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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: JustNicole on December 27, 2009, 06:24:44 PM
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I've been seeing these lists everywhere and thought I would start one for the forum. I'm not assigning a number like, "Top 5 Favorite Moments" because you might have an odd or prime number of favorite moments and like to celebrate diblersity. And I'm throwing "decade" in there, as well, because next year will be ten years for Best Show.
Mine is a mash-up. It's mostly '09 stuff but some older stuff, too. I'm also just going to put the moment, not the show. If you want the show, message me.
My Top 5 Favorite Best Show Moments (mash-up):
5. PFT and Tom: Juggalo Talk
4. Pizza Party song
3. skip being played on "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
2. Karl fixes the studio for 3 hours
1. Tom vs. The Brusher
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My single favorite moment is Jimmy Crespo's call (11/29/05).
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Kid eBay tops PFT's peanut brittle and Cross's drinking-with-Harlow story for BIT OF THE DECADE.
And the Juggalo talk defined The Best Show in 2009.
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June 3rd, 2008: "The World is in the Turlet" is created.
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The crowning glory of the Best Show was the Mount Everest calls. It would take a lot to top that.
Off the top of my head:
The first Zachary Brimstead call
Zeph Marshack, Rose's uncle
The Soaker
It's not as laugh out loud funny, but the cleverness and vitriol that came up with "The Millionaire (Morning Zoo Pace)" should also be remarked upon.
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I forgot about Rick the Soaker! Loved that one.
I guess I really like the unplanned calls.
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Two of my favorite bits are the Smirnoff Ice District Manager bit and Mother 13...The First Rock Band on Mt. Everest! (Parts I & II). That said, there are hundreds of other gems too, like PBR's psychic son and Tony Torgvort that are classic and I know I'll enjoy many many more times.
I'm really fond of the Smirnoff Ice bit because it's executed to perfection. I can't imagine an idea like that ever working anywhere else, but that's probably true of so much of what goes on in the Best Show.
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The Music Scholar is the #1 "convert music nerd into Best Show fan" moment.
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The Mayubanatorial debates (sp?) ... An amazing convocation of candidates, plus Tom's coinage of the term "balance buddies".
And the show where Best Show listeners helped write Ted Leo's "The World is in The Turlet" and Ted delivered the finished product at the end of the show ... astounding.
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Tom singing along with Under Pressure. The first time I heard it I actually got a little choked up.
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I'm really fond of the Smirnoff Ice bit because it's executed to perfection. I can't imagine an idea like that ever working anywhere else, but that's probably true of so much of what goes on in the Best Show.
Well, also ... Jon Benjamin.
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Tom singing along with Under Pressure. The first time I heard it I actually got a little choked up.
When did this happen?
Singing along with Wise Up is up there for me too.
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Tom singing along with Under Pressure. The first time I heard it I actually got a little choked up.
When did this happen?
Singing along with Wise Up is up there for me too.
Is that the time with PFT, when Aimee Mann sings a verse like a talking bird? That one got to me too. (I'm immune to blatant cloying sentimentality but a sincere curveball can turn me into jello.)
january 23, 2007 1:53 mark, tom determines whether freddy mercury or david bowie wins 'under pressure'
It's more fun to just listen to that whole show and have it sneak up on you.
There's a "Tom Sings" thread here:
http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,514.0.html
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The Music Scholar is the #1 "convert music nerd into Best Show fan" moment.
Agreed. I used to play this all the time to get people into the Show. It worked on a couple of occasions. "The sleaziest rocker of all time" has also proven to be a great clip for people to get into Tom's style.
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Off the top of my head, The Gorch, Gathering of the Juggalos, and Ye Olde Burger Barn are my top 3.
I'm sure I could think of a solid top 20, but I also have yet to work through much of the archives. So I'm sure there's gems in there I haven't discovered yet.
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Agree w/ Jimmy Crespo and Smirnoff Ice District Manager. Old Skull was one of the hardest times I've laughed in my life.
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I'm sure I could think of a solid top 20, but I also have yet to work through much of the archives. So I'm sure there's gems in there I haven't discovered yet.
I agree. I'm sure the more archives I listen to, the more my list will change.
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Agree w/ Jimmy Crespo and Smirnoff Ice District Manager. Old Skull was one of the hardest times I've laughed in my life.
Geoff [joff] and Kakuku on the conch.
