What reminds you of your Dad?

[Don Stugots]

With Father's Day coming up, what movie scene or song reminds you of your dad or the relationship you have?

[Fat_Sunny]

Wow, Heavy Question. And Nice.

Fat's Dad Grew Up In Maryland, Which Was Really Racist At The Time. He Used To Drive Up To NY As A Late Teen To Go To The Black Clubs To Hear Music. Often, He Was The Only White Guy There. It Was Not The Kind Of Thing That Was Considered Acceptable In The Forties.

Fat Really Admires That About His Dad, And Anytime He Hears An Old Black Jazz Song By Jelly-Roll Morton Or Count Basie, He thinks Of, And Is Very Proud Of, His Dad.

[weekapaugjz]

everytime a relative or old friend tells me i look exactly like my dad. i love hearing this compliment but always hurts cause i have never known my dad. he died in a plane crash when i was only 2 months old and my brother 3. stuff like fathers day is always rough cause im always wondering what my life would have been like if he had been in it. this father's day tell your dad how much you love him or appreciate him because not everybody can.

[RoseBlood]

What reminds you of your Dad?




Curly Straight Curly Straight teeheehee...
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q200/HappenstanceMe/Random/1F02.jpg

[RoseBlood]

everytime a relative or old friend tells me i look exactly like my dad. i love hearing this compliment but always hurts cause i have never known my dad. he died in a plane crash when i was only 2 months old and my brother 3. stuff like fathers day is always rough cause im always wondering what my life would have been like if he had been in it. this father's day tell your dad how much you love him or appreciate him because not everybody can.

I'm sorry to hear that weeka.

There are times my father will drive me batshit insane but I am very appreciative of all the good he's done for me, in my life. I concentrate on his positives and I tell him I love him everyday.

[JPMNICK]

anything electronic. my dad is a huge audiophile, and we spent many weekends installing new equipment around the house. Also any beatles song reminds me of him, because that is his favorite band and when we used to drive around we always would listen and sing along.

[Don Stugots]

i have been waiting to post this thread since i found out my dad is dieing and doesnt have long (from what we found out). for me, i will not look at a Harley or hear the song MOUNTAIN MUSIC by Alabama without thinking of him.

[BoondockSaint]

Wow Stugots this question really gets to my heart. Here's the best and the worst:

1) His genorosity to charities.
2) His work ethic.
3) His distance from his sons.
4) My sharpness with people when they don't understand what I'm saying is from him.
5) His attitude towards my mother was terrible when I was a kid.
6) Everthing he's done for my mother since she's been sick.
7) His weak excuses for avoiding every game I every played as a kid.(He was always at the bar)
8) Providing me with a very comfortable life.
9) Being very non-emotional towards everything. (I have never heard him say say that he loves anyone)
10) Sticking around when I don't think he wanted to even when his friends were leaving their families.

My dad isn't perfect, and as he kid he wasn't a great dad, but as I got older I started to appreciate him, I guess.

[spoon]

I'm sorry to hear that weeka.

There are times my father will drive me batshit insane but I am very appreciative of all the good he's done for me, in my life. I concentrate on his positives and I tell him I love him everyday.

I tell your dad the same thing everyday too!

[spoon]

For me, smart ass jokes (love them), cigars (love them), steaks and beer in the backyard, funny columns in the papers, rock concerts for free, ballgames and just overall great times. My fucking dad is top notch.

[Acne_Americana]

Good times, Bad Times by Led Zeppelin.

Not lyrical, but he sorta got me into Zeppelin way back in the day, and seemed pretty proud when I came home with my own copy of #1, since that was the first record he ever owned.

[Fat_Sunny]

Wow Stugots this question really gets to my heart. Here's the best and the worst:

1) His genorosity to charities.
2) His work ethic.
3) His distance from his sons.
4) My sharpness with people when they don't understand what I'm saying is from him.
5) His attitude towards my mother was terrible when I was a kid.
6) Everthing he's done for my mother since she's been sick.
7) His weak excuses for avoiding every game I every played as a kid.(He was always at the bar)
8) Providing me with a very comfortable life.
9) Being very non-emotional towards everything. (I have never heard him say say that he loves anyone)
10) Sticking around when I don't think he wanted to even when his friends were leaving their families.

My dad isn't perfect, and as he kid he wasn't a great dad, but as I got older I started to appreciate him, I guess.

