Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Sha na na na - Sha na na naaa (9/365)

Diamonds on the Soul of her Shoes - paul Simon
Wonderful/fun footage of this live when clicked on above.

My father maybe one of the best men in the world. He is caring, loving, generous, and thoughtful . . . oh yeah he likes music too. I just so happen to be his little girl, unfortunately i did not realize the perks this could bring until much later in my life. However, my dad has always had the wonderful talent of making all of his children feel loved and special in completely different ways. Harping no jealousy between my siblings and i, wow.

One of these special moments that i was able to share with my dad was a when i was eight years old. After dinner one sat. night he asked me if i would be interested in going on a date with him, i said yes, and he told me i had to dress up a bit more, so i did. Nice Mary Jane shoes, white tights, a skirt that had a great spin to it, and nice girly shirt.
We were going dancing.
As my father escorted me down to our basement. I still to this day do not remember ever feeling more special, or lucky. As we danced, rocked out, and spun around the pool table all the way through the whole album of "Graceland". This song especially sticks out to me, because this is the one that we goofily acted out to once another, and i just remember quizzing him on why someone would be so impractical as to wear diamonds on their shoes, didn't they know that shoes get worn down? But still the image in my head made for lasting enjoyment, and laughs, and to this day it still does. Between songs dad would point out different things about the choir and the melodies that they were singing, which is just one more foreshadow into my life and how i am going to end up in Africa at some point.

Not only is this an amazing song, but with it comes an amazing memory, and feeling of comfort and love.

3 comments:

Otter said...

I had no clue this happened... where was I if I wasn't in the basement?

Indigo Bunting said...

Great story, great album.

Otter said...

Eliz this brought tears to my eyes.
Your parents are both so incredible, you are a lucky, lucky girl.

. . . And if you want to be free, be Free. Things I do, and think about.