Dads' Creations

His story is almost too perfect to be true. It is the daddy (non-religous) version of the Trinity as Gary Moore writes (holy ghosts) a book about his father that when produced as a movie his son will star in.

"Playing with the Enemy" is Gary's father Gene's story as a ball player. The non-Cinderella saga is of his major league hopes and his time teaching baseball to secretly imprisoned German POWs — the Allies broke codes with the capture of them and their sub — so he could keep up his baseball chops until war's end. Oldest son Toby is set to star as his grandfather, no word yet on what roles his siblings Tara Beth and Travis will take in the project.

Also building something for his child of what others have left behind is Brigton pop Matthew Taylor, who (re)creates toys for 2-year-old daughter Elizabeth out of other's garbage. (Yes, this does border ever precariously on the cliche of the cheap daddy. ) Still, at least for now Elizabeth will do a bit of bragging to friends that, "Daddy made this for me."

Which is the exact opposite of Chris Stills' message. Not that it matters. An article in which the pop singer goes to great pains to separate himself and his career from his father, harmonic dazzler Stephen Stills, is entitled "Daddy's Little Rocker."

** Dad's are builders. Even when what they build is not always appreciated. **