TBS & WFMU Schedule: Oct '10 - June '11

[put_it_away]

Anyone heard whether there is a show tonight?

[Stan]

Anyone heard whether there is a show tonight?

The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
Special: Therese and Mike host the Best Show (More info)

http://www.wfmu.org/

[put_it_away]

I love Therese and Mike but I am more concerned the longer this sabbatical drags on.

[mahgeetah]

I love Therese and Mike but I am more concerned the longer this sabbatical drags on.

I concur. My thinking is that the Matador thing in Vegas was this past weekend, so it would be a lot to expect him to do the show tonight. If this drags into a 5th week, though, I'm going to officially cross the line into dismay.

[Sarah]

I say be happy Tom is taking a nice, long break.  A person sometimes needs time to replenish his juice, whether in a Stevie Blue or an onion monster sense.  And it would be entirely ridiculous for him to do a show tonight.  Christ, in his shoes, I'd need a few weeks to recover from my few weeks off.

[Christina]

I say be happy Tom is taking a nice, long break.  A person sometimes needs time to replenish his juice, whether in a Stevie Blue or an onion monster sense.  And it would be entirely ridiculous for him to do a show tonight.  Christ, in his shoes, I'd need a few weeks to recover from my few weeks off.

Yep.

Also, do you really want to hear a show hosted by a guy who really isn't into it? And I don't mean a "Mike, can you go get Pangaea?" level of unwillingness either; I mean a guy sagging under the weight of 3 hours' worth of "TOM YOU CANT LEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAVVVVEEEEEEEEE! What'll happen to MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?" phone calls.

[not that clay]

Also, do you really want to hear a show hosted by a guy who really isn't into it? And I don't mean a "Mike, can you go get Pangaea?" level of unwillingness either; I mean a guy sagging under the weight of 3 hours' worth of "TOM YOU CANT LEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAVVVVEEEEEEEEE! What'll happen to MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?" phone calls.

I think everybody who called in was just trying to be nice, but put them all together and it made for one boring downer of a show.

[masterofsparks]

Also, I don't know if anyone watched any of the Jon & Tom clips from the Matador thing, but Tom's voice was pretty shot. I don't know if this is from overuse during the Matador weekend or some sort of cold, but in either case I'd imagine he'll need at least a few days for his voice to recover.

[mackro]

Agreed with Sarah and Christina.

Also, Depravity's Rainbow needs another shot so it's at parity with Man & Wackiman. FITE!

[Omar]

Tom responded to a question regarding the future of The Best Show in that Yowie chat the other day.  He said that the odds of him returning are 2 to 1, but he declined to indicate whether that was for or against a return to the throne.

The Yowie chat also featured "Samir from Florida" and a Wally-free Z-Man live via webcams.   

[fonpr]

I'm feeling bad about the head-butt I gave him in his left kidney.

[Sarah]

I saw Samir.  He's looking so grown-up!  I think it's the beard.

[Rhymes with Don Draper]

I think that even if Tom leaves permanently he should return to do a series of farewell shows.  It wouldn't be good for TBS legacy to have him drop the show in an acrimonious state, and I think the fans at least deserve that.  (And maybe that's what his ambiguous 2:1 comment was about.)

[CaptKarl]

I think that even if Tom leaves permanently he should return to do a series of farewell shows.  It wouldn't be good for TBS legacy to have him drop the show in an acrimonious state, and I think the fans at least deserve that.  (And maybe that's what his ambiguous 2:1 comment was about.)

This whole hiatus has been planned. Gonerfest hosted by Tom and Cherry Blossom Clinic's Terre T, Matador 21, and I think we can agree the Jersey Kid is too professional just to disappear after they announce the new schedule.

[Omar]

I saw Samir.  He's looking so grown-up!  I think it's the beard.

I reported him to Homeland Securities.