Wow, That Sounds Like The Song "In The Living Years" By Mike And The Mechanics.

You Should Tell Your Father You Love Him, Just In Case.

F_S Said It Only Once To His Father, Last Year.

It Is Extremely Hard For Most Men To Say.

[RoseBlood]

Fucking my dad is top notch.


Just returning the favor smart ass :wink:

[Don Stugots]

Just returning the favor smart ass :wink:

if doogie was here, he would tell you spoon that:

YOU GOT SERVED!

[RoseBlood]

You Should Tell Your Father You Love Him, Just In Case.

F_S Said It Only Once To His Father, Last Year.

It Is Extremely Hard For Most Men To Say.

So true.. my father is pretty closed off emotionally and not very demonstrative. He rarely told me he loved me, so one day I decided I'd just have to start telling him. Now HE tells me he loves me pretty much everyday!

That's about as far as he goes with verbalizing his love but he proves his love for me and his family all the time with his actions. He's dedicated, works hard, shares funny stories, even if he complains about it he goes out of his way to do things for us all the time.

[weekapaugjz]

fucking my dad is top notch

Just returning the favor smart ass :wink:

:lol:

[BoondockSaint]

Wow, That Sounds Like The Song "In The Living Years" By Mike And The Mechanics.

You Should Tell Your Father You Love Him, Just In Case.

F_S Said It Only Once To His Father, Last Year.

It Is Extremely Hard For Most Men To Say.

I've done it and his response is a Clint Eastwood-esqe, "Yeah."

He's just a tough old son of a bitch. It won't get better or worse. Up until about 2 or 3 years ago I did everything in my life to impress him but then I realized nothing ever would.

[prothunderball]

This thread depresses me. I haven't seen my dad in about four years. The last contact I had with him was an email two years ago. I fucking hate, but he's a raging alcoholic and I just spent too much of my life dealing with his shit, that I'm just feel like i can't waste my time with anymore, unless he's going to try and get himself together. I feel like I've done all I can for him and now it's up to him.

Sorry if that was depressing but it's late and this thread just made me really wish I had a a relationship with my dad.

But to answer the question the song "Father of Mine" by Everclear, I hate the band except for the song just because it feels like it could have been written about my father.

[Reynolds]

My dad was drunk half the time growing up (3 years sober now) and I always remember all the crazy shit, and misguided "facts" he used to tell me. Then I'd go to school thinking I'm smart and repeat them, and my friends would be like "what the fuck are you talking about" Then when I got older I realized the shit he was saying was just crazy and I'd start calling him out on it so he'd get pissed.

[weekapaugjz]

I'm sorry to hear that weeka.

There are times my father will drive me batshit insane but I am very appreciative of all the good he's done for me, in my life. I concentrate on his positives and I tell him I love him everyday.

thanks roseblood. this thread got me thinking about a bunch of shit and i realized that in on the 16th will mark the 25th anniversary of my father passing away. i can't believe i didn't realize this until trying to fall asleep about 20 mins ago.

like i stated above, if you have a dad in your life, tell him how much he means to you.

[PapaBear]

thanks roseblood. this thread got me thinking about a bunch of shit and i realized that in on the 16th will mark the 25th anniversary of my father passing away. i can't believe i didn't realize this until trying to fall asleep about 20 mins ago.

like i stated above, if you have a dad in your life, tell him how much he means to you.
Wow.

I don't know what to say about that, but thanks for making me think about it, Jz. My dad is still alive, and we have problems. He's a good guy and I have problems with him at the same time. Add to that... It's now my oldest son's (Bear) birthday today.

Ya got me thinking, budday!

[Poochie]

like i stated above, if you have a dad in your life, tell him how much he means to you.

Absolutely! My dad died when I was 16 and i wish every day I could have spent more time with him and tell him I loved him more. Sorry to everyone who lost a father.

Anytime I see Sanford & Son on tv I think of my dad..That was his favorite show and we always watched it together.

[Reynolds]

Any time I smell a bag of dry weed it reminds me of my dad. When I was little he used to have a crop in the attic, and dry the plants out in the oven. He always used to tell me they were "winter tomatoes" when I got old enough, and keen to the fact that they were pot plants, I brought it up to him and my stepmother (cunt) threw a shit fit telling me I was stupid and didn't know what I was talking about... ahhh memories

[Gwen]

This thread depresses me. I haven't seen my dad in about four years. The last contact I had with him was an email two years ago. I fucking hate, but he's a raging alcoholic and I just spent too much of my life dealing with his shit, that I'm just feel like i can't waste my time with anymore, unless he's going to try and get himself together. I feel like I've done all I can for him and now it's up to him.

