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Fathers Day

6/16/09 07:06:14

Wow ... what can I say. Father's day is this weekend.

I started writing this song around Mother's day. Now a couple days before Father's day, it's done. It is 59 seconds long.

For a while, I flirted with an extended version, with beats and synths, and I even started writing lyrics. The more I added to it, the further it went from the original emotional base of where I started: the sacrifice and work of a parent.

Parenthood is about the most honest, humbling thing in the world.

So, a few days ago I stripped it down ... two guitars, bass and a piano. Every one of these 59 seconds expresses the emotion I wanted to express. In that respect, I'm pretty happy with it.

It'll take you longer to look at these pictures than it will to listen to the song so you know ... listen to it more than once if you want.

This is my dad, I don't know the date, but being that I'm also in the picture, I'm guessing probably some time in 1974 or early '75.

Dad Hicox with a very young Andy

This is me, circa 1998/99. Times and styles change, but goofy dad pictures never change.

Andy with a very young Victoria

This is my dad, me and my brother. I'm guessing in '76 or '77.

one hard workin' man and his kids