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Topic: Smothers Bros. obscure steel reference!... |
Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 1 Mar 2006 6:06 am |
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I was listening to Dick Smothers interview on Bob Edwards' XM show this am on the way to work.
They played a mid '60's clip of a parody they did of the Kingston Trio's big folk hit "Tom Dooley" , with Tom Smothers pronouncing it "Tom Doodley" and singing it in off-the-beat timing worthy of Willie Nelson..
Right at the end, after singing "Hang down your head Tom Doodley" about 12 times, Tommy Smothers sings the last line as "Hang down your head TOM BRUMLEY"!!!!
I about drove off the road ....
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 1 Mar 2006 5:38 pm
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| Don't let anybody fool you, those two guys have been paying attention for a long time and they can really play if and when they want to. |
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Rick McDuffie
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Benson, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2006 2:20 pm
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| I used to love the Smothers Brothers. They really were very good folkies... but you rarely heard it, due to the comedy. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 2 Mar 2006 2:32 pm
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"Well....OH YEAH?????" ..... Tommy Smothers
Yep, I still love the Smothers Bros, and they could play too. |
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Dave Boothroyd
From:
Staffordshire Moorlands
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Posted 2 Mar 2006 11:34 pm
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I will still sometimes quote their version of Streets of Laredo,
"If you get an outfit, You'll be a cowboy too"
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Rick McDuffie
From:
Benson, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2006 5:22 am
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Mom always liked you best  |
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 3 Mar 2006 5:57 pm
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Always loved Tommy's Guild. Maybe a D-47 or D-50 Guild [older Guild designations]. Sunburst.
And under the bright stage lighting, you could tell ole' Tom didn't fuss much with
Martin & Co. Guitar Polish or Lemon Pledge.
Where'd all those great shows [and people]
go? Sure do miss it. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 3 Mar 2006 6:01 pm
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| Pat Paulson for President! [This message was edited by Larry Robbins on 03 March 2006 at 06:02 PM.] |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2006 8:17 pm
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They're local here in Sonoma County. They own a Volvo dealership and a winery.
Pat Paulson died a few years back. He also owned a winery nearby. I still have an old bottle of "Pat Paulson Refrigerator White" around here somewhere. Probably vinegar by now.
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 4 Mar 2006 3:17 pm
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Played a show at Smothers Theatre on Pepperdine U in Malibu last year and wondered if the Brothers had anything to do with the naming of it -
There's a swell documentary out on DVD on The Smothers Brothers Show called "Smothered".
~Russ |
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