Over the years, I have tried to gently school my father in the appreciation of good music. I've made him countless mix CDs with music that I like and hope he won't despise, and this afternoon, I think we reached a breakthrough. He was telling me about listening to Sounds Like Canada this morning when Jian Ghomeshi interviewed Amy Millan, who has sung for Stars and Broken Social Scene and now has her own solo album, Honey From The Tombs. And he really liked her, she whom I've been in love with since seeing Stars in concert almost two years ago!

Dad: Wait, are we reaching a new stage here?
HA: What, the stage where we like the same bands?
Dad: Yeah! I think we've reached a breakthrough, Hannie!
HA: I know! You've finally become cool!

Combining that with the fact that my father also finally connected the dots between the Jian Ghomeshi on Sounds Like Canada and the Jian Ghomeshi in Moxy Früvous, I think we've reached a whole new level. If you would like to congratulate my father on his newfound good taste in music, feel free to email me and I'll pass it along. :)