Sorry if that was depressing but it's late and this thread just made me really wish I had a a relationship with my dad.

But to answer the question the song "Father of Mine" by Everclear, I hate the band except for the song just because it feels like it could have been written about my father.

I would choose the same song. I haven't seen or even heard from my dad since I was sixteen (I will be 26 in two weeks). Before that I saw him very sporadically, as he was homeless so we couldn't really go stay with him. Drugs pretty much crippled him and his ability to function like a normal person. He called me on my 16th birthday and asked what I wanted. I told him "save your money and take care of yourself" (not in a snotty way, just in a please get better way). He asked to talk to my mother, screamed at her for making me say those things, because I was apparently not smart enough to think of that myself, and then hung up never to call again. I have occasionally seen him in random places and I instantly have a panic attack and/or vomit.

I remember when I was little he was fun, and there were some good times, but that was so long ago and so much bad came of it that I can't look back fondly. He's not been a constant part of my life since about age 7 or 8.

Week, sorry to hear about your dad.
Stugots, I'll keep your family in my thoughts.

[A.J.]

Everytime I see Yankee Stadium I think back to when my Dad took me to my first baseball game.

[torker]

Kisses that smell like beer.

[thejives]

Back to the main question that started the thread ... the "Clap Your Hands" scene in the Magnificent Seven. I think that's such a great portrayal of a young man's struggle to measure up to the standards of Yul Brynner.

[Snacks]

Evertime I watch The Sopranos I think of my father. Before my father got sick and had no energy my dad looked, acted and sounded exactly like Tony. He grew up the same way, lived his life in the same way. All the places thats on the show are places my father either went to or grew up by. Everything about Tony, the good and the bad was my pops. He got real sick and died at 57 and he went from lookng and acting like tony to looking like Uncle jun. Its sad to see someone go from one extreme to the next.

Anyway thats one of the many things that remind me of my dad!

[reeshy]

My dad died a few months ago......the biggest memory that I had of my dad was ....smoke.......yea smoke.....My dad was a FDNY fireman for 31 years....he would come home.around 7pm covered in smoke and my mom would feed him!!!!! I still love him

[Yerdaddy]

"About Shmidt" is like a documentary about my father. It's eery. And I call my old man every time I see it.

[Judge Smails]

http://www.impawards.com/1979/posters/great_santini.jpg
It was a fucking party at my house.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Anything dealing with High School Football, my Dad was the HS Football Coach for Erasmus in the 1970s Early 80s, He won the PSAL title 3 times and Actually is in the cover of the Sports Side of the Daily News. He now clips coupons and brags about a Sale on London Broil

:king:

[patsopinion]

football

sopranos and entourage(i dont have hbo so i would go over to his house to watch them)

[SPeeDy_Freak]

Things that trigger memories of my father.

1. 2004 Red Sox world Series win: hearing the announcer talk about the generations past that never saw the Sox win, I lost it. There were so many times when my dad and I would look forward to the Sox's chances each year. I remembered how I rushed home to be with him in 1986 (game 6) because it meant so much to me to be with him when they finally won. Then to have them finally win in 2004 and have him not there felt a bit empty.

2. My father had a tremendous work ethic. Mostly being a child growing up during the depression, he valued a dollar and never took sick time. The only times he missed work other than vacation time in the last 20 years of his life was when he had a heart attack (which he drove home during) and his bout with a ruptured appendics. He worked long days and did overtime during the holiday season in order for me and my 5 siblings to have that special present we wanted for christmas.

3. The song "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. While I was there with him during his illness 9the song implied the person was not there when his father passed), the song always moves me.

4. Tomato Soup and Picillili. My father and I loved Tomato Soup and Picillili (it's a relish type item). We would always kid each other (when the soup or picilli were gone) that we had to eat it because we didn't want it to go bad.

5. Watered down Ketcup. You have no idea how much ketsup you can get from an "empty" bottle.

6. My mom. My father was the total gentleman. He would hold the door for my mother and gently guide her though the entrance way. He would always ask my mother how her day went (even during those long 14 hour days)

7. His sense of humor. He always came across to those that did not know him as a serious man but he had a way with the adult-oriented humor. He also would come home with some new prank/joke that he would get from work.

