Gathering

Family gatherings usually involved me sitting in front of my parents, quietly playing with one of my toys. 🚗

Years later, people wonder why I'm not very outgoing in person. It might have something to do with scenarios like this growing up, where I was told to be quiet while the adults talked. 😅

Show

Today is an appropriate day to post this cartoon 😉

My father is a big car fanatic, so this time of year the family would make their way to the annual World of Wheels car show in DC. There would be a plethora of custom cars, it would take us hours to walk through the entire show 🚗 😎 

Wood Burning Fireplace

I miss the smell of wood burning in a neighbor's fireplace when the weather began to get colder. 🔥🪵

Drum Lessons

Remembering when I first learned to play drums...

My father is a drummer, but contrary to popular belief, I didn't learn from my father...I learned from the owner's son of the drum and majorette corps my sister was a part of at the time. He and I'd meet in the evening, just outside of a school, where he taught me how to play. I was so new to playing, I didn't even know how to read music. Through a great deal of persistence on his part, he managed to teach me all the group's cadences solely through memorization.

It wasn't until a couple years later that I'd take official drum lessons from our local music shop, where I finally learned how to read music. 🥁😎

 

Arcade

When I was a child, I was drawn to arcade games like a moth to a flame! 🔥😳

This game was arguably my favorite from the 80's. The idea that I was playing a game that was an animated movie...it blew my mind! 🤯

I wanted to make sure I included the artwork on the side of the cabinet in the cartoon. A lot of kids today may not realize just how much influence the arcade cabinets' artwork had to attracting players. 😎

Movie Rentals

The first time we visited the movie rental store, we were overwhelmed at the amount of movies available. Naturally, we rented at least a half dozen at once, despite the fact that they were two-day rentals. We were determined, though! The family tried to squeeze all those movies into one weekend. 🤯😳🎥