My Dad died during the flu epidemic in 1918 when I was 4 years old. He left a lot of classical recordings behind that I began listening to at an early age so he must have been a music lover. Topic: Dad, Author: Tom Glazer Share Article: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Telegram Share on Whatsapp Copy Link
Next Article Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.
1 My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band – one of the only blues bands in Fargo as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player Ted Larsen.
2 My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
3 I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories laughing at how the monster outfits were so bad like black garbage bags for heads.
4 I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer.