MY DAD~A Celebration of Life ~ original song by M.o.M

I hope you like it..I was looking through pictures of Dad that I had in a box and thought it might be nice to share him with you a bit that way with my song i wrote for him. it is my attempt at a slide show. I envy all you directors. But please enjoy and meet my Dad. In loving memory of "BIG AL"~ aka: "Second Hand AL" ~ Allan Lawrence Sochasky born May 19th, 1936 in Vanouver British Columbia. He was Canadian Air Force Auxilliary, Iron worker for The Second Narrows Bridge(later renamed as The Iron Workers Memorial Bridge)He was a Ski Instructer at Hollyburn Mountain before there were chairlifts(when you had to climb if you want to ski down)We belonged to the Seymour Mountaineering club and at the age of 14 was one of two climbers that knew the rout and guided tours up to The twin Peaks(later renamed The Lions)He won the The 500 Modified motorcycle race on his 350cc Manx 2-sroke(FAST!!!)on Aug 6th,1957 at Vancouvers Hastings Raceway. Attended Univercity of British Columbia and later married my mom and took over my Granfather's Hand Bookbinding Business called Art Book Binder(Specialized in music books that stayed open.and hand leather book work and binding/sewing. A lover of life,nature and the realist and one hell of an extremist(laughed from his belly and looked for the "real folks" in life. The song i wrote is all true stories.I will miss my best friend but love sharing him with you.He passed away in his sleep peacefully March 05,2009 Halloween was his favorite time of the year so i though it fitting to post him tonight. Happy Halloween 2009 to all. He would say...."BOO! Thank you kindly for your time"~ (hug)) RIP Daddio!~ALL MY LOVE "Pumpkin" xxxxxxx

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[ShiekUrBooty]

At 1:49, the family pic, was that your mom? If so, she was adorable! You dad was handome as well, great job on the song the video theme, well done!

[mindovermatter2009]

@ShiekUrBooty yes that is my mom. she was a pretty lady. she won a beauty pagentin englad. thnk it went to the poor gals head a bit much tho. she was a screamer. lol. thank you kindly. i thought daddy was rather handsom myself. blessing . your coments and complimets are my fuel and wing my friend., cheers, lisa x

[stratobiker]

A fabulous celebration Lisa. An excellent idea.

I loved the song, and the pictures, and the two of them together were just fabulous.

It didn't come across as a sad song, it came across as a happy song celebrating Big Al's life.

SB

[mindovermatter2009]

You are so right. Thank you for calling him Big Al. You touched me. I wrote that song while he was alive and i did get a chance to play it for him once before we said goodbye.He said..well thats nice but dont think your gonna get rich singing. It s okay i said i do it cus i cant stop Daddy! So you will always know your little girl is humming away. la la do the dishes ,lalala sweep the floor. He thought i was a dreamer and i sid i was not i was planning my dream. :O) Huggs n xmas love~.x.

[Toracube]

Truly beautiful song. You have a true warmth,. Very special. Lovely pics. They say so much. Amazing what you can find sometimes hidden in a box. Great vid , great song and brilliant idea. Great tribute. xx

[mindovermatter2009]

thank you so much. It is truly amazing everytime i open the boxes in the attic. I used to be afraid of attics.lol. now i love them. he he. :)))

thank you so much for your big heart and wonderful comments.

much (huggs)) and a log on the fire for warmth. Stew is a stewin. : P

x~M.o.M

[CPenticoff1]

Oh the Love of a Father and daughter~ I so Love you my sweet beautiful siSTAR~♥♥♥♥

[HardRockDrummer666]

@mindovermatter2009 That was really beautiful. It was already tugging at my heart strings but when I read, "..well thats nice but dont think your gonna get rich singing." it made an Ironworker cry. (Don't ask why?!) God bless you. Thomas L. Meadows - IW#1065686

[PhoenixMontreal]

I Lover you so!!!!

[mindovermatter2009]

your right Yvonne and Bob. Allthe past seems liek yesterday and just a moment or so ago. I love that about memories. Huggs for your big hearts and wow i sure enjoy yur music. So its a treat to meet you. yup. cheers dears. Peace and carrots, sunshine and rain

xxx~Lisa