I agree; she was a great caller. She deserves props for waiting to create a Myspace page instead of immediately throwing her miter into an already diluted fray. Everyone wants to receive praise, but Bonnie's the one working hard on her tambourine to give it out.
I've been a Bonnie fan since her first call back in Feb:
- Bonnie from Georgia calls (starts at 26:53) to discuss the perils of winter weather in the South and provide a scene report on Tom's new favorite drink. Tom recalls going down to Georgia one January during a rare ice storm. Bonnie says that people are still talking about this very ice storm. As Tom attempted to leave Atlanta, he had to deal with petrified drivers poorly navigating the unplowed roads -- every half mile was dotted with someone who had turfed out into the abutment. Bonnie recalls assisting senior citizens deal with the ice and sleet one winter because this kind of weather is scary and unrecognizable to local residents. Tom tells Bonnie that the Georgia guy who runs the Chunkolate Covered Hearts fanzine called the show last week. She knows about his publication, but she's never actually seen any of the Green Stamps he was talking about. Tom says that Henry lived in Cabbagetown, where one can apparently still redeem a book of Green Stamps for a new hi-fi system. Tom cackles about Mr. Owing's neighborhood, but he admits that he doesn't even know what it is. Bonnie is also unable to explain the mysteries of Cabbagetown, the southern equivalent of Western Maine.
Tom commends Bonnie for having the guts to call pre-topic, and she feels like she has something important to offer. Bonnie went to Wal-Mart last week to buy a pack of blank CDs. She discovered that she had $4 left and then something caught her eye: a really dusty four-pack of Coke Blãk. Bonnie spent her last bit of cash on the fledgling beverage, and she thought it was delicious. Tom wants to know if the street buzz in Atlanta, the home of Coca-Cola, is that Coke Blãk was a rare flop for the corporation, but Bonnie says that most of her friends haven't even heard of it. Tom and Bonnie don't understand why more people aren't enthused about this carbonated fusion energy drink. Its delicate mix of coffee and soda actually inspired Bonnie to finally get into standalone coffee two weeks ago. Tom wonders if vegetables or sandals are some of the exciting new experiences Bonnie has planned. She says she plans to move to vegetables in the next year or so. Bonnie will slowly explore these uncharted waters one step at a time.
Tom asks Bonnie if she grew up in Georgia, or, as the natives call it, "N'awlins". She says she spent five years in Tennessee, and the rest of her time on this big rock of ours in Georgia. She thinks it's pretty good, but plans to flee to California after college. Bonnie says she felt a strong connection to the beauty of the state when she visited San Francisco last summer. Then again, Bonnie says she might just stay in Georgia until she’s 85 and retired, and then head west. Tom urges her not to give up on her dream, and Bonnie promises to keep it alive.
