Best Show Gems

[jbissell]

Yes, now my short attention span friends can finally hop on and hopefully get into the whole thing.

Yeah, I'm hoping this'll be the perfect gateway for getting people to check out all 3 hrs.

One side question, who is picking the gem material?  Can we suggest possible gems for the future?

[SexyAnkles]

In itunes, under "advanced" go to "subscribe to podcast." Paste:

http://wfmu.org/podcast/BD.xml

into the space for the URL. Bingo! Even works in Canada.

Thanks!!  The Best just got Bester!!!

[squeek502]

Fantastic.

[masterofsparks]

Great first installment. I'm glad I decided to listen at home rather than work - my wife is used to my sudden bursts of laughter while wearing headphones.

If requests/suggestions for future installments are being accepted, how about Larry Smirthwaithe, the king of the coatchecks, from 4/4/06? If not, forget I said anything and accept my congratulations on this installment.

Nice work on the logo as well, Spoony.

[Spoony]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

Diggit,
C

[Martin]

If requests/suggestions for future installments are being accepted, how about Larry Smirthwaithe, the king of the coatchecks, from 4/4/06? If not, forget I said anything and accept my congratulations on this installment.

Great suggestion!

Thanks for the encouraging words, everybody. If anyone of you have suggestions for future Gems episodes, let me know! I'm especially interested in moments from the show that aren't Wurster calls - we want to mix it up a little.

EDIT: You can either PM or email me (check profile).

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That was a really great first entry for Best Show Gems.  I'll definitely spread this around to the uninitiated.  As a relatively new listener myself it is also a nice chance for me to hear things I haven't caught yet. 

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Love from the AV Club:

http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-of-the-best-show-now-available-in-bitesiz,24283/

[Martin]

Nice!

[samir]

Nice work, H-Man and others- getting a shout out on there!

[DoodleJump!]

One of the most memorable non-Wurster moments (for me) was when the topic was something like "I know it's stupid, but I do it anyway", and Tom said he could NOT ever drink water from the bathroom sink, even though he knows it is no different than the kitchen sink. Anyway, on that episode I remember some guy calling about how he hates choosing between things, like which fruit to buy or which silverware to use, because he is afraid of hurting the objects' feelings. This struck me as so funny...I will try to figure out which episode it was for you. It remains one of my favorite moments.

[Geoff Johnston]

This is so great.  Great job!  Makes it a lot easier to bring those aforementioned short attention span friends into the FOT fold, as opposed to sending them a link of the regular archives with a note that says, "Check out the Marky Ramone call at about 2:15."  Or some such.

I'd vote to Gem (heretofore, "Gem" can be used as a verb) the old Mets fan vs. Yankees fan bit w/Jon Benjamin & Matt Walsh (me thinks it was).  Though, if we're going for stuff with universal appeal, that might not be a good one.  I just identify a little too closely with a Mets fan who is most acquainted with the '86 lineup.

Also, I know that we should be making these suggestions directly to Martin, but Jesus invented internet message boards for a reason.

[theylive716]

Wait. Didn't I get heaved ho for proposing this idea?

i was going to say the same thing... but hey, i'm just excited that the idea came to fruition.
introducing friends immediately to the 3 hour show can prove fruitless, even though you know they'd love it after the "learning curve"

[jbissell]

It's already working!  Got one friend to listen, she loved it, and says she's going to check out the archives.

[SexyAnkles]

I have taken to putting a CD of the podcast into birthday cards.  Some people are just too lazy to download something unless it is a guaranteed win, so I take away the extra effort.

It's kind of like the worst and best gift ever.  The worst, because it's a homemade gift that I didn't even make, kind of like if the birthday card I gave was actually for me.  Am I the laziest gift giver ever?  The best, well, because it's the Best Show.