Dear Tom, RE: removed archives

[Richard_From_CHI]

Tom,

I know you have removed a couple archives here and there so that the material could be put on CD's and a few due to litigations (Blood, Sweat, and Real Tears anyone?).

I, the completist listener, would love to hear some of these shows. Any chance of having them returned?

Thanks,


Richard Holland

[Laurie]

Or a special podcast with the CD-material removed and a WACKY ADVERTISEMENT demanding that you purchase all Stereolaffs swag?

[Kid Icarus]

Tom, I know you have removed them intentionally, but I would like to ask you to return them anyway. I am, after all, someone who, for all you know, has no intention of purchasing the goods in support of your brilliant works. Thanks.

[Richard_From_CHI]

Lauries suggestion is a good one. I certainly don't want to take money out of anyones pocket.

[Laurie]

It would be cool if Jon Wurstersauce would record a little clip threatening listeners if they don't buy Stereolaffs CDs.

[Matt]

Please return the old archives! For completest sake, I need them for my upcoming contest's artistic creation. (i don't want to miss anymore important information about Newbridge, NJ) Thanks.

p.s. you can exclude the cd material

[John Junk]

eh, quit whining.

[bookem_dan-o]

Or a special podcast with the CD-material removed and a WACKY ADVERTISEMENT demanding that you purchase all Stereolaffs swag?

I have an old Mummies 7" ("Shot Down") where they do exactly that...right in the middle of the song, it cuts out and says something to the effect of "...hey, if you wanna hear the rest of the song, go buy the fucking album"

I heart the Mummies.

[Rainer]

Tom is the Decider.  If he doesn't want an archive to exist -- for whatever reason -- then so be it.

That said, I did hear the June 27, 2006 before it was removed, and found it amazing.  True, it was a deluge of huffing weirdos, but the humanity and quick-on-his-feet aspect of Scharpling  was jaw-droppingly exquisite.

Business proposal: Only allow FOT Forum Members with a minimum number  of posts to PURCHASE the wayward episodes.  Stereolaffs would wait until a certain number of inquiries were made and just burn chunks of CDrS as necessary.

[Richard_From_CHI]

I'm all for it.

Tom any reaction to any of this?

[Rainer]

After posting that proposal, I realized (I assumed) that Tom didn't want the mutants who called that night to have an Eternal Flame to which they could link to in perpetuity. The BenFrank Syndrome, if you will.  Whatever ... it's not like the well is running dry.  Moonshake recently posted a link to a fave of his -- the Pizza Grudge -- and it was like a birthday present to me.  I had somehow never heard it.  Totally effing hilarious.

[Tom Scharpling]

Everyone -

I would love to put up the shows minus the S&W calls at some point. But right now things are busy, and it's not at the Top Of The List, so to speak.

Someday though. I promise.

Tom.

[buffcoat]

Ok, where's the link to the Pizza Grudge?

[Rainer]

http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,764.0.html

[buffcoat]

Oh, yeah, I remember that.

I have a 1 second clip of Tom saying "Pizza Deficiency..." from the 7-9-2002 show.