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Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:13 am
by quilty
this week was really water in the desert after three slices of life, hoo boy

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:24 am
by REAL BASED SLOB
RIP avalanche bob

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:26 am
by Tar Pit
R.I.P. to a legend


Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:32 am
by landspeedrecord
:((

rest in power, avalanche bob

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:38 am
by table for one
avalance bob died? link?

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:49 am
by Tar Pit
table for one wrote:avalance bob died? link?


Posted in the FB group:

Very sad to hear that my friend Robert Cribbie aka Avalanche Bob has passed. There was nobody like Bob. Nobody! Originally from Hudson, NY, Bob grew up in the 40’s and was inspired by the singers of his time, notably Bobby Darren, which would lead him to develop his own style of Rockabilly Yodeling. In 1959 he was signed to the New Jersey label Cool Records and cut a 45 single: “Rockabilly Yodel” flip side “Vow of Love”. Flash forward to 2016, I got a call from my long time friend Owen Kline who wanted to make Bob’s first full length record and follow-up to the only other official release to his name some 58 years later. Make no mistake, Bob never stopped writing songs, with well over 1,000 to his credit as well as complete musicals, he never stopped writing. I was delivered a bunch files of Bob’s vocals and had to develop the music around it based on his melodies. It was the hardest project I’ve worked on to date, but also the most rewarding. A few of the tracks were recorded live, including “Rock & Roll Winter Olympics” and “Eternity”, my personal favorite. Bob wrote that on the spot and I can honestly say it’s got some of the most earnest lyrics and the most feeling I’ve heard from any of the great artists of his time. If you met Bob in person or saw him perform, you probably have a big smile on your face right now just thinking about him. He was extremely likable “younger older” (a term he coined about himself and other seniors who kept their youthful mentalities) By chance, I called him a day before he died after not having spoken with him for a long time. I asked himif he’d act in my upcoming music video (he said yes!) he was in good spirits as usual and had seen the new Ken Burns country music doc and loved it. He was a dreamer right up until the end. We shared a love of Aliens, rockabilly, and a good corned beef sandwich (when I still ate meat). I’ve shared the album we made together below for your enjoyment. Rock on soul brother. High Power, Snow Power! Avalanche Bob has left the building

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:51 pm
by table for one
the great red bull commercial in the sky

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:06 pm
by DeVito
oof, that's a tough one. So easily to clearly recall his voice greeting Tom or or just launching into a song to kick off a call.

Seemed like he was really enjoying the attention he was getting from being involved with the Best Show.

Really sad we'll never hear from him again. :cry:

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:09 pm
by NegativeCapability
He was extremely likable “younger older” (a term he coined about himself and other seniors who kept their youthful mentalities)


I love that.

R.I.P. Bob.

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:11 pm
by table for one
hey tom! how are you?

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:12 pm
by REAL BASED SLOB
from his niece on his FB page :( :cry: :cry:

A Beautiful Blissful day at the Beach can become sad in an instant. While there, I received a call that my Beloved Uncle Bob passed away this morning. I was his only relative but he had a wealth of Friends. Always happy. He lived for his Music and wrote over 1000 songs. He helped my Godmother, who was his sister so much...to me he was just Uncle Bob..always Singing, Smiling and spreading Love. He's the last of all the elders in my family. I'm so Sad that I will not be receiving his random calls anymore. He had a Soul of a child..he was so very innocent. In the last several years Bob started visiting the Victoria
Congegational Church he made many friends there and received much Love and Support from them. They were Family to him. One night my Godsister and I took him out to see a band and we met a young guy who really liked Bob and his story. He wound up doing an Indie film of his life, which included following him daily and listening to the many stories of his Life.
They presented this short film at his church.. including food and snacks. Bob felt like a celebrity...he was already in his 80's when this occurred, I'm sure it was one of the highlights of his very humble life. He didnt have much at all. He lived on his Social Security check in a little one bedroom apartment on Hillside Avenue, Jamaica Queens for the last 50 years. He collapsed today while out doing errands.I lived with him and my Godmother for many years when they helped raise me as a child when my Mom was too sick to. He was there at my Baptism. I wished I would of spent more time with him now as an adult. This Thangsgiving and Christmas will not be the same without him belting out tunes for us at the drop of a dime. He was certainly a little Out Of This World..that's for sure...His own kind of SuperStar, Generous with his Positivity and Kindness. He always said "you cant put God in a box".....he wasnt religious at all. Just very childlike, God protected him all his days. With Tears of Sadness and my Heart full of Thankfulness for the many years you were in my life, I say Goodnight to you.
#ILoveYou
#RockOn


Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:50 pm
by thanksbutnothanksman
wow, rip

there's nothing quite like an avalanche bob call. i'll miss hearing from him :(

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:11 pm
by Poptone
very, very sad. :cry:

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:27 pm
by goofjan
rockabickabackabackabickarockabocka Bob. rest in peace.

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:37 pm
by kirito
his very first call was one of the times i've laughed hardest at the best show, RIP to a legend

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:54 pm
by goofjan
he was in good spirits as usual and had seen the new Ken Burns country music doc and loved it.


Ken Burns, do an Avalanche Bob doc please.

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:13 pm
by wisteria
Hearing Bob's song from the 50s is one of my favorite moments of the show. It added so much depth to his story. I'll really miss his calls. RIP

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:22 pm
by marble
rip bob :cry:

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:08 pm
by conductor
Fuck

It's kind of hard to account for how sad I am about this

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:41 pm
by Muad'dib bin Stiltzkin
i'm glad he found his way to the best show

up in heaven with richard dunn

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:36 pm
by villalobos
i'm still like a year+ behind on the show but i just caught a Bob call the other day and he was so happy and iirc profusely thanking tom

RIP to this sweet rockayodeling man


Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:35 am
by Feech La Manna
Holy shit Bob’s manager being the younger brother from The Squid and the Whale is just an insane little factoid

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:40 am
by NegativeCapability
That was a really nice tribute.

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:43 am
by landspeedrecord
Feech La Manna wrote:Holy shit Bob’s manager being the younger brother from The Squid and the Whale is just an insane little factoid

yeah I did not realize that kevin kline's son & frankie cosmos' brother was the younger brother in that film

what a weird world

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:02 am
by Feech La Manna
Their mom is Phoebe Cates omg

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:27 am
by conductor
Yeah this was really well done and surreal.

Also, Don Don that he was probably Avalanche Bob 33 because he was born in 1933.

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:30 am
by patchperfect
yeah its wild
Image

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:40 pm
by defective

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:55 am
by table for one
yo im fuckin dyin for this show to get back on track

Re: THE BEST SHOW with TOM SCHARPLING

PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:58 am
by Feech La Manna
I think Tom is just really busy right now. I'll take it over the show just disappearing for a couple months.