{"id":1933,"date":"2010-12-17T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/catching-up-withsarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe\/"},"modified":"2010-12-17T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T14:53:00","slug":"catching-up-withsarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/12\/catching-up-withsarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with\u2026Sarah Richardson and Tommy Smythe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you spell talented, charming and fun?&nbsp; Why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahrichardsondesign.com\/\">Sarah Richardson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.styleathome.com\/decorating-and-design\/inside-design\/20-questions-with-tommy-smythe\/a\/29391\">Tommy Smythe<\/a>, of course.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to meet them at their design offices in Toronto with a few other design bloggers.&nbsp; The purpose was to chat about their new show on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/ontv\/hostdetails.aspx?hostid=24022\">HGTV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/ontv\/titledetails.aspx?titleid=252640\">Sarah 101<\/a> and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p>This is what greets you as you walk into the Sarah Richardson Design offices.&nbsp; Would you expect anything less?&nbsp; The upholstered pieces throughout the space are from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahrichardsondesign.com\/products\/category\/indoor\">Sarah\u2019s furniture line<\/a>.&nbsp; As one of you asked in my last <a href=\"http:\/\/decorhappy.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/meeting-up-with-sarah-richardson-and.html\">post<\/a> \u2013 yes, you can order her furniture if you live in the US. I didn\u2019t have an opportunity to ask that question but researched it online.&nbsp; Call her office for details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5ZzIZUeI\/AAAAAAAADmc\/GtuzLHDxXXY\/s1600-h\/entry8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"entry\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5adt_goI\/AAAAAAAADmg\/AF93QVUScS0\/entry_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"565\" style=\"border-width: 0px; display: inline;\" title=\"entry\" width=\"746\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5a29jWII\/AAAAAAAADnk\/Zcrx9wal5mg\/s1600-h\/groupandTommy%5B2%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"groupandTommy\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5bJPuQEI\/AAAAAAAADno\/YktJ5xdNFlQ\/groupandTommy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"525\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"groupandTommy\" width=\"752\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"groupandTommy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5bJPuQEI\/AAAAAAAADno\/YktJ5xdNFlQ\/groupandTommy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"525\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"groupandTommy\" width=\"752\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Look who is here? (Funny how we all hunch over in photos when there\u2019s really no need to!)&nbsp; Yes, Tommy is as witty as he is on TV and no, they don\u2019t have a writer \u2013 that\u2019s all 100% Tommy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5buTjDbI\/AAAAAAAADnw\/gy-kARWxLww\/s1600-h\/sarahand%20lindsay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sarahand lindsay\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5ccr4E3I\/AAAAAAAADn4\/PvMZUmVxF9U\/sarahand%20lindsay_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"566\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"sarahand lindsay\" width=\"750\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sarahand lindsay\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5ccr4E3I\/AAAAAAAADn4\/PvMZUmVxF9U\/sarahand%20lindsay_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"566\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"sarahand lindsay\" width=\"750\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sarah and Lindsay working before our informal chat begins.&nbsp; You may remember that the office was designed on an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designinc.ca\/tr\/tr.php?id=63&amp;season=04\">episode of Design Inc<\/a>.&nbsp; The desks were found at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movelineliquidations.com\/index.php\">hotel and office liquidator<\/a> and she had them spray painted.&nbsp; One thing I love about Sarah is that she shares all her sources on her site. Because of her, I found out about the liquidator and her spray painter which I have used on projects.