I’m posting this video for my Dad, who introduced me to Saturday Night Live during its glory years of the 70’s. Dad was a big fan of Dan Aykroyd’s straight man abilities.  Pair Mr. Akyroyd with Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Jane Curtain, or my personal favorite, his straight man performance with John Cusack in “Grosse Pointe Blank” (my favorite line-quoting movie)…it didn’t matter, Dan was the man.

Tonight Kelly asked to read Calef Brown’s “Funky Snowman” to me, and of course, Sara had to join in the fun. If you don’t own Polka Bats and Octopus Slacks, I highly recommend it. Watching the girls, I was suddenly transported back to my living room in 1978, laughing with my Dad until my sides hurt.  Then he’d read a little bit of Steve Martin’s Cruel Shoes to me, and we’d call it a night.  Good times. So here they are, Kelly playing the part of Dan Akyroyd, and Sara, obviously playing John Belushi.