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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: AllSussedOut on January 07, 2016, 06:28:07 PM
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Guys,
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been impressed by the wide-ranging creations FOTs have come up with over the years to prop up the show. I'm also likely not the only one to have lost track of (some of) same.
In that spirit, I wanted to categorize and recognize these efforts. Though these initial stabs of mine will lean towards the more recent... I'd love for y'all to fill in the blanks with older efforts - FOTpedia entries, soundboards... whatever may still be out there and worthy of note. My first thought is that this is something other than show clips, videos, interviews or other officially-sanctioned stuff. This is to highlight the efforts of those crafty types, or other related miscellany. In no particular order, then:
Sketchin' Along with the Best Show - Mike from Halifax
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php?topic=6077.0 (http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php?topic=6077.0)
The Newbridgctionary - buffcoat
http://buffcoat.blogspot.com/ (http://buffcoat.blogspot.com/)
The Newbridge Map - JRSly
http://imgur.com/FJHGpKO (http://imgur.com/FJHGpKO)
Recidivism - Omar
http://www.recidivism.org/ (http://www.recidivism.org/)
Unofficial Thread of Newbridge Family Trees - Mr. Spacely
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php?topic=7679.0 (http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php?topic=7679.0)
Lisa Jane Persky's FOT photos:
http://www.lisajaneperskyphoto.com/37919/friends-of-tom/ (http://www.lisajaneperskyphoto.com/37919/friends-of-tom/)
And, if we're to include fun fan-made mixes of the show, I'll nominate...
The Rise and Fall of Weirdos Exposed (mixed with "Frankie Teardrop") - Matt H
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUX-x64jofQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUX-x64jofQ)
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There's some stuff on my SoundCloud.
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Fredericks, I like the stuff on your SoundCloud.
I made this last month: http://www.mixcrate.com/rpm1200/20151206-the-sound-collage-mix-10100666 (http://www.mixcrate.com/rpm1200/20151206-the-sound-collage-mix-10100666)
It's a Best Show Sound Collage-inspired DJ mix I did with a couple of SL-1200 turntables, a CDJ and Traktor Vinyl software. If you want to hear someone (me) scratch with AP Mike's voice, this is the place to hear it. Plus, as I said when I called in to the show this week, it does begin with a mashup of The Ramones and KRS-ONE. And it even includes one of Fredericks' creations.
There's another set of show logs, for the first couple years of TBSOWFMU, available here thanks to scratchbomb:
http://scratchbomb.com/best_show_logs (http://scratchbomb.com/best_show_logs)
This deserves a mention, Charlie Hankin's animated opening for Staten Island Garbage Rats:
http://charliehankin.com/2012/08/13/staten-island-garbage-rats/ (http://charliehankin.com/2012/08/13/staten-island-garbage-rats/)
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dont forget R. Reynolds youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/user/itbeginsat3am (https://www.youtube.com/user/itbeginsat3am)
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I forgot the Brand Spankin' Newbridge portrait by Kirk Demarais (hugo1000faces here)! One of my favorite things.
http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-tribute-to-best-show-on-wfmu.html (http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-tribute-to-best-show-on-wfmu.html)
http://trampt.com/original-art/28092/brand-spankin-newbridge-mixed-media-kirk-demarais (http://trampt.com/original-art/28092/brand-spankin-newbridge-mixed-media-kirk-demarais)
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Excellent start, guys - thank you for taking this and running with it!
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Catie from Atlanta used to live-draw the show. I always got a big kick out of her drawings.
http://catiefromatlanta.tumblr.com/ (http://catiefromatlanta.tumblr.com/)
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm64utOqX1r39bvko1_500.png) (http://45.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xmyzu30M1r39bvko1_500.gif) (http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4thi8Tlu61r39bvko1_500.png) (http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwjew7HlQ51r39bvko1_500.png)
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A friend of mine recorded this wonderful musical tribute to AP Mike's brand. (http://tindeck.com/listen/hzguv) (Originally this was a cover of another song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-N_0rSaa4), I suggested alternate Mike-centric lyrics as a joke.)
I also drew a Best Show joke thing about Tom's Steven Universe character (http://claedalus.tumblr.com/post/123079921455/steven-universebest-show-crossover-i-hope-there).
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When the show was leaving WFMU I put together this version of "Rock and Roll Dreams'll Come Through" set to "Born to Run" --
https://soundcloud.com/adam-blau/born-to-run-vs-rock-and-roll
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A major addition to this list: Dave Vinson's magnificent "The (New) Best Show Callers/Guests Index through September 2015."
http://gaughin.edublogs.org/2016/02/19/the-new-best-show-callersguests-index-through-september-2015/ (http://gaughin.edublogs.org/2016/02/19/the-new-best-show-callersguests-index-through-september-2015/)
Previous iterations can also be found at the root: http://gaughin.edublogs.org/category/best-show/ (http://gaughin.edublogs.org/category/best-show/)
Surely this is worth some sort of discount at Gene Simmons Toyota, which is of course located on Muffler Row in Newbridge.
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I did a fan sound collage that includes audio from one of The Band guys. https://soundcloud.com/nathanthomas-1/best-show-fanmade-soundcollage
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When the show was leaving WFMU I put together this version of "Rock and Roll Dreams'll Come Through" set to "Born to Run" --
https://soundcloud.com/adam-blau/born-to-run-vs-rock-and-roll
This is beautiful.