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Overheard In The Truck Last Night

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AD: “Child, what are you doing?”

KatyBeth: “I’m rocking, Daddy!”

AD: “Well, stop it. Besides, that ain’t rock. That’s… well, I don’t know what the hell that is. But it ain’t rock.”

KatyBeth (still bobbing her head and singing along): “Somebody call 911, Shawty fire burning on the dance floor…”

AD: “Stop. For God’s sake, stop. Don’t ever do that in public. What will the other parents think, if my kid looks like one of the Butabi brothers? If you’re gonna rock out, at least let me show you how. Hold your right hand up like this.”

[demonstrates]

KatyBeth: “Like the Hook ‘Em Horns, Daddy?”

AD: “Exactly. Now bang your head like this.”

[again demonstrating]

KatyBeth: “Wow. That gives me a headache, Daddy.”

AD: “Me too. It helps if you have better music, though. [scrolling radio channels for a decent song] There, like that.”

AD and KatyBeth: [headbanging to AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long]

KatyBeth: “We rock, Daddy.”

AD: “We do indeed. Now you’re set for your first rock concert.”

KatyBeth: “I can do this if I ever go to a Hannah Montana concert!”

AD:Um, no. Hannah Montana does not rock. Real rock bands do not have synthesizers, or drum machines. Neither do they have backup dancers. And they have to have at least one sweaty guy shredding a guitar solo. It’s the law.”

KatyBeth (firmly): “Daddy, Hannah Montana does too rock.”

AD: “Well, then. I stand corrected.”

  • ChocDrop

    That is hilarious. I love AC/DC.

  • ChocDrop

    That is hilarious. I love AC/DC.

  • The Flying Monkey

    Rock is in the perception of he/she rocking out. Word Verification: Holka-Head banging polka.

  • The Flying Monkey

    Rock is in the perception of he/she rocking out.

    Word Verification: Holka
    -Head banging polka.

  • Ckemtp

    My little one, Seth just shared some wisdom with me:"Dad?""What, buddy?""If the kitties go #2 or #3, the tape measure will be there""…"Profound stuff it was.Word Verification: fyxord- "Some fyxord just ko'd a telephone pole over on Rte 50"

  • Ckemtp

    My little one, Seth just shared some wisdom with me:

    "Dad?"

    "What, buddy?"

    "If the kitties go #2 or #3, the tape measure will be there"

    "…"

    Profound stuff it was.

    Word Verification: fyxord
    - "Some fyxord just ko'd a telephone pole over on Rte 50"

  • Old NFO

    Too funny… and I can just see Katy Beth's expression when she said it! :-)

  • Old NFO

    Too funny… and I can just see Katy Beth's expression when she said it! :-)

  • Devan

    Oh, but Hannah does rock – speaking as a Mom who has seen AC/DC, Guns-n-Roses, Pink Floyd (twice), the Grateful Dead, Bob Segar . . . oh, the list is endless. Not to mention PRINCE, my all-time-fave . . . oh, the LOVE!But, H.M. does ROCK . . . because I SWEAR I have NEVER been in a concert that LOUD w/ screaming GIRLS . . . of course, the Jonas Bros. were there too, so that enhanced the screaming! Oh yeah, I was there – and PROUD of it!

  • Devan

    Oh, but Hannah does rock – speaking as a Mom who has seen AC/DC, Guns-n-Roses, Pink Floyd (twice), the Grateful Dead, Bob Segar . . . oh, the list is endless. Not to mention PRINCE, my all-time-fave . . . oh, the LOVE!

    But, H.M. does ROCK . . . because I SWEAR I have NEVER been in a concert that LOUD w/ screaming GIRLS . . . of course, the Jonas Bros. were there too, so that enhanced the screaming! Oh yeah, I was there – and PROUD of it!

  • Sabra

    This brings back good memories. I taught my oldest to head-bang back in '04 to "Paradise City".

  • Sabra

    This brings back good memories. I taught my oldest to head-bang back in '04 to "Paradise City".

  • alight

    ~snickers~ I'll never forget the sight of my (then) three year old son throwing the "horns" and headbanging in the backseat of the car to metallica. I remember thinking "I'm such a GREAT mom."

  • alight

    ~snickers~

    I'll never forget the sight of my (then) three year old son throwing the "horns" and headbanging in the backseat of the car to metallica. I remember thinking "I'm such a GREAT mom."

  • the pistolero

    Heh. I was just about to say, when you introduce KatyBeth to GnR and Metallica, AD, there'll be no turnin' back. ;-) Oh, what fortuitous timing! Guess what just came on the Sirius satellite radio? If you're havin' trouble with a high school head, he's givin' you the blues…

  • the pistolero

    Heh. I was just about to say, when you introduce KatyBeth to GnR and Metallica, AD, there'll be no turnin' back. ;-)
    Oh, what fortuitous timing! Guess what just came on the Sirius satellite radio? If you're havin' trouble with a high school head, he's givin' you the blues…

  • 40lizard

    That's hilarious but I have to agree some of Hannah's songs do rock; however, in the last few months I've introduced the 4 yr old to classic rock- her favorite so far being Joan Jett's I Love Rock N Roll and yes the volume is up to the point the windows are about to pop

  • 40lizard

    That's hilarious but I have to agree some of Hannah's songs do rock; however, in the last few months I've introduced the 4 yr old to classic rock- her favorite so far being Joan Jett's I Love Rock N Roll and yes the volume is up to the point the windows are about to pop

  • racheleh

    I love rockin out just as much as the next entity but dudes please remember those little eardrums are precious and tender.Don't make them deaf before they get their drivers license.I always take earplugs to concerts.BTW, LOVE Joan Jett

  • racheleh

    I love rockin out just as much as the next entity but dudes please remember those little eardrums are precious and tender.
    Don't make them deaf before they get their drivers license.
    I always take earplugs to concerts.

    BTW, LOVE Joan Jett


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