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Postby crisscoula » Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:39 pm

joeylevels wrote:No smoking Joe sucks ass. That’s all. He’s also super boring.

I already know what’s coming for him and hearing all his calls where he’s pretending to have quit for the show makes me hate him.


I 100% agree with this. Give me Captain Jack, Kid Kansas, and any of the arrogant douchebag callers who just get angry at Tom over Boring Owen any day.
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Postby crisscoula » Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:09 pm

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joeylevels wrote:“1/6/04 Archive Taken Down at the request of Tom Due To Controversial Statements“

anyone have any idea what happened here?

Aha. No, that's from the WFMU page, not Mega. That episode doesn't exist anywhere (maybe Tom has a copy... maybe). It was taken down pretty quickly and none of the Best Show obsessives I'm in touch with have a copy.


Is that the only episode that absolutely doesn't exist in any form anywhere? As I recall, the Wurster and Earles contributions from that episodes are out there - Kimmy McCook and Extreme Dad.

I know that there are four Wurster calls for which we don't have the complete versions:
- The Gorch (there was additional material played the in March 20, 2001 episode, but no full call)
- The Music Scholar
- Citizens for a True Democracy
- Radio Hut
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Postby Jouster » Sat Aug 29, 2020 2:56 pm

crisscoula wrote:
Jouster wrote:
joeylevels wrote:“1/6/04 Archive Taken Down at the request of Tom Due To Controversial Statements“

anyone have any idea what happened here?

Aha. No, that's from the WFMU page, not Mega. That episode doesn't exist anywhere (maybe Tom has a copy... maybe). It was taken down pretty quickly and none of the Best Show obsessives I'm in touch with have a copy.


Is that the only episode that absolutely doesn't exist in any form anywhere? As I recall, the Wurster and Earles contributions from that episodes are out there - Kimmy McCook and Extreme Dad.

I know that there are four Wurster calls for which we don't have the complete versions:
- The Gorch (there was additional material played the in March 20, 2001 episode, but no full call)
- The Music Scholar
- Citizens for a True Democracy
- Radio Hut


No, there's a handful. They are:
January 6, 2004: (Show One) Tom Talks To An Angry Record Promo Guy. Tom Talks To 'Extreme Dad'. Tom Talks About Who Is A Factory Wrapped Douche. Archive Taken Down at the request of Tom.
July 1, 2003: An Annoying Audiophile Calls In Complaining About The Station. Petey Records A 'Gay Bar' Remix On The Air, And Stuntman Creekwood Banks Checks In.
September 4, 2001: Tom Talks To The Coolest Guy On Earth, And Tom Talks To Roger Tamblyn, Manager Of Bands Like The Inspiral Carpets And Gaye Bikers On Acid. Also, Tom Talks To Today's Youth About Returning To School.
May 15, 2001: Star Wars Release
January 23, 2001: A Chat with Maurice Kern, Head of Citizens For A True Democracy.
January 9, 2001: A Very Real Interview with the "Real-life Fonzie" Roland Gorchnick.
December 12, 2000: Tom Talks to Radio Hut Employee

And these shows have the Wurster calls edited out but otherwise are available:
INCOMPLETE March 18, 2003: Tom Talks To Bill Chippert, Host Of The Chippert Report. And Kevin Makes A Long-Overdue Appearance.
INCOMPLETE February 11, 2003: A Call From Jarrett 'The Weight Loss Kid' From Dessert Town, Who Pushes The Toxic 'Chocologgedeon' On Tom. Later: The Debut Of 'The Majority Report' With Sam Seder, With Julian Phillips Of Fox News And Janeane Garofalo.
INCOMPLETE July 30, 2002: The Stitch 'n Bitch Sewing Circle Stops By The Show To Teach Tom How To Crochet. Also, Cory From The Alternative Band Mother 13 Calls In To Promote Their Latest Corporate-Sponsored Show.
INCOMPLETE May 28, 2002: Tom's Dad(dy) Calls In To Bring Up Childhood Horrors And To Borrow Money. Also, Smash Or Trash With Wafflestomper, And Ranger Jim Is Forgiven!
INCOMPLETE April 2, 2002: An Interview With Barry Dworkin, The 4-11 Handlebar Mustachioed Leader Of 'The Gas Station Dogs', Who Sings The Worst Song In The History Of Music. Also, Tom Sets Up His Fight With Eight Male Teenagers, And The First Installment of 'Smash Or Trash'.
INCOMPLETE October 23, 2001: Tom Talks To Promoter Roger Tamblyn, and Vanilla Hotbox Grits.
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Postby crisscoula » Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:56 pm

Thanks, Jouster.

