“ We’re like an old rock band.
We each get to solo, but we
really play as an ensemble.”
—RICHARD TRETHEWEY
This Old House’s first broadcast, of the
crew’s renovations on the Dorchester
House, aired locally in February 1979—
the same year, fittingly, that the band Men
at Work formed. That band is no more, but
the guys play on.
We sat down with TOH master carpen-
ter Norm Abram, general contractor Tom
Silva, plumbing and heating expert
Richard Trethewey, landscape contrac-
tor Roger Cook, host Kevin O’Connor,
and show creator Russ Morash—those
familiar faces shown here—to share
memories, find out what they’ve learned
over the years, and get an idea of what
keeps the hits coming.
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