Playing Favorites
October 17, 2015
The Smothers Brothers, Tom and Dick, are probably most remembered for Tom’s line to Dick, “Mom always liked you best.” Regardless of the comedy routine the brothers were doing, that phrase would inevitably become part of the skit.
I have two brothers, Ron and Rick, and while they never did stand-up comedy, they did become unwillingly involved in a “playing favorites tradition” that I initiated. As the only daughter of my parents, it wasn’t enough for me…