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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: neilnumberman on July 12, 2011, 02:04:48 AM
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Hiya FOTs!
I made a new poster for the Best Show Enthusiasm Rewards Club! I'll be driving home from Maine tomorrow and hopefully will see a ton of you at Boulevard Tavern, which is right around the corner from my apartment!
--NN
(http://neilnumberman.com/images/news/Sgt_Best_Show_sm.jpg)
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You did it again, NN. Outstanding work!
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I love this so much.
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This brings me the same joy Where's Waldo brought me when I was a kid. Thanks, you deserve 8 rewards!
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Neil:
This is fantastic. I'm sure Nikki the Monkey would be honored with her place between the Mouse with a Cape and the World in the Turlet.
It'd be great to have an annotated version of this in a few weeks, after we've had a chance to figure out all the references we can.
Truly outstanding work.
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Send this drawing of Tom to New York Magazine.
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Send this drawing of Tom to New York Magazine.
He looks angry
I think I found Todd Barry in the upper left.
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So good!
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Oh, do I love this!
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This is AMAZING. Way to go, Neil!!!
There's so much fun stuff hidden in, but JW holding a hoagie just KILLS me.
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fantastic! !!!
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Fantastic, Neil! You are a genius!
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Spectacular. Annotated notes for those of us with less knowledge would be welcomed in the future.
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Holy Moly, that is AMAZING!
I think the cherry on top is how you captured the essence of FONPR perfectly. That is exactly how I always envisioned him (top row, middle w/ backwards baseball cap)
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This is obviously great, but the world in the terlet really seals the deal for me.
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Awesome!
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As Colonel Parker said to Elvis, you have a million dollars' worth of talent.
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What an amazing poster! NN is supremely talented. I especially liked Damien from F'ed Up, GG Allin and Clifford.
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This is the greatest thing I've ever seen.
Every detail is perfect, but I think the placement of Wally Wackiman is the masterstroke. Mr. Numberman, you are as talented as the day is long!
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So good.
I've been meaning to commend you on the the James trading card. I can't even think about it without starting to laugh, let alone look at it.
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Is the blonde woman on the phone with the music notes the young lady who called in to serenade Tom with pop hits for a few weeks?
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I'd love the outline only version with the numbers in the middle and corresponding name list. It might be too much if every item was tagged with "It's X, you X-adummy"
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I just noticed the "Rx" on Ted's sleeve. Wow.
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That's fantastic! I would pay actual dollars for one of these.
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This is championship material.
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I'd love the outline only version with the numbers in the middle and corresponding name list. It might be too much if every item was tagged with "It's X, you X-adummy"
I'm working on it ... hope to have it done by tomorrow. Trying to get numbers onto every visible face. I'm gonna need help from the FOT for a fair portion of the names ...
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AMAZING!
2011 Best Show marathon premium?
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I'm working on it ... hope to have it done by tomorrow. Trying to get numbers onto every visible face. I'm gonna need help from the FOT for a fair portion of the names ...
Bless you, Dave.
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this is so far beyond great, i don't even have the words for it. amazing work!
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Oh, my God, it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen (this week).
I like how JW is in the mix. This might be the first time he's lovely head has been acknowledged in such a way.
And I think I spot Darren back there, too...
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Neil, this is incredible.
Good lord.
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Truly amazing.
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Great piece of work.
About once a week I find myself singing Ted Leo's "The World Is In the Toilet" and it's great to see it artistically rendered in such a beautiful way.
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To coin a phrase: "Top Notch".
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WOW
Bishop Fontana looks great (pre-frocking?)
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Is the blonde woman on the phone with the music notes the young lady who called in to serenade Tom with pop hits for a few weeks?
That's candace!
also, mouse with a cape.
Incredible, Neil.
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Is the blonde woman on the phone with the music notes the young lady who called in to serenade Tom with pop hits for a few weeks?
That's candace!
also, mouse with a cape.
Incredible, Neil.
Is Candace the one who would call in and serenade Tom?
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Okay folks, here's my guide diagram/outline. It's not pretty, but I hope it proves useful when placed alongside Mr. Numberman's brilliant original. Please help fill in the blanks and correct any spelling errors or other mistakes on my part. Participation by all FOT's encouraged ... Neil Numberman particularly!
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/davebucket68/NumbersforNumberman.jpg)
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(Key to the image above)
There's a LOT of faces here ... I had to put in a couple of "point-fives" for the ones I missed on the first run ...