I could go on for hours with many more reasons what I remember about my dat. He died 15 years ago and there is still not a day that passes that I don't think of him.

I have said this to anyone that never knew my father and wanted to know what he was like.... he was the greatest man I ever met and strive every day to be just a fraction of the man he was.

[Fat_Sunny]

I have said this to anyone that never knew my father and wanted to know what he was like.... he was the greatest man I ever met and strive every day to be just a fraction of the man he was.

What Wonderful Memories To Have!

This Whole Thread Has Been Happy, Sad And Heartwarming All At Once.

[Don Stugots]

What Wonderful Memories To Have!

This Whole Thread Has Been Happy, Sad And Heartwarming All At Once.

i dont enjoy it too often F_S but at times i like the threads that make us think and feel as opposed to one liner insults.

my feeling for my dad are a mixed bag. our relationship was rocky at best. it is something that i have struggle with all my life. i started this thread as a means to make it easier for me to discuss that but it hasn't yet. maybe, i never will be able to but for now, i am enjoying reading about everyone else's feelings.

[Jujubees2]

I think of mio padre whenever I hear some swear in Italian. I was 35 when my father died and I never heard him once swear in English.

And I agree with Fat_Sunny. My father wasn't a very emotional person and we had our differences. But as I got older I realized that as an eighth-grade dropout he did all he could for the family, despite his faults. So whenever I paid a visit, I wouldn't leave without giving him a hug and telling him "Ti Amo".

[Soupy_Dreck]

Wow Stugots this question really gets to my heart. Here's the best and the worst:

1) His genorosity to charities.
2) His work ethic.
3) His distance from his sons.
4) My sharpness with people when they don't understand what I'm saying is from him.
5) His attitude towards my mother was terrible when I was a kid.
6) Everthing he's done for my mother since she's been sick.
7) His weak excuses for avoiding every game I every played as a kid.(He was always at the bar)
8) Providing me with a very comfortable life.
9) Being very non-emotional towards everything. (I have never heard him say say that he loves anyone)
10) Sticking around when I don't think he wanted to even when his friends were leaving their families.

My dad isn't perfect, and as he kid he wasn't a great dad, but as I got older I started to appreciate him, I guess.

If I didn't know better, I say this was my post. there's alot of things that my old man keeps to himself especially his time in vietnam which probably explains the alcoholism. But I have told him I'm proud of him for volunteering to go over there and I thank him for being the best dad he could be.

[spoon]

if doogie was here, he would tell you spoon that:

YOU GOT SERVED!

Just returning the favor smart ass :wink:

Not served, turned on!!! Soooo hot!

[Gvac]

My love of baseball, football, and country music all come from my dad.

He grew up a Brooklyn Dodger fan and when I was about 5 years old I could name the entire starting lineup of "Dem Bums" even though they left New York years before I was born. He became a Mets fan when they started in NY and I think of him all the time when I watch a game. I can still recall freezing my ass off in Shea Stadium as a youngster to see the Jets, too. When I hit 7 or 8 years old my father decided I was old enough to take to the games. He must've been out of his mind.

I vividly remember my father listening to Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings records in the basement when he was doing something in his workshop, too. Even though mom detests country, my father loves it. It rubbed off on me.

My father also has an incredible work ethic and unfortunately I inherited that too.

[Gwen]

He now clips coupons and brags about a Sale on London Broil

:king:

This made me giggle. It reminds me of my grampy.

My brother and I were lucky enough to live in a two family house with us in one part and my grandparents in the other my entire life, in fact, my brother still does. My gramps was basically the "father" of the family, so were I to think of things that remind me of my pop it would be:
* scratch offs
*casinos
*jeopardy
*John Wayne movies
*Band of Brothers
*the smell of freshly baked bread. He used to work at the Arnold's bread factory for years and would always come home from the over night shift during the summer and we'd share a lightly toasted English muffin with butter and cinnamon sugar.

Here I was getting ready to be jealous of not having a great relationship with my dad. Grandpa is 80 and still going strong.

[reillyluck]

Nothing.

No wait. whenever i pheel abondoned. yeah. thats it.

[Bulldogcakes]

I've noticed that the people in this thread who's Dads are living for the most part have a conflicted relationship with him.

The people who's Dads are gone for the most part remember them fondly.

