Qotd [Reblogged from My Musical Influence]: "Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music?"
That would be my Papa, Dennis Jose Dario. Not only in taste, but also in listening habits. I remember watching him get ready for office in the morning, with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass blaring out "Tequilla" on his [semi] built-in speakers in the bedroom. He had a collection of 8-track cartridges in the bedroom. Then in his office-cum-den in the basement, he kept his collection of vinyls: Sergio Mendez and Brasil '88, Ray Conniff, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters... Finally, he had his cassettes in the car: Donna Summer, plus the kids' choices. Sundays were spent browsing music stores to buy "one" (more like four) more for his library.
Guess what? I married someone just like my dad... Music is here to stay.
Love you, Pop!!!
