"Have you seen the light?"

My youngest son has had this obsessional admiration for cars since he was about 1 yr old. Anything on 4 wheels was, and still is, holy. Two would do as well, as long as it had a motor attached to it. But his all time favorites are the ones with flashing lights and noisy sirens: police cars, fire engines, ambulances, etc. It's not really surprising that, now 7 yrs old, his most beloved film is The Blues Brothers.

I mean, if you were him, what more could you wish for? It's full of cars (and macho men, highly appreciated by him as well). Scene after scene there are police cars chasing Jake & Elwood, and the best are the ones of course where the lot of them crash into each other.

BB has always been a great movie, one you could watch often without getting bored. But it's even better when sprog nr. 2 is sitting there watching it next to you. All the famous lines, he knows by heart. It's extremely funny when, after seeing one of the police cars end up upside down, he says: "They broke my watch!". Or, when two cops make this enormous free fall in their car, they look at each other in disbelief and this adorable child of mine jumps up and says: "I've always loved you..." Perfectly timed as well. Hilarious.

Before he goes to sleep, he lately has created this habit of watching a bit of BB in bed. So there we are, lying next to each other, having a real good BB-time. The only things that are missing are black hats and sunglasses.

I don't mind this habit. It could be worse, you know. I'd rather have to watch this, then Pokémon or Action Man. But when it comes to choosing a favorite scene, I'd go for the one in the Triple Rock Baptist Church. It's with loads of people singing and dancing to this great performance of James Brown. But the best is when Jake's going loose and my son screams:

"Have you seen the light?!"

(And all I have to do is look at him and get blinded by it).

J

Jake: The band... The band!
Reverend: Do you see the Light?
Jake: The band!
Reverend: Do you see the Light?
Elwood: What light?
Reverend: Have you seen the Light?
Jake: Yes, yes!