KIDS !!!

[billydlight]

How happy he will be when he sees this Christmas Morning

[collin]

How happy he will be when he sees this Christmas Morning

Alright, now you're officially the coolest parent ever.

Nice one!

[longhouse]

Wow! Lots of talented kids here. The little dude playing 'Come Together' for all it's worth is a real phenom. Just great stuff!

I have one playing trumpet and another on sax in my brood. So I'm a proud single father. Both have great musical curiosity, good ears, and discerning taste. Sure, my ten year-old is heavy into Muse at the moment, but it could be so much worse.

[longhouse]

@Billy:

That kid's Jag bass is twice as big as him. Love it!

[collin]

Sure, my ten year-old is heavy into Muse at the moment, but it could be so much worse.

Yup.

I think when I was ten is was still listening to Vanilla Ice.

[brammy]

I'm getting my nephew a Bos BCB-30 for Xmas..... his dad will have to provide the stomp
boxes, but it a start for the little 11-year old rocker.

When I was 10 was listening to some band called the Beagles... or Bottles... or Beetless...
or some crazy name like that. They were all the rage at the time.

[brammy]

That kid can sing. eh?


Rock on little man!





Future star

[8mileshigher]

Whats wrong with parents pushing their kids into something? Sure, it can be taken to to extremes (and that is NOT good) .....

I guess I would respond that you have to try coaching some kids teams (it's all the same, girls or boys teams) and deal with some of these ego-centric and "pushy" parents .... Then try being a league commissioner and have to arbitrate disputed calls, games and championships between some of these "coaches" ...
It's quite a learning experience ..

[octagon]

[brammy]

I guess I would respond that you have to try coaching some kids teams (it's all the same, girls or boys teams) and deal with some of these ego-centric and "pushy" parents .... Then try being a league commissioner and have to arbitrate disputed calls, games and championships between some of these "coaches" ...
It's quite a learning experience ..

Yup, I agree that it can easily go too far, and sports is one area where you see parents losing perspective. Last summer I umpired for the local Boys and Girls Club (10-13 boys with occasional older games). I was actually pleasantly surprised that I didn't see as much of that parental whackiness as I feared I would. Even the coaches were very cool. However in the playoffs, where teams from other towns came to play, I did see some over-the-top behavior.

Rich... were you a league comish??.... yea, I can see that THAT would be a tough position. All the "stuff" rolls UPHILL in that situation, eh?

My only point was that the little kid playing Hey Jude was simply cute and I dont think his parents were abusing him in any way.

[brammy]

http://www.classicbands.com/BillyHinscheInterview.html

I had no idea that Billy Hinche's sister married Carl Wilson!
(in 7th grade I was BIG DD&B fan... just another nail in my personal Rickenbacker coffin)

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is Hinche there with the floppy hat playing keboards with The Beach Boys

[johnallg]

Kent, yeah, I believe that is Billy. He is a very nice and genuine guy. I got to meet and talk with him for a while at the RIC 75th Confluence. Nice guy.

[billydlight]

OK So He got the 350V63 away from me. Here's LIttle Billy and his band TODAY at the 5th Grade talent show. Note the 66 345 in the background!

Hang in for the first 50 seconds as I did not have any editing software

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[jps]

That was great, Billy! We never sounded even 1/10 as good at that age.

[longhouse]

Yeah!!!!!!! 'Twist and Shout' rocks! Great job, kids.