i'd come home from work and she'd say:
"you have to listen to randi's show today"
(i could download it and play it after it aired)
and she'd say "you have to watch keith tonight"
--she'd watch countdown w/olbermann that aired at 7pm (i think) and then it reaired at 11pm
she'd fill me in a bit as to what i missed.
and she absolutely HATED chimp bush.
he'd show up on the tv and if she had the clicker she'd either turn the channel or turn off the tv -- she couldn't stand the sight of him or the sound of his voice
my mom liked tony orlando & dawn too. yes, they had their own variety show -- i remember my parents watched it. so i could either watch it or go hang out in my room 
adults were easily amused back then with entertainment/tv. a little song & dance and they were good with it. (sonny & cher, carol burnett, laugh in, smothers brothers -- every week in our house)
that's a cute memory of your mom dancing around in the kitchen. my mom used to do that too (kitchen and living room)
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