Friends of Tom Listening Party!

[iceberger]

All friends of Tom are cordially invited to listen to The Best Show at Quimby's Bookstore each and every Tuesday night. We figure, we're listening to Tom anyway, so why not enjoy the laffs with other FOTs above the age of 18 . To sweeten the pot, we will even offer a 10% discount on all items to any FOT who brings the mojitos.

You're a ghost!!
Brian & Logan

Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave
Chicago, IL  60622
(North Ave at Wolcott St)
brian [at] quimbys [dot] com

[Dorvid Barnas]

This is awesome and makes me wish I still lived in Chicago.
You want props, Quimby's?  I'll give you props.

[iceberger]

Thanks Dorvid!!

Let's lay down a few "ground rules" for the next The Best Show Listening Party At Quimbys on Tuesday, January 18.

This is not a listening PAR-TAY!! It's a bookstore that happens to have Tom on the radio; if you like Tom, and like to browse books, you're welcome to join the staff here (Logan, Brian, Liz) as we laff along with The Best Show and attempt to get some real work done at the same time.

You, the FOT, are welcome to bring as many sandwiches or TastyKake salads as you like to our little bookstore listening party, as well as beer, mojitos, blue.  Provided that you don't spill beer upon our books, or leave sandwich crumbs in the pages of our zines, and so forth. Repeat: BYOB, don't be sloppy uncle soupy. We'll let you use our bathroom, if you can put the seat down when you're done and flush the thing for goodness' sake! You may also want to bring a lawn chair -- seriously -- as Quimby's has all but done away with comfortable seating due to our many "customers" who stay all day, browse numerous titles, are incapable of reshelving and just generally emanate ick.

Although Tom may be on the air on the 25th or the 1st, we will be closed for the holiday. The Quimby's The Best Show listening party will return on Tuesday, January 8.

Happy Holidays,
Brian

Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W North Ave
Chicago, IL  60622
773/342-0910
brian [cat] quimbys [d00t] com

[John Junk]

Sounds like you guys trashed the place.  Way to go Chicago!

...slobs.

[Gregory]

I don't live in Chicago, but I always visit Quimby's when I visit.

[poindexter]

Brian, I had no idea you listened to The Best Show. There was a movement for awhile to have a listening party at Rodan, but it fell through.

I'll see you on the 8th.

[iceberger]

@JohnJunk: Actually, if any FOT showed up at all, they didn't announce themselves and it was an average TBS night at Quimby's.  I just want to build some momentum here!

@Gregory: Show your card next time for a discount! Shhh!

@poindexter: sowley (of course) got me deep in it a few years ago. somehow, I can't imagine hipsters getting railed at blow-dan and listening to Tom. (says their honorary last sunday of the month dj AKA "mr freedom breckenridge night")

[jane]

sandwich crumbs in the pages of our zines,

Some people have no respect for underground literature.

[Andy]

Chicago ruins everything.

[mike a]

It's times like this that make me wish Chicago, not East St. Louis, was right across the Mississippi from me.

[God Stewart]

Anyone having trouble abiding by Quimby's rules can join me for an alternate listening party at the abandoned car wash out in Cicero. We've converted one of the hoses to shoot flat Old Style instead of water and we have an old truck tire we've modified into a punchbowl/chair. We listen to the show on one rusty Sanyo speaker held together by packing tape. The only books we have are back issues of the comic "Warlord," an issue of Juxtapoz I found at a bus stop and the top half of a bible (literally, the bottoms of all the pages are missing). If you want a seat we recommend bringing a folding chair because the punch bowl is pretty much the only chair.

Jackets are required but flip-flops are okay if you can't afford shoes. Must like animals.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Which issues of Warlord do you have?

[God Stewart]

I have #35, #61 and (the jewel of the collection) #3 "War Gods of Skartaris," all by the great Mike Grell. I should mention that some kid went through and cut out his favorite panels so it's a bit difficult to follow the stories.

[God Stewart]

I should mention #3 also features this amazing exchange in the Warlord letters section, hilariously titled, "Chain Mail." The first letter reads as follows:

Dear Joe,
Has the magazine, WARLORD, been cancelled?
-Joe Quinn,
St. Paul, Minn.

Funny you should ask, Joe. And here's a funny answer to your question. Yes, Warlord was cancelled; no, Warlord is not cancelled.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I have #35, #61 and (the jewel of the collection) #3 "War Gods of Skartaris," all by the great Mike Grell. I should mention that some kid went through and cut out his favorite panels so it's a bit difficult to follow the stories.

So it's like a conceptual art version of Warlord.  I'm there.