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:24:17 AM | |
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She knows English pretty well despite being from Mexico, so she understood the lyrics. Only problem is she likes to poke fun at anything that's supposed to be serious. Its one reason why I don't share most of my music with her.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:18:02 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:23:42 AM | |
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Well...keep in mind...she's the mother of 10. Me being the youngest, and most being of the "hippie generation". She's heard Ozzy from Black Sabbath thru his solo career, and still can't understand his singing. Plus the music's too fast, & loud for her taste....but that day she "got it".
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:19:13 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Yes, you would definitely have to share Ozzy's lyrics to break through the visual preconceptions.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:20:31 AM | |
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I certainly can see that point, but I want (as any good parent should) him to be better than me. I just don't push as some parents do...and I feel when pushed too far it becomes a rebellion on the part of the kid. Thus undermining the intention of the parent.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:18:04 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Just don't spread it around. I don't want my "sensitive side" to get out .  Seriously, I think that's why people are driven to have kids. We all want someone like ourselves around. It makes life so much easier when we are agreeing instead of arguing all the time. How many times have any of us said something like " I wish I could clone myself so that I could . . . . . " ?
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Damn bro...you do get it! I knew we connect for more than the few dozen previous reasons. 
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Not for me. I totally get it. It's a real special time when you connect with a person at that level. It does not happen often and it's even more special when it's your child and you can see a part of yourself in them.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:19:13 AM | |
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Yes, you would definitely have to share Ozzy's lyrics to break through the visual preconceptions.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:18:02 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:18:04 AM | |
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Just don't spread it around. I don't want my "sensitive side" to get out . Seriously, I think that's why people are driven to have kids. We all want someone like ourselves around. It makes life so much easier when we are agreeing instead of arguing all the time. How many times have any of us said something like " I wish I could clone myself so that I could . . . . . " ?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:12:20 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Damn bro...you do get it! I knew we connect for more than the few dozen previous reasons.
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Not for me. I totally get it. It's a real special time when you connect with a person at that level. It does not happen often and it's even more special when it's your child and you can see a part of yourself in them.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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You may do better by showing her the lyrics. At least that's how I connected w/my mom w/Ozzy's Miracle Man. She'd seen the story on the news, and I shared Ozzys funny poke at them. It was certainly "a moment".
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:10:09 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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Damn bro...you do get it! I knew we connect for more than the few dozen previous reasons.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:08:53 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Not for me. I totally get it. It's a real special time when you connect with a person at that level. It does not happen often and it's even more special when it's your child and you can see a part of yourself in them.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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I think my mom is pretty tolerant to it, but she wouldn't hear it on a daily basis. She allows me to listen to what I like, as long as I do well in school. I only showed her Nostradamus CD because she knew about the prophet and thought he was very wise. If anything, she made fun of one of the songs.
As far as having something in common with your son at that level, I think its great!! The more you have in common with your son the more you two can bond, IMO.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:03:44 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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Not for me. I totally get it. It's a real special time when you connect with a person at that level. It does not happen often and it's even more special when it's your child and you can see a part of yourself in them.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:03:44 AM)| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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Is your mom usually hip to heavy metal? I mean...I know my son thinks I'm a cool dad, and he also understands that I'm still his parent, and NOT his friend, but we have a blast so far together in life with each others company. That's been very important to me...that I could identify with him in whatever he may be going through. Am I taking that to a more intense level? Is it too much?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:59:38 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'll ask her in a little bit. She's in the living room watching a Mission Impossible movie en Español. (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:57:48 PM)
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We're not shy. We'd perform in front of others, and have done so to do our part in introducing some of Jason's friends to Heavy Metal before. I think we put on quite a show. What with the strobe lights, and multicolored lightbulbs in the lamps. LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:55:34 PM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that one ! 
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The twin chairs mentioned. Now picture each of us one foot on the seat, the other on the top. One of portraying KK, and the other Glen...jamming out, and headbanging...then jumping over the back, landing on 1 knee during subsequent solos/ Ohhhhh man fun fun fun!
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Oh, man. I remember the pics of those chairs. They are seriously cool and an air guitar show jumping off them would be even cooler !
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Hot, and sweaty, but nowehere near what Tim just went through. My story's simple. My son, and I just finished a full performance of Nostradamus on air guitar...standing up on the jaguar shoe shaped chairs...jumping all over the living room, and putting on a stage show to no-one. LOL Had a blast, but sweating profusely atm.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Hey, DC!!!! How's it going??
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | | Howdy Tim. and Vail!!! Good to see some great friends on here at the same time I am for a change! |
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