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	Tom Smothers
		Tom Smothers (born February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician from New York, New York.
		Smothers is best known for being half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with his real life brother, Dick Smothers.
		Smothers is also the owner of Remick Ridge Vineyards in Kenwood[?], California.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tom_Smothers.html (84 words)

	Tom Smothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas Bolin "Tom" Smothers, III (born February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician from New York, New York.
		Smothers is widely quoted as saying: "The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen." He and others have implied that the brothers' oppositional politics lead to their show's demise.
		Smothers is also the owner of Remick Ridge Vineyards in Sonoma County, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Smothers (270 words)

	Floridian: The Zen of Tommy Smothers
		The Smothers brothers later sued CBS (and won), and they tried several variety shows on other networks, but the cause and the magic were gone.
		Tom Smothers, the wide-eyed, smirking, mischievous half of the Smothers Brothers, the one who railed against the establishment, is 63 now.
		Tom is the oldest, Dick is two years younger, and Sherry, who works at the Sarasota Kennel Club, is two years younger than Dick.
	www.sptimes.com /News/110500/Floridian/The_Zen_of_Tommy_Smot.shtml (1219 words)

	Laughs just keep coming with Smothers Brothers at Hilton
		With over 42 years in show business, the Smothers Brothers are saluted as comic geniuses and time-honored legends whose career has surpassed all other comedy teams in history.
		Tom and Dick made us laugh while challenging us to think about what was happening in the world.
		The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is now studied in universities across the country as an important factor in the revolutionary changes of the U.S. during the ‘60s.
	www.smothersbrothers.com /press_room/upclose.html (1178 words)

	The Smothers Brothers History \| sjpc_04_package.xml
		Tom and Dick, born, respectively, in 1937 and 1938, were sons of West Pointer Thomas Bowen Smothers, who died in a POW camp during the Second World War.
		Tom Smothers attempted to launch a free speech campaign in Washington, D.C., to force the network to relent, but to no avail.
		Tom also introduced his alter ego, the Zen-like, silent "master of Yo," the "Yo-Yo Man." The revived Comedy Hour was moderately successful but did not result in a second season.
	www.bookrags.com /history/the-smothers-brothers-sjpc-04 (1508 words)

	Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician/Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers discusses his life in comedy with Jerry Jazz Musician
		The contributions Tom and Dick have made to the entertainment world throughout their careers are so highly respected that the Museum of Broadcasting in New York produced a retrospective and seminar on their work, an honor not lightly accorded.
		The "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" is now studied in universities across the country as an important factor in the revolutionary changes undergone in the U. during the 1960's.
		In our exclusive interview with Tom Smothers, he discusses the evolution of their act, their early days in San Francisco, and the challenges the brothers faced as the entertainment industry's free speech "poster boys" during the turbulent 1960's.
	www.jerryjazzmusician.com /linernotes/tom_smothers.html (4120 words)

	Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The
		The Smothers began their association with CBS in a failed situation comedy called The Smothers Brothers Show which ran for one season in 1965-66.
		The Smothers wanted to provide a space on prime time television for the perspectives of a disaffected and rebellious youth movement deeply at odds with the dominant social order.
		Tom Smothers attempted to organize backing for a free speech fight against the network among Congressional and Federal Communications Commission members in Washington D.C. While they were unsuccessful in forcing CBS to reinstate the show, the Smothers did eventually win a suit against the network for breach of contract.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/smothersbrot/smothersbrot.htm (1415 words)

	Tom Smothers Photos - Tom Smothers News - Tom Smothers Information
		Though he played the goof on stage, most people are surprised to find out that Tom was actually the brains behind The Smothers Brothers' comedy routine, writing most of the material and coming up with most of the skit ideas.
		Tom Smothers: People say, "You were ahead of your time." Well, if we were ahead of our time, no one would have paid attention to us.
		Tom Smothers: When I listen to today's free speech/First Amendment being thrown around like an old rag and waved as a banner to allow anything to be said without any content, it's being abused absolutely, in my mind.
	www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-121199 (359 words)

	Tom Smothers - Random Thoughts - SJ Indy
		No doubt, that enjoyment of audiences is due to the timeless nature of the Smothers Brothers routine where the humor is as fresh – and pointed – today as it was when the pair began performing in The Purple Onion in San Francisco in 1959.
		Tom admits that the brothers have had their share of difficult times over the years, but also notes that their differing attitudes and demeanors help in the creative process of developing material.
		The give-and-take between the two brothers is a vital component of the Smothers Brothers routine.
	www.miserybay.com /sjindy/random/smothers1.shtml (800 words)

	firstamendmentcenter.org: About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Smothers: It was supposedly in 1942, a training — but it was actually a parallel to the Vietnam War.
		And they said, "Tom, we told you, you can't have any violence on the television." (Laughs) And so they took it off and put in a paid commercial for Richard Nixon's run for the White House.
		Smothers: Oh, man. People out there that watch this show are very bright, and I keep thinking there's going to be a presidential candidate or some party thing that's going to step in there.
	www.firstamendmentcenter.org /about.aspx?id=12267 (3500 words)