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Agree w/ Jimmy Crespo and Smirnoff Ice District Manager. Old Skull was one of the hardest times I've laughed in my life.
Geoff [joff] and Kakuku on the conch.
And the "lyrics" to one of the songs ("Insyeeeeet.../Outta syeeeeet..."), which are so perfect. My mom used to listen to smooth jazz all the time, and this could be the "lyrics" to any of those songs.
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The Music Scholar is the #1 "convert music nerd into Best Show fan" moment.
Oh man; the payoff on this one is so good. This is my absolute favorite.
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I also love the extended Chubby Checker segment at the beginning of 4/6/04.
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Favorite is tough to say, cause it depends on the day, but (besides the moments people mentioned) the Brad Benson ads were just priceless.
And yeah, The Gathering of the Juggalos was one of the funniest things on the planet.
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Rambocky.
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Rambocky.
It's almost impossible to choose, but Rambocky and it's theme song, "Tiger Eyes Are Flyin' High Now*" form a one-two knockout combination.
* That is the title, right?
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My two calls to the program.
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Omar's two calls to the program
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I would pay to have Andrew WK back on the program again.
Also, Tom's running commentary throughout each episode of "Match Wits with Mike"
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"Someone left a cake out...in the raaaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnnnnnn!"
I almost wrecked my car listening to Tom sing that for 10 minutes. That whole Jimmy Webb segment was GOLD.
Also just found this highly enjoyable clip about the Richard Harris version of "MacArthur Park":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzJDSsC2IA&feature=related
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Also just found this highly enjoyable clip about the Richard Harris version of "MacArthur Park":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzJDSsC2IA&feature=related
I love Weird Al's take on this song. What's it called again? Oh yeah, Billy And The Cloneasaurus...
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Also just found this highly enjoyable clip about the Richard Harris version of "MacArthur Park":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzJDSsC2IA&feature=related
I love Weird Al's take on this song. What's it called again? Oh yeah, Billy And The Cloneasaurus...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1795804358613570229&ei=uR46S7jIB4eWqwKxx8ihAQ&q=weird+al+jurassic+park&hl=en&client=firefox-a#
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"I hope God strikes you down with a lightning bolt."
This whole thing is great in itself and also shows some awesome moments in Scharpling history. Or at least they're entertaining moments....
[youtube]VtSrhIYc8d0[/youtube]
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• Rick the soaker
• Anything Inc
• the episode that ends with the Eric Carmen-Fleetwood Mac Finale. On paper there's no way this can work, but it's the Best Show, and oh man, does it ever work.
• Bryce's long discussion about Skootch's "sheaf": Neal Armstrong being high and the phrase "Turret Hits".
• The Mother 13/Mt. Everest shows
• This year: PFT & The Gathering Of The Juggalos, Jon Glaser and the birth of Drac Search™ bleh! All the celeb shows were awesome - Glaser, Oswalt, (Strummin' Jungle) PFT, Aimee Mann, Hodgman, Martin Short, Ted Leo. All classics. If I live to be 150, these will never stop being funny and awesome no matter how many times I hear them.
• The World Is In The Turlet episode.
• I can't recall if it was this year or last, but Tom & PFT's: Commercials that would work better as TV shows and vice versa. They were great, the callers were all great.
• The remote segment where Tom drives to the gas station near the Holland tunnel, playing Zepplin's Physical Graffiti to meet fans, predictably The Leader punks out, Tom buys snacks, dude burns rubber in the parking lot. So great.
• Coffin Talk as the new Party Zone.
• The original ropadope GOMP (GET OFF MY PHONE I DON'T CARE) and the best hang up ever:
Tom: Hey didn't you call before under a different name?
Caller: yeah, I did. I used a different name- because I though you were gonna-
Tom: gonna what?
Caller: oh no, you're gonna hang up on me aren't you?
Tom: no, no, I'm not.
Caller: oh, thank god I thou-
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2 second pause then Tom completely loses it for 10 seconds with what I can only describe as pure glee at the perfection of the timing of the stealth gomp
Tom (still completely losing it):oh, he thought he was safe. Then I got him right at the last minute...
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Tom chats with Manny about their days as Studio 54 regulars and then serenades him with two Belle & Sebastian songs.
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I can't say for sure what my favorite moment of the decade was, but one that comes to mind is a clip someone posted at one point when Captain you-know-who called in. He wouldn't let Tom get a word in and Tom lost his cool and screamed, "GET OFF MY PHONE...FOREVER!" So great.
