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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: not that clay on December 01, 2009, 08:02:28 PM
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The new Paul F. Tompkins record is out. I downloaded it off Amazon ($7.99. Cheap!). It's delightful!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Freak-Wharf-Explicit/dp/B002XI062Y
CD available here: http://www.aspecialthing.com/store/index.htm
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President Baby made me spit out some (filtered) water.
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The new Paul F. Tompkins record is out. I downloaded it off Amazon ($7.99. Cheap!). It's delightful!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Freak-Wharf-Explicit/dp/B002XI062Y
CD available here: http://www.aspecialthing.com/store/index.htm
Thanks for the heads up. Hilarious!
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President Baby made me spit out some (filtered) water.
"I have to tell you, sir, that you're getting too big for this."
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I woke my wife up with my guffawing at Paul's description of "Go Ask Alice." That book was considered such heavy duty stuff when I was growing up. Reading it was right up there with "Forever" by Judy Blume as some kind of ridiculous, arbitrary rite of passage.
On another topic, albeit overlapping, I find the cover of "Freak Wharf" wonderfully disturbing and mesmerizing. There is no freak in it, which would have been an obvious choice. Instead, it is a painting of Paul, dressed as a captain, with a perplexed or perhaps disgusted look on his face (pipe out of mouth in surprise?). You (or just I?) get the feeling that he is a wayward captain who pulled into the wrong port and is currently looking out upon the freaks. Leaving it to the imagination was a wonderful idea.
I need to find hobbies.
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On another topic, albeit overlapping, I find the cover of "Freak Wharf" wonderfully disturbing and mesmerizing. There is no freak in it, which would have been an obvious choice. Instead, it is a painting of Paul, dressed as a captain, with a perplexed or perhaps disgusted look on his face (pipe out of mouth in surprise?). You (or just I?) get the feeling that he is a wayward captain who pulled into the wrong port and is currently looking out upon the freaks. Leaving it to the imagination was a wonderful idea.
I see it more as a look of grim determination. Like, maybe he's the only captain gutsy or crazy enough to sail to the freak wharf, which for some reason is an important job that needs to be done. "I didn't ask to sail to this Freak Wharf, but this is the life Fate has chosen for me."
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I pre-ordered the CD from AST and am still waiting for it. :-[
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I pre-ordered the CD from AST and am still waiting for it. :-[
Me too! And I will LIVE TWEET my experience with it when I get it!!
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I plan on purchasing it later this week. I can't wait to hear it, but I figure it will probably be two or so weeks until I get it. I will be crazed with anticipation by the time it arrives.
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I pre-ordered the CD from AST and am still waiting for it. :-[
Same here.
But I lived it, maaannn.
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On another topic, albeit overlapping, I find the cover of "Freak Wharf" wonderfully disturbing and mesmerizing. There is no freak in it, which would have been an obvious choice. Instead, it is a painting of Paul, dressed as a captain, with a perplexed or perhaps disgusted look on his face (pipe out of mouth in surprise?). You (or just I?) get the feeling that he is a wayward captain who pulled into the wrong port and is currently looking out upon the freaks. Leaving it to the imagination was a wonderful idea.
I see it more as a look of grim determination. Like, maybe he's the only captain gutsy or crazy enough to sail to the freak wharf, which for some reason is an important job that needs to be done. "I didn't ask to sail to this Freak Wharf, but this is the life Fate has chosen for me."
You have a very good take on it. And I may have to say "I didn't ask to sail to this Freak Wharf" every day at work from now on.
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I listened late last night, hilarious as expected
He was just on CaEE for nearly three hours ... do check it out if you haven't yet
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
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I listened late last night, hilarious as expected
He was just on CaEE for nearly three hours ... do check it out if you haven't yet
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
And Tom is mentioned towards the end somewhere.
Also, if all of you could stop discussing this album until I get my copy I would really appreciate it.
