http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-laughter-just-beyond-the-door ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-laughter-just-beyond-the-door#comment-685 Lygia Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=104#comment-685 I grew up with the same memory! I grew up with the same memory!

]]> http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-laughter-just-beyond-the-door#comment-686 Alison Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=104#comment-686 Growing up, Carson was one of those things that I wasn't allowed to watch -- Carson, dancing girls and the Beatles. My father, the preacher, had his study in the house, so he had a pretty tight grip on us. However, as with most forbidden fruit, I found a way to watch him, since I was just about the right age to babysit for the neighbors. Then, of course, he was still doing the same thing in 1974 when I had access to my own TV. Actually it belonged to my husband, but he told me I could watch "his TV" while he was at work and he worked nights. (He was doing more than work at night, but I regress.) Trying to name my favorite segment is like trying to name my favorite hymn. It can't be done - there's just too many to choose from. Mom, on the other hand, still blames Carson and the Beatles for corrupting an entire generation. Growing up, Carson was one of those things that I wasn’t allowed to watch — Carson, dancing girls and the Beatles. My father, the preacher, had his study in the house, so he had a pretty tight grip on us. However, as with most forbidden fruit, I found a way to watch him, since I was just about the right age to babysit for the neighbors. Then, of course, he was still doing the same thing in 1974 when I had access to my own TV. Actually it belonged to my husband, but he told me I could watch “his TV” while he was at work and he worked nights. (He was doing more than work at night, but I regress.) Trying to name my favorite segment is like trying to name my favorite hymn. It can’t be done - there’s just too many to choose from. Mom, on the other hand, still blames Carson and the Beatles for corrupting an entire generation.

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