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Musical tastes

Posted: January 6th, 2008 | Author: jeff | Filed under: family, sebastianisms | 5 Comments »

So this morning Sebastian wanted to listen to my iPod so I set it up with some REM (which I know he likes) and went to make his breakfast. As I was waiting for his toast to toast I came into the living room and he was sitting in the rocking chair looking slightly dejected. “Is everything okay?” I asked. “Yeah,” he said rather unconvincingly. “What’s the matter?” I probed. “I can’t find the song I want,” he replied. “Which song is that?” He responded by humming a little and I didn’t recognize the tune. I asked again and once more he hummed some more but to no avail. “How does it go?” I ventured. “I’m sorry,” he sang, “I’m sorry…”Ahhh , yes. “South Central Rain,” I said, and I found the song & gave him the headphones. He settled back into the chair and I went to finish preparing his toast with apple butter. That’s one of my favorite songs, too.

5 Comments on “Musical tastes”

  1. 1 Pa said at 6:27 am on January 7th, 2008:

    Good recall, Dad. I wanted to hear what our grandson is listening to, so I Googled the title. I found a youtube video of the very new REM with a very young Letterman performing a yet unnamed “South Central Rain” — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykp0Vq77IBw .

    Thought you might enjoy.

  2. 2 jeff said at 10:09 am on January 7th, 2008:

    Thanks for the link – I hadn’t seen that one… We just watched Letterman (briefly) the other night and it was hard to imagine him so young, particularly through the beard (and the static from our soon-to-be gone rabbit ear reception)…

  3. 3 Ma said at 5:43 pm on January 7th, 2008:

    “soon to be gone rabbit ear reception”? Going to cable or ditching tv?

  4. 4 Stephanie said at 9:10 pm on January 7th, 2008:

    I am sure you have probably heard of these coupon vouchers by now, but in case you haven’t: the government is offering vouchers for households with tv sets using antennas for a converter box once television switches to digital broadcasting. I am not sure if that was the problem you were alluding to with your “soon-to-be gone” comment or not, but i figured it might help. :)

    (To request a coupon, consumers can apply online at http://www.dtv2009.gov. The government also has set up a 24-hour hotline to take requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009). )

  5. 5 jeff said at 10:27 pm on January 7th, 2008:

    Yes, that was indeed my allusion and I’ll be damned if I pay for GD television! So when they make the switch if you don’t have a digital cable provider you’re s.o.l., is that it? Isn’t that what the advertising is for? Bah. And what’s with the corporate ads in the guise of “sponsorship” on PBS & NPR? Jeff no like – bad medicine.

    But thanks for the tip!

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