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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Rainer on April 28, 2007, 06:02:22 PM
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Mayor Anthony Williams (DC) has never called the Best Show. In his defense, he's probably pretty busy and hasn't ever visited AST.
That said, how many registered FOTs have NEVER called in to the Best Show? Just curious.
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I called once which probably doesn't count.
My mom interrupted the call and Tom made me put her on the phone, then he told her I call in every week as Pothead Dan. It'd be hilarious if I didn't have to explain it was a joke. EDIT: It was still hilarious.
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I called once which probably doesn't count.
My mom interrupted the call and Tom made me put her on the phone, then he told her I call in every week as Pothead Dan. It'd be hilarious if I didn't have to explain it was a joke. EDIT: It was still hilarious.
Awesome call. Relive the magic in text form!
"- Pothead Dan calls (starts at 1:28) with a StubHub gem: Dane Cook’s Tourgasm without Dane Cook. For $550, you can grab a second row ticket to see Jay Davis, Robert Kelly, and Gary Gulman -- the real Comedians of Comedy -- at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Tom thinks the price of tickets to this show should have an inverse relationship to their proximity to Jay Davis. Tom wonders if the audiences now clap in recognition when he starts his “TLC Killer” joke. Pothead Dan would want $550 + a free ticket to sit down at the show, although Tom is certain that he’d either be on his feet or rolling on the floor with laughter for its duration. Tom speculates that they close out the show by having all three guys on stage sitting on stools like the Blue Collar Comedy tour, perhaps introducing a Dane Cook video in which he apologizes for not being there.
Pothead Dan’s mom starts causing a ruckus in the background, and Tom siriously wants to talk to her. She left the room, but Tom orders Pothead Dan to chase his mommy down. She claims she’s sleeping despite the fact that she can be heard yelling. She’s scared, so Tom tells her to loosen up with another drink. She prefers to eat some ice cream, and Tom wants her to do it over the phone. This wears her down and she reluctantly gets on the line. Tom tells her that her son seems like a good guy, and she confirms that he is. Tom says that other than the stuff he talks about on the show, he seems very well-balanced. His mom says that he very mature for a 17-year-old. Tom asks her how she feels about his website, but she wasn't even aware of it. Tom informs her that he’s been calling every week as “Pothead Dan” to review different strains of weed. She responds with “no comment” and leaves to go eat her Mint Chip ice cream. Tom urges her to hurry up before her son swoops in with the munchies. She says she has to hide it and gives the phone back to Pothead Dan before she can discuss the pot vaporizer she bought for him. Tom's riffage upset "Nills" in the chat. He doesn't approve of making weed jokes to someone's mother. Oh, Nills."
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My best call story:
I was listening to archives and a long long time pal of mine who lived in NYC called in (I didn't know he listened) and he was chiming in on Cannonball run and he slipped with the language and got hung up on and scolded.
I've called a couple times, I rarely get to listen live, but Tom *did* do the intro to my podcast, although he sent a cease and desist over my using his bit.
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Current DC Mayor Fenty hasn't called in either, or me. I can't listen live most of the time either.
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This friend of mine and I always talk about the Best Show and I was wondering why he never called and then he told me he called once with a story about how he met Bill Murray when he was a kid and Tom didn't believe him and GOMP'd him.
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At that time I hadn't heard the call yet, but had been hearing the fallout from it for weeks.
He also said that he had no idea who the people who called in later and claimed to know him(the caller) were.
**in an unrelated note, reading about people's moms wanting to eat ice cream kind of makes me want to cry a single tear of joy.
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I've never called. But I will some day.
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I've never called, but I'm pretty sure my old art teacher from high school has on several occasions in the past, notably to talk about ice cream. I have no concrete proof, but I'm 85% sure it's him.
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I have not yet called. This is mainly because I tend to think of something interesting to contribute only long after a segment ends.
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My only call was during the "Tom on _______" segment. Me and my clever ass decided it would be funny to ask "How about 'Scharpling on Scharpling'."
