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I didn't catch the show live last night, but re: Todd Barry; I like Todd Barry as a comedian, but I hate him as a guest on the Show because he literally only has one joke, and that joke is to relentlessly plug his own poo poo. It just gets old. Hopefully he ceded the floor a bit and just relaxed and was funny given that the show is literally coming to an end, because if not, I'm going to be annoyed that he was allowed to waste half an hour or whatever out of the final 9 hours of the Show we'll ever get. In other news, here's a short video clip of Tom mixing the sound collage live on air: http://instagram.com/p/hfGqiwjm-Y/ No prerecorded poo poo here!
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Dec 4, 2013 14:48
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^Todd was on the phone for like five minutes, don't worry. (It wasn't nearly enough of him.) First Best Show I actually listened to live. Missed the first song or two, but tuned in during Stairway, hot drat. He's closing out the Zeppelin streak in style.
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CaptainPsyko posted:I like Todd Barry as a comedian, but I hate him as a guest on the Show because he literally only has one joke, and that joke is to relentlessly plug his own poo poo. It just gets old. Hopefully he ceded the floor a bit and just relaxed and was funny given that the show is literally coming to an end, because if not, I'm going to be annoyed that he was allowed to waste half an hour or whatever out of the final 9 hours of the Show we'll ever get. He is still not as bad as Jim Gaffigan. The dude literally has never contributed anything to the Best Show outside of calling in and being unfunny and advertising his poo poo. In other news, what the gently caress happened to Ted Leo? He hasn't been on or even been mentioned by Tom in years and he used to be such a big part of the show.
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Dec 4, 2013 21:37
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Years? It's been 11 months (he was at the 4loko Christmas party last year.) Ted has been touring and (I think) recording this year, so it's not that strange.
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CaptainPsyko posted:Years? It's been 11 months (he was at the 4loko Christmas party last year.) 4 loko Christmas party was 3 years ago.
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There was a 2012 party and ted led a singalong.
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Oh. My bad.
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So during a Twitter Q and A this weekend Tom kind of hinted at a possible tour of some sort and that would be amazing.
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Dec 9, 2013 03:35
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Ted Leo is back! Mystery solved.
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Dec 11, 2013 05:31
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A wonderful person recorded Ted Leo and Aimee Mann's tribute song from last night. https://soundcloud.com/degrell/the-both-untitled-best-show It's... It's really happening, isn't it? 
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CaptainPsyko posted:A wonderful person recorded Ted Leo and Aimee Mann's tribute song from last night. I hope next week is just a 3-hour radio play with Tom and all the Newbridge characters trying to find Darren's bomb.
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Tributes are rolling in: http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashv...ent?oid=3992563 http://www.theawl.com/2013/12/goodbye-to-the-best-show-on-wfmu I'm gonna miss this show. Any wild speculation on what Tom's gonna be up to next? I'm imagining he starts a subscription show similar to Best Show but not quite the same thing. Maybe a... podcast?
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Dec 13, 2013 09:25
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I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that he is involved in something TV related that got picked up or just got genuinely tired of doing the best show for no pay every week . No way in hell he's gonna bust out a podcast.
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My not-so-wild guess is that he's working with Gethard on his pilot and will stick around as a writer if that show gets picked up next year. It's all moot anyway because he'll die a fiery death next week. Goodbye Newbridge.
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I'm not quite ready to call Newbridge dead yet. Not sure what format it'll take but apparently Newbridge will never die.
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Have been loving all these last few episodes, sending the show off in fine fashion. Anyone got any tips for listening to the episodes from pre-2009? They're all .rm files, which all kind of play in VLC but can't really be skipped through. I need to relisten to Julie From Cincinnati's first call!
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I've used Real Alternative since .rm files were actually a thing. Works great.
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Fogelnest and Daniel Ralston just did a really nice little Best Show retrospective. Far too short to be anything resembling a comprehensive best of, but it covered a few of my favorite high notes and makes for a fun listen. It includes Tom's now definitive definition of Zappa, as 'getting a prank phone call while listening to a warped/skipping jazz fusion record.'
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I'm still behind a couple of episodes. New tee: 
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Scharpling had a consultant credit on the last episode of "Eagleheart" that I saw.
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So in an attempt to brighten what might be a bit of a sad day for some of us, here's an archive of some of the older shows. It's not mine, but I don't think it's supposed to be private or secret. A lot of the pre-2006 shows are missing, but I finally figured out a reasonably easy & fast way to convert the Real Player streams to mp3 using Net Transport and VLC. If anyone has a place to host them I can upload as I go along or we could divide the labor. I'm hoping there's an official archive in the works (maybe a final WFMU premium?) but this will do for now. Also, tonight will be the first show I've ever listened to live. The Bunk fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Dec 17, 2013 |
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Oh poo poo i JUST found out about this. Just barely in time to listen to the final show tonight, but still gently caress
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Roosevelt posted:Oh poo poo i JUST found out about this. Just barely in time to listen to the final show tonight, but still You got 1500 hours to listen to! Listen to Fogelnest's tribute show a couple posts up, if only for the Sleaziest Rocker part.
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Here's a little song that you can listen to to get EXCITED for tonight: https://soundcloud.com/adam-blau/born-to-run-vs-rock-and-roll
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The Bunk posted:Also, tonight will be the first show I've ever listened to live. 
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IDK if any of you were at the meet-up on Saturday, but it was a spectacular time. Tom, Terre and Mike all showed up, and they were the absolute sweetest!
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I just reread the OP of this thread.COUNTIN THE BILLIES posted:At least once every show Tom says he's done, that this is the last show. Stay calm: he's only kidding.
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Has anyone had a chance to listen to the Stroszek commentary yet? I'm holding out until I can find a copy of the film to watch it with.
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The Antique Phonograph Music Program is over. The skipping will soon lead into Scharpling for the last time. I'm ready
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Weembles posted:I'm holding out until I can find a copy of the film to watch it with.
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Is the webstream not working for anyone else? The main WFMU page half loads and the webplayer doesn't work at the moment. I guess they're getting hammered from traffic?
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Seltzer posted:Is the webstream not working for anyone else? The main WFMU page half loads and the webplayer doesn't work at the moment. I guess they're getting hammered from traffic? I have it working on Itunes' internet radio section (under eclectic). Also I just saw this on the Best Shows' forum: 
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Seltzer posted:Is the webstream not working for anyone else? The main WFMU page half loads and the webplayer doesn't work at the moment. I guess they're getting hammered from traffic? It took me a few reloads to get it working. The app works like a treat if you have a device for that as well. These opening song selections are already a punch in the gut... But impeccably chosen, as always.
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I'm going to try joining the chat for the first time ever. I'm so bummed out by this. This music, especially.
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Dec 18, 2013 03:12
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Anyone having issues, Hatch is streaming his radio here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/best-show-stream
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Alternate link if anyone is still having issues with the stream: http://t.co/lvgpukYXQY Edit: beaten
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Is there a mirror for a live stream of WFMU? Can't get anything to load. edit: Awesome, thanks! Wait is that ustream link working? I don't hear anything. Just blank screen after the ad plays. mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Dec 18, 2013 |
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