More than halfway through the year and I’m still coming up with ideas for this challenge. Have no idea how, I thought I would have come to the end of my ideas sometime back in April. I went to see Mamma Mia on Monday morning this week and despite its corny delivery, I quite enjoyed it. I’m not a huge ABBA fan and just as well because my other half can’t stand their music and won’t have it playing in the house. It’s not entirely his fault - after all, if his aunty hadn’t played it 24 hours a day for weeks at a time, then he might actually have some appreciation for them. He hates Grease for a similar reason. LOL

But I digress….music has always been a very big part of my life. My dad was very musical…he played guitar, the piano and had a nice voice in a kind of Neil Diamond way. My mum on the other hand is a little tone deaf. And we had a huge record collection filled with the usual 60s/70s favourites - Neil Diamond, The Beach Boys, The Carpenters, The Captain and Tenille and of course ABBA. There were plenty of others but those are the ones that stand out in my memory. So I have my parents to thank for my love of music, for making music such a big part of my life. They fostered that ability in me by letting me have music lessons and taking me to endless concerts, band practice, Eistedfodd competitions and music exams. I still play now, albeit when the neighbours aren’t home to put in a noise complaint. That’s the unfortunate thing about playing brass….the greatest enjoyment comes from being loud and brassy!

“So I say thank you for the music, the songs Im singing
Thanks for all the joy theyre bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

- ABBA

July 20th, 2008 | Category: 52 Blessings |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL