Comments on: Banal Stories #3: Guitar Lessons

By: baleen

baleen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:09:27 +0000

That Martin just needs a brunch of stickers slapped all over it!

By: Charlie Naked

Charlie Naked — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:02:05 +0000

Ha! Yes, the first song I learned was “Wild Thing”, taught to me by my guitar-playing uncle, who also taught me about barre chords. Man, the world just works a certain way I guess.

By: mrshl

mrshl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:46:54 +0000

Me and my dad had some conflict when I was a teen, but that was normal. I have to say that since I’ve been an adult, it’s become the best and most enjoyable family relationship I have outside of my own burgeoning household.

And it’s funny that you say “fear and respect”, because that’s probably the best way to describe my relationship with him when I was younger.

You can be friends when you’re older.

By: Found in the Alley

Found in the Alley — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:40:04 +0000

Nice Read. This whole father-son relationship has been front and center for me lately. Not only because I’m about to join you on the older end of that bond, but also because my own father -estranged from the family for years- is in need of family care due to health reasons.

When I get to feeling sorry for myself though, I remember -and I think it’s kind of odd- that I know of very few male friends or cousins who have super-duper relationships with their fathers; even among those I wouldn’t say have dysfunctional families. Then I go back to predicting the relationship I’ll have with my own son, and find that I would be satisfied to have him fear me a little and respect me. I desire that above forming a band with him although that would be cool too.