Dad’s Driving Advice Kept My Mustang Rolling
I remember as a kid, my father’s feet sticking out from under his 1968 GTO.
I would sit on the pavement listening to his voice echo from under the car.
Dad dispensed a lot of advice with his back to the pavement.
When it came to driving, he only gave one line of advice.
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“Never, and I mean never change the radio station.
Keep it on rock and roll. Everything else will just come naturally.”
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At nineteen I got a 1967 Mustang convertible.
Dad gave me the same advice “Most accidents happen when you look away from the road.
Never change your radio station or you won’t have this car for long. Just keep it on rock and roll.”
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Twenty five years later I drove my Mustang cross country to California
listening to The Beatles Rubber Soul CD
that I picked up at
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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I was thankful to have music in my head and my Mustang after all this time. When it came to driving advice my dad really did know best.
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Happy Fathers Day to all the great Dads out there!
- Stopping in for break at The High Noon Saloon, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