1. Tom Scharpling
2. Belt-whipping champion?
3. Zach Galifinakis
4. John Hodgman
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Paul F. Tompkins
7. The drummer from the Superchunks
8. AP Mike
9. Teddy Rockstar aka Ted Leo
10. Therese? Julie Klausner? I feel bad about the fact that I'm not sure on this one.
10.5. That guy who called in to the show ... the one who’s an aging Brooklyn hipster who owns a shop that sells really stupid stuff.
11. Ms. Jillian Barberie
12. Wallace Wackiman
13. Dogmo
14. The Great State of New Jersey
15. The planet Earth, in a terlet.
16. Timmy Von Trimble
17. A Monkey in a Diaper (last seen in Huntsville Alabama).
18. ??
18.5. ??
19.
20. Aimee Mann
21. Bryce
22. Marky Ramone?
23. Rodrigo the Drum Pin Salesman?
24.
25.
26.
27. The Gorch
28.
29.
30.
31.
32. Hippy Johnny?
33.
34. Luther Campbell?
35. Laurie from Miami? Julie From Cincinnati?
36. HORSE
37. Judge Montgomery Davies
38.
39. Kevin “GG” Allin
40.
41. Chris Elliot
42. Zachary L. Brimstead
43 and 44 .. More of the Murder Junkies? … I don’t know, I’m getting pretty lost here. Help me out , people. Maybe 44 is Hammerhead?
45.
46.
47.
48. Bishop Juan Pablo Fontanna
49. Esteemed filmmaker Kevin Smith
50. Mr. Sherbet?
51. Buzz from "Tramp Stamp"
52. Todd Barry
53. See #10
54. you got JAMESED!!
55. Evan Funk Davies?
56. Damian from Effed Up
57. Andy from Lake Newbridge
58. Frederics!!
59. Michael from the Cynics? (I have no idea what Michael from the Cynics looks like, but I just got a feeling about this one).
60. Philly Boy Roy!
61. Jen Kirkman!
62. That guy who came into the studio to do some repair work one time. Made a lot of hammering noises … again, help me out here, folks.
63.
64. MC Steinberg?
65. Candace from Brooklyn, the human jukebox/karaoke machine
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18: Ben Gibbard (Big Question mark)
18.5 Terese?
24: Micky Dolenz
25: Gene Simmons
26: Dave From Knoxvole???
31: Andy Daly???
53: Lisa Jane Persky
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I've been scrutinizing this image all day long, and I didn't even see the mouse in a cape until Stephen in Chicago pointed it out. Also, I just now noticed the Four Loko can beneath the silhouhette of New Jersey.
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I've been scrutinizing this image all day long, and I didn't even see the mouse in a cape until Stephen in Chicago pointed it out. Also, I just now noticed the Four Loko can beneath the silhouhette of New Jersey.
I'm glad you did that edge-filter thing on it because it really helps split everything up into manageable pieces.
19: Larry D. Pervison
33's hat says "Newbridge Knights." I couldn't find anything on Buffcoat or recidivism, but I seem to remember a hotshot baseball player calling in in the last year or 2.
38: Eric Wareheim
40: Tim Heidecker
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2. Spike, I think. It's tricky because it doesn't look like him, but the whip and Flash t-shirt seem to give it away. Unless I'm wrong.
35. I think is Julie from Cinci.
47. Is this Laura from Magic City?
The coffin kinda cracks me up!
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45. Paul Scheer
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I think 32 is Darren Ploppleton (!) rather than Hippie Johnny.
Also, isn't the Newbridge Knights ballplayer Claude Monroe?
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I think #46 is Hot Rockin' Ronny.
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This makes me so happy. I'd kill to have a poster of this on my wall.
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Good job, that is awesome.
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62. Karl the Repairman
This is according to the archives description... from September 8, 2009, when Sanjaya called in.
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As of now, then:
1. Tom Scharpling
2. Spike
3. Zach Galifinakis
4. John Hodgman
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Paul F. Tompkins
7. The drummer from the Superchunks
8. AP Mike
9. Teddy Rockstar aka Ted Leo
10. Julie Klausner?
10.5. That guy who called in to the show ... the one who’s an aging Brooklyn hipster who owns a shop that sells really stupid stuff.
11. Ms. Jillian Barberie
12. Wallace Wackiman
13. Dogmo
14. The Great State of New Jersey
15. The planet Earth, in a terlet.
16. Timmy Von Trimble
17. A Monkey in a Diaper (last seen in Huntsville Alabama).
18. Ben Gibbard
18.5. Terese
19. Larry D. Pervison
20. Aimee Mann
21. Bryce
22. Marky Ramone?
23. Rodrigo the Drum Pin Salesman?
24. Micky Dolenz
25. Gene Simmons
26. Dave from Knoxville
27. The Gorch
28.
