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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Dorvid Barnas on May 13, 2008, 11:44:41 PM
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I don't know what's more shocking, what Tom said or what Spike said.
I missed the show tonight. The archive can't be posted soon enough.
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What the fuck happened tonight? This is upsetting.
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Users currently in chat: todd (FOTchat), tommert (FOTchat)
What do you think they're talking about in there?
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good night sweet prince
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Users currently in chat: todd (FOTchat), tommert (FOTchat)
What do you think they're talking about in there?
Was that tommert guy Bob Spleen? And I wasn't talking to him, I forgot to sign out of chat when I left*.
*cried myself to sleep
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Damn, sounds like I missed an action-packed show. I guess I'll find out for sure once I listen on the archives, but can I assume these changes were in response to that mutant's "Someone needs to write JW some new material" post?
In future, I'll have to ensure that I have no further Tuesday night events.
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What the fuck happened tonight? This is upsetting.
Tell me about it.
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I was away from home, so I could not stream the show, but my brother sent me a text message just to tell me that Tom was on a rampage and that he had "canceled all Super Callers." Say it ain't so!
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MORE PIZZA, SLAVE!
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It's true, Steve. It's part of a wide variety of changes Tom is making. We call it The New Regime and it's here to STAY.
Abba Box, Supercallers, Spike... all gone. W's and L's... BACK!
It's a new world.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhxLWbFJck[/youtube]
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Wow.
I stopped listening about an hour in because I had a bunch of homework to do and I figured it would be a nice treat to have the podcast later in the week.
But there's something on the general discussion board about the cbc? Did I make the wrong decision entirely? What did I miss????
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Wow.
I stopped listening about an hour in because I had a bunch of homework to do and I figured it would be a nice treat to have the podcast later in the week.
But there's something on the general discussion board about the cbc? Did I make the wrong decision entirely? What did I miss????
Emma, Tom and I both talk about how we like you!
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Wow.
I stopped listening about an hour in because I had a bunch of homework to do and I figured it would be a nice treat to have the podcast later in the week.
But there's something on the general discussion board about the cbc? Did I make the wrong decision entirely? What did I miss????
Emma, Tom and I both talk about how we like you!
Yeah! And I called you GWEN, and then GAIL! :(
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?!
I am listening to this right now.
You guys are so nice! I am so sad I was not listening to this while it was happening.
Also, Ben, it is hilarious that you thought my name was Gwen or Gail.. Hilarious in a good way!
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I was away from home, so I could not stream the show, but my brother sent me a text message just to tell me that Tom was on a rampage and that he had "canceled all Super Callers." Say it ain't so!
No more supercallers? I don't care.
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it would be fitting if bob spleen turned out to be an old school mutant like tommert.
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No more supercallers? I don't care.
Dave, you will always be a Super Caller. Even if you're not, you know, a supercaller. Plus, think about it--for about ten seconds you were a part of a club that Spike was also a member of. Enjoy your new freedom.
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There's no way Bob Spleen is tommert. Or vice versa.
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No more supercallers? I don't care.
Dave, you will always be a Super Caller. Even if you're not, you know, a supercaller. Plus, think about it--for about ten seconds you were a part of a club that Spike was also a member of. Enjoy your new freedom.
I am taking the following delusional stance; Tom had to clear out the SuperCaller's lounge and executive washroom to make way for the new Hall of Champions, of which I WILL be a member.
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I, for one, believe that change is a good thing and a natural part of The Best Show. But W's and L's frighten me. Go back and listen to the last couple of shows before W's and L's were banished. It was like living in Myanmar.
But maybe reinstating W's and L's is the right thing, like putting the whole show on notice? Maybe W's and L's, if used intermittently and in moderation, can be a positive catalyst for change?
Can't wait to get into last night's archive...
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No more supercallers? I don't care.
This made me laugh for a long time, DFK.
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I've kinda got a lot going on this week and now I'm terrified that listening to last night's show will send me in a tailspin and turn my world upside down.
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I think its funny, cause I've been listening for a while on the podcast and am going through the archives while at work. Last weeks show was one of my favorites by far and convinced me to sign up for the message board and to listen live to this weeks show only to have everything change... but you know what?
This show was fantastic too!
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I will say this and try to let it go.
Even though I know the designation was hung on me arbitrarily, it was one of the most fun things in my life in a long time. I have the poster framed and mounted in my office; it never fails to provoke a question or laugh.
Just as it was awarded arbitrarily, it was taken in the same way, a result I thought would come much earlier (I even commented on air one night about worrying when Lucy/Tom would pull the ball out from in front of me,) but now that it's happened, I gotta admit, my mood is dark. I will get over it, but more days like this I do not want to go through.