Tom's response: "Isn't that what this show already IS?"
By the end of this call, I realized how unwitty I truly am. However, I was pleased to find that I was quoted on Recidivism.
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My only call was during the "Tom on _______" segment. Me and my clever ass decided it would be funny to ask "How about 'Scharpling on Scharpling'."
Tom's response: "Isn't that what this show already IS?"
By the end of this call, I realized how unwitty I truly am. However, I was pleased to find that I was quoted on Recidivism.
That was a fun call. Tom also called you the most stoned-sounding person he's ever spoken to on the show. That's high (pun intended) praise considering Tom has spoken to a pre-Newbridge Acres Bryce countless times. Tom said he was going to write a song about you called "Conshohocken Kind Bud".
"It just brought a smile to my face. Not really into hockey." -- Bill from 19428, inexplicably amused by an "NHL94" vanity plate
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Yeah, I think Bryce got a little jealous.
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I've only called twice, but I was quoted on Recidivism one of the times. I find that when I start listening live in the middle of the show, I'm nervous to call because I don't want to tread ground that has already been treaded upon.
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Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call? I can't take it. I don't want to ruin something I love. I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.
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Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call? I can't take it. I don't want to ruin something I love. I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.
Yes, hence the giggling. I'm not drunk, I'm nervous!
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The idea of calling makes me crazy nervous. But more than that, what stops me is that I mostly don't feel there's a bloody thing I can contribute. So I kibitz in the chat instead. I've always been a back-room kind of gal.
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I always get nervous, but I like to call from my office instead of from my cellphone because I can sort of keep my workday gameface of competence and charm on (even if it's a lie).
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Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call? I can't take it. I don't want to ruin something I love. I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.
If the chat hadn't convinced me to call, I wouldn't have. I'm glad Tom liked me though. Glad I didn't get GOMPed, that's for sure. :) I was nervous up until I talked to him. He's easy to talk to though, so I loosened up right away.
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Does anyone else get hella nervous right before they call? I can't take it. I don't want to ruin something I love. I feel inadequate compared to the Best Show.
Have a drink or two before you call. It worked for me!
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Hey, maybe I really ought to mix in some vodka with the diet coke with lime!
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I've only called once (I'm in the Pacific Northwest and have to listen to Fresh Air or some such nonsense as I make my way home). The weird thing for me is that Tom's voice sounds so different through the phone. In the same way that Wurster's voice sounded completely strange when he did the in-studio Bruce Willis Raging thing. If you haven't called before, I recommend you listen to Tom's interview on the Sound of Young America. His voice is PROFOUNDLY different than the one you hear on air. He sounds like "Steve" from the Pizza Grudge segment in 2004.
I got GOMPed, and it was a badge of honor! If I could put the recording into a locket, I would do so. People, it's about the fun. Just call, for cripes sake! Tom wants your input. You -- and I do mean YOU -- are absolutely necessary for the health of the Best Show.
In particular, I would love to hear Sarah call. (Because you know Godine. Therefore, you are a rockstar).
PS Listen to me go down in flames (not really): http://wfmu.org/listen.ram?show=22778&archive=34596&starttime=1:32:00 (http://wfmu.org/listen.ram?show=22778&archive=34596&starttime=1:32:00)
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Yeah man, I've gotten GOMP'd a bunch. It is kind of a badge of honor. The best is when you get GOMP'd and then he cops to just doing it for the hell of it and he actually wouldn't have minded talking to you some more (didn't he do that to someone named Chris on Tuesday?).
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Yeah man, I've gotten GOMP'd a bunch. It is kind of a badge of honor. The best is when you get GOMP'd and then he cops to just doing it for the hell of it and he actually wouldn't have minded talking to you some more (didn't he do that to someone named Chris on Tuesday?).
I think he did to Sean from Burbank this week. Mine was the opposite: he didn't GOMP me but he'd had enough.