I met Tommy Smothers while attending the International Jugglers' Association (IJA) festival in Las Vegas.  The Smothers Brothers were performing at the Debbie Reynold's Theatre.  I attended the show with approximately 30 of the nation's top yo-yo performers; and as luck would have it, I was sitting next to one of Tommy's personal yo-yo instructors.

After the show, Tommy came out to meet his fellow yo-yo enthusiasts.  After taking many photos of my friends with Tommy, one of them said to me, "Why don't you get in the picture?"  It seemed like a great opportunity to visit with Tommy, so I said, "Sure."
Knowing Tommy has such a great sense of humor, I decided to play with it a bit.  I told him,  "I've always loved your TV comedy variety show and your comedy albums; and I especially liked your performance tonight." then I said to Tommy, "I've always wanted to meet you... Dicky."  Without missing a beat, Tommy replied with a glint in his eye, "Mom always loved him best."