The Best/Worst Moments of last night's show

[Steve of Bloomington]

This show was a pretty strong case for disconnecting the phones entirely:

- The incessant beard thing.
- The misguided song recommendations.
- Wally eating up time like a langolier.


I'd love to hear an episode without callers.

How would that work, though? That's a lot of time to fill if there's nobody to bounce things off. Multiple in-studio guests? A group of local 'supercallers' gather in the studio? Clip show?

[Paul DeLouisiana]

This show was a pretty strong case for disconnecting the phones entirely:

- The incessant beard thing.
- The misguided song recommendations.
- Wally eating up time like a langolier.


I'd love to hear an episode without callers.

How would that work, though? That's a lot of time to fill if there's nobody to bounce things off. Multiple in-studio guests? A group of local 'supercallers' gather in the studio? Clip show?

The call-in factor is what I think makes this show and most other WFMU callin shows better than most podcasts. I love how the shows have the ability to segway from a monologue that might be losing momentum by simply saying "OK let's go to the phones."

[dave from knoxville]

This show was a pretty strong case for disconnecting the phones entirely:

- The incessant beard thing.
- The misguided song recommendations.
- Wally eating up time like a langolier.


I'd love to hear an episode without callers.

How would that work, though? That's a lot of time to fill if there's nobody to bounce things off. Multiple in-studio guests? A group of local 'supercallers' gather in the studio? Clip show?

Show some respect! There ARE no local supercallers.

[dave from knoxville]

Evidence

http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,1690.msg21720.html#msg21720

[Crusherkc]

my favorite moment: tied between "Are you a Styx fan?" "No, are you?" "No" and Antihistamine dude getting cut off in mid-whine after Greggulator's non-plussed dismissal of him.  I hope that is the final word on the Best Show for that man-child.

[thom]

This show was a pretty strong case for disconnecting the phones entirely:

- The incessant beard thing.
- The misguided song recommendations.
- Wally eating up time like a langolier.


I'd love to hear an episode without callers.

How would that work, though? That's a lot of time to fill if there's nobody to bounce things off. Multiple in-studio guests? A group of local 'supercallers' gather in the studio? Clip show?

The call-in factor is what I think makes this show and most other WFMU callin shows better than most podcasts. I love how the shows have the ability to segway from a monologue that might be losing momentum by simply saying "OK let's go to the phones."

I don't want The Best Show to stop taking calls altogether. Then it would sound just like any other podcast out there. But I WOULD like to hear just one episode without any phone calls. Or a limit. Exactly ten calls. Something like that.
More and more people seem to be calling in just to be on the air, just to be heard. That needs to change somehow. The regular caller ban was a great thing. Now a lame caller ban might be necessary.

Or just bring back the "Wise Up" singalong. That 110% justifies lame calls.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

There is a differences between lame and bad calls. Lame calls are the ones about seeing one of Tom's friends and thinking Tom needs to know about it. Bad calls are just pointless, dumb, off topic callers and the can be GREAT. Between 01 and about 04 there were tons of great bad calls, calls that were made by people who didn't get the show and were straight up mad sometimes, not know who they were talking to and who was listening. Now it seems like everyone who calls know so much about the show and is either trying to kiss up to Tom or do a routine, being well aware of their huge audience.

[Greggulator]

1) How do you know if a call will be lame/bad ahead of the game?

2) Some of the best moments of the show come when Tom cuts into bad/lame callers. It's radio gold.

[JuiceOne]

I'm sure it's been covered, but my favourite, favourite recent bad call was when Tom was adamantly telling the guy who was friends with pete seeger's family that bob seeger was his son while citing a fictitious tweet as evidence.

[dutch]

I hope Tom instantly Heave Ho's the next guy who asks if he earned his beard.

[samir]

Evidence

http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,1690.msg21720.html#msg21720

Dave, my own over-inflated sense of self-importance would prefer it if you used THIS link:
http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,1690.msg141820.html#msg141820

[Flood]

I'd love to hear an episode without callers.

You want this show then: http://worthit.wfmu.org

[dave from knoxville]

Evidence

http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,1690.msg21720.html#msg21720

Dave, my own over-inflated sense of self-importance would prefer it if you used THIS link:
http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,1690.msg141820.html#msg141820

My sincere apologies, Samir. Of course you are one of us, one of us, one of us, one of us.

[Lawrence Orbach]

Hilarious visual on The Doors talking behind Morrison's back after he waddled into the iso booth to record 'L.A.Woman'....'what happened to Jim? He got soooo fat.'

Thought there would be a little more blood in the Greggulator/Mit Hamine smackdown?

[B_Buster]

Mr. Pervison just called to express his displeasure, Dave. He's also my nominee for Caller of the Year.