Just Waiting On Che

Sitting in the floor rubbing Sarah's swollen feet, we're flipping channels searching for something to watch.

Laurel, the twelve year old stares at her phone on the sofa oblivious to the fact there is a television in the room.

Maddie, the clueless 15 year old who knows everything, has locked herself in her room as most 15 year olds who can't figure out a way out of home to be with their friends do.

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show!" I exclaim. "We gotta watch!"

Sarah and Laurel groan.

A lover of Broadway, ever since "Hamilton" anyway, I scold Laurel ... "Listen! Broadway's always ahead of the curve on social change ... West Side Story started acceptance of people of different races falling in love ... and "Rocky Horror" brought the LBGT Community out of the closet."

She shrugs her shoulders mumbling, "Hamilton's better."

My phone buzzes and it's Chelsea, our daughter living in Atlanta, "You watching?"

"Yes we are" I text.

When Chelsea was young she had a group of friends spend the night and after cooking them supper, I told them we have a show to watch together and ... as they gleefully gathered on the floor, I hit the VCR and we watched the original ... Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The next day every single parent of every single kid called to ask, "What the Hell do you think you're doing?"

"We changed their lives for better," Chelsea text decades later.

It left me contemplating Che, our soon to be born daughter, and music in her life.

Music's big in my life.

I'm never far from it, think in song lyrics updating my Facebook status with them every single day and now have the joy of making it with good friends every week.

All of our kids live with music enriching their lives.

Jeremy is by far the most eclectic ... Kristen's hard core romantic ... Chelsea's drifts towards sweetness ... Maddie prefers whatever's most popular with her friends ... Laurel believes "Hamilton" is only music ever created and Cassidy actually has the ear to be a musician should she choose.

Which leaves me with Che.

Sarah tells me Clare Hope Elliott can already hear music and if her movement in the belly last night means anything ... Che's a huge fan of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" ... which brings me great joy.

Sarah has an angelic voice and plays classical piano.

I'm a wanna-be rock-n-roller.

Hmmm ... I think the Cowsills are one of the most underrated bands of all time.

Hmmm ... gonna play Che some songs by the Cowsills as soon as she gets here.

Move over Partridge Family ... we may be starting a band!

Just waiting on Che.