Interviewing My Dad!

I asked my dad if he was ready for our interview as he sat in the comfiest chair in our living room.  He said, “Uhh, yea sure,” and we were on our way!  I asked if he wanted to go somewhere quiet and he said my room was fine.  He lay down on my sister’s bed and wrapped himself up in a blanket.  I lay down facing him on my own bed.  It was nearing seven o’clock, so my dad was starting to fade.  He usually falls asleep around eight and then wakes up with a second wind around nine.  I knew I had to get this interview out of him fast.  I told him that I would be asking a few questions and that we were aiming for about twenty minutes of recording.  He looked nervous, not because he would be answering questions, but because of the length of time he would have to fill by speaking.  He is not a super-talkative person (he says that’s my mom’s job) but, once I told him it was all about football, he calmed down and looked more comfortable (even more comfortable than being wrapped in a blanket).  I started with my first question. I sounded awkward.  At least, I thought I sounded awkward.  This was unusual for me to be interrogating my dad! But, my dad was really great with answering all of the questions and he talked for a really long time. He did over ninety-five percent of the work, which was really nice.  It gave me a chance to examine more closely what he was saying.  He hit on most of my focus points without me even mentioning them.  He talked about Fantasy Football, the community of my garage, and the business aspect of the NFL.  It was very successful.  It started to become a lot like a conversation near the end of the interview.  I enjoyed getting details on my dad’s life that I didn’t know about before.  I’m very glad and thankful that I was able to interview him. It was a lot easier for us to discuss things that were personal because, well, he’s my dad.  Most things that I have learned about football have come from him.  He has always been open to sharing knowledge with me, and he took this opportunity to help me further understand the life of a football fan.