Hey there!
Don't you just love those nostalgic, warm and fuzzy type of videos that just make you want to go outside and watch the sun set? Well, pun completely intended, we felt that way after putting together this short video in Sunset Park with my own father.
My father has always been into playing his guitar, whether it's electric, acoustic, blues, or rock-n-roll. Since I moved to New York City, and even as I attended college in Savannah, he's been wanting to play in the parks, just for the sake of public entertainment. He's also been wanting a clip on Youtube to share his music with the world, and so it's about time we finally killed two birds with one stone. (PETA: No birds were harmed in the making of this video).
After a nice meal, we parked ourselves on top of an old tree stump in the late evening. As my dad pulled out his guitar, a group of kids rushed over in excitement. "¡Música!" they exclaimed, and one of them even pulled out his harmonica. As you can imagine, when I pulled out my video camera a whole new level of excitement arose!
My dad chose to perform a song by Eric Clapton named "Motherless Child" because he'd recently been giving the blues a try with a new slide. With the unforeseen event that children insisted on being a part of our performance... this song couldn't have been a more perfect choice, and what a coincidence!?
The result, I feel, was very powerfully sweet, and a nice start to the spring vibe in 2010! But don't take my word for it, see for yourself!
Til' Next Time,
- Nathan
