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Title: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Benevenstanciano on December 09, 2013, 01:35:06 PM: Hey! I've only been listening regularly for the last few years, and I've been wanting to dive back into the archives, which is somewhat daunting. So I was wondering if any of y'all have recommended older episodes that stand out as a way to ease myself in? By which I mean the show as a whole and not just a wonderful dispatch from Newbridge.

Or is this purely a chump's errand and I should just dive right in?

Thanks, all!
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: betheboy on December 09, 2013, 02:48:18 PM: Just dive in. You can't go wrong.
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: fonpr on December 09, 2013, 03:04:20 PM: Quote from: Benevenstanciano on December 09, 2013, 01:35:06 PM
Hey! I've only been listening regularly for the last few years, and I've been wanting to dive back into the archives, which is somewhat daunting. So I was wondering if any of y'all have recommended older episodes that stand out as a way to ease myself in? By which I mean the show as a whole and not just a wonderful dispatch from Newbridge.

Or is this purely a chump's errand and I should just dive right in?

Thanks, all!

This is the one that hooked me: June 3, 2008:
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: thom on December 09, 2013, 05:53:46 PM: Start at the beginning and just keep going. It's remarkably rewarding. There's no rush.
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Epic Soundtracks on December 09, 2013, 08:43:24 PM: http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,9109.0.html (http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,9109.0.html)

Here's a thread I started asking for favorite episodes and I got lots of great, considered responses. Hope this helps...
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Benevenstanciano on December 10, 2013, 03:45:06 PM: Aw nerts, I should've looked for that.
Thanks, friend!
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Epic Soundtracks on December 10, 2013, 07:34:34 PM: No prob, man. Enjoy! And happy penultimate Best Show day!
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Mike Desert on December 16, 2013, 11:30:58 PM: it's not that old and you may have heard it, but one of my favorites was a caller and Tom discussing New Jersey's Xanadu shopping center. I'm a West coast person so I haven't seen this monstrosity first hand, but I did go to the West Edmonton mall once, which has an indoor wave pool, marine shows, pirate ship, Chinatown and roller coaster, so I do know a thing or two about insanely ridiculous things....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream_Meadowlands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream_Meadowlands)
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: derrabbi on December 17, 2013, 12:21:01 PM: Any word if they will make the archives available in some mobile format?
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: Crusherkc on December 17, 2013, 05:20:35 PM: I recommend- January 23, 2007: Talk Of Feuds, I Want My Money Back, Petey Versus August And More!

It has Under Pressure: Bowie vs Mercury. One of my favorite moments and part of what hooked me to the Best Show.
Title: Re: Recommended Old Shows?
Post by: yesno on December 17, 2013, 08:00:36 PM: It is worth listening to all of them, in order. You listen to the characters, callers, and jokes develop.