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On another topic, albeit overlapping, I find the cover of "Freak Wharf" wonderfully disturbing and mesmerizing. There is no freak in it, which would have been an obvious choice. Instead, it is a painting of Paul, dressed as a captain, with a perplexed or perhaps disgusted look on his face (pipe out of mouth in surprise?). You (or just I?) get the feeling that he is a wayward captain who pulled into the wrong port and is currently looking out upon the freaks. Leaving it to the imagination was a wonderful idea.
I see it more as a look of grim determination. Like, maybe he's the only captain gutsy or crazy enough to sail to the freak wharf, which for some reason is an important job that needs to be done. "I didn't ask to sail to this Freak Wharf, but this is the life Fate has chosen for me."
You have a very good take on it. And I may have to say "I didn't ask to sail to this Freak Wharf" every day at work from now on.
Not to crap on your interpretation, but if you buy the CD and see the gatefold cover the whole thing falls apart. I guess the full picture was not included with the digital release.
edit: I can produce a jpg, if called upon.
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Add me to the "preordered the CD and now anxiously waiting" list! (The fact that I'm not in the place to which it's being sent is part of the problem in my case.)
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Not to crap on your interpretation, but if you buy the CD and see the gatefold cover the whole thing falls apart. I guess the full picture was not included with the digital release.
edit: I can produce a jpg, if called upon.
I will wait until my copy arrives in the mail, and then I will see my fantasy destroyed.
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Not to crap on your interpretation, but if you buy the CD and see the gatefold cover the whole thing falls apart. I guess the full picture was not included with the digital release.
edit: I can produce a jpg, if called upon.
Damn.
I would love a jpeg if it is easily available.
Now I am sad about two things. (1) The bad interpretation of the cover, and (2) the fact that - out of sheer coincidence - I had a bit called "President Baby" on my podcast a few years back (He says things like "Mister Gorbachev, tear down that baby gate" and "There's no fighting the two booby system"). Needless to say, PFT's President Baby is ten times funnier.
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Now I am sad about two things. (1) The bad interpretation of the cover, and (2) the fact that - out of sheer coincidence - I had a bit called "President Baby" on my podcast a few years back (He says things like "Mister Gorbachev, tear down that baby gate" and "There's no fighting the two booby system"). Needless to say, PFT's President Baby is ten times funnier.
Again, I will wait until my CD arrives to pass judgement. Because those lines are pretty fuckin' funny.
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I loved it. I was kinda bummed out I haven't gotten to see his material live in the past few years (although I've been lucky to attend his Largo shows as of late), and he was saying that it was a lot different than Impersonal, which might be my favorite comedy album ever.
But this is a great album. I've listened to it like 3 times already.
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Now I am sad about two things. (1) The bad interpretation of the cover, and (2) the fact that - out of sheer coincidence - I had a bit called "President Baby" on my podcast a few years back (He says things like "Mister Gorbachev, tear down that baby gate" and "There's no fighting the two booby system"). Needless to say, PFT's President Baby is ten times funnier.
Again, I will wait until my CD arrives to pass judgement. Because those lines are pretty fuckin' funny.
You are very kind.
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Wait for it... wait for it... (http://aspecialthing.com/images/FW_reveal.gif)
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Wait for it... wait for it... (http://aspecialthing.com/images/FW_reveal.gif)
now, that's just absurd.
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Here's Paul on a recent podcast for three hours being very funny:
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
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It's on emusic now too, if you're on there. AND IT'S AWESOME. New Dad is genius.
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got it from amazon last night, and it's great!
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Is it just me, or does it sound like Eddie Peppitone is laughing loudly in the front row?
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I thought that was Patton!
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Here's Paul on a recent podcast for three hours being very funny:
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
He's also on the last TWO episodes of Am I Right??!
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Here's Paul on a recent podcast for three hours being very funny:
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
He's also on the last TWO episodes of Am I Right??!