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Yes, I forgot Captain J**k vs. Kid Kansas, too.
"Do you know what that part's called?"
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- The World Is In The Turlet
- Piranha 3-D
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- Kevin Smith on The Mike Show
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- Kevin Smith on The Mike Show
Yes! for 2009 and Yes! for the Decade.
I think that episode had another favorite 2009 moment for me -- Tom's imitation of Seinfeld on Larry King.
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1. The Hesch Rope-A-Dope.
2. "Ugh. I hate music," while trying to keep up with the lyrics that were being submitted for Ted Leo's song.
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Ted Leo song-writing show.
First Best Show I listened to end to end.
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Juggalo Talk with PFT and singing Belle and Sebastian to that Studio 54 dude are both high on my list. Two others all-time favorite moments that I don't think have been mentioned yet are
1.) James gets Jamesed, and
2.) Tom methodically ripping apart Billy Crystal's 'Jazzman' performance at that Katrina benefit.
Favorite comedy bits are - Wurster: Kid eBay, and Non-Wurster: Smirnoff Ice District Manager.
Also: the two times that I've been able to introduce someone to the show and been able to listen with them and watch/hear them in real time as they get fooled by a Wurster character. Those are such precious moments to experience.
• I can't recall if it was this year or last, but Tom & PFT's: Commercials that would work better as TV shows and vice versa. They were great, the callers were all great.
Does anyone remember what episode this is? I would really love to hear that bit again.
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For the year? Juggalo ep for sure. I converted like 3-4 people with that episode.
Faves of the decade?
#1 favorite episode ever, PFT on Oct 23th 2007 (2008?). They make fun of Kid Rock, and the Geico Caveman/tv show game is great. Best topic ever maybe.
October 31, 2006 - Tom is in the studio on Halloween, and gets some fun calls. Listened to it a few times in the archives, and then last year on our way moving back from Pittsburgh to Seattle it randomly came up on the ipod playlist ON Halloween 2008 while we were in the middle of nowhere America. Awesome.
Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008 - around the 32 minute mark of the podcast. That makes me crack up so hard, especially with how annoyed Tom seems during the call. Love it. "I think your friend gave you a gift." (also I think this was Julie's first call, yay!)
The New Years ep where TL and Jillian and co were in the studio. That was a fun episode.
The lady who tried to convince Tom that he was wrong about "I'm Not There".
"I James'd James!"
Plenty more I am sure.
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Juggalos episode
The call from Darren at work where Tom talks to him for 5 minutes but realizes when he hangs up Darren thought he was somebody else, and it degenerates from there
Coffin Talk
Smirnoff Guy
Harrison Ford ringtones: 'Give me back my family!...Give me back my family!'
Zachary Brimstead's 'Barberzon Modeling School', for people who want to be models portraying barbershop quartet members in ads for model airplane stores
Jock Squad
Larry The Perv/Patton Oswalt/Tom discuss Larry's prospects doing voice work for animated films ('How's it goin? I'm the unicorn, dere.')
Fredericks' Soundboard baffles a caller
The 'Weirdos Exposed' arc
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I love Kid Ebay and Mark/Mike? Healy's calls (Oh really?!). I forgot the name but the guy from work who accidentally calls Tom three times.
Also I am drawing a huge blank here but when Petey sings a song while Tom plays a different song? Elton John? I just remember painful laughter.
Also every time Tom sings is a treat. Wise Up and SSMLT.
And Angry Mr. Bungle Fan is def up there.
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I forgot the name but the guy from work who accidentally calls Tom three times.
Ron Templeton. November 12, 2002: Tom's Angry Co-Worker Ron Templeton Mistakenly Calls Him Three Times. Also, The Callers Speak Out About The Worst Band Of All Time.
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I forgot the name but the guy from work who accidentally calls Tom three times.
Ron Templeton. November 12, 2002: Tom's Angry Co-Worker Ron Templeton Mistakenly Calls Him Three Times. Also, The Callers Speak Out About The Worst Band Of All Time.
It was also the Gems episode of December 14, 2009 - for easy access.
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/BD
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Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008
Little known fact: the character's name was "Scut Farkus." You can hear the pronunciation in the movie if you listen for it.
Impress your friends. If you still have any, assuming you are the type of person who would tell them something like this.