I guess we all do that to some extent. But for those of us whose fathers are still living I guess we should make the most of it while they're still here. To quote an old line "Give me my roses while I'm alive"

[BadGuyDavey]

when i see the sopranos i think of my father, because him and his friends are that way


when i see my friends parents together i think of him also, because he has gone through 3 divorces, first being my mother

and anything elvis reminds me of my dad because that was the one thing that he always had a ton of in his office that he owned,

and also sideways is a movie that makes me think of my father because he is the same way as paul was in that movie... only hes not crazy and doesnt look wierd like paul g does... its just in the movie he only liked a certain wine... and that type of wine is my fathers favorite

also a bronx tale reminds me of my father because his good friend was in that movie as one of the 4 friends when they grew up

[SPeeDy_Freak]

I've noticed that the people in this thread who's Dads are living for the most part have a conflicted relationship with him.

The people who's Dads are gone for the most part remember them fondly.

I guess we all do that to some extent. But for those of us whose fathers are still living I guess we should make the most of it while they're still here. To quote an old line "Give me my roses while I'm alive"

I had a good relationship with my father when he was alive. I was very fortunate to enjoy some of my early adult-hood spending time with him as he worked less (approaching retirement).

[Don Stugots]

Nothing.

No wait. whenever i pheel abondoned. yeah. thats it.

Reilly, i have felt like that for years, cause it was true. For a long time, I hated him and felt like I was a bad son in some way and that is why he never came around. He left when I was 9 and I would see him around and he wouldn't even acknowledge me, even once when I was on the way to the ER with a broken arm. I didnt see him for real until two days before I was graduating from High School when I had him served with some papers stating that he owed me 13,000 in child support based on a court order when I was ten that he never made good one. He didnt make good on it that time either.

Flash forward 2 years, I am trying to pay for college (i didn't go right after high school and not that it took my that long to get through it) and I am working for him at his tow truck company. After two years of working there, I get fired because he was hiring his second wifes kid to do my job. I do not see him again till 1999.

I was getting divorced for the first time and needed money. He didnt give me any but he did give me words to live by (which i dont): Fuck women, buy a motorcycle. I do not speak with him for 2 more years, yet he and my mom are back together.

At that time, divorce #2 was in the books. I was in therapy and one day (on my own) I walked into the office and said "I am done. I am done with all of the negative shit." With that my life felt better. The anger I had with him was gone. The feelings of rejection, self pity, disgust went away. I get flare ups of them but they do not rule my life anymore.

Today, my parents are unhappily married, my dad is months from death (as far as we know). I talk to him everyday and listen to what he has to say. We share a laugh and my conversation on baseball, racing or wrestling, maybe even life. I don't love the guy, I will not mourn his death. the man that was my dad died a long time ago. The man that taught me to swing a bat, change a tire or shot a BB gun is not him. The man that i see today, slowly approaching death is a shell of that man. That man was a good father and husband. He worked hard and served his country with three tours of Vietnam. This person is just a nasty, self serving, mean, chain smoker that yells at his grandsons like they are stray dogs. He is someone that you would not leave alone with your wallet or anything else that means anything to you.

The man that he used to be still makes me smile whenever I hear his favorite song.



Sorry, if that was too long or not fitting.

[FUNKMAN]

What reminds you of your Dad?

he likes black chicks too...


actually it's food. whenever I have scarole and beans, pasta and peas, or broccoli rabe, my Dad cooked and still cooks them often and they are the best. I always want him to be there when I'm having a nice meal...

[Hottub]

Reilly, Stugots, I've got an awesome tale of woe myself. But not tonight.
Bottom line, we all turned out great!
I had to do a lot of living and learning on my own, but guess what? I'm a success.
My boys will NEVER have to deal with that issue.
I PROMISE!

[midwestjeff]

Anal Bleeding.

























But in a good way.

[RoseBlood]

I've noticed that the people in this thread who's Dads are living for the most part have a conflicted relationship with him.

All the ambivalent feelings towards fathers is pretty typical given their role in family and society. I've always had conflicting feelings towards my both my parents especially my father but bottom line for me I've realized is that he was around, he made some mistakes and continue to do so but he did his best which is more then I can say for many 'fathers' out there so I count my blessings and am thankful for what he has been able to offer me rather then focusing on the bad memories.