Since we have the full Chippert/Jared/Mother 13/Tom's Dad/Dworkin/Consolidated Ball Bearings calls, it would be possible to stitch them together, yes? Not saying anybody in particular *should*.

It looks like May 15, 2001 was a fill-in show: https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/1286
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Postby elucidatory death image » Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:30 pm



This recording is a major unsung influence on S&W.
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Postby national e-day observer » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:46 am

woke today with this on the brain

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Postby table for one » Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:22 am

what happened to andy earles
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Postby Average J » Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:39 pm

6/8/04 this might be the second Spike appearance? He’s still in Debbie the Dominatrix mode, but more disturbingly I think he calls up during the Trial of Petey and says “Cut off
his testicles.” Wtf.
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Postby crisscoula » Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:56 pm

table for one wrote:what happened to andy earles


Tom (and Jon) decided that they wanted to concentrate on their own comedy calls. Tom announced it either in an episode or on the board or somewhere.
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Postby crisscoula » Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:02 pm

I am beyond appreciative of Jouster's work putting the MEGA link together and keeping it up for so long.

Also, I went today and noticed most of the files are missing. Just sayin'.
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Postby Jouster » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:20 pm

I'll look into that.
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Postby crisscoula » Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:09 am

Jouster wrote:I'll look into that.


Thanks, Jouster.
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Postby conductor » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:11 pm

Yeah thank you so much, Jouster. I loaded 2000 to play as a single audiobook and have just been listening nonstop all day today.

I've only ever listened to the podcast version... I'm losing my mind over them having multiple lines, with Wurster as the "perversely fascinating" barber shop guy and people dialing in to call him a fake, request classic rock barbershop renditions, challenge his barber shop knowledge, etc
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Postby Average J » Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:22 pm

First Laurie from Miami call 8/3/04.
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Postby goofjan » Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:51 pm

when is the first call of the kid pretending to be the dying old man?
plz if u get a chanse put some flowrs on algernons grave kthxbye
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Postby Kevin McCallister » Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:18 pm

Have no idea which episode it was, but I randomly put one on from 2005 this past week that starts off with Tom having his one-sided conversation with Scratchy Record. Tom claims that the Scratchy Record doesn't like any non-Christians, has seen Passion of the Christ ten times, and has a lot of hate in his heart. After the theme and music the first caller is a woman who was deeply offended by the conversation, she said she doesn't know anything about the person Tom was talking to but his behaviour is very un-Christian. Tom blames the whole thing on the host of the show that preceded his, lol.
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Postby Skerple » Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:20 pm

goofjan wrote:when is the first call of the kid pretending to be the dying old man?


ahahahahahahahahah
Me, I'm fine because the Bordeaux fun fair is setting up and I find the fairground people. Welcome in my world:
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Postby Average J » Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:02 pm

Man, every Gord call makes me sad.
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Postby conductor » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:09 am

Just finished 2000. Are the non-Wurster characters always going to suck?
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Postby magic » Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:50 am

goofjan wrote:when is the first call of the kid pretending to be the dying old man?

nov 30th 2010. 29 minutes in.
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Postby gordie blue eyes » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:00 am

joeylevels wrote:Man, every Gord call makes me sad.


Yeah I still get sad when I think of this guy
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Postby Average J » Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:39 pm

9/7/04 Tom’s band “The Medical Marijuana” finally performs.
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Postby Average J » Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:31 pm

Officer Tom’s occasional homophobia clearly slowly becomes distasteful to Tom over time.
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Postby table for one » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:03 pm

enjoying your journey joey
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Postby Kevin McCallister » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:00 am

Was thinking last night about when Tom was reading the Draft Kings ad copy and it ended with a Comedy Bang Bang code.
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Postby conductor » Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:44 pm

And in that moment the Patreon was born.

Oh come on
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Postby Average J » Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:22 pm

10/12/04 a mostly down show. Some good Wurster but Tom isn’t feeling well.

However, to amuse himself right at the end things go totally off the rails when tom does the “party line” trick with like 4 people taking at once and the gloves are totally off with Captain Jack. It really works itself up into madness.

It’s hard to listen to shows during the ‘04 election period as I’d rather not relive it.
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Postby Average J » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:21 pm

Day 153
Dear diary
I now hear the Rockford Files theme in my sleep
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Postby Average J » Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:50 am

11/30/04 No Smoking Joe asks Tom if he's every written a book. Tom says "No" in a way that kind of says he doesn't think he's capable.
Joe suggests Tom should write a book... a seed was planted.
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Postby conductor » Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:38 am

Teenage Girl Night is as wonderful as I've been hoping
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