&nbsp; Sarah\u2019s office is right behind Lindsay\u2019s \u2013 love the windows which are from a salvage shop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5cjGzkVI\/AAAAAAAADoA\/a5q7E3q80zo\/s1600-h\/meetingroom%5B5%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"meetingroom\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5dIVQNEI\/AAAAAAAADoE\/9RdV6_QqxaI\/meetingroom_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"967\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"meetingroom\" width=\"731\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"meetingroom\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5dIVQNEI\/AAAAAAAADoE\/9RdV6_QqxaI\/meetingroom_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"967\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"meetingroom\" width=\"731\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>When we arrived, Sarah and Tommy were filming for HGTV, hence the lights and sound equipment, although it may be there permanently for filming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5de6Ed2I\/AAAAAAAADm8\/1aVN2YLgRA0\/s1600-h\/inspirboard%5B4%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"inspirboard\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5eAJJRjI\/AAAAAAAADnA\/CZjpqgMikAk\/inspirboard_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"975\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"inspirboard\" width=\"735\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"inspirboard\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5eAJJRjI\/AAAAAAAADnA\/CZjpqgMikAk\/inspirboard_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"975\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"inspirboard\" width=\"735\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Their inspiration board.&nbsp;&nbsp; Get closer and you can see: fabric samples with small print; floral wallpaper; tear sheets from Canadian House and Home; painted stairs from her farm house; and a tear sheet on Modern Africa.&nbsp; A real mix of inspiration and ideas\u2013 not one style, bold and quiet, colour and neutrals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5eWIbktI\/AAAAAAAADnE\/mWrUDrKncaE\/s1600-h\/kitchen3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kitchen\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5e-dElHI\/AAAAAAAADnM\/1e35GlyOj-M\/kitchen_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"484\" style=\"border-width: 0px; display: inline;\" title=\"kitchen\" width=\"644\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kitchen\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5e-dElHI\/AAAAAAAADnM\/1e35GlyOj-M\/kitchen_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"484\" style=\"border-width: 0px; display: inline;\" title=\"kitchen\" width=\"644\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>They had some snacks for us and Sarah even made tea! The cupboards were filled with all kinds of nuts and healthy snacks.&nbsp; I didn\u2019t peek \u2013 they were open, really!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5fDNgTbI\/AAAAAAAADnQ\/GRVhQ7kHJuA\/s1600-h\/Tommy%5B5%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommy\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5fpcLwVI\/AAAAAAAADnU\/krSDi71QQZA\/Tommy_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"1152\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"Tommy\" width=\"652\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tommy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5fpcLwVI\/AAAAAAAADnU\/krSDi71QQZA\/Tommy_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"1152\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: inline;\" title=\"Tommy\" width=\"652\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I was sitting right beside Tommy for our chat, hence the close up.&nbsp; They spoke about Sarah 101, launching January 4th on HGTV as well as the evolution of the brand.&nbsp; The hour flew by and there wasn\u2019t enough time to ask all of your questions that you had so kindly written in my last post.&nbsp;&nbsp; Below are some notes and interesting facts from our conversation and then after when I had Tommy all to myself.&nbsp; <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">(I had taken some video but shot it in portrait mode and can\u2019t for the life of me figure out how to rotate it!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roomservice.ca\/home\/\">Room Service:<\/a><\/b><\/u><br \/>&#8211; Sarah\u2019s first show showcased her DIY\/craft skills &#8211; interesting point: more than half the homes featured on one of the five seasons sold within 6 months of their makeover. I suppose homeowners realized the cache of having a Sarah Richardson designed home.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designinc.ca\/home\/\">Design Inc:<\/a><\/u><\/b><br \/>&#8211; came from their desire to show that it takes a whole team to design and renovate<br \/>&#8211;&nbsp; anything can and will go wrong<br \/>&#8211; Sarah said they should have done a 5th season<br \/>&#8211; they never had a wrap up party for the show because they were filming Sarah\u2019s House simultaneously with the same crew etc.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/sarahshouse\/\">Sarah\u2019s House:<\/a><\/u><\/b><br \/>&#8211; focus on how and where to spend your budget and prioritize<br \/>&#8211; wanted DIY\u2019s in but they ended up on the cutting room floor<br \/>&#8211;&nbsp; interesting point:&nbsp; Sarah\u2019s House 2 \u2013 buyer didn\u2019t purchase much of the furniture and then tried to sell the house for&nbsp; a lot more a few months later on kijiji.&nbsp; <br \/><b>&#8211; Sarah\u2019s House 4<\/b> is currently being filmed somewhere in the west suburbs to be aired this Fall.&nbsp; New build from the ground up.&nbsp; That\u2019s all she was allowed to say. <br \/>&#8211; there may be a 5th season \u2013 unsure yet.