Prez wrote on Oct 11, 2024, 19:39:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 11, 2024, 18:13:

Prez wrote on Oct 11, 2024, 16:25:
Does that mean that you want the bunny slippers back?

Of course not. One does not give a gift expecting its return.

But now I gotta get you a Barry Manilow T-shirt.

True confession: I used to like Barry Manilow when I was a kid. C'mon, you didn't rock out to "Copa Cabana"?

Nope. Growing up, I was exposed to a wide variety of genres and styles except "easy listening" because both of my parents thought that particular genre was garbage. I didn't hear "Copacabana" until the mid-80s and by then it was "music my grandparents would've liked" and I already had my musical tastes.

This will give you a clue as to my musical upbringing. I distinctly remember being 9 and my dad putting on Pink Floyd's Relics but he started on the B side and went directly to Careful With That Axe Eugene. Having a banging quadrophonic sound system was an absolute must in my parents' house back then. He didn't play it quietly. Encouraged me to lie on the floor, close my eyes, and soak it in. "Let it surround you and dive in to it" he said. Blew my mind that music could sound that good and have that incredible depth and breadth.