music memories #2

As I interviewed my dad, Fernando, I knew that he would be the type of youngster that he would be. My dad was the type of person who loved to party and go to dances, when ever he had a chance. He grew up in a very small town in Mexico, which consisted of about 1000 population, which isn't as bad as you think, i know from experience. My dad also grew up in a very poor family and wasn't the most elegant looking in his town, but he always pulled it off( he says).
I asked my dad what his favorite singer of all time was, and his response is Vicente Fernandez, who is probably the most know Mexican singer of all time. My dad said that listening to Vicente Fernandez was like repeating his life. My dad said that Vicente and him had so much in common such as being poor, going through relationships, hollering at girls, and just doing as much as possible while you are young. My dad also liked to listen to Pedro Infante because he sang about really deep stuff and related to my dad. So he liked to listen to his music because it gave him comfort.
Now my dad had, and still does, a wild side to him. He was telling me that he loved to dance and especially with the women. My dad said that he was liked by the women because of his dance moves and his good looks of course. Now dancing music in Mexico isn't the same like how it is here in America. In Mexico there's a type of music that is dancing music to the Mexican population, and it's called Banda music. My dad's favorite banda to dance to were Los Bukis, which do not exist anymore. My dad said that once he heard them play he would get the getter's and would always be the first to dance and would make his friends grab a girl and join along. My dad said that at dances he was never shy to get the party started because all he thought about was having a good time with girls and his friends.
My dad explained to me that when he was younger he was very poor and couldn't afford much. Now concerts back in the day were some what expensive, but to my dad it was too much for him. Concerts were outside of my dad's town and would be a couple of hours away. When there would be a big concert my dad would save up money and go with all his friends, and would all go in the smallest truck possible (I began to laugh when he told me that). Los Bukis would be the only concerts he would go to because he loved them, and because he didnt have much. He said that those concerts where always fun because there would be lots of dancing with the women.
My dad's taste in music hasn't changed much since, but now all he listens to is Vicente Fernandez, which has caught on to me. My dad's type of music compared to mine have nothing in common. We both come from two different countries and have our differences of course. Growing up to what my dad listens to does catch up on you and it just gets catchy.