Favorite on-air Tom moves

[Stupornaut]

Did it have to do with the Billy Childish/Jack White feud?

I only wish that would have turned into an honest to goodness feud.

I like what I've heard of Billy Childish's stuff, but he apparently thinks that the White Stripes' alleged sounding like Led Zeppelin (and, ergo, Led Zeppelin themselves) is something to be ridiculed. I do not agree.

Actually, angry garage rock revivalists in general kinda creep me out. Tim Warren especially.

[Pat K]

"I'll give you a red stripe. OF BLOOD. Across your forehead. farhead."

fixed

[AaronC]

I love it when a caller goes into a long and detailed story, Tom starts pressing the caller for more insignificant details.  Usually, the caller is so wrapped up in their story, they don't notice that Tom is poking fun at them.

[Omar]

I love it when a caller goes into a long and detailed story, Tom starts pressing the caller for more insignificant details.  Usually, the caller is so wrapped up in their story, they don't notice that Tom is poking fun at them.

A classic example of this is not-the-Andrew from Philadelphia's story about packing for his camping trip during the 5/20 show, especially:

"Andrew is still packing, a (seemingly-epic) task that required 40 trips up and down the stairs. Tom requests some additional details about each of these trips. Andrew says he was just carting a bunch of camping gear."

I loved the fact that someone declined to provide boring details about something boring that Tom jokingly wanted to hear more about.  However, Andrew did come through with a very good ending -- the two crazies circling him in prayer to rid him of germaphobia.

[Stan]

"More noodles than the Ronzoni factory."  6/10/03

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I love how Tom calls something "sick" in this Bob Grant way when referring to something that annoys him.

[Steeley Chris]

"ra na na na na na, BOING!"

He hasn't done that in awhile, and he may have only done it once, but it was hilarious.

[orangewhip]

i didn't read most of this thread, but just in case it hasn't been brought up yet.



1. When Tom gets extra "righteous" and talks about stuff being filthy toilet stuff.

2. Tom's "fake ignorance".  Naming movies and albums and bands and stuff wrong and misquoting stuff. or pretending to have never heard of something.

[Jimmy]

I like...
Laurie: Hi, this is Laurie.
Tom: From?
Both: Miami.

[daveB from Oakland]

2. Tom's "fake ignorance".  Naming movies and albums and bands and stuff wrong and misquoting stuff. or pretending to have never heard of something.

Yeah, I love when he mispronounces the names of famous and well-known bands. Like "Jim E. Hendrix". Or the "White Strips". I'm sure there's many other examples, but that's what comes to mind right now.

Speaking of the Whitestrips, it seems that Tom used to be a proponent of them and then turned against them at some point. More specifically, I recall him recently speaking of Jack White in hate-pittish terms (if not actually throwing him in). Where did Tom turn against Jack White? Was it when JackWhite punched out that other dude from that other Detroit band? Or was it just for general accumulated creepiness?

Personally, I think the Whitestrips have some awesome songs, but I find it hard to sit thru an entire album. The accumulated creepiness of Mr. White's vocal affectations get to be a little much over the course of an ElPee or CeeDee or FlashDrive or WaxCylinder or whatever.

[theericcarr]

I think Tom was let down by a whiny multi-millionaire who wouldn't kick back a measly few bucks to some of the
producers in Detroit who helped the band form their sound (and probably got paid $500 for all their hard work at the time). The fact that Jack White didn't
give any points to Jim Diamond for the first two records is just a straight up dick move.

Jerk White.

[orangewhip]

   There would be no Jack White without Mick Collins.  I've told Collins this, and he doesn't disagree.

[dave from knoxville]

Is it still OK for me to like the White Stripes if I promise not to like the Raconteurs?

[paul]

   There would be no Jack White without Mick Collins.  I've told Collins this, and he doesn't disagree.

yup.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Is it still OK for me to like the White Stripes if I promise not to like the Raconteurs?

i'd say vice versa, dfk