The year is 2003:

My son, Keil (born 9-5-95), and I now share nearly every Thursday night together alone as Father and Son to discover what it means to be a modern-day knight (this is a method I’m creating to teach Keil how to be a Godly man).  One of the rituals that has become our favorite is going to Denny’s to buy and share a Chocolate Malt. Well out of that experience I got this music idea that I’ve named: Denny’s Chocolate Malt.

While you listen to the song, here are some of the thoughts that Keil and I shared.  Interestingly, Keil memorized much of this:

Knights are renown for chivalry.  But chivalry exacts a heavy toll upon its followers; it demands submission, obedience, and courage.  Knighthood is one of the major achievements of the human spirit.

Raising a modern day knight considers vision, direction and solid answers to questions such as:

• What is a man?
• What are a man’s responsibilities?
• What does a man believe?
• How does a man behave?
• What should a man try to achieve?

Raising a modern day knight is an attempt in social and spiritual competence in three phases:

• A vision for manhood
• A code of conduct
• A transcendent cause

Raising a modern day knight is based on a clear, distinct vision of manhood.  By training boys from an early age, imparting a code of conduct, and marking their progress with ceremony and celebration, adolescents become men.

A modern day knight believes a real man is one who:

• Rejects passivity
• Accepts responsibility
• Leads courageously
• Expects the greater reward…  God’s reward.

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P.S.

I welcome some musicians who like this and smooth jazz in general to consider helping me make a new recording of this song.