<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/><b><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/ontv\/titledetails.aspx?titleid=252640\">Sarah 101:<\/a><\/u><\/b><br \/>&#8211; provide building blocks so that viewers can create the same room in their own home<br \/>&#8211; case studies \u2013 breaks everything down into \u201cTo Do\u201d lists<br \/>&#8211; $10,000 budget paid for by the production company.&nbsp; Homeowners can add to this amount.<br \/>&#8211; 6 people worked for 5 1\/2 months on 13 rooms \u2013 crazy!!<br \/>&#8211; \u201cdense\u201d show \u2013 people can watch it again and again and take something away each time<br \/>&#8211; the \u201ccheapification of Tommy\u201d \u2013 Tommy had to work within a budget and had a bit of trouble with that! <br \/>We received a DVD of the first episode and it is full of renovation and decor advice and results in an amazing transformation.&nbsp; Tune in on January 4th, 2011 to watch.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Other interesting info:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><\/u><\/b>&#8211; A few of you had asked in my last post if Sarah would be writing a <b>book<\/b>.&nbsp; Good news!&nbsp; A book&nbsp; is in the beginning stages.&nbsp; Sarah will be fully involved and it will be published in 2012, fingers crossed.&nbsp; I asked Tommy this question after the \u201cformal, informal\u201d chat was over. <br \/>&#8211; Tommy is not living in his tiny apartment or the home with the bespoke kitchen.&nbsp; He recently moved within walking distance of their office and has an apartment with a wood burning fireplace.&nbsp; It will probably be in a magazine one day, right now, he doesn\u2019t even have&nbsp; a sofa.<br \/>&#8211; Lindsay is not living in the same tiny apartment that was featured on Design Inc and has moved a few times since then.&nbsp; She was an intern (only student that had the courage to ask Sarah for a position at a trade\/home show) and has been with them for 6 years now.&nbsp; She is an integral part of their team, hence the position of her desk!<br \/>&#8211; When asked what designer would they want to design their homes, Tommy immediately said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerostudios.com\/#\/home\">Thomas O\u2019Brien<\/a> who is a good friend.&nbsp; I wanted to ask Tommy if he liked having \u201cnew fogey\u201d describe his style aesthetic.<br \/>Tommy helped Sarah answer the question and came up with a mix of Victoria Hagan and Miles Redd.&nbsp; Tommy said she would want a little bit of both and she loves everything \u2013 colour and neutrals,&nbsp; traditional and modern etc.&nbsp; This was a testament to how well they know each other.<br \/>&#8211; A few readers wanted to know how they met, so I asked the question.&nbsp; Tommy and Sarah\u2019s husband were friends in high school and Sarah \u201cstole\u201d Tommy away from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontolife.com\/guide\/home_and_garden\/furniture-traditional\/latelier\/\">L\u2019atelier<\/a>, a high end furniture and accessories retailer in Toronto. (Can\u2019t believe they don\u2019t have a website yet!) <br \/>&#8211; They try to never repeat a fabric from one home to the next which is difficult to do!<br \/>&#8211; Sarah\u2019s 4 year old daughter told \u201cUncle\u201d Tommy \u201cI want colour in my bedroom.\u201d&nbsp; Their home has lots of colour thanks in part to Sarah\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahrichardsondesign.com\/products\/category\/paint\">paint line with Para<\/a>.&nbsp; Her daughter is following in her Mom\u2019s footsteps!<br \/>Tommy is part of the family and sometimes picks up Sarah\u2019s kids from school\/daycare.<br \/>&#8211; Sarah has lived in her current home for 10 years and is always changing it up. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5fy1AVNI\/AAAAAAAADnY\/d1KbWgaz_Lw\/s1600-h\/vanessa13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vanessa1\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5gEeKzyI\/AAAAAAAADnc\/EEgI9vfW-y0\/vanessa1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"772\" style=\"border-width: 0px; display: inline;\" title=\"vanessa1\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"vanessa1\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TQt5gEeKzyI\/AAAAAAAADnc\/EEgI9vfW-y0\/vanessa1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"772\" style=\"border-width: 0px; display: inline;\" title=\"vanessa1\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This photo and group shot taken by <a href=\"http:\/\/ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com\/\">Jen<\/a> \u2013 thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Sarah and Tommy for a delightful afternoon!&nbsp; Am I too old to say, \u201cYou guys rock!\u201d?&nbsp; You didn\u2019t have to do this because your new show will be successful without any publicity or social media connections!&nbsp; But, I\u2019m glad you did because I am an even bigger fan now. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: magenta; font-family: Lucida Handwriting; font-size: small;\">Vanessa<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you spell talented, charming and fun?&nbsp; Why Sarah Richardson and Tommy Smythe, of course. 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