Golf is the ultimate sport of dads.
So in honor of Father's Day, B-Side's Tamara Keith went golfing
with her father,
husband and father-in-law. On this
edition of the show, we bring you some of our favorite stories about
dads.
Liner Notes
"1000 Postcards" Rene
Gutel:
Rene's dad wanted to keep
in touch when she went away to college, so he sent her a postcard.
And then another, and another, and another.
"Vietdamned" Tamara Keith:
Every family has its secrets. The things everyone knows about
but no one talks about. For B-Side's Tamara Keith, a piece of
fiction revealed one of these unspoken bits of family history.
"Dad Humor" David Johns:
Why do dads tell such bad jokes? Probably mostly because they
can… because after all, they're the dad, and everyone else in
the family pretty much has to listen. Or maybe there's some
kind of evolutionary explanation for the dinner table ritual.
Maybe telling bad jokes is a way for the breadwinner to ensure
his kids don't get too comfortable feeding at the family trough.
Whatever the reason, there's more than ample evidence to document
the phenomenon. Here's B-Side contributor Dave Johns.
Donn Keith hits a ball out of the rough.
Tamara Keith tees off with her pink ball.
Ira and Donn watch Bob tee off.
The Gordon Keith Golf Team shirts all of us wore.
Donn had them made up special, complete with matching jackets.
Tamara risks injury (never stand too close to a man with a golf
club)
to capture the perfect sounds for this edition of B-Side.