29.
30.
31. Andy Daly
32. Darren Ploppleton? Hippy Johnny?
33. Claude Monroe of the Newbridge Knights
34. Luther Campbell?
35. Julie From Cincinnati?
36. HORSE
37. Judge Montgomery Davies
38. Eric Wareheim
39. Kevin “GG” Allin
40. Tim Heidecker
41. Chris Elliot
42. Zachary L. Brimstead
43 and 44 .. More of the Murder Junkies? … I don’t know, I’m getting pretty lost here. Help me out , people. Maybe 44 is Hammerhead?
45. Paul Scheer
46. Hot Rockin' Ronny
47. Laura from Magic City?
48. Bishop Juan Pablo Fontanna
49. Esteemed filmmaker Kevin Smith
50. Mr. Sherbet?
51. Buzz from "Tramp Stamp"
52. Todd Barry
53. Lisa Jane Persky
54. you got JAMESED!!
55. Evan Funk Davies?
56. Damian from Effed Up
57. Andy from Lake Newbridge
58. Frederics!!
59. Michael from the Cynics? (I have no idea what Michael from the Cynics looks like, but I just got a feeling about this one).
60. Philly Boy Roy!
61. Jen Kirkman!
62. Karl the Repairman
63.
64. MC Steinberg?
65. Candace from Brooklyn, the human jukebox/karaoke machine
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I missed a face between Ted Leo and (probably) Julie Klausner. In between those two is a dude wearing a goofy smile and a bowtie, and a red jacket ... perhaps a bellboy jacket? Maybe this is a reference to Tom's recent habit of singing "Bellboy" from Quadrophenia?
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I missed a face between Ted Leo and (probably) Julie Klausner. In between those two is a dude wearing a goofy smile and a bowtie, and a red jacket ... perhaps a bellboy jacket? Maybe this is a reference to Tom's recent habit of singing "Bellboy" from Quadrophenia?
I wanna say that's Mason. No, Clifford.
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I missed a face between Ted Leo and (probably) Julie Klausner. In between those two is a dude wearing a goofy smile and a bowtie, and a red jacket ... perhaps a bellboy jacket? Maybe this is a reference to Tom's recent habit of singing "Bellboy" from Quadrophenia?
I wanna say that's Mason. No, Clifford.
:) ... thanks for the ID.
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43 is Reggie Monroe. I think that red thing on his head is not a visor, but a Survivor "buff."
Also, if you look at the Great Neil Numberman's first Best Show poster in 08, you can more easily match names to faces.
Oh, I think the big guy behind that Superchunk Drummer is Horse from Jock Squad. But I'm not 100%.
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Is 10.5 Barry Dworkin rather than the Billyburg guy "Trapped by his own existence"?
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Is 10.5 Barry Dworkin rather than the Billyburg guy "Trapped by his own existence"?
I'm positive you're right about this one.
I assumed he'd already been identified!
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Beautiful!
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Seeing this fills me with happiness. The mouse in the cape would have been all it took really, but Neil, you've made something that truly represents and resonates. Win. Win. Win. Thank you for making and sharing this. You possess and are master of your fine and unique talent but you are also a "good-deed-doer" of the highest order. Did I say "WIN!"?
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Just noticed that Karl the Soundboard Repairman has the same face as PBR.
This makes sense (not really) because Karl is PBR's step-cousin.
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#10 has to be Julie Klausner :)
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Spectacular. Annotated notes for those of us with less knowledge would be welcomed in the future.
Yes, a character key would be quite welcome. Still, it's fantastic.
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amazing. what else can you say?
a twitter pal mistook the old-school Best Show bomb logo for my site's logo/Twitter avatar. just to be mistakenly identified on this poster feels like an honor.
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think 11 is Terre T
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think 11 is Terre T
Hmm, I've never seen a picture of Terre, but I have seen some of Julian Barberie and it's definitely a match.
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I would guess that 28 is H-Man, and 29 is either Little Bill or Pudge.
Obviously, we can never know what H-Man really looks like. (Can you imagine if he was real? That would be SO WEIRD.)
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Spectacular. Annotated notes for those of us with less knowledge would be welcomed in the future.
Yes, a character key would be quite welcome. Still, it's fantastic.
