The Best/Worst Moments of last night's show

[Drew D]

I kind of like Michael K's calls, and especially the silence on Tom's end when he's letting him ramble but you know he's probably just shaking his head.  And Vance's interaction with him was great, especially asking him about the Cynics again because he didn't remember the first time.

-Zach from R is the worst caller ever, but I also kind of get some kind of weird "watching a train wreck" pleasure out of his calls.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Worst: Tom defaming sweaters. I wear them every day. I love them. It's like you're in bed all the time but you can get stuff done.

[buffcoat]

I kind of like Michael K's calls, and especially the silence on Tom's end when he's letting him ramble

I always imagine that Tom has left to do something else for a bit, knowing that Mr. K will continue ad infinitum until he gets back.

[Sashamak]

"Is this a different caller now?"

[Christina]

I love when Tom busts on John Pinette.

Also, those end minutes of the show where Harry from Milburn's on the phone and he and Tom are busting on Rush -- hysterical.

[Flood]

Michael K, who rambles endlessly. I timed that call and it was over the 12 minute mark. Brutal. The difference between Z from R and Michael K, as I see, it is only that Tom listens/likes to the Cynics (I think) and thus grants Michael the time on the phone. His calls are just as bad, and as just as set up to get his band a plug.

Michael K at least has had a life and stories to tell. He has the occasional insight and mainly acts in a humble manner (he usually does not promote himself extensively) – except for his non-stop rambling and talking over Tom. Zach, however, has had no life to speak of, his ideas are all terrible and his calls are about nothing but promoting himself; however, you got to hand it to him: He plays the role of Best Show enemy quite well. We're all rooting for his downfall and total and final defeat, obviously, and I bet most of us would love for it to happen on air.

[Pregnant Pause]

I laugh whenever Tom makes a Jukt Micronics/Stephen Glass reference when discussing a website. 

[gravy boat]

Michael K, who rambles endlessly. I timed that call and it was over the 12 minute mark. Brutal. The difference between Z from R and Michael K, as I see, it is only that Tom listens/likes to the Cynics (I think) and thus grants Michael the time on the phone. His calls are just as bad, and as just as set up to get his band a plug.

Michael K at least has had a life and stories to tell. He has the occasional insight and mainly acts in a humble manner (he usually does not promote himself extensively) – except for his non-stop rambling and talking over Tom. Zach, however, has had no life to speak of, his ideas are all terrible and his calls are about nothing but promoting himself; however, you got to hand it to him: He plays the role of Best Show enemy quite well. We're all rooting for his downfall and total and final defeat, obviously, and I bet most of us would love for it to happen on air.

I am with you Flood. I am a Michael K fan and there is no way on earth they are near as bad as Z from R's calls. I've been avid listening for about 6 years and Z from R is the worst. Boring. No personality.  Just a complete troll.  Yeah, Michael K's calls are like drinking from a firehose but he's got heart, some interesting stories buried in the avalanche of words and you can tell he's a TBSOWFMU fan.  That said, the best part of last week's call:

Michael K:  Vance, I am not sure if you remember, but we spoke once before.

Vance: I don't remember that.

Michael K: [Pause]  Oh...

[daveB from Oakland]

There are some real gems to be found within Michael K's voluminous verbiage if one listens closely:

Vance: A lot of people have told me I need to expand my horizons ...

Michael K: I think that anyone with three eyes has already seen enough horizons!

[Christina]

Ha! I missed that one ... Michael K is a good sport & seems like a pretty sweet guy.

[King of Breakfast]

anybody who wants my Ralphie May/John Piñette dirty fan fiction just pm me I'll hook you up

[Greggulator]

Michael K is great. He's such an obviously sweet guy with a rambling problem. "Heart" is definitely the right word and it's obvious Tom likes him quite a bit. Also, his band was on the Cherry Blossom Clinic which is the highest of endorsements.

Zach From Richmond is the absolute biggest tool. I don't think he plays the role of Best Show Enemy well. I think he's just a general nuisance. He called about 750 times into Hatch's show last night.

[Jason from Huntsville, AL]

I like the new name of the Hatch Patch: The Rest Show. Why did that take so long to land on? Nice job, Wes.

Everyone seemed more settled in and comfortable this time.

Maggie made a couple of offhand references that really tickled me: Zach painting Warhammer figurines & Theo's friend Cockroach.

Z*** from M** H****** crashed and burned just like he was destined to do. Who new it would be Hatch & Co. to end that reign of error. Or we can at least hope they did.

[dave from knoxville]

Listening to last week's show. Good thing Vance had his headphones on, he would never drop that Tom suggested that Jaco Pastorius was in Spyrogyra.

[buffcoat]

Z*** from M** H****** crashed and burned just like he was destined to do. Who new it would be Hatch & Co. to end that reign of error. Or we can at least hope they did.

I haven't heard last night's show yet, but I seriously doubt that anything short of not answering his calls for about two months or him finishing puberty will stop him from calling in.