Re: New Cd and new songs

[Alan McKendree <amck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:22:13 EST
> From: Keithjmoon70@xxxxxxx
>
> Alan,
>
> Do you have kids?

No.

> Having three kids of my own, I realize that they are each individual precious
> vessels.  I wouldn't and couldn't tell them something so "true" as what
> Pete's mom told him.  Maybe the neighbor would, but not me. Never. 
> Those are the
> three most beautiful faces I've ever seen and I tell them so often. They can
> thank Pete in part for that someday.

That's an excellent thing to do.  I'm not saying that Pete's mom's 
statement was good, or shouldn't have been better thought out.  In 
fact, in a way I think of those lines in the song as Pete's revenge 
after all these years, exposing his mother's insensitivity for the 
world to discuss and condemn.  Most parents never get that kind of 
comeuppance from their kids for their parenting gaffes.  I'm just 
saying that to say that she lied to Pete is an overstatement.  For 
you to tell your kids they are ugly would be a lie, because you don't 
believe it.  In her case, I think the chances are that she was being 
honest, albeit in a tactless, hurtful, and even mistaken way.

Cheers,
--
Alan
"the average Texan...carries not just a gun but a SHOTGUN."
    --Pete Townshend, 1967