Rock!

On the way home from soccer practice this evening, Milo asked me to put some music on. "Put on something loud, something that rocks!" Okay. On went World Class Listening Problem by Don Caballero. I guess this wasn't sufficiently rocking. A few minutes into it:
Milo: "Dad, what CD has the most rock in it?"
Me: "I don't know, son. This one is pretty rocking."
Milo: "But which one has the most rock in it?"
I told him I'd ask around. Suggestions?

More Soccer

The boys had soccer games on Saturday (like every Saturday this time of year).

Milo can really run:


He played very well, fending off and nudging by his opponents while bringing the ball all the way downfield for a goal. Milo refused to be intimidated by the kid on the other team who was repeatedly giving everyone the "slit your throat" gesture.



On the soccer field this weekend, Calder took mainly to prancing, dancing, flying, and crying. He did a good job running around with his teammates... when he felt like it.



He also did an amazing David Lee Roth impression.

The Usual Craziness, Dancing Edition

Colorboration

This past Saturday Milo decided that he and his brother and sister should work together on an art project.  They all set to work coloring a large piece of paper.  Later they added glitter.  Milo declared it "a masterpiece."

Dancing on the Bed

Zola loves to dance...

another good idea

Milo: "Dad, I have a good idea."

So many of our conversations start this way. I love it.

Today Milo's idea was to play one CD on his laptop while a different CD played on the stereo. "We can make a new song by playing two songs at the same time," he said.

I was impressed. After all, I didn't have this idea until college, when, as a DJ for WHRW, I had Cecil Taylor spinning on one platter and "Theoretically" by Tim Berne and Bill Frisell going on the other. That actually worked pretty well, thank you very much.

Instead of going this route, we did something a bit different. A while back I had acquired Zaireeka by The Flaming Lips. It is a four-disc set, but unlike most such sets, the listener is supposed to play all four discs at the same time. I never got around to doing it, since I never had four CD players in the same room at once. But now, with a desktop computer in one room and two portable laptops and a stereo in the adjacent room, four disc synchronicity was within reach (not quite literally), and Milo's request was the perfect opportunity to try it out. So we did. Glorious noisy chaos for all to enjoy. (Or not. Said Sara: "The only way this could be worse is if these were King Crimson discs.")

Soccer Season Starts

The boys are playing soccer again. Calder is on the Comets, Milo is on the Eagles.

Both are having a lot of fun and are doing pretty well. Milo can really race down the field and Calder has come along way since last year, when his nickname was "the rock" (as in, "just sat there like a"). In fact, Calder took home the game ball this past Saturday for scoring the first goal of the season!