So my 17yo son and I are driving along when "Hotel California" by the Eagles (a popular rock and roll band from the late 70's for you young bucks out there {wink}) comes on. He reaches out and cranks the volume and we continue on in rapt silence enjoying Joe Walsh's and Don Felder's gutiar interplay and Don Henley's vocals as we speed on through the cool night air. When the song ends he stubs the volume and asks, "Hey dad what is that song about?". It turns out that he and a couple of his friends were debating what "they" thought it was about and he was of the opinion that it was about a famous strip club.
Now the point here isn't what the actual song is about as much as it is about what he thinks it is about and why. After all to the best of my knowledge he doesn't have any "real" SC experience to draw from so it should probably go with out saying that I'm curious as hell about what he thinks SCs are all about and it does afford me the opportunity to pass along some potentially useful knowledge...
So the question is, In my position (sequestered in car with son who actually wants to know what I think about something I actually know about) what would you say to him? Would you take advantage of the opportunity to talk to him about SCs in general and SS in particular or diatribe on the meaning of the song?
Thoughts???
I do not have any children so what I say should be taken w/ a grain of salt.
Personally, I think he is still too young to have a SC convo – he is not even old enough to get in one anyway. I think it’s best to delay that convo `till he is a bit older and more mature like 21 when he can get into SCs – but there are some clubs where one can get in when one is 18 – if that is the case in your area, I would hold off as long as you can to have the SC talk – i.e. when he is old enough to start going to them - IMO.