Sigh (http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/davebucket68/NumbersforNumberman.jpg) ... (http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,8110.msg178757.html#msg178757)
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Pill bottle next to the "S" in the "Scharpling" floral arrangement. I was about to ask if that was a Kern Pharmaceutical product. Looking closely, I think I can see the lettters "EN".
(http://www.sovereignindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mushroom-cloud-hb.jpg)
[Boom]
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My first thought on #16 was actually a mini-Officer Tom and not Timmy von Trimble, but who knows. TvT has always been described as looking like a circa-'74 Robert Reed.
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It has been suggested that #16 is indeed an Office Tom bobble head doll. I think herr von Trimble would be even smaller.
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It has been suggested that #16 is indeed an Office Tom bobble head doll. I think herr von Trimble would be even smaller.
Man that reference goes way back. Would it be too violent to have Kid Ebay lying mangled on the ground in front?
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After looking at a larger version and getting to see more details of what he has on, I have to retract the assumption that #46 was Hot Rockin' Ronny. That must be former mayurbernatorial candidate and world-class uncle Glenn Danzig.
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It has been suggested that #16 is indeed an Office Tom bobble head doll. I think herr von Trimble would be even smaller.
Would it be too violent to have Kid Ebay lying mangled on the ground in front?
"Like Ducks Deluxe? UGGGGGGHHH!"
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This is so good. I want to buy a print of it and put it on my wall. YES.
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I'll just be the 1000th person to remark that this is incredibly awesome, and that I would love to have a poster sized print of this.
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Truly beautiful, and now my desktop background. Like many others have said, I would absolutely pay for a print of this.
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Am I the only FOT who listens to TBS with a window tab devoted to Google image search?
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Am I the only FOT who listens to TBS with a window tab devoted to Google image search?
(http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/goetz/goetz1.jpg)
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Yah, where's the Neil Numberman etsy page?
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I would guess that 28 is H-Man, and 29 is either Little Bill or Pudge.
Obviously, we can never know what H-Man really looks like. (Can you imagine if he was real? That would be SO WEIRD.)
I thing 29 is one of the bills as well, especially after looking back at their (Neil Numberman illustrated) trading card.
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Thought I'd give this a push in the right direction...
1. Tom Scharpling
2. Spike
3. Zach Galifinakis
4. John Hodgman
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Paul F. Tompkins
7. The drummer from the Superchunks
8. AP Mike
9. Teddy Rockstar aka Ted Leo
10. Julie Klausner?
10.5. That guy who called in to the show ... the one who’s an aging Brooklyn hipster who owns a shop that sells really stupid stuff.
11. Ms. Jillian Barberie
12. Wallace Wackiman
13. Dogmo
14. The Great State of New Jersey
15. The planet Earth, in a terlet.
16. Timmy Von Trimble
17. A Monkey in a Diaper (last seen in Huntsville Alabama).
18. Ben Gibbard
18.5. Terese
19. Larry D. Pervison
20. Aimee Mann
21. Bryce
22. Marky Ramone?
23. Rodrigo the Drum Pin Salesman?
24. Micky Dolenz
25. Gene Simmons
26. Dave from Knoxville
27. The Gorch
28.
29.
30.
31. Andy Daly
32. Darren Ploppleton? Hippy Johnny?
33. Claude Monroe of the Newbridge Knights
34. Luther Campbell?
35. Julie From Cincinnati?
36. HORSE
37. Judge Montgomery Davies
38. Eric Wareheim
39. Kevin “GG” Allin
40. Tim Heidecker
41. Chris Elliot
42. Zachary L. Brimstead
43 and 44 .. More of the Murder Junkies? … I don’t know, I’m getting pretty lost here. Help me out , people. Maybe 44 is Hammerhead?
45. Paul Scheer
46. Hot Rockin' Ronny
47. Laura from Magic City?
48. Bishop Juan Pablo Fontanna
49. Esteemed filmmaker Kevin Smith
50. Mr. Sherbet?
51. Buzz from "Tramp Stamp"
52. Todd Barry
53. Lisa Jane Persky
54. you got JAMESED!!
55. Evan Funk Davies?
56. Damian from Effed Up
57. Andy from Lake Newbridge
58. Frederics!!
59. Michael from the Cynics? (I have no idea what Michael from the Cynics looks like, but I just got a feeling about this one).
60. Philly Boy Roy!
61. Jen Kirkman!
62. Karl the Repairman
63.
64. MC Steinberg?
65. Candace from Brooklyn, the human jukebox/karaoke machine
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Way to play it coy, Neil. (Brilliant job, by the way!)