[reillyluck]

Reilly, Stugots, I've got an awesome tale of woe myself. But not tonight.
Bottom line, we all turned out great!
I had to do a lot of living and learning on my own, but guess what? I'm a success.
My boys will NEVER have to deal with that issue.
I PROMISE!

just so you know, you are doing a PHantastic Job with them, not that i need to tell you that!

Tubs children are not only adorable, but they are extemely well behaved, caring and very respectful. something you dont see too often anymore. you can see the love that shines through their children!

[Don Stugots]

Tubs kids are great, they like bugs and do not lock the bathroom door. Seriously, they are great and he is a great dad.

[Bulldogcakes]

All the ambivalent feelings towards fathers is pretty typical given their role in family and society. I've always had conflicting feelings towards my both my parents especially my father but bottom line for me I've realized is that he was around, he made some mistakes and continue to do so but he did his best which is more then I can say for many 'fathers' out there so I count my blessings and am thankful for what he has been able to offer me rather then focusing on the bad memories.

Yeah, I was just thinking out loud there. Actually, my first thoughts about my Dad are pretty conflicted too, but he's also done a ton to help me out. And parents, much as we hate to admit it, are just as fucked up as everybody else. We expect them to have all the answers, and they don't. We want them to be perfect, and they're not. They're just ordinary people dealing with their own shit just like you and me are. If we have someone to lean on, warts and all, were ahead of the game. Especially reading what some other people have had to deal with around here.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Classical music.

[drjoek]

IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY
David Allen Coe


THE OLD MAN WAS COVERED WITH TATTOOS AND SCARS
HE GOT SOME IN PRISON AND OTHERS IN BARS
THE REST HE GOT WORKIN' ON OLD JUNK CARS - IN THE DAY TIME

THEY LOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARD
AND I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE WASN'T TARD - AND MEAN

HE SOLD USED CARS TO MAKE ENDS MEET
COVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET
CUSSIN' THE SWEAT AND THE TEXAS HEAT - AND MOSQUITERS

AND THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE LIVED LIKE HICKS
BUT THEY BRUNG THEIR CARS FOR PA TO FIX - ANYHOW

HE WAS VETERAN PROUD, TRIED AND TRUE
HE'D FOUGHT 'TIL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUE
DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MADE IT THROUGH - THE HARD TIMES

HE'D BOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE GI BILL
BUT IT WASN'T WORTH ALL HE'D HAD TO KILL - TO GET IT

HE DRANK PEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACK
CHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAILPOUCH SACK
HAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACK - SOMETIMES

HE GOT DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKE
AND THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH THAT HE WOULD TAKE - FROM A STRANGER

(SING) THERE WAS 13 KIDS AND A BUNCH OF DOGS
A HOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A YARD FULL OF HOGS
(TALK) AND I SPENT THE SUMMERTIME CUTTIN' UP WOOD FOR THE WINTER
(SING) TRYIN' LIKE THE DEVIL TO FIND THE LORD
WORKIN' LIKE A DEMON FOR MY ROOM AND BOARD
(TALK) A COAL BURNIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL GAS
AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
(TO CHORUS)
(SING)
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'LL HAIRLIP THE POPE
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD JOKE
I'VE SEEN THE GRAND OL' OPRY AND I'VE SEEN JOHNNY CASH
IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS

(TALK)
MAMA SELLS EGGS AT THE GROCERY STORE
MY OLDEST SISTER IS A FIRST RATE WHORE
DAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANYMORE - AND HE MEANS IT

MA JUST SITS AND KEEPS HER SILENCE
SISTER SHE LEFT 'CAUSE DAD GOT VIOLENT - AND HE KNOWS IT

MAMA SHE'S OLD FAR BEYOND HER TIME
FROM CHOPPIN' TOBACCO AND I'VE SEEN HER CRYIN'
WHEN BLOOD STARTED FLOWIN' FROM HER CALLOUSED HAND - AND IT HURT ME

SHE'D JUST KEEP WORKIN' TRYIN' TO HELP THE OLD MAN
TO THE END OF ONE ROW AND BACK AGAIN - LIKE ALWAYS

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE JUNIOR WENT TO JAIL
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN'T NEVER FAILED
TO GET DOWN ON HER KNEES AND PRAY - BECAUSE SHE LOVES HIM

TOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS OFF IN THE WAR
FIGHTIN' FOR FREEDOM - HE'S GOOD TO THE CORE - AND SHE'S PROUD

