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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: buffcoat on April 21, 2016, 08:16:14 PM

Title: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: buffcoat on April 21, 2016, 08:16:14 PM: I thought this was one of the funniest hours of anything that I've heard in a long time. The show's history is full of dumb callers trying to make Tom mad, but most of the people in this hour were artisans of one form or another.

Tom recognized two of them for their excellent... er, "excellent" work, even - the guy who said he'd learned about the show through Hollywood Handbook especially. Although I thought the Bruce Villanch thing was over the top. And telling the three studio amigos to sue him for their money was an excellent end to the whole thing.

It probably won't, and shouldn't, happen again, but it was highly entertaining. I can't tell whether I was laughing or sweating more at listening to the building discomfort.

I was sitting in a hipster ramen joint in downtown Durham, not far from where I saw them live, and I was just trying not to a) snort the broth out my nose and b) draw the attention of the whole restaurant. I succeeded on both counts, but not by much.

A+
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: claedalus on April 21, 2016, 09:55:09 PM: It was one for the books. Mike deserves some serious props for conducting that lush symphony of Tom's barely contained rage.
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: Epic Soundtracks on April 21, 2016, 10:28:07 PM: Where did those genius callers come from? They were all so brilliant. I liked the Ruffalo/Villanch one a lot.
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: Bridgey on April 22, 2016, 08:24:27 AM: My favourite was Five Finger Deathpunch "Bad Company".

Also, which of the acts on that Grateful Dead tribute compilation is most likely to do Pigpen-style rapping?
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: Josh from Vestal on April 22, 2016, 03:07:48 PM: Quote from: Bridgey on April 22, 2016, 08:24:27 AM
My favourite was Five Finger Deathpunch "Bad Company".

Also, which of the acts on that Grateful Dead tribute compilation is most likely to do Pigpen-style rapping?

The most frightening part of that tribute album is that it has a cover of drums/space on it. Is that really necessary?
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: erg79 on April 22, 2016, 04:48:44 PM: The groan when he hears Wally Wackiman and then the laugh and frustrated drumming on the table was the best.
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: peter falk on April 25, 2016, 01:42:06 PM: Was Vic from Pennsylvania the infamous Vic Berger IV?
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: JesseFromVegas on April 26, 2016, 11:44:25 AM: If they bring it back it needs to have intro music by Gary doing a modified version of I Can't Explain by the Who
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: perfumed_chained on April 27, 2016, 10:10:24 AM: Quote from: doctor klopek on April 25, 2016, 01:42:06 PM
Was Vic from Pennsylvania the infamous Vic Berger IV?

It sure seemed that way to me. Subject matter seemed right and it sounded like his voice.
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: erg79 on April 28, 2016, 04:43:19 PM: Ah, was he the Mike Love guy?
Title: Re: Tom Can't Complain
Post by: kouzie on April 29, 2016, 07:13:31 AM: I'd love for Tom to bring back the Rockford Files music.