I enjoyed the Smothers Brothers show during my younger days because it was one of the most influential and controversial American Television shows of the Vietnam Era. The material presented on the show was critical of the mainstream and sympathetic to the emerging counter culture. The show had three specific targets of satire—racism, the President of the United States, and the Vietnam War. This content would eventually lead to the show cancellation. It has been years since I had heard anything about the Smothers Brothers. I can still remember Tommy Smother’s signature line “Mom always liked you best!” Debra has won this one, we won’t be spending money on airline tickets to see the Smothers Brothers show in Washington, D.C. instead she is negotiating to go and see “RUN DMC”. I just simply told her that we would have to see as I glanced back down at the Smothers Brothers advertisement.

 In the words of my dad, “You must honor the chair whether it is sitting, walking or lying down.”