Happy Birthday, Dad!

Hooray! It's my dad's 56th birthday!

Some cool things about my dad:

• He's a hard-working 9-1-1 dispatcher, and darn good at it (he's got the cool radio voice, too).
• He used to be in a band called the Curbfeelers. He was the drummer. He would do the vocal intro to "Wooly Bully." (He was also in a band in his teens called "The Klergy").
• He has an encyclopedic knowledge of music. (He can name the artist, album and year of almost any song from the '50s, '60s and '70s.)
• He knows what's up on the political scene. I can usually get the scoop on anything (and we usually agree, too!).
• He's very devoted to his family. Always.
  
• He does a kick-a$$ version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
• He's good wtih werds and grammer and speling. That sentence would drive him nuts.
  
• He's been married for almost 29 years (to someone who'll hide behind the corner and jump out at him... which I think is funny... but apparently some people don't like that)
• He doesn't drink milk. Ever.
• He makes reeeeeally good pork steaks. With barbeque sauce. Yum.
• He has a knack for running into famous people. (Or, rather, famous people have a knack for running in to HIM. I bet when celebrities get together, they're like, "Guess who I saw?!?! Dale Randall!!!")
• He would take take the three of us kids to Gooseberry Park or Splitrock Lighthouse when my Mom would be in FL visiting my grandma. I think Dan even lost a tooth in a hot dog on one of those trips.
• He's the guy you always want on your trivial pursuit team.
  
• When we were really little, he would make home movies of us. There's some cinematic magic of me singing every verse to "Father Abraham."
• He thinks "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" are funny. And you should too.
  
• He's the best dad. Seriously.

In summary, my dad's awesome. I love you, Dad! Here's to you!