Its been two years since Julas father died.
In September, the 24-year-old decided to invite the public on her journey of familial discovery.
She said I could decide what to do with my dads records.
Since I was surrounded by them daily, I started a nightly listening routine.
Finally, a friend suggested I post about them online.
I just wanted to have an online record listening party, kind of like a book club.
I thought I might get about 10 followers who would be interested.
His collection is varied and eclectic in a way I wasnt expecting.
Some of the obscure music brought up a lot more questions about him.
And when my viewers comment, it sometimes offers clarity.
Ill think, Maybe thats how he felt as well.
Or theyll say, This record was probably in the bargain bin and he probably just liked the cover.
Having people talk to me about the records is like having my father listening to them with me.
Through that, Im starting to understand different time periods of his life.
When he was alive, I never really asked him.
A common thread is that his love for records started in early childhood.
They thought he was wasting his money.
Thats probably my favorite story.
Most of my big memories of my dad involved him playing songs for me.
When I was 6 years old, he would explain lyrics to me.
Ive been raised with that.
I listened to a lot of the Monkees and the Archies growing up.
And he really liked the Who, the Beatles and Frank Zappa.
Also, Burton Cummings; I went to a bunch of his concerts with my father.
We listened to theJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatmusical all the time.
I dont think that I could listen to it now.
I got burned out on it.
