To see you again
My request list has gone beyond the ridiculous. it now exceeds three hundred. There's no way I can keep up with doing all of them, so I've decided to pick and choose from the list. My first selection is "You've got a friend" by "James taylor". A number of people in the past made comparisons with my voice and James Taylor. I can't hear it myself, but then that's just me.
Check it out and see what you think:
My Dad part 12
The 2 other alcoholics beside my dad that I talked briefly about, were engaged in employment with my father for a short time at a firm called "Taylor woodrow" in Greenford. I think the firm were in the process of closing down their operation there. I recall being taken to their annual summer party. It was fun I suppose, but I didn't really know anybody there apart from those invited by my father. During his time there, I visited a number of times whilst he was working. I'm not sure what his job title was, but it seemed like he was some sort of security guard. The site was very larger, with many many buildings. Office and storage. There seemed to be a lack of staff though. It was a bit like a ghost town. What perfect conditions for my father to work in, and I say that loosely. Nobody to witness him enjoying a tipple, and he most certainly did during working hours. He also used to bring home just about anything he could lay his hands on. By the time he left, his home was like a sub office of the firm :)
The circumstances in which his employment ended are not important, and I don't know anyway. I just know he stopped working there.
My father also used to lavish gifts upon me of jewellery and other precious items. The problem was that he didn't buy any of these items. He took them. Something I found out at a later date. So what was bequeathed to me. Let's see now. After adding it all up it amounts to nothing. He stole them from me, probably to buy more alcohol. I can't say I'm too bothered. I've never been one to wear jewellery. I kept them in a draw. I also didn't really consider them mine. In fact they weren't his to give either!
So, what's it like to be the offspring of a common thief and an alcoholic?
I imagine it's no different from anybody else. Most of us disagree with some of our parents actions, it's just that those of my father were illegal :)
To be continued...
My Youtube number have been advancing fairly consistently. I've worked out that I get on average between 1,100 and 1,300 views a day. Oddly enough though. Occasionally one of my videos gets a boost in viewing figures for no apparent reason. Like one video getting 4,000 views in 2 days. I'm still scratching my head.
The subs are healthily up to 1,183.
The viewing figures for my channel are 27,367 and I'm pleased to say that the total video views have pushed over the half a million mark to 521,210.
The current plan for the next vid is another cover version. There's a duet on the horizon, so I'm not sure if that's going to come first.
