FATHER

[arty]

4 YEARS OLD:My daddy can do anything.
7 YEARS OLD: My daddy knows a lot ,a whole lot.
8 YEARS OLD: My father doesn't know quite everything.
12 YEARS OLD:Oh well,naturally Father doesn't know that either.
14 YEARS OLD:Father?Hopelessly old -fashioned.
21 YEARS OLD:Oh,that man is out- of date.What did you expect?
25 YEARS OLD:He knows a little bit about it,but not much.
30 YEARS OLD:Maybe we ought to find out what Dad thinks.
35 YEARS OLD:A little patience.lets get Dads assessment before we do anything.
50 YEARS OLD:I wonder what Dad would have thought about that.He was pretty smart.
60 YEARS OLD:My dad knew absolutely everything!
65 YEARS OLD:I'd give anything if Dad were here so I could talk this over with him.I really miss that man.

[mannequinman]

I lost MY Dad when I was 19...He was 46..."I" always thought HE was an AMAZING man and knew damn near EVERYTHING ! He was a book worm and read ALL the time ! He was MY hero and I've missed HIM every day since he was taken away from me by lung cancer.

"I" knew what I had...but sum of ya will not know till yer Dad is GONE...Love em if ya got em !!!

[bebo]

I lost my Dad a couple years ago ... It suck that you dont need them or miss them as much till there gone... we were like oil and water . He was a stubborn ass old fashion Mexican Man .... I can still remember the few times we had beers together...

Miss you Old Man

R.I.P "El Pollo"

[Fil]

I can relate w/ Mannequinman, I lost my dad @ 18 years old, I still remember all the advise he gave me and you know what he was a lot smarter than I gave him credit for. If you have 'm, love them as much as they deserve. My dad was also hard core Mexican Man so crack the whip often.... with good reasoning of course.

[mannequinman]

MY ass still hurts from when he KICKED it...way back when...But I NEVER repeated ANY of those things that he kicked my ass fer..."spare the rod...spoil the child"....I always gave my pops props fer bein a WISE man and a great role model...Can't wait to see ya again pops !! ( he would kick my ass again if he was here to listen to me call him pops ) Sorry dad...NOT !

[arty]

I'm very fortunate to still have my dad with us. He was the Traditional Old Mexican man. A womanizer, gone for days to be drinking with friends and if you looked at him the wrong way that was it! He's changed a lot in these last couple of years. I can Now tell him I love you dad and give him a bear hug and kiss him every time we say good bye. Pops is retiring on June 10 for 37 years, he worked at the same company, for 25 years he was on nights. He work in the steel mine for over 20 years in Mexico before we came to the States. He has told me story when was a kid that sounded like it was from a another world. I learned a lot from Pops, because of him I can work on cars, my home I have a lot thank him for. He once told me my word is all I have in this world if don't have it your NOTHING!!! I'm very proud of him and I love very much.

[mannequinman]

I'm SO jealous...Good fer YOU Arty !!

[Fil]

freakin awesome Arty, those pics are so way-kool.

[mannequinman]

SHIT ! Yer Dad looks YOUNG...how Fu**ing YOUNG are YOU

[FRK]

Great pictures Arty and your dad seem to be "THE MAN"!!

[arty]

Thank you guys im only 42 my dad was born in 1942.

[mannequinman]

YOU was surrounded by GIRLS ! I got 8 of my own. Have 5 brothers and 3 sisters...
Yer LUCKY to still have yer Dad ! I'm jealous !

[mannequinman]

The NUT doesn't fall far the tree, huh ?

[arty]

Will post pic of his retiring party soon

[vwenthusiastic]

DANG Arty thats awesome. Great Pics man!!!!!! Parish those memories forever!!!!