Doesn't he fear overexposure?
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Here's Paul on a recent podcast for three hours being very funny:
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
He's also on the last TWO episodes of Am I Right??!
Doesn't he fear overexposure?
One of them's a re-run.
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Here's Paul on a recent podcast for three hours being very funny:
http://www.comedyandeverythingelse.net/episode/episode-68-paul-f-tompkins
He's also on the last TWO episodes of Am I Right??!
Doesn't he fear overexposure?
you shut your filthy mouth!
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I, also, patiently wait for my copy of the CD in my mail box.
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I've listened to it a few times since I got mine in the mail over the weekend. It's hilarious, as one would expect. The New Dads bit is probably the best thing on it. I really enjoyed listening to the Riff Suite too.
And what can I say about the album art? It raises more questions than it answers. Prepare to be freaked out! ;D
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And what can I say about the album art? It raises more questions than it answers. Prepare to be freaked out! ;D
Yes. ALL TIME CLASSIC artwork.
Only complaint: A little text on the spine of the case wouldn't have been a bad idea, so I wouldn't have to worry about never ever finding it again once I put it on my CD shelf.
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It's on emusic now too, if you're on there. AND IT'S AWESOME. New Dad is genius.
It totally is! And the "Go Ask Alice" closer had me laughing like an idiot on mass transit. Worth being judged by my fellow commuters!
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This album made me think of how people who live together start to sound alike, use the same expressions, share inside jokes, etc. Unlike "Impersonal", on which I detected only a little bit of Scharplingness, this Freak Wharf feels almost like a "live in the studio" appearance. Paul may owe Tom some scratch, frankly. I'll have to go back through it and make special note of the moments that feel particularly "Best Show-ish", but it's palpable. Wonderful, and palpable.
Palpderful.
Am I wrong?
Anyway... I think it's great. Is it short, though? I was just starting to really get comfortable and giggly when all of a sudden, boom, "that's it for me, folks!".
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i have yet to purchase the new PFT (or see the cover) but i did receive my re-purchases of Patton's work. im cracking up too much to be upset about it.
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Just got it last night and annoyed all of my co-workers by laughing out loud all the way through the cd... twice. I think my current favorite line is "This year starts with a two, that's nuts. Church is still around. Even God has moved on at this point." Mr. F. Tompkins is doing it right.
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Just got it last night and annoyed all of my co-workers by laughing out loud all the way through the cd... twice. I think my current favorite line is "This year starts with a two, that's nuts. Church is still around. Even God has moved on at this point." Mr. F. Tompkins is doing it right.
I liked that line too ... "church ... still hangin' in there!"
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The line that got me was, "If you're eating pie filling from the can, there has been a disaster."
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Stupid AST and their slow shipping.
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Stupid AST and their slow shipping.
I ordered mine from AST (not a preorder) and got it over the weekend. I think I ordered mine on the 5th or 6th of December.
I also got Brent Weinbach's The Night Shift, which I can honestly call the weirdest thing I've ever heard.
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Stupid AST and their slow shipping.
I ordered mine from AST (not a preorder) and got it over the weekend. I think I ordered mine on the 5th or 6th of December.
I also got Brent Weinbach's The Night Shift, which I can honestly call the weirdest thing I've ever heard.
Mine was a preorder. I'm guessing the CDR calendar/Christmas CD is holding things up.
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It is. But I think they're on their way now.
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Man, if I'd known how good the cover art is, I would've waited for the CD (instead of downloading mp3s.) PFT in a captain get up! With squid legs! All done in an oil painting! Damn my luck.
The comedy's alright too, I guess.
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I got it off of iTunes, so I hope those prints of the cover they were discussing come out sooner rather than later.
The ~15 minutes of riffing at the start prove, as if proof was needed, that PFT is the best. Can't wait for his new special in the spring.
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"You don't need to groan when I say, 'Preemies.' They're just premature. They're not monsters."