Placido Crush

Setting the scene: Husband has been up for forty hours and is at the Social Security office submitting Junior's full name since he was unnamed for two weeks after leaving the hospital. He is VERY tired and phones me because he forgot how to spell Junior's middle name which also happens to be his father's name.

H: How do you spell his middle name again?

P: Honey, are you on crack?

H: I just get it confused - spell it one more time. (Pink complies.)

Pink: Hey Honey! (Zeroing in on how fatigued husband is) - Remember how I've always wanted to give our kids a secret middle name that they only discover when they go to get married, like this really cool secret identity?

Husband: Uh huh.

P: Remember how I wanted Juniorette's secret middle name to be "Firefly" and how you said it was dumb and NO WAY IN HELL?

H: Uh huh.

P: Well, I think Junior should have a secret middle name.

H: Very weary: "What do you want, how do I spell it?"

P: WHAT, REALLY?!?! Ok, do you have a pen? P.L.A.C.I.D.O.

H: Ok, see you at home.

?????!!!!!!!! That's it? I couldn't believe he just did it without an argument! Now our son's third middle name (yep, he already had two) is Placido after Placido Domingo whom I've had a crush on for donkey's years. His voice makes me weak in the knees and I actually had a poster of him on my wall in med school. I waited for hours at Covent Garden to score a ticket to "La Forza del Destino" just to be under the same roof.

My father thought it was the lamest thing ever to do to a kid but I am beyond thrilled - but shhhhhhh...don't tell Junior about his secret middle name. I'm almost embarassed to put this here but I've loved this recording for, like, twenty-five years now. I love the dorky conductor guy and how Placido puts his arm around John Denver (but don't watch unless you want to be mortified.)

Comments

[nyjlm]

oh my gosh! my parents had that album, and our family listened to it ALL. THE. TIME. I think I still know the words!

[lyn]

Me too !
I LOVE Placido, and that video is one of my absolute favourites on youtube, it always makes me want to cry when he puts his arm around John Denver. I think it's the fact that John looks really uncomfortable about it, but you know he wants to hug back really.
Sniff..

[Sarah]

I wish I had a secret middle name. And I wish it was Firefly.

[rebecca]

that is so great. :) makes me want to slip down to the ssa office and add some stuff...

[stefan]

I met Placido last year with his wife at the Kennedy Center here in DC while on a backstage tour after a performance. He was the sweetest man and he and his wife were totally chic and sophisticated - very nerve wracking!!

[kiminottawa]

I'm not sure whether to be baffled by your love for that man or by this whole secret middle name thing.

[Marianna]

Ditto lyn's comment. What a beautiful performance by both of them -- I got teary-eyed. (Made me sad, too, missing John Denver's crystal clear voice, and lyrics).

[Di Overton]

I am confused, which one of you was on crack. Your are pricless. As we say in Geordie Land - poor bairn.

[stitch.rip.repeat]

holy crap. that's awesome! it will be so great when your grandkid's grandkids hear stories about you! you'll be a real legend!

[katiedid]

I think you should put the Joey and David video to this music...hmmmm...might be worth a try...HA!

[katiedid]

p.s. I am adding you to my blogging friends. I love reading your posts!

[Cath S]

Firefly?? Perhaps not LOL
But Placido - yep, in an embarassing 21st birthday sort of way ;-) Love the video clip.

[kstyle]

Lol as usual,k

[RAchelle]

That is BEYOND AWESOME! You are so lucky! I tried to get my DH to name his daughter Tilldy Ampersand, so she could spell it ~@ but no luck. Would you consider polygamy?