Braving Boys

Danny is such a good singer, and I really don’t think I’m saying that just because I’m his mom. He’s got that raspy, throaty sound, and when he belts out his favorite tunes, I just marvel at what he can deliver. He’s not convinced he’s all that good, and so he sneaks at singing, turns his vocals into baby babble when he knows we’re watching, and he flat out refuses to let us record him. “Hot Dog” was the last time we got a video camera near him.

Danny thinks football is in his future, because, well, he’s winding up his first season of flag, and that’s how he knows he probably has a shot at playing center as a pro. But me, well, I think he’s more likely to be a performer of some sort. And just as soon as I capture some more audio of my singing boy, I’ll be sure to share.

For now, though, just imagine a 6-year-old boy watching this video (his No. 1 pick at the moment), and cranking out the lyrics like a superstar.

If things don’t work out with the whole shoe store manager thing, 6-year-old Danny could always be a rock star. Here, one of the tracks he’s been working on — “Hot Dog.” He filmed this music video in his studio (bedroom), with just a video camera and a guitar. One song came before this one (“Hot Lava Gun”) and a few came after (“Room Number,” “Time of My Life,” Get the Autograph”), but this is our all-time fave.