My parents made me enjoy Boney M, Neil Diamond, ABBA and other cheesey tunes from the 70s. I have stayed away from that stuff now.

I like all music but prefer not to listen to Britney and Mariah too often.

I was chatting with a friend who was blasting opera, another friend blasting jazz, Eminem is on permanent repeat for me lately & Saturday night I went to a bar to listen to some rockabilly. Yesterday I enjoyed some music from Afghanistan at the local pizza place waiting for my veggie samosas.

I really like it all. George Jones was sung by me on the way to a friend's the other night.

I didn't drive my parents too nuts with my music, I don't think (but I believe that's why my father built a room in the basement for me). They thought I was going to be a musician so they encouraged me.

I introduced Dad to John Prine, Leonard Cohen & other folkies.

Oh wait! My mother's love of Andrew Lloyd Webber confounds me. I remember buying her one of his CDs for Christmas with gritted teeth.