Hey! I think that guy was making fun of me.
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Don't recall the date, but the PFT -Philly Boy Roy rendition of "Knockin' Boots Now" set to the Rocky theme was one for the ages.
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Don't recall the date, but the PFT -Philly Boy Roy rendition of "Knockin' Boots Now" set to the Rocky theme was one for the ages.
Pretty sure that's 4/22/08.
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Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008
Little known fact: the character's name was "Scut Farkus." You can hear the pronunciation in the movie if you listen for it.
IMDB says you're right. What the crap is a "Scut" though?
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Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008
Little known fact: the character's name was "Scut Farkus." You can hear the pronunciation in the movie if you listen for it.
IMDB says you're right. What the crap is a "Scut" though?
A funnier name than "Scott."
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Something midwestern from the 40s I bet.
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Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008
Little known fact: the character's name was "Scut Farkus." You can hear the pronunciation in the movie if you listen for it.
Impress your friends. If you still have any, assuming you are the type of person who would tell them something like this.
I feel like you just went back in time and altered my childhood.
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Of the decade: Toms take on Billy Crystal doing his Jazz Man routine.
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Petey calling in and laughing all taunting like Scott Farkus on the first episode of 2008
Little known fact: the character's name was "Scut Farkus." You can hear the pronunciation in the movie if you listen for it.
Impress your friends. If you still have any, assuming you are the type of person who would tell them something like this.
I feel like you just went back in time and altered my childhood.
Of all the magic powers I could have, this is the one I most crave.
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The Dogmo tribute. Choked me the hell up.
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^ Yes.
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Tom's 09-11-01 cheesecake story is something special. (The 09-18 episode.)
(I was too young to understand that whole mess when it was going down so it was more of a weird day at school than anything else. Listening to that episode nowadays offers some healthy perspective.)
The archived and consumable bits of pop culture from that tiny window of time are either when it was happening or the awful can-we-be-funny television intros from at least two weeks after the 11th.
It's not a "favorite" moment but it's one of the most legitimate/human recorded reactions I've encountered.
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Tom's 09-11-01 cheesecake story is something special. (The 09-18 episode.)
(I was too young to understand that whole mess when it was going down so it was more of a weird day at school than anything else. Listening to that episode nowadays offers some healthy perspective.)
The archived and consumable bits of pop culture from that tiny window of time are either when it was happening or the awful can-we-be-funny television intros from at least two weeks after the 11th.
It's not a "favorite" moment but it's one of the most legitimate/human recorded reactions I've encountered.
If you haven't heard it, go back to the archives and listen to the first post-9/11 Best Show (9/18/01). It's not one of the funniest but it's one of the best.
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of the decade
Calls from Mr. T
The Officer Tom / Purple Shirt feud
The calls from Goshem
Stevie Blue
Petey
No Smokin' Joe
MC Steinberg's raps
stories from New Bridge
"That Guy" getting dog food licked off his face
All funnier than anything happening recently.
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Lovin' this thread.
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Ted Leo vs MC Steinberg
First episode I ever listened to. Came for the Ted Leo, stayed for the Marky Ramone call.
Roy Jr. convincing PBR that they had switched bodies ala Freaky Friday. That killed me.
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Ted Leo vs MC Steinberg
Good one, especially with the judging panel of PBR, Timmy von Trimble, Marky, and Petey (until he was dismissed).
"The voice was kinda gratin'." -- Marky, celebrating Petey's exit.
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The Mr. T guy, along with Kid Kansas, are much missed mid-show pranksters. Mr T Guy had the most unerring ability to call at Tom's low points.
How did the screener let him through all those times, though? He could only say six things, and "Shut up, foo" is quite distinctive in its Tureadity.
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First time I heard Tom do his Chubby Checker imitation I nearly drove off the road I was laughing so hard.
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The Mr. T guy, along with Kid Kansas, are much missed mid-show pranksters. Mr T Guy had the most unerring ability to call at Tom's low points.
How did the screener let him through all those times, though? He could only say six things, and "Shut up, foo" is quite distinctive in its Tureadity.
shutupfooshutupshutpshupshshsshutupfoo
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The Mr. T guy, along with Kid Kansas, are much missed mid-show pranksters. Mr T Guy had the most unerring ability to call at Tom's low points.
