Full Version: My Family Thinks I am crazy
I was sitting in the kitchen with my mom yesterday and all of a sudden the song hello came on the tv and I started screaming DAVID COOK SANG THAT DAVID COOK SANG THAT!!! and the whole room just went silent.. I really think they are trying to ignore me, and when I told my mom about my favorite david cook quote "Don't just live the experience, experience the experience" she was just like huh.. and stopped talking to me. I don't think I will ever be able to sway their opinion towards david cook. They weren't even in awe when I had them listen to Time of my life in the Car!
This takes me back ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the way to 1964 when I was 8. The Beatles had come to America and were going to appear on the Ed Sullivan show. I was beyond excited, and jumping up and down, and grabbing at my parents' hands and squirming around on the floor in front of the (only) TV and wanting them to get as overwrought as I was. They were not "into" it at all.
Then we all sat and watched what history now knows to be one of the most important moments in music history enfold before us. I cried and screamed and danced and gyrated and shook my head and in general acted like a maniac just like the big girls in the audience. My parents were unmoved.
When it was over, my mother said, "Hmmmmmm, I think they have something there. That was pretty good." I was THRILLED she was that positive. But my father said, "Dreadful mop heads. Screeching babble. Horrible, inane lyrics. What was wrong with Ed Sullivan putting that trash on his show? Nothing will come of them." And I was crushed because I idolized my father.
Why do I relate this story? So that you know and understand that families do not always see the star quality that we do, and we have to nurture our passion to ourselves, but when the talent is truly there as it was for the Beatles and it is for David Cook, the entire world will validate our opinion very soon, and then history will remember it forever.
Then we all sat and watched what history now knows to be one of the most important moments in music history enfold before us. I cried and screamed and danced and gyrated and shook my head and in general acted like a maniac just like the big girls in the audience. My parents were unmoved.
When it was over, my mother said, "Hmmmmmm, I think they have something there. That was pretty good." I was THRILLED she was that positive. But my father said, "Dreadful mop heads. Screeching babble. Horrible, inane lyrics. What was wrong with Ed Sullivan putting that trash on his show? Nothing will come of them." And I was crushed because I idolized my father.
Why do I relate this story? So that you know and understand that families do not always see the star quality that we do, and we have to nurture our passion to ourselves, but when the talent is truly there as it was for the Beatles and it is for David Cook, the entire world will validate our opinion very soon, and then history will remember it forever.
all i can say is embrace it, because whenever he finally achieves world domination (which is surely coming, just wait around and see) you can turn to them and say i told you so! they'll realize eventually, in the words of our dear cookie, "all in due time"... 
as for the post above me...what i wouldn't give to have been around to see the beatles! i have an undying love for them and honestly i am one of the only people in my family who feel that way! i can only imagine how amazing it was to see them during the beginning and watch their amazing career unfold instead of only picking it up years later like i have!
as for the post above me...what i wouldn't give to have been around to see the beatles! i have an undying love for them and honestly i am one of the only people in my family who feel that way! i can only imagine how amazing it was to see them during the beginning and watch their amazing career unfold instead of only picking it up years later like i have!
hehe my mother is cool with me admiring DC and his music.. hehe... you can work it out! we're here for you!
My mom and my bro were okay with me liking DC. I think they were already immuned to hearing DC's songs over and over again.
Eventually they will get used to it, don't worry.
Eventually they will get used to it, don't worry.
Thanks everyone 
I really hope that they see the true talent of david cook soon.
I really hope that they see the true talent of david cook soon.
QUOTE (davidisdevine @ Jun 15 2008, 09:27 AM) 
This takes me back ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the way to 1964 when I was 8. The Beatles had come to America and were going to appear on the Ed Sullivan show. I was beyond excited, and jumping up and down, and grabbing at my parents' hands and squirming around on the floor in front of the (only) TV and wanting them to get as overwrought as I was. They were not "into" it at all.
Then we all sat and watched what history now knows to be one of the most important moments in music history enfold before us. I cried and screamed and danced and gyrated and shook my head and in general acted like a maniac just like the big girls in the audience. My parents were unmoved.
When it was over, my mother said, "Hmmmmmm, I think they have something there. That was pretty good." I was THRILLED she was that positive. But my father said, "Dreadful mop heads. Screeching babble. Horrible, inane lyrics. What was wrong with Ed Sullivan putting that trash on his show? Nothing will come of them." And I was crushed because I idolized my father.
Why do I relate this story? So that you know and understand that families do not always see the star quality that we do, and we have to nurture our passion to ourselves, but when the talent is truly there as it was for the Beatles and it is for David Cook, the entire world will validate our opinion very soon, and then history will remember it forever.
Then we all sat and watched what history now knows to be one of the most important moments in music history enfold before us. I cried and screamed and danced and gyrated and shook my head and in general acted like a maniac just like the big girls in the audience. My parents were unmoved.
When it was over, my mother said, "Hmmmmmm, I think they have something there. That was pretty good." I was THRILLED she was that positive. But my father said, "Dreadful mop heads. Screeching babble. Horrible, inane lyrics. What was wrong with Ed Sullivan putting that trash on his show? Nothing will come of them." And I was crushed because I idolized my father.
Why do I relate this story? So that you know and understand that families do not always see the star quality that we do, and we have to nurture our passion to ourselves, but when the talent is truly there as it was for the Beatles and it is for David Cook, the entire world will validate our opinion very soon, and then history will remember it forever.
I was thinking the EXACT same thing reading her post. I was 14 when the Beatles hit the US on their first tour. I absolutely drove my parents insane. It wasn't until they came out with the Abbey Road album - years later - I finally got a "well, they're sounding better" from my father.
Carole
LOL 
No problem... 
In due time you'll see that they'll be fine with it.
In due time you'll see that they'll be fine with it.
omg I really hope so
Yesterday my fiancée tried to throw away my People magazine and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Put David down and no one gets hurt! LOL Don't stress just keep spreading the love!
QUOTE (davidisdevine @ Jun 15 2008, 09:27 AM)
Why do I relate this story? So that you know and understand that families do not always see the star quality that we do, and we have to nurture our passion to ourselves, but when the talent is truly there as it was for the Beatles and it is for David Cook, the entire world will validate our opinion very soon, and then history will remember it forever.
Yes, the whole world will validate our opinion, and I am soooo glad I started my journey of loving him at the beginning of AI! I believe he would have become famous eventually, but AI catapulted him right into superstardom! I love how he is sooo humble about it, too!
LOL I am going to continue to try to make them understand how awesome david cook is.
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