Many people here sure have been kind about it, though, so that's a start back. Now me and Andre 3000 are going to go have dinner.
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REINSTATE DAVE FROM KNOXVILLE.
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Go back and listen to the last couple of shows before W's and L's were banished. It was like living in Myanmar.
Really?
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I'm just happy to listen to the show and call and talk to Tom most weeks...
I'm a little sad about losing the title, but it would have been worse if I had lost it during a GOMP or if I'd heard Tom get disgusted with one of my calls. Then I'd really be feeling all:
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It was like living in Myanmar.
hahah. BEST SHOW FOR LIFE!
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Go back and listen to the last couple of shows before W's and L's were banished. It was like living in Myanmar.
Really?
Not that I've listened to those shows recently, but I remember being sure that Tom was going to pull the plug on the whole show some nights. An "L" would be so severe--in Tom's mind, anyway--that it just began to dominate the show in, what seemed to me --I was a new listener at the time--to be a really unproductive way.
I just said Myanmar to be topical.
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Farewell and best wishes, Abba Box ... and hello, Squeaky! It's not such a bad trade-off. I find Squeaky to be an affable and charming co-host. Looking forward to hearing more of his (or her?) thoughts and opinions.
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the loss of abba box is the hardest blow, as far as i'm concerned. not just because i like abba and hearing the songs, but mostly because i will miss tom talking to abba box as if it's a dear friend.
come back, abba box.
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I am entertaining a theory that the Abba Box broke it off with Tom after it got a gander at the grandeur that is Zachary Brimstead.
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I will miss the Abba Box because I liked Tom's plan to play every song off if it at least once on the air.
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Tom's use of the ABBA box converted me to the band's charms. I'd previously loathed them, but now I love 'em.
ABBA: Now I get it!
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I am so out of the loop it hurts.
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I just said Myanmar to be topical.
You and those Kardashian fillies, Pete.
And, swiss, hello! I evoked your spirit in the chat last night.
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Man... now we're going to have to change the opening montage again...
Dave: Dave from Knoxville...
Tom: ... ... ... caller!
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I was just wondering where you were, swissmiss.
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I said it in the chat and I'll say it again: he still has the Agnetha Box.
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I will say this and try to let it go.
Even though I know the designation was hung on me arbitrarily, it was one of the most fun things in my life in a long time. I have the poster framed and mounted in my office; it never fails to provoke a question or laugh.
Just as it was awarded arbitrarily, it was taken in the same way, a result I thought would come much earlier (I even commented on air one night about worrying when Lucy/Tom would pull the ball out from in front of me,) but now that it's happened, I gotta admit, my mood is dark. I will get over it, but more days like this I do not want to go through.
Many people here sure have been kind about it, though, so that's a start back. Now me and Andre 3000 are going to go have dinner.
DFK, I think I heard your heart break on the air last night...you were completely side swiped. Think of it as a new beginning. Besides, Tom gave you a lot of leeway that wouldn't be afforded to just any caller. You're a supercaller in our hearts and minds! Same for Erika and Paycheck!
Also, if I got a copy of your book, would you sign it for me?!
SFS(Steve from Saskatoon)
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Right. I think DFK showed what a supercalller he'll always be in that despite getting side swiped, he still went on with the call like a pro.
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Tom's use of the ABBA box converted me to the band's charms. I'd previously loathed them, but now I love 'em.
ABBA: Now I get it!
same here
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. Now me and Andre 3000 are going to go have dinner.
really?
can you get him to call the best show?
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You did it again.
You did it again.
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I was just wondering where you were, swissmiss.
Thanks Sarah, I've been there in spirit every show I've missed.
MOS - The brief explanation is that my computer died and I'm currently using a friend's generously loaned Wii to connect to the web. It's just limited enough that I can't stream or listen to archive. I actually just got some good news about borrowing another generous friends laptop, so hopefully I can catch up a bit.
xo
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Well, I managed to join last night's broadcast about half way in, then later that night, I listened on the Archives.
I nearly cried when John Lithgow forced Harry the Sasquatch to flee into the woods at the end of Harry and the Hendersons.
I DID cry when Tom forced the ABBA Box to flee the WFMU station. Tom ... ABBA Box ... I'm nothing special ... In fact, I'm a bit of a bore ...
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Tom's use of the ABBA box converted me to the band's charms. I'd previously loathed them, but now I love 'em.
ABBA: Now I get it!
same here
Here also, but now I'm disappointed when I hear Abba in other places and it isn't followed by the a Best Show theme.
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. Now me and Andre 3000 are going to go have dinner.
really?
can you get him to call the best show?