	Biography for Tom Smothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom and his brother, Dick, were born on Governor's Island in New York Harbor.
		Tom's father died during WWII while being held as a POW in Japan.
		On one of their "Smothers Brothers" television shows, Tom Smothers unintentionally sparked a firestorm of controversy when he innocently said as a joke, "Easter is when Jesus comes out of his tomb, and if he sees his shadow he goes back in and we get six more weeks of winter."
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0810691/bio (350 words)

	freedomforum.org: Political satire dying out, Tom Smothers says
		NEW YORK —; Political satire is a dying art form, Tom Smothers said yesterday during a taping of "Speaking Freely" at the First Amendment Center.
		In one incident, singer Joan Baez was to perform a song on the Smothers show and planned to dedicate her song to her husband, "who resisted the draft and was going to prison." However, the Program Practices and Standards Committee told Baez to delete reference to the draft.
		Still, Smothers said, "something is out of sync" when the country denies any connection between what children are exposed to in the media and their behavior.
	www.freedomforum.org /templates/document.asp?documentID=14027 (550 words)

	The Smothers Brothers Shows in the Seventies
		The Smothers Brothers were guests when the Television Academy saluted 25 years of television in 1972.
		The Smothers won their lawsuit against CBS, but they were rarely seen on television after that point - in fact the duo was broken up for a time.
		With little to lose, NBC let Tommy Smothers take over as producer of the last four shows left in their thirteen week contract and these programs were excellent, maybe the finest variety hours produced during the Seventies.
	www.tvparty.com /smothers2.html (1014 words)

	Comic duo's controversial past told in 'Smothered' / Brothers battled CBS over free speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		"Smothered" spends two hours covering the three-season span of the controversial show, which started as the Smothers playing David to '60s ratings Goliath "Bonanza" and ended with the brothers being fired.
		Muldaur said she was "absolutely shocked" at the amount of information about the show, most of which the Smothers kept in one place in the San Fernando Valley.
		Although Tom said both brothers were depressed and "lost (their) sense of humor" after the cancellation, they now acknowledge that the show wouldn't have made it far into the 1970s.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/12/02/DD112416.DTL (766 words)

	The Smothers Brothers @ Lancaster
		Tom and Dick Smothers personify the perfect pairing of a slapstick clown and straight man in their two man team.
		Tom strutted around the stage, demonstrating his skill and technique with a yellow yo-yo.
		Family photos of the Smothers family showed the two brothers and their little sister during younger years.
	www.rockontour.net /smobros.html (726 words)

	Amazon.com: The Smothers Brothers Show: DVD: Frederick De Cordova,Tom Smothers,Dick Smothers,Harriet E. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This wouldn't be too unusual, but Tom had died two years earlier in a boating accident and is now an apprentice angel always trying to help others, but frequently only makes things worse, which forces the young angel to call upon his earthly brother to sets things aright.
		Tom Smothers as Himself, Dick Smothers as Himself, Ann Elder as Janet, Harriet E. MacGibbon as Mrs.
		Costello, Roland Winters as Leonard J. Costello, Tom Smothers as Himself, Dick Smothers as Himself, Ann Elder as Janet, Harriet E. MacGibbon as Mrs.
	www.amazon.com /Smothers-Brothers-Show-Frederick-Cordova/dp/B00005JM7V (917 words)

	The Smothers Brothers Show
		As you may know the Smothers Brothers inherited Judy Garland's old stage (43) and the ramp the Smothers used that extended out over the audience was originally built for Judy since it was reminiscent of a theatrical stage, unlike most television stages which are audience level.
		The Smothers were just the latest in a long line of well-known performers since 1961 that went up against 'Bonanza', all quickly going down in flames.
		A short-lived CBS sitcom called The Smothers Brothers Show (where Tommy played an angel and Dick his playboy brother) hardly made a dent with audiences or critics in 1965.
	www.tvparty.com /smothers.html (1199 words)

