Another sentimental one...
wasn't sure whether to post this, but what the hey..

My dad died nearly 20 years ago, before video recorders were affordable to the masses. Most of our visual reminders are, therefore, photographs.

Except for one, a three or four minute clip, taken at a family wedding just weeks before he died. It shows me and my dad, both half-pissed, boogying like loonies to "Brown Eyed Girl". The song he used to sing to me to embarrass me when I was a tiny witch. He's chucking me around the dance floor like a rag doll in the wackiest jive session ever.

Even now, I can't watch that clip without nearly flooding the place. Half tears of grief, half tears of laughter. My dad wasn't the type to make an arse of himself in public (mum was another story!) so the fact that he'd let go so completely is very unusual.

I think I'd try to grab the tape that's on - although various family members have copies and I don't even have a video recorder to play it on. Must get someone clever to transfer it to DVD one of these days, so I can show my girls. Then sing that song to them!
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Wed 14 May 2008, 16:44, 3 replies)

You know something?
Even *reading* about that breaks my heart.

*Big Hugs*
(Orin delurked to post this gibberish on, Wed 14 May 2008, 19:02, closed)

I am the type to make a complete arse of myself in public
Somewhere out there is probably an old video tape of me being completely sensible.

*Hugs WeeWitch and clicks*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 14 May 2008, 21:13, closed)

great memory
thank god itwas something cool like brown eyed girl

birdie song would have been not so good

x
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Thu 15 May 2008, 0:05, closed)