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Real Rock

Posted about 5 years ago
Yes, it's another installment of heart-warming musical moments with Colm. I'll be brief though. We decided it had been too long since we had thrown on a record and rocked out. Colm (to those not in the know, my best friend's 4 year old) made a point of asking for "real rock". Boy, I best not be trying to slip some of that watered-down crap past him. I wasn't really sure why he was referring to "real rock", but instead said ok and pulled out about a dozen records I thought might constitute real rock.Whoops. While pulling out those Stones records, Some Girls came with the lot, and wouldn't you know, of all the records spread out in front of him he picked it. The sleeve is pretty cool though - I remember him eying it before. I threw it on anyway, to let him judge. "Ew I miss you...". He was not impressed - "does this sound like real rock?" "NO." I started to talk about disco, but really, I had nothing. Next he reached for Chuck Berry, and we were on safe ground again. I brought up the Blues, and briefly described slavery while I was at it. Isn't it incredible that grown men and women could ever have thought, and still do, that there is nothing wrong with the buying and selling of people, when a four year old is incredulous? After our session he was humming Roll Over Beethoven and was inspired to plug in my bass. I was very glad to have my camera handy. I love these moments.
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Comments (26)

  1. thill
    thill says have him listen to some Candy Band. they are a band of moms playing kids songs rock like. if you go to their website you can listen to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and a rockin' version of Down by the Bay. My three year olds favorite song right now is the mentioned Albert Hammond Jr. Cartoon Music for Superheroes. Carter calls it the Goodnight song.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  2. Lyla
    Lyla says THAT IS THE CUTEST FUCKING THING. it doesn't so much make ME want to have babies, but it makes me want to call my best friends and asking them when they're planning on taking one for the team and getting knocked up. they never go for it. but seriously, aw.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  3. kristiana
    kristiana says whadya say, Lyla? harhar. Ha! Exactly, yeah. I'm very fortunate that my friend has great kids.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  4. chucky
    chucky says That's pretty nifty. All the good stuff about kids - showing them new stuff, teaching them, etc. :)
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  5. Lyla
    Lyla says i meant it so much that i said it twice! no, not really. i don't know why that happened.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  6. mutterimieli
    mutterimieli says Good Go Auntie Kristiana! Great pictures!
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  7. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Nice, I loved sharing my music with my students and when it struck a chord, no pun intended, it was something special.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  8. ChiaraSera
    ChiaraSera says that is probably the coolest kid I've ever seen...I'm 23 and I'm still not that cool...and i'm sure i never will be! keep up his education!
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  9. BellaVendetta
    BellaVendetta says Sweet
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  10. Kathleen
    Kathleen says That is THE cutest boy ever. And with such great taste in music (and friends)!
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  11. Universalis
    Universalis says . . Hey, little bass player too nice !! Ye son a future Lemmie ;-))) Now must go to bed i was sleeping in the armchair... Aaarrrgghhh ;-)))
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  12. kristiana
    kristiana says You think he's cute, you should see his mama!
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  13. Spike
    Spike says Colm said it all with just a few gestures. While listening to _Some Girls_, he realized that although the Rolling Stones had incorporated Chuck Berry's sound into their own more modern sound and had made it a central part of rock, what he, as a simple, young soul, needed was a simpler, younger sound where the singer's soul was easier to perceive, less remote than Mick Jagger's. Strumming the bass was his way of telling you that what Chuck Berry's record lacked was enough of the Rolling Stones' powerful bass sound.
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  14. Sturgell
    Sturgell says I'll never understand that type of bass
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  15. Truth
    Truth says Your first pic just made me realize that when it comes time for Mason's (my 6 month old) music education, that I'm going to need a visual element beyond, "lets scroll through the iPod".
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  16. Universalis
    Universalis says . . Nevermind the bass, i was way too sleepy to notice it's a headless ;-))) Now with 2 eyes looking, think what a great picture... to have the bassist standup with the bass bigger than the bassist ;-)))
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007
  17. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Now, that's what I was talking about: http://mog.com/Mike_the_Knife/blog_post/41914 Your post made me very happy, kristiana.
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  18. kristiana
    kristiana says Truth, that is so...true. A point I've made many times! Meyer, while I've been tempted to buy myself a big fat bass many times, I can't put this one away. It actually sounds really really nice, especially for those high notes, which is where you will often find me. Spike, too funny! Hi Mike! Always happy to share my happiness!
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  19. Wozniak
    Wozniak says This post is useless without photos. ;) Great story. Colm is cool. :)
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  20. kat3260
    kat3260 says Yes! More kids need this education. Awesome.
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  21. Lyla
    Lyla says dude, it posted 4 times. you could, like, delete some of those if you wanted. i don't know what the hell is up with these work computers anymore. i'm drinking sobe nirvana with vodka and it's the greatest thing ever. just by the way.
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  22. RGM
    RGM says Cool post!.... P.S. the first un-headed bass was a Neil Steinberg Design, it was suppose to be lite weight and compact for touring, it was origally made of graphic composite plastic. And the reason for the reverse tuner's was for more precise tuning. Her's is a copy and a nice one, oh! I believe they were one of the first instruments to introduce EMG band name pick up's (Active Pickup's....Needs a Battery)......Oh Cute Kid! |:^[> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinberger
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  23. kristiana
    kristiana says Thanks Ray! Got my back eh?
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  24. RGM
    RGM says Your Very Welcome...Always bassist are a community of their own...Now it's dinner time Later!
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  25. Spike
    Spike says 48 days ago I forgot to mention that there was a reason Colm chose "Roll Over Beethoven" to hum. Why should Colm have had to go to the trouble of defining what he meant by "real rock" (and roll) when Chuck Berry, rock and roll's best lyricist, had put it into words in that song better than anybody? Is there a better paean to the music Berry was proud to be helping create? He sang, "Dig these rhythm and blues," but one could infer he meant, "Dig THESE rhythm and blues," meaning Berry's rock and roll, a subset of rhythm and blues. Berry's music was both rhythm and blues and rock and roll because he attracted large audiences of both black and white teenagers. Because he sings, "play my fiddle" (a country instrument, not an r & b instrument) and because he sings, "Don't step on my blue suede shoes," a reference to a white record, HIS new form of rhythm and blues is also rock and roll, and definitely the real thing.
    Permalink posted 03/19/2007
  26. kristiana
    kristiana says Ha! You've got the makings of a post there, sir. You should do so. Yeah, I don't know where he pulled out the "REAL rocknroll" from, I swear it wasn't me trying to influence him! And you know, he still pulls that record out when he's feeling like a little real rocknroll (still using that term too!). Cheers!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007

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