It's just a reference to an earlier (bad) on air joke.
My favorite uncle was named Paul. My favorite Beatle is named Paul. My favorite apostle was named Paul. My favorite presidential candidate? Not so much.
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Swiss-
the wfmu iPhone streams and archives might work on the wii. Try iphone.wfmu.org.
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. Now me and Andre 3000 are going to go have dinner.
really?
can you get him to call the best show?
It's just a reference to an earlier (bad) on air joke.
Oh come now Dave. That was probably one of my favourite calls about anything ever. For serious! I went around for like a week after just going "...and then he was like, "my dinner with ANDRE 3000! ISN'T THAT AMAZING?" to anyone who would listen.
People thought it was funny! I was apparently unable to get over it! 10/10.
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Kick the Bobo, I love the 5/13 book. You have no idea how much I admire your creations. And I agree with the statement in the title.
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Kick the Bobo, I love the 5/13 book. You have no idea how much I admire your creations. And I agree with the statement in the title.
Seconded! Brilliant job. Was another boxed set, maybe Aerosmith's Pandoras Box, behind 5/13?
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For the record, I was responding to Tom asking everyone how we were doing, not being done with the chat forever. this chat insert is terrifying. I may either sue Dorvid or print a T-shirt from it. :o
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Usually I start listening to the most recent archive a few days after it airs and then savor it in bits and pieces throughout the week, anticipating the next triumphant return. Tonight I couldn't help listening to the whole thing all at once, and now it just feels like I'm waiting for the results of a herpes test. I hate the new regime already!
I do have faith that Tom has a master plan, he's always had one so far. I know that soon I'll no longer have to imagine DFK and Erica going through their weeks with a pall over them, each bearing a new vacancy in their souls that nobody else will ever understand. I can see a day ahead when the thought of Spike the Supercaller will only be a distant memory, and we will all be supping at the honey pot once again. The third act MUST come, I know, but this second act tension has already changed the entire flavor of my week. I think I just didn't know how good we had it!
If it helps any Tom, I'm truly repentant for not doing what I could to prevent this happening, however little. Lesson learned? It's too late, isn't it?
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The Gospel according to Regular Joe:
I do have faith that Tom has a master plan, he's always had one so far... If it helps any Tom, I'm truly repentant for not doing what I could to prevent this happening, however little. Lesson learned? It's too late, isn't it?
Face it, Tom is your God.
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Eh, demi.
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For the record, I was responding to Tom asking everyone how we were doing, not being done with the chat forever. this chat insert is terrifying. I may either sue Dorvid or print a T-shirt from it. :o
Yeah, it probably was a bit sketchy for me to take the screenshot without telling anyone, but it felt like an historic moment.
It was a one-time thing.
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For the record, I was responding to Tom asking everyone how we were doing, not being done with the chat forever. this chat insert is terrifying. I may either sue Dorvid or print a T-shirt from it. :o
Yeah, it probably was a bit sketchy for me to take the screenshot without telling anyone, but it felt like an historic moment.
It was a one-time thing.
It would've been a bit more powerful if it had included Tom signing out.
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It would've been a bit more powerful if it had included Tom signing out.
Everyone's a critic.
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I can't find the thread that set off the regime change. Can someone help?
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I can't find the thread that set off the regime change. Can someone help?
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2788.0.html (http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2788.0.html)
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I can't find the thread that set off the regime change. Can someone help?
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2788.0.html (http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2788.0.html)
Thank you.
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I sort of like the New Regime. I fall out of the loop for awhile. Then I turn on the Best Show, and hear Tom resetting everything to exactly the way it was the last time I listened regularly. (Except for the three-minute rule, which could be a good thing.) It's almost as though he cares.
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Usually I start listening to the most recent archive a few days after it airs and then savor it in bits and pieces throughout the week, anticipating the next triumphant return. Tonight I couldn't help listening to the whole thing all at once, and now it just feels like I'm waiting for the results of a herpes test. I hate the new regime already!
I take it back. The New Regime has proven to be sweet! As if there was any other possible outcome...
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Get ready to meet your new little friend.
WaitForIt.mp3 (http://davidhart.org/WaitForIt.mp3)
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Get ready to meet your new little friend.
WaitForIt.mp3 (http://davidhart.org/WaitForIt.mp3)
worth it
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I *knew* that Tom had quit the chat forever before:
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,397.msg2539.html#msg2539
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THIS WEEK IN REGIME CHANGE
"U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad exchanged sharp words with the Russian ambassador on Sunday, accusing Moscow of seeking "regime change" in Georgia and resisting attempts to make peace after days of fighting have left hundreds of civilians dead."