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I think #43 is Reggie Monroe. The Survivor buff and the presence of fluids give me that impression.
#59 looks dressed like a film director, so Trent L. Strauss?
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These were said before but let's make them official:
10.5 Barry Dworkin
16 Officer Tom Bobblehead Doll
46 Glenn Danzig
I'm betting sockhead is right about:
59 Trent L. Strauss
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The big mystery for me is who the guy in the baseball hat is. We know he's not Claude Monroe. Is it Frank Monroe, the former pro ballplayer? Sorry, I'm obsessed with the Monroes when I'm not busy studying Darren.
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These were said before but let's make them official:
I'm betting sockhead is right about:
59 Trent L. Strauss
I'm more sure about Reggie than I am about Strauss (There's 2 people wearing berets in the top row - and one fish!) so if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
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[ if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
Buff?
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[ if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
Buff?
The Survivor nickname for the headbands/handkerchiefs they wear on the show. (I'll admit it, I watch Survivor)
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[ (I'll admit it, I watch Survivor)
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor [Rock Band 2 Expert Vocals]{100% 5 Gold Stars} (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzobEYKqMTs#)
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[ if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
Buff?
I've entered it. I'll let you both know when I hear back.
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[ if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
Buff?
I've entered it. I'll let you both know when I hear back.
Whoa, whoa. Slow down, son.
I made the Reggie call back on page 4!
"43 is Reggie Monroe. I think that red thing on his head is not a visor, but a Survivor "buff."
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[ if you could enter my guess for verification, I'd be thrilled.
Buff?
I've entered it. I'll let you both know when I hear back.
Whoa, whoa. Slow down, son.
I made the Reggie call back on page 4!
"43 is Reggie Monroe. I think that red thing on his head is not a visor, but a Survivor "buff."
Don't call me son, Achilles Bursitis. We were talking about Trent L. Strauss, anyway.
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That's *Achilles Bursitis, Esquire,* you creep.
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My bad. You deserve the credit if that turns out to be right.
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I think everyone came as close as they're gonna get. I put some really tough ones in there, and in others, my caricatures fell a bit short (Aziz?). So without further ado, the full list!
1. Tom Scharpling
2. Spike
3. Zach Galifinakis
4. John Hodgman
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Paul F. Tompkins
7. The drummer from the Superchunks
8. AP Mike
9. Teddy Rockstar aka Ted Leo
10. Julie Klausner?
10.5. Barry Dworkin
11. Ms. Jillian Barberie
12. Wallace Wackiman
13. Dogmo
14. The Great State of New Jersey
15. The planet Earth, in a terlet.
16. Officer Tom Bobblehead Doll
17. A Monkey in a Diaper (last seen in Huntsville Alabama).
18. Ben Gibbard
18.5. Terese
19. It's Todd Palin!
20. Aimee Mann
21. Bryce
22. Marky Ramone?
23. Aziz Ansari
24. Micky Dolenz
25. Gene Simmons
26. Dave from Knoxville
27. The Gorch
28. The H-Man!
29. Pudge...
30. Larry D. Pervison!
31. Andy Daly
32. Darren Ploppleton?
33. Mikey Halversom, Tor's obese chocolate-addicted baseball-playing son! (One of my favorites--NN)
34. Luther Campbell?
35. Julie From Cincinnati?
36. HORSE
37. Judge Montgomery Davies
38. Eric Wareheim
39. Kevin “GG” Allin
40. Tim Heidecker
41. Chris Elliot
42. Zachary L. Brimstead
43. Reggie Monroe
44. Hammerhead?
45. Paul Scheer
46. Glenn Danzig
47. Laura from Magic City?
48. Bishop Juan Pablo Fontanna
49. Esteemed filmmaker Kevin Smith
50. Mr. Sherbet?
51. Buzz from "Tramp Stamp"
52. Todd Barry
53. Lisa Jane Persky
54. you got JAMESED!!
55. Evan Funk Davies?
56. Damian from Effed Up
57. Andy from Lake Newbridge
58. Frederics!!
59. TLS was close-- It's Matthew Tompkins from SHOUT!
60. Philly Boy Roy!
61. Jen Kirkman!
62. Karl the Repairman
63. And possibly the toughest-- The Kid from Brooklyn!
64. MC Steinberg?
65. Candace from Brooklyn, the human jukebox/karaoke machine
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Thanks for that Neil, very helpful.
Where are we on making this available to hang on walls?