Scharpling on WTF

[cna]

http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/webpage/episode-149-tom-scharpling

[cavorting with nudists]

Well, I swan.  Never expected this.  Will Maron get Tom to spill all the beans about his first two marriages, ugly divorces, chemical dependencies, jail stints, etc. etc.?  Let's listen and find out!

[badgrammer]

Yay! Two of my favorites together at last!

[snailed]

When Maron said Tim + Eric were the Zappa/Ween of comedy... lolz. 

Also:  "I was afraid of you in the 90s!"

But yeah, this was excellent.

[actwithoutwords]

Wowzers. I just refreshed WTF in iTunes and saw the word Scharpling. This is going to be interesting.

EDIT: Ha. Not even 5 minutes in and he's already talking about jealousy and resentment. Classic Maron.

[effecT]

Seems like there is no one Maron can't get...

Except for Blazin Hazen!

[Pidgeon]

Wowzers. I just refreshed WTF in iTunes and saw the word Scharpling. This is going to be interesting.

EDIT: Ha. Not even 5 minutes in and he's already talking about jealousy and resentment. Classic Maron.

Y'know, it's funny: When I heard bits and pieces of Maron's material, I just assumed he's this tough, mean, shock-y guy. That couldn't be further from the truth.

[Rasmussen]

Halfway through, and this is as great as I'd hoped.

[Pidgeon]

My heart sank when Tom mentioned his wife being sick, and at other personal stuff.

[HaroldBlvd]

Really amazing WTF. It was quite something to me to hear Tom and Marc actually talking to each other and having a great time.
I like that Tom said Maron created Tom with a remark he made at Luna Lounge. Fascinating  to hear about Tom's view of The Best Show, the early days of ASSSSSSCat, and so much more.
This was an awesome podcast. Thanks to Marc for having Tom, thanks to Tom to doing it.

[Christina]

My heart sank when Tom mentioned his wife being sick, and at other personal stuff.

Whycome? Because he talked about it, like you don't want to know personal things, or because he's been through stuff?

[mackro]

Really amazing WTF. It was quite something to me to hear Tom and Marc actually talking to each other and having a great time.
I like that Tom said Maron created Tom with a remark he made at Luna Lounge. Fascinating  to hear about Tom's view of The Best Show, the early days of ASSSSSSCat, and so much more.
This was an awesome podcast. Thanks to Marc for having Tom, thanks to Tom to doing it.

Perfectly said.  I may not be a seasoned WTF'er, but this will probably be my favorite one for a while.

Re Alex P. & personal stuff...
I'm guessing Tom knew he would be asked some stuff like that. Maron asks his interviewees personal questions all the time.
However, I do understand being touched by some of the details though, however brief. I felt the same way.

In the end though, I was really hoping for Tom and Marc to hit it off, and tell lots and lots of stories and provide tons of introspection toward each other, and that's exactly what they did.  Such a great episode.

[dicebourbon]

That was a really great conversation. I did cringe a little when Marc started asking more personal questions about Tom's upbringing, but then I realized that Tom wasn't going to reveal more than he was comfortable with - thankfully.

I was fascinated by the discussion of Bob Grant and Howard Stern. I'm sure this has been discussed on the board somewhere, but it was a kind of a-ha moment when Tom was describing Grant's radio personality and how much it sounded like Tom's persona, minus the deplorable politics.

[Trembling Eagle]

wow that was a damn good interview.

my fav interview of Tom to this date

[Christina]

Re Alex P. & personal stuff...
I'm guessing Tom knew he would be asked some stuff like that. Maron asks his interviewees personal questions all the time.
However, I do understand being touched by some of the details though, however brief. I felt the same way.

I know all that. I was curious about what Alex meant b/c it can go a few different ways from there.