Smothers Brother

[TheSpyder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfl2o44zb0

Boy they were good. For those that never heard of them, quite an act!

Spyder

[GenuineRisk]

Sweet Jesus; your thread title made me think one of them had died. Don't do that!

My dad had their "Live at the Purple Onion" album on LP. My brother and I played it and played it and played it. I have their Best Of on DVD. Great commentary from them on the episodes and on the parts that were censored.

I know they retired a couple of years ago because Tommy Smothers was having memory issues, and one of my great regrets is never seeing them live.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Sweet Jesus; your thread title made me think one of them had died. Don't do that!

My dad had their "Live at the Purple Onion" album on LP. My brother and I played it and played it and played it. I have their Best Of on DVD. Great commentary from them on the episodes and on the parts that were censored.

I know they retired a couple of years ago because Tommy Smothers was having memory issues, and one of my great regrets is never seeing them live.

Is that the Purple Onion club in SANFRAN?...if so been there way back when in the AF...saw George Shearing one nite...loved it...

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Is that the Purple Onion club in SANFRAN?...if so been there way back when in the AF...saw George Shearing one nite...loved it...

I assume so? I was a seven-year-old kid in PA playing my dad's old LPs. I had no idea what a nightclub even was.

It's an interesting album in that several of the songs are folk songs just performed straight. But it's still a great album. Their intro to "They Call the Wind Maria" is a hoot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85H9dv0j5Zk

[cal828]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I assume so? I was a seven-year-old kid in PA playing my dad's old LPs. I had no idea what a nightclub even was.

It's an interesting album in that several of the songs are folk songs just performed straight. But it's still a great album. Their intro to "They Call the Wind Maria" is a hoot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85H9dv0j5Zk

I can remember one of their albums with a song on it called Marching to Pretoria and they had a skit about the "applechain" mountains. Was that the same one?

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by cal828

I can remember one of their albums with a song on it called Marching to Pretoria and they had a skit about the "applechain" mountains. Was that the same one?

That's the one! The Applechain mountains was on the intro to "Dance Boatmen Dance." (as you can tell, I listened to that album A LOT) I was too young then to get the joke about the boatmen going to town every Saturday night to pick up their oars.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I assume so? I was a seven-year-old kid in PA playing my dad's old LPs. I had no idea what a nightclub even was.

It's an interesting album in that several of the songs are folk songs just performed straight. But it's still a great album. Their intro to "They Call the Wind Maria" is a hoot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85H9dv0j5Zk

Pardon me for being nosy but that's just me, but i'm originally from Western PA...what part are you from?
Signed,
The Question Man

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Pardon me for being nosy but that's just me, but i'm originally from Western PA...what part are you from?
Signed,
The Question Man

I grew up outside Harrisburg (my parents now live very close to Penn National), but most of my family is from Williamsport. My uncle is from Western PA- he grew up in Butler.

Where in Western PA did you grow up?

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfl2o44zb0

Boy they were good. For those that never heard of them, quite an act!

Spyder

you now have reminded me of the Jack Paar Show.

[rpncaine]

Saw a TimeLife infomercial for the Carol Burnett Show on DVD the other night. God I loved that show! Almost got me to call the Toll free number and order it. Good thing my phone was on the other side of the room and I was too lazy to get it.

Still it was an amazing show and to think they did that for 11 years every Saturday night.

[OldDog]

Between this and the Shitty Christmas Gifts piece, I have had a wonderful start to my day.

Thanks!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Saw a TimeLife infomercial for the Carol Burnett Show on DVD the other night. God I loved that show! Almost got me to call the Toll free number and order it. Good thing my phone was on the other side of the room and I was too lazy to get it.

Still it was an amazing show and to think they did that for 11 years every Saturday night.

one of the funniest shows ever. loved it. the gone with the wind skit was one of the funniest things i have ever seen.

[TheSpyder]

Agreed. Comedy Genious.

Originally Posted by Danzig

one of the funniest shows ever. loved it. the gone with the wind skit was one of the funniest things i have ever seen.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

lawrence welk really kicks ass..