"The Smothers Brothers were both born on Governors Island in New York Harbor, where their father, Thomas B. Smothers Jr., a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, was stationed. Tom was born on February 2, 1937, and Dick was born on November 20, 1938. Major Smothers served in the 45th Infantry Regiment and died during World War II, while being transported from a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Fukuoka, Japan, to a POW camp in Mukden, Manchukuo. They were raised by their mother in the Los Angeles area."
The brothers were about 5-8 years old when their dad died in WWII.
And yes, Tommy was right - their mom did like his brother Dickie best.
Young folks today have never lived through war, been bombed, been without. Born in the early 60's, I haven't either-- but I worked to LEARN from my mother, who did.
My memory is that the tipping point for the Smothers Brothers was Pete Seeger's performance of "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy". I believe that their dismissal was swift. In some ways it was more painful to witness. What we are seeing now is a vast expansion of governmental abuse and corruption -- manifested in myriad ways.
William Paley was willing to fire his most famous journalist (ever*), Edward R. Murrow, after the famous McCarthy broadcast in 1954......
A significant majority of Americans approved Murrow's broadcast that put the final nail in the political coffin of US Senator Joseph McCarthy........None of that mattered......Paley spent his career of CBS on bended knee to "power".....Murrow's firing was not the first famous journalist to be canned for expressing "radical" interpretation of the "news"......
William Shirer, the author of bestseller, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, was also a significant journalist within the CBS universe......Murrow participated in his firing to save his own ass.....Their relationship
Whether it be corporate America, or Washington, DC, Paley did not give a shit about integrity or truthfulness.....Paley only cared about one thing in his life -- William Paley......
How many TV shows were cancelled due to their unacceptable criticism of government policy -- particularly US foreign policy..?....Smothers Brothers, Lou Grant, Stephen Colbert, etc.....
This is just the beginning.....
America......We are entering a very dark period in our history.....Brace yourselves.....
I'm of an age to remember the Smothers Brothers. Was a big anti-war protestor back in the day. Smothers Brothers were goofy - but it turns out righteous.
Maybe if there had been an internet back then, the Smothers Brothers might have not lost their show. I'm signing all kinds of petitions to CBS to withdraw their cancellation of Stephen Colbert, but who knows if it'll do any good! smh
Yes! There are many examples of CBS caving to the powers that be--Ed Murrow and Dan Rather come to mind.
CNN sanitized the bombings in Iraq that killed or injured so many troops after the U.S. invasion. An e-mail to producers warned not to show any blood in videos of the aftermath--
As if the only damage was a burning vehicle and a crater.
Thanks to you and others who take to Substack and other social media to reveal the truth.
I remember The Smothers Brothers , and when I read about the cancellation of The Late Show I immediately thought about the similarity. At the time I always looked forward to Sunday night and The Smothers Brothers Show. Now I find The Late Show a joy and an encouragement in extremely trying times. I believe I am not the only one who feels this way!
Shocked CBS would have cancelled their most popular & best comedian working today. I hope Stephen Colbert moves to another, less THIN-SKINNED corporate owner. OR better yet I'd love to Colbert move to NPR, Public Broadcasting Station, to help a publicly owned more edgy network.
Thanks
Yeah, here's the answer:
Bring back LP's, 45s, CD/DVDBR discs that we can buy. No AI, no auto-tuning.
This from Wikipedia -
"The Smothers Brothers were both born on Governors Island in New York Harbor, where their father, Thomas B. Smothers Jr., a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, was stationed. Tom was born on February 2, 1937, and Dick was born on November 20, 1938. Major Smothers served in the 45th Infantry Regiment and died during World War II, while being transported from a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Fukuoka, Japan, to a POW camp in Mukden, Manchukuo. They were raised by their mother in the Los Angeles area."
The brothers were about 5-8 years old when their dad died in WWII.
And yes, Tommy was right - their mom did like his brother Dickie best.
Young folks today have never lived through war, been bombed, been without. Born in the early 60's, I haven't either-- but I worked to LEARN from my mother, who did.
I remember when Nixon was going through a hard time. Colbert should be reinstated by Trump!
My memory is that the tipping point for the Smothers Brothers was Pete Seeger's performance of "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy". I believe that their dismissal was swift. In some ways it was more painful to witness. What we are seeing now is a vast expansion of governmental abuse and corruption -- manifested in myriad ways.
William Paley was willing to fire his most famous journalist (ever*), Edward R. Murrow, after the famous McCarthy broadcast in 1954......
A significant majority of Americans approved Murrow's broadcast that put the final nail in the political coffin of US Senator Joseph McCarthy........None of that mattered......Paley spent his career of CBS on bended knee to "power".....Murrow's firing was not the first famous journalist to be canned for expressing "radical" interpretation of the "news"......
William Shirer, the author of bestseller, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, was also a significant journalist within the CBS universe......Murrow participated in his firing to save his own ass.....Their relationship
Whether it be corporate America, or Washington, DC, Paley did not give a shit about integrity or truthfulness.....Paley only cared about one thing in his life -- William Paley......
How many TV shows were cancelled due to their unacceptable criticism of government policy -- particularly US foreign policy..?....Smothers Brothers, Lou Grant, Stephen Colbert, etc.....
This is just the beginning.....
America......We are entering a very dark period in our history.....Brace yourselves.....
And the extortion is in plain sight. More terrifying.
I'm of an age to remember the Smothers Brothers. Was a big anti-war protestor back in the day. Smothers Brothers were goofy - but it turns out righteous.
Maybe if there had been an internet back then, the Smothers Brothers might have not lost their show. I'm signing all kinds of petitions to CBS to withdraw their cancellation of Stephen Colbert, but who knows if it'll do any good! smh
I thought I was the only one who had remembered Tommy & Dickie losing their show.
Nope. There are a lot of us! 😂
Oh!! I remember when the Smother Brothers took a stand!! It was a big deal when they took them off the air!!! They were heroes 🦸🏻♂️
I remember that. Arghhh! I loved George Carlin too.
Extortion in all of it's lying in while in slim and stink!!
Yes! There are many examples of CBS caving to the powers that be--Ed Murrow and Dan Rather come to mind.
CNN sanitized the bombings in Iraq that killed or injured so many troops after the U.S. invasion. An e-mail to producers warned not to show any blood in videos of the aftermath--
As if the only damage was a burning vehicle and a crater.
Thanks to you and others who take to Substack and other social media to reveal the truth.
I remember The Smothers Brothers , and when I read about the cancellation of The Late Show I immediately thought about the similarity. At the time I always looked forward to Sunday night and The Smothers Brothers Show. Now I find The Late Show a joy and an encouragement in extremely trying times. I believe I am not the only one who feels this way!
Me Too!
Shocked CBS would have cancelled their most popular & best comedian working today. I hope Stephen Colbert moves to another, less THIN-SKINNED corporate owner. OR better yet I'd love to Colbert move to NPR, Public Broadcasting Station, to help a publicly owned more edgy network.
Ah, the Smothers Brothers! When Pete Seeger sang Waist Deep in the Big Muddy on the show, man, the network went nuts. https://youtu.be/uXnJVkEX8O4?si=C46Gywe5MTE0JTyU
Yup. I remember the Smothers Brothers Show. It was delightfully mocking of "the establishment", as used to be said. Ah, those were the days.