getting the guts to call in?

[dave from knoxville]

It's been so long since I have called that I fear Tom has forgotten me. And now I finally have something to talk about, and he takes the rest of the month off. Timing is everything, and I got none.

[Sarah]

Oh, come now, Dave.  Of course, Tom hasn't forgotten you.  Modesty is a virtue, but sometimes you take it to extremes, my friend.

[fonpr]

Oh, come now, Dave.  Of course, Tom hasn't forgotten you.  Modesty is a virtue, but sometimes you take it to extremes, my friend.

Would Dave's false modesty qualify as cloying?

[theylive716]

I'd love to call in one of these days.  Tuesdays are when I do the local comedy open mic, though, so it would be tough to swing it.  Maybe I could call from ONSTAGE???  hmmmmm

this guy's doing his own show

[JonFromMaplewood]

I've probably called about 20 times and I still shake like a chihuahua.

[theylive716]

i tried to call in tuesday! (baby steps)
i could only listen live to the first half of the show. i waited for a decent spot to jump in, and when i finally did, i got busy signals til i had to leave
maybe i'll try calling the therese and mike show to got my feet wet... i'm still extremely nervous!!!

[Martin]

Called in twice. Mood both times: nervous/sleepy. Odd combo.

[Sarah]

The last time I called, I wasn't nervous to speak of, because Tom had requested that someone from Maine phone in, so I knew I'd be welcome.  The few other times, I've had to screw up my courage--something I'm obviously only rarely able to do, as my record attests.

[Christina]

The last time I called, I wasn't nervous to speak of, because Tom had requested that someone from Maine phone in, so I knew I'd be welcome.  The few other times, I've had to screw up my courage--something I'm obviously only rarely able to do, as my record attests.

Did you call on that weird Saturday show Sarah?

[Sarah]

Yes, I did.  That one was easy, too, because Tom was desperate for callers and I was tipsy.

[Christina]

Yes, I did.  That one was easy, too, because Tom was desperate for callers and I was tipsy.

I figured that was you! I wouldn't have called you out as tipsy though, so there you have it.

[Sarah]

I'm very good at being drunk.  It's a gift.

[Geoff Johnston]

I tried calling in during the summer of '07.  The first time I called I had no intention of being on air, i just called near the end of the show to tell Mike "good job" and asked that he pass my well wishes on to Tom.  

Creepy, right?

Then a week or two later I called at the top of the show, no topic on the table, and rambled about a dude I saw at a bookstore buying the (then) new Harry Potter book who had greasy long hair, a disheveled beard and meticulously sculpted handlebar mustache.  In my defense, there was a discussion of beards/mustaches on the previous week's show.  Still, not a particularly interesting call.  I got nervous (I was also at work at the time and probably should not have been trying to participate in a radio call in show) and mumbled "That's all I got" and was mercifully released.  Technically, I wasn't GOMP'ed.  I was strike 2 of 3.  At the close of the show, Tom declared it the first L of 2007.  I couldn't help but feel somewhat responsible for the loss.  

I thought about giving it another try a few weeks ago and call in to share a story about how I was once told that I looked like comedian Jake Johannsen.  But I had to tell the person trying to identify who I looked like the name of the person I looked like because they didn't know Jake Johannsen by name and I did because I was/am a comedy nerd.  They just kept saying, "That stand-up comedian...he's on the Comedy Channel...does a joke about cows or something."  So I actually had to tell the person who they thought I looked like.  Luckily, The Topic That Wouldn't Die died.

So I think it is fate that I enjoy the show, and all of you, from afar.

Creepy, right?

All that said, GO FOR IT!!!

[theylive716]

i called therese and mike and thank god they were pretty gentle on me!!!
mike said "b.m." ...i almost lost it

[dave from knoxville]

Oh, come now, Dave.  Of course, Tom hasn't forgotten you.  Modesty is a virtue, but sometimes you take it to extremes, my friend.

Would Dave's false modesty qualify as cloying?

Overripe it may be; false it's not.