Song: On the open road
From: goofy movie
Start song at (1)
"Okay, you thought that was good?" Max commented.
Jack smiled as he regained control of his laughter. "Sorry, used to do similar stop with my folks. Spontaneous parties are always fun, although I will admit they have their... Consequences. Then again family parties are always better."
"Does your family have a lot of parties?" Max asked.
"Parties were few and far between in my time. But that's what made them all the more special!"
"He said family parties were better than the spontaneous ones, did you have a lot out of town relatives come? Or did you ever travel to visit family?"
"My folks came to settle in the colonies, so all our extended family were an ocean away." That's when Jack noticed that everyone seem to be hanging on his every word. Not that he didn't like the attention, he had stories he wanted to share to, but he wanted to hear more about his family first. So he turned the question around. "Did you ever go on road trips?"
"Oh, oh, tell him about your summer trip Max!" Jamie enthused.
"I don't know…." Max looked a little unsure.
"Please!"
"Okay!"
"Yay!" Not just Jamie but almost all of the kids shouted in excitement.
Max took center stage and took on a look of pondering. "Two summers ago my dad and I went on a long distance road trip. I really didn't want to go at first, I wanted to stay and hang with my friends, but he insisted. So with a huge load strapped to the roof of our car we headed out." Max started whistling a tune that soon after a man, who looked a lot like him, took up. (1)
With his dad's accompaniment Max describes that first day of the travel. The close shaves with each merge, the construction zone they hit, and the many, many angry glares they received. "Once we hit more open highway we began meeting people, while we kept driving if you can believe it. There were the country singers, the truckers, the couples, the hitchhikers, and even a cat lady who drove a hot rod.
There was a small car full of nuns, a large limo with one lady, newlyweds who parachuted into a topless car, circus folks with two giraffes, firemen traveling cross-country, a party van delivering balloons, a florist transporting summer blooms, cops heading for a convention, and once we even met some stunned pilots.
For a good majority of the first few days I was a gloomy Gus, then I finally warmed up and opened up to the adventure and the chance to connect with my dad."
The father wrapped an arm around Max's shoulders then gave him a new, messing up his hair in the process.
"Ah, dad!" Max hugged his father tightly receiving the same in return.