How did the screener let him through all those times, though? He could only say six things, and "Shut up, foo" is quite distinctive in its Tureadity.
shutupfooshutupshutpshupshshsshutupfoo
Yeah, I think a lot of the Lost Boys grew up and went away to college or whatever. I always love the shows where the one note wise guys would all dog-pile on the show and vex Tom with their silly crap.
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The Mr. T guy, along with Kid Kansas
I heard Mr T plenty, but Kid Kansas I'm not familiar with ... whereabouts in the archive is this guy?
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Petey's birthday party (2003-01-07) was wonderful. So so sweet.
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of the decade
Calls from Mr. T
Aw! I miss Mr T.
From 2009, thinking about the whole "FOT suicide?" board debacle still makes me laugh sometimes.
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Of the decade:
-James getting James'd
-The Order of Everything
-Gerard Depardieu's autograph on a Baltimore Colts helmet
-Truck Nutz (because that is the first time I remember Tom truly losing it on the air)
-The Smirnoff Ice call
Of the year:
-Piranha 3-D discussion
-"The husband from Maude is right!"
-Every one of Fredericks' calls
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The Mr. T guy, along with Kid Kansas
I heard Mr T plenty, but Kid Kansas I'm not familiar with ... whereabouts in the archive is this guy?
Start here: http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,5245.0.html
Also search the whole forum for mentions. He calls in and keeps singing "Carry on My Wayward Son." He's also the prankster behind "Indie Payola."
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He's also the prankster behind "Indie Payola."
No way!
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Ted Leo vs MC Steinberg
Good one, especially with the judging panel of PBR, Timmy von Trimble, Marky, and Petey (until he was dismissed).
"The voice was kinda gratin'." -- Marky, celebrating Petey's exit.
I remember this one, does anyone have a date so that I may listen again?
Thanks!
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Ted Leo vs MC Steinberg
Good one, especially with the judging panel of PBR, Timmy von Trimble, Marky, and Petey (until he was dismissed).
"The voice was kinda gratin'." -- Marky, celebrating Petey's exit.
I remember this one, does anyone have a date so that I may listen again?
Thanks!
Jan 17, 2006. I love this exchange:
Tom: "You know, we're gonna have a panel of celebrity judges."
MC Steinberg: "Kinda weird, 'cause I'm a celebrity."
Tom: "Well, I think we have two celebrities here."
MCS: "Well, he's an indie celebrity."
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All funnier than anything happening recently.
Really? Thanks, jerk!
Tom.
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(http://www.rapmullet.com/images/features/smack.jpg)
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All funnier than anything happening recently.
Really? Thanks, jerk!
Tom.
Excellent first post!
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All funnier than anything happening recently.
Really? Thanks, jerk!
Tom.
Excellent first post!
I hate to nitpick, Sparky, but that's not Tom's first post.
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I have not heard the angry Mr. Bungle fan. I need assistance over here.
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I have not heard the angry Mr. Bungle fan. I need assistance over here.
I know of at least three calls, which appear on these shows:
9/25/01
8/13/03
8/26/03
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Tom's gomping of Belinda, Belinda's baby (DJ Waah Waah) and Belinda's mom. 3-generation gomping. For the last one, when Belinda asked Tom if he would like to talk to her mom, Tom's controlled excitement, knowing the gift he had just been given...SO good.
Edit: The last one was in '04 or '05 so this is a 'decade moment'.
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Best of '09:
1. The 3-way-phone-chat between Spike, Fredericks and the Fredericks sound board.
2. The Police and Elvis Costello Face the Music
3. Get Metsmerized!
4. The tragic, self-abnegating demise of Weirdo's Exposed.
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Thanks Master!
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The "Hail the Dark Lord" call from Tom's "new neighbor" was my favorite of the decade! However, the best is yet to come!
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Swine Flu!
oops! meant to post this in the "Things that should be buried in the last decade" thread, sorry!
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Two bits that come to mind are the Gorch's in-studio appearance from June 5, 2007, or Dell the Pizza guy from May 12, 2009.
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I only mention this to add to the great list, not necessarily to contend for the BEST of '09: Spike calling in to ask Martin Short if The Big Picture made the transition from VHS to DVD.
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Two bits that come to mind are the Gorch's in-studio appearance from June 5, 2007, or Dell the Pizza guy from May 12, 2009.
Yes to the Gorch show! I think that is also the show where Philly Boy Roy was also in studio? An all time classic.
