Like Father, Like-

Some live by the saying "like father, like son" and become there father.

In some ways I did this without realising it.

Dad used to have a song, he shared it with me in a not so long time ago when I was learning to drive with him.

During this great time we both changed, he became 16 again and came to understand and know who his son truly was and I grew a bit more and came to know for myself who Mark Buckridge truly was.

It was only a touch of what he would awaken later (without being there)

With all pleasant bits cut out (and cutting to the chase here) he once used to sing a song at this age, it was a small repetitive song but his life was summed, it went as following:

♪ I smoke and I drink and I have sex with loose woman ♪

Now the thing about dad is that he never sung in key, well, almost.

This song he sung perfectly in a key, it was amazing, in the almost 17 years of my life at the time I had never heard dad really sing in key and this song, he did with this song but not Midnight Oil, or Meatloaf.. it was amazing and to this day when I hear his voice singing it, it puts a smile to my face and brightens my day.

And thus is how I have come to realise I am like my father in many ways, I smoke, I drink and I have sex with loose woman (if and where possible)

Its not that he was special for doing it, millions of Men do this, but I never thought I would be like him in more then 1 way.

When we would drive we would play his fave music and my fave, he developed tastes to my music and I further appreciated his music.

So to end this post with a youtube video...hmmmmm

This was kinda our song when we'd go for a drive to Palm Beach, this was Mum and Dads song once upon a time, when we would play it he said it always brought back memories of him at the age of 21-22.