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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Jillian Barberie on August 26, 2009, 03:24:07 PM
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I'm not sure if it's ever been mentioned here, but did u know that our hero Tom was in Yo La Tengo's 1995 vid "Tom Courtenay"?
It's pre-BEST SHOW days and he's playing a DJ in it called "Big Andy Rigg" who introduces the band "YA La TAngo"
to a crowd of impatient and soon-to-be-furious, BEATLES fans!
Directed by major FOT Phil Morrison, this has gotta be one of the bestest Yo La Tengo vids/songs ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBDlNEME48
PS I looked at this vid on Matador's website and the pic is much clearer...FYI
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That was awesome. Loved Tom.
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phil morrison is an FOT?
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THIS is the best video by The Tengos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDgpQBaziy0
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These two songs are my favorite Yo La Tengo songs (because they're rockers). Also I've seen that Tom Courtenay video 10x and never knew that was Tom. Cool!
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I've known this song for years but never saw this video. The Marshal Crenshaw cameo was just as good at the Tom appearance.
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THIS is the best video by The Tengos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDgpQBaziy0
I agree 100%.
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"Big Andy Rigg"
Say no more, Jill.
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Another piece of pre-Best Show Scharpling trivia:
Tom Scharpling is thanked - BY NAME! - in the liner notes to Hypnolovewheel's ANGEL FOOD album!
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I've known this song for years but never saw this video. The Marshal Crenshaw cameo was just as good at the Tom appearance.
I ALSO agree 100%! Very funny!
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I'd seen the video a bunch of times but I never realized that that was Tom.
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I'm not sure if it's ever been mentioned here, but did u know that our hero Tom was in Yo La Tengo's 1995 vid "Tom Courtenay"?
It's pre-BEST SHOW days and he's playing a DJ in it called "Big Andy Rigg" who introduces the band "YA La TAngo"
to a crowd of impatient and soon-to-be-furious, BEATLES fans!
Directed by major FOT Phil Morrison, this has gotta be one of the bestest Yo La Tengo vids/songs ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBDlNEME48
PS I looked at this vid on Matador's website and the pic is much clearer...FYI
He looks like Luigi
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The catalog of Tom appearances now includes The Onion, Upright Citizen's Brigade, and this...there have got to be others.
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The catalog of Tom appearances now includes The Onion, Upright Citizen's Brigade, and this...there have got to be others.
It's like a giant alterna-comedy scavenger hunt thru time!
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Let's not forget The Kid's appearance on Conan O'Brien, around the 6:00 mark in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOjX-JIGsMc
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haha! I actually remember the dudez-a-plenty thing... because I loved Conan as the psycho boy-band manager. Especially his screaming hysteria at the end.
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haha! I actually remember the dudez-a-plenty thing... because I loved Conan as the psycho boy-band manager. Especially his screaming hysteria at the end.
Tom, what's the story of ending up in that sketch? And in the video, for that matter??
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I hope it's not creepy for Mr. Scharpling to have stuff like this surface. He should be proud to have been in awesome stuff! Though I will go on record saying that the picture I've seen here of him in the UCB crowd is pretty creepy.
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I hope it's not creepy for Mr. Scharpling to have stuff like this surface. He should be proud to have been in awesome stuff! Though I will go on record saying that the picture I've seen here of him in the UCB crowd is pretty creepy.
Considering it was posted by his lady friend, I'd say he was probably OK with it.
I'm with you on the UCB crowd shot though.
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THIS is the best video by The Tengos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDgpQBaziy0
Is that David Cross as the pink-wigged glam rocker?
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Is that David Cross as the pink-wigged glam rocker?
Yes. He also appears in this Superchunk video...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIoafYpHeYs)
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Yo La Tengo is big on the self-deprecation. The bad review in 'Ride the Tiger's liner notes, the hateful anti-Semitic letter in the 'Painful' liner notes, the disrespect from the fans that wanted to see the Beatles.
C'mon, Yo La Tengo! People love you!
(I did like the video)
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Not to mention the refusal to be archived.
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Not to mention the refusal to be archived.
Yeah! What's that about?! You can only listen to "Murdering the Classics" so much. I'd love to be able to hear a whole actual show of that stuff. So it goes.
By the way, "Popular Songs" is wonderful.
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per usual, the work has blocked any avenues of watching this video.
someone remind to watch it when i get home.
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thanks for reminder! i remember these videos from my youth. 120 minutes, anyone?
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(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/athfwiki/images/thumb/c/c1/Willienelson1.gif/180px-Willienelson1.gif)
Tom did the voice of the above character, Willie Nelson, on ATHF.
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(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/athfwiki/images/thumb/c/c1/Willienelson1.gif/180px-Willienelson1.gif)
Tom did the voice of the above character, Willie Nelson, on ATHF.
REALLY?
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Yep. And Wurster's on a Squidbillies episode.
Not to mention the duo's authorship of, if not appearance in, some of the stronger Tom Goes To The Mayor episodes.
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Yep. And Wurster's on a Squidbillies episode.
Not to mention the duo's authorship of, if not appearance in, some of the stronger Tom Goes To The Mayor episodes.
Such as........ example....... example.... example.... example and example.
Thank you in advance.
Signed Sort of Sincerely,
A Friend
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Wiki it.
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Or, Drac it (http://dracsearch.com/?os=1&cx=016877679178219346037%3A49ibbo2m7l0&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Wurster+Squidbillies#938).
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Or, Drac it (http://dracsearch.com/?os=1&cx=016877679178219346037%3A49ibbo2m7l0&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Wurster+Squidbillies#938).
Or Screw It.
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(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/athfwiki/images/thumb/c/c1/Willienelson1.gif/180px-Willienelson1.gif)
Tom did the voice of the above character, Willie Nelson, on ATHF.
I remember that character. 'It's the shaving' and 'I'm going to drink some juice'.
I saw it before I was aware of who Tom was, though.
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(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/athfwiki/images/thumb/c/c1/Willienelson1.gif/180px-Willienelson1.gif)
Tom did the voice of the above character, Willie Nelson, on ATHF.
I remember that character. 'It's the shaving' and 'I'm going to drink some juice'.
I saw it before I was aware of who Tom was, though.
Could not find any video but here's audio of Tom as Willie Nelson.
http://www.mcpeepants.com/sounds/033theshaving/theshaving11.mp3 (http://www.mcpeepants.com/sounds/033theshaving/theshaving11.mp3)