Most of my favourite bits have been included here but two others shows that I love end to end are when Todd Palin calls in (also has the awsome story about the casino fight that Tom witnessed) and The Order of Everything.
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I have not heard the angry Mr. Bungle fan. I need assistance over here.
I know of at least three calls, which appear on these shows:
9/25/01
8/13/03
8/26/03
Been meaning to track these down ... thanks!
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I've been meaning to post these for a while, but I just bashed this out now. Here are some moments I really enjoyed last year ... I listened to last year a lot on the Ipod, as I had many car trips and airplane trips for work.
-Kelvin Juniper, particularly when he channeled the Cardiff Giant.
-Bernie Taupin, who bet Elton John he'd make more money than him by now.
-Tom whispering "help me" when Mike's attention was elsewhere
-Glaser's appearance, funny all the way through, not just Drac Search, but also Google's voice: "Boolevahd a' Heroes!" & "I would bite SO MANY NECKS!" Also great when Jon's dad called in and screwed up the story about Jon's early comedic prowess. Very sweet.
-Paul & Tom "pranking" John Hodgman in the manner of the Jerky Boys, with the liberal use of the word "sizzlechest". Heck, that whole show is good, since it was right after Billy Bob's meltdown and they get a ton of mileage out of that.
-Martin Short, who was a prince among men, and Tom getting increasingly aggrieved (to borrow Hodgman's word) with the quality of the questions.
-Larry the Perv imagining himself as a cartoon lion, which leads to Tom imagining him as a Unicorn.
-The Dogmo Tribute show, Tom's eloquence & ability to keep it together throughout, and the callers, particularly Officer Tom ranking the best places for cops to get free food. I think this might've also been the show where Frix talks about trying to save the seventy-nine cent Booker T and the MGs record.
-The star studded 6 Hour show, with the Piranha 3D discussion, the musical H-Bomb of "Explosion", I could go on and on and on here. I also remember a certain baseball player driving through the funeral of a silent film star who was so old he literally would play God. First LJ Persky appearance too?
-The Brushman, his horrible, horrible physiognomy, and also his horrible, horrible musical taste.
-Much love is expressed for the Juggalo discussion, but I also want to call out Darren's absurd call that same night- he has to have tokens to use his own toidy, and he was being used to calibrate the suspenders of a 7'3" dude who looks like that dude in the Arcade Fire for his Suspender Whipping league.
-Get Metsmerized with Patton, and the Matt Fraction interview.
-The Meet up Show - everyone's great all the way through.
-The Radio date. Sorry for the discomfort you experienced LfM, but you were pretty dang funny & you made it out the other side.
-"VELLcum TO ze MIKEzhow"
-Urbaniak! I still think of the Bayonne Bubble when I hear that accent. (I need to listen to the audio feed of his recent stint on Pollak's Chat Show)
-Tom's interview with Nardwuar, who mentions Wurster about 50 times. You can FEEL Tom squirming over the radio.
-The very sad Jimmy Webb concert & Tom's impassioned version of "MacArthur Park"
-The Hodgman/Tompkins/Rees in studio show ... many awesome stories. Fave image: Tom driving around in a stormtrooper helmet.
-"For the sake of this conversation ..."
-Andrew WK - great guy.
-Peanut Butter Pete, who for some reason makes me giggle uncontrollably.
-AHndy from BAHth - and his game attempt at a Southern accent
-Jazz Fart. It's funny to me that Jon can bleat "Jazz Fart" incessantly for several minutes without laughing, but can almost never make it through "he passed on".
-That guy from NC who was helping Tom figure out a new shaving plan. His earnest attitude just tickled me.
-Wally's co-host stint - very stroppy.
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Love your list, AC. And thank you for the mention of Brushman. It instantly put me in a better mood. I don't know why that is my favorite thing but it is. He's just so little and feisty. And he's wearing a Teams of the NFL sleeping bag cape from the 70's that belonged to Rex Sr. (No, the other Rex Sr.)
It's going to be a good day.
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Some of my favorite memories from the decade:
On the show:
1. PBR brings out the Philly in PFT.
2. Tom mocking the absurdity of Curb Your Enthusiasm, before it strikes him that he had been in talks to have someone from the show on as a guest.
3. Porcupine Pie during the 2008 marathon.
4. Weirdos Exposed
5. "You're a ghost"
Off the show:
1. Fuel Dump