	Return The Smothers Brothers To Television Petition
		We express our wish to assemble for an hour once weekly to hear the speech of quality performance of the Smothers Brothers (Tom and Dick Smothers, for the uninitiated) whether it be in the form of a sitcom or a variety--or even, to shake things up, a dramatic series.
		Tom and Dick Smothers have been in the entertainment business for more than four decades and are known both nationally and globally.
		The Return The Smothers Brothers To Television Petition to Network, Cable, and Premium Telvision Networks; Television Producers was created by and written by Terrie Neilson.
	www.petitiononline.com /SBCH1969/petition.html (549 words)

	TV Preview: Tom Smothers: 'QED taping of folk greats a real reunion
		For Tommy Smothers, the taping of WQED's "This Land Is Your Land" at Carnegie Mellon University in May was an extraordinary experience.
		Collins and the Smothers Brothers go back to the Smotherses' first job ever as a duo, in 1960.
		As Smothers recalls the folk boom, "Every town had two or three little coffee shops or beer places where the folk singers would come in, just like they did in the '80s with the comedy stores.
	www.post-gazette.com /tv/20020914smothers0914fnp5.asp (686 words)

	Smothered: The Great Smothers Brothers Censorship Wars featuring Bill Maher & Tom Smothers Movie and DVD page on ...
		With their blend of folk singing and stand-up comedy, Tom and Dick Smothers became a popular nightclub attraction in the early 1960's and were frequent guests on many television variety shows of the day.
		While the show remained popular, it also became wildly controversial, and the Smothers Brothers soon found themselves battling their network and the FCC for the right to say what they wanted on their own show.
		Smothered: The Great Smothers Brothers Censorship Wars is a documentary which explores the history of the show, and how network brass and Nixon's cabinet worked together to pull the plug on a hit TV series; the film includes interviews with Tom and Dick Smothers, Rob Reiner, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, and Joan Baez.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/movies/title/0,,2480977,00.html (201 words)

	Tom Smothers Actor/Television Host
		While Tom Smothers is known for being a part of the infamous Smothers Brothers, he's also more than simply a man playing the yo-yo.
		Yes, 1988 was a Smothers Brothers reunion show and then we did 16 more specials.
		When the Smothers Brothers came on the air we had no political point of view or social consciousness, it just evolved as the show was on the air.
	www.thecelebritycafe.com /interviews/tom_smothers_2003_12.html (1105 words)

	Smothers Brothers revel in creative banter - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		It might look like deja vu when the Brothers take the stage at the Funny Bone, both in tuxedos, with Tom and his acoustic Martin guitar and younger brother Dick playing his standup bass.
		I think what we do now is better than everything we've ever done, even when we were the hottest act in showbiz in the '60s.
		Tom Smothers credits Dick for helping to repair their fractured relationship by suggesting they get counseling.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_156687.html (519 words)

	TIME.com: The Unsinkable Tom Smothers -- Aug. 29, 1969 -- Page 1
		The Smothers network, pieced together at the local level out of independent stations and independent-minded network affiliates, premieres Sept. 10 with the fateful Easter Sunday tape CBS refused to broadcast last April.
		Stations that sign up with the Smothers network get the last-year show free —in return for a commitment to carry in December a 90-minute Smothers special to be taped largely in Toronto.
		After that, Tommy figures that Smothers Inc. will have whetted enough viewer appetite to syndicate a regular series of monthly specials—or even win second-season time on one of the established networks on their own terms.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,901314,00.html (723 words)

	Tom Smothers - AOL Music
		Tom: I?m angry at how the First Amendment is being abused.
		Tom Smothers on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
		Download, listen and watch Tom Smothers music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/tom-smothers/126640/main (111 words)

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		Tom contracted with Rick Turley owner of “Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions,” to install a Pool Heating system and repair the water heating system.
		After a solid effort to repair the collectors was unsuccessful, Tom chose the Fireball 20-01 collector to replace the old ones.
		I remembered loving to watch “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” but it had been awhile so I had forgotten what a treat I was in for.
	solarroofs.com /smothers.html (394 words)

	Dick Smothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Richard "Dick" Smothers (born November 20, 1939) is an American comedian, composer and musician from New York, New York.
		Smothers is best known for being half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with his brother, Tom Smothers.
		Where Tom played the annoying dolt, Dick played the straight man trying to get through songs and acts without incident.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Dick_Smothers (189 words)

	LVLG: Brett's Laughlin Views - Smothers Brothers, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, PRCA, rodeo, Charo, Gallager, Fifth ...
		As the Smothers Brothers mark over 45 years in show business, they are being saluted as time-honored legends whose lengthy career has surpassed all other comedy teams in history.
		Tom and Dick were born in New York City, graduated from Redondo Union High School, and attended San Jose State University.
		Tom was a gymnast and Dick was on the track team.
	www.lasvegas-nv.com /brett/022904la.htm (808 words)

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