NOW OUR PLACE WAS A GRAVE YARD FOR AUTOMOBILES
AT THE END OF THE PORCH WAS FOUR STACKS OF WHEELS
AND TIRES FOR SALE FOR A DOLLAR OR TWO - CASH

(SING) THERE WAS 50 HOLES IN THE OL' TIN ROOF
ME AND MY FAMILY WAS LIVIN' PROOF
(TALK) OF PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR WHITE TRASH
AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS

(TO CHORUS, THEN END WITH)
(SING) I'M THINKIN' TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES
CONCERNING THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
I DIDN'T KNOW GOD MADE HONKY- TONK ANGELS
(TALK) AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR ASS

[Gvac]

Sometimes I'm amazed when I think that my dad was 25 (and my mom 23) when I was born...and they already had a 2 year old daughter!

Any mistakes they made or problems they may have caused are because they're human beings, not gods. They were a young, struggling couple trying to live the American dream and I think that even though they might not have been perfect, they did a damn good job.

[Kimberlee]

this is weird to say.. but junk piles remind me of my day. my dad, when I was little used to stop and look through junk piles on the side of the road.. he would take a light buld out of a fridge someone through out if he thought the light bulb would work!

[feralBoy]

The stuff that reminds me of my dad.
The song 16 tons. He used to sing it to me all the time when we were driving in the car.
The movies he made me watch, cool hand luke, the seven samurai, the good the bad and the ugly.
Remy Martin. When I was 15, on christmas eve, we drank that together and it was the first time we drank together.
Liver and Onions. He only cooked for me once, and that was it.
A deck of cards. We probably played cards every day for ten years.

[drusilla]

my dad had two favorite movies:

http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/TheManchurianCandidate.jpg

which i never saw & :

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/29/184229.jpg

which i know almost word for word. my dad was a big gambler, mostly black jack or three card poker. he could count cards & do all that fun stuff, so it was always fun to watch him work. he also loved to bet on the ponies. that was the only sport he would ever put any money on because he know it was a sure thing. so really anything that has to do with atlantic city, black jack, horse racing or anything that involved extermination (what he did for a living) remnds me of my dad.


maybe a few scenes involving practical jokes as well. he was quite the character.

[spoon]

Sometimes I'm amazed when I think that my dad was 25 (and my mom 23) when I was born...and they already had a 2 year old daughter!

Any mistakes they made or problems they may have caused are because they're human beings, not gods. They were a young, struggling couple trying to live the American dream and I think that even though they might not have been perfect, they did a damn good job.

By raising you I'd say you're right.

[A.J.]

Sometimes I'm amazed when I think that my dad was 25 (and my mom 23) when I was born...and they already had a 2 year old daughter!

My Dad had to get permission from his mother to get married. He had just finished his junior year of college and he was not yet 21 (Mom was 22). Three weeks after he graduated from college, I was born.

I can't imagine being married and a parent that young. The man busted his ass all his life to give me and my brother more than he had. He's a better man than I'll ever be.

[ChimneyFish]

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

[torker]

I can't imagine being married and a parent that young. The man busted his ass all his life to give me and my brother more than he had. He's a better man than I'll ever be.

My dad was a widower with three kids before he was 35. Sometimes when I think I've got it rough I just think about that for a bit. Thanks, Dad.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

My dad was widowed at 54 with a pre-pubescent Fuzzybutt to contend with. He was a sweet, sweet man but try going first-time bra shopping at age 12 with a former Marine. And "The Talk" consisted of him looking at me across the kitchen table and barking, "Are you menstruating yet?"

Dating advice: "Don't ever write guys in prison."

I remember about a month before he died, I left the hospital and got into my car. I turned on the ignition and put in a tape. At that point I put my head on the steering wheel and just sobbed. REM's cover of (All I've Got to Do Is) Dream was on. I know it's a strange song to attach to a memory of your dad but I just burst into tears eveytime I hear it.

Err, I got something in my eye...

[PapaBear]

I really need to try to get my dad to be easier to love.

[A.J.]

My dad was widowed at 54 with a pre-pubescent Fuzzybutt to contend with. He was a sweet, sweet man but try going first-time bra shopping at age 12 with a former Marine. And "The Talk" consisted of him looking at me across the kitchen table and barking, "Are you menstruating yet?"

