a couple of shmenges
Every time I see the late John Candy mentioned someplace, it triggers memories of my big brother Gary who died in 2000. We were not close growing up. He was four years older than me. Gary and I were always separated by life’s stages. High school when I was in junior high. Married when I entered university. But as grown ups we became best friends. While we had very different personalities, we had the same sense of humour. We loved SCTV, which brings me to Candy. If Candy and Eugene Levy ever needed a back up Shmenge Brothers, we were ready. We’d launch into the Shmenges, improvising at the drop of a hat, and we were good at it. We were Shmenges to the core! I still miss John Candy (1950 - 1994), but I miss my brother Gary Rosenbaum (1952 -2000) more.
Shmenge Brothers: — Happy Wanderers TV commercial Looking Back — Shmenge Brothers Want You To Vote — Schmenge Christmas Special — The Last Polka