1975 "Is this really appropriate?," my mom to my dad. "It's better than TV," my dad to my mom. My 8-yo self rolling back and forth on the brown shag carpet w

1975 "Is this really appropriate?," my mom to my dad. "It's better than TV," my dad to my mom. My 8-yo self rolling back and forth on the brown shag carpet wearing my pajamas in front of the wooden stereo console, warmed by the glow of the tubes inside, laughing with my dad to the pure comedy gold of Tom Lehrer's voice pouring from the speakers. We didn't have fishing or hunting together, but Dad and I will always have those evenings with Mr. Lehrer and a sip of Balvenie.