I'm sorry but that just made me bust out laughing. I guess because I heard it in THIS voice.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/jamesisrael/archives/full_metal_jacket_2.jpg

[bigredd]

Have you ever heard the ol saying "If you don't have anything noce to say, don't say anything at all"? Insert here.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I'm sorry but that just made me bust out laughing. I guess because I heard it in THIS voice.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/jamesisrael/archives/full_metal_jacket_2.jpg



A day without blood is like a day without sunshine.

[A.J.]

A day without blood is like a day without sunshine.

He read the "Rifleman's Creed" to you as a bedtime story, didn't he.

[Hottub]

"Sweet Jesus, Pvt. Fuzzybutt!! How the hell can you bleed for 5 days, and not be dead!!!"

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

He read the "Rifleman's Creed" to you as a bedtime story, didn't he.

I was in no way allowed near rifles of an shape or size. Ever.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

"Sweet Jesus, Pvt. Fuzzybutt!! How the hell can you bleed for 5 days, and not be dead!!!"

Seven-six-two millimeter. Full cotton jacket.

[ralphbxny]

Scotch and Cigars !!! Remind me of him every time I have a scotch and a Cigar!

Also I hear someone say save money for a rainy day I remember him.

[A.J.]

"Sweet Jesus, Pvt. Fuzzybutt!! How the hell can you bleed for 5 days, and not be dead!!!"

Seven-six-two millimeter. Full cotton jacket.

:clap:

[Mangoat]

Western movies remind me of my dad, the old school John Wayne ones like Chisholm. That and HAM radio static/gibberish and the smell of the ever-present Winston cigarette :)

That's about it.. my dad is a really generic guy when it comes to fashion and music. He's just been a guy with brown hair and a beard for the last 20 years I've known him.

[RoseBlood]

A day without roseblood is like a day without sunshine.

Well aren't you sweet Miss. Fuzzybutt :bye:

[J.Clints]

1st Weeka you brought a tear to my eye.I am a father of 2 and I worry everyday about not being in there life.

Second every time I see the budwiser sties I think of my child hood and my dad. I love my dad and am very happy he no longer drinks.

[El Mudo]

My dad always loves going to east Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg at sunset and sunrise, so thats where I like to picture him being at his most happiest

http://www.russfinley.com/d/10740-1/064-02-014.jpg



Some day, I hope to take him out to Little Big Horn

[jennysmurf]

my dad and i bonded over mystery science theater 3000 when i moved back in with them after college. last time i was home, we screened "mitchell" which is the best episode (and our very favorite) and he couldn't stay awake more than a few minutes together. it made me sad. my daddy's getting old.

[ChoppedLiver]

The smell of pipe smoking reminds me of dad.

[KC2OSO]

Mostly, if you haven't called, or talked to your dad in a while, and still can, call him and shoot the shit.

In the end, he taught me how to laugh.

No better gift...

I'm trying to be as good a dad...

[reeshy]

I wish I still had my dad!!!!

[El Mudo]

Taking Pops out to see the Hagerstown Suns tomorrow (Washington Nationals "A" Affiliate for those who don't know)



I love the big guy more than anything....don't know what I'd do without him...He really is my best friend in the whole world


Plus we look so much alike people assume we're brothers (that's a picture of him from the early-mid 80s)



http://a459.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/21/l_1f18dc6be39720a150740b314b85978a.jpg





Can't wait to go!

[Bulldogcakes]

Here's a good one. The song "Tiny Bubbles". My Dad would play it in the car and we (me/brother/sister) would all sing along to it. That, and lots of Tony Bennett.

[drivnguy]

Oh my God! It was what movie scene reminds you of your Dad! I wasn't lets all cry about our frigged up relationships with our fathers! Movies! Why don't you all just put down "The Notebook" or better yet " On Golden Pond"? Then go have a good cry. If your Fathers could see you now they would chew you all a new ass. Happy Fathers Day!

[Fat_Sunny]

Oh my God! It was what movie scene reminds you of your Dad! I wasn't lets all cry about our frigged up relationships with our fathers! Movies! Why don't you all just put down "The Notebook" or better yet " On Golden Pond"? Then go have a good cry. If your Fathers could see you now they would chew you all a new ass. Happy Fathers Day!

This Thread Digressed From The Question, But Only A Little Bit.

You Should See How Some Of The Threads Morph!

[Don Stugots]

This Thread Digressed From The Question, But Only A Little Bit.

You Should See How Some Of The Threads Morph!

as the author of said thread, i have enjoyed where it has gone too. please stay the course.