The Best Show on WFMU is PODCASTING!

[nathansmart]

I think it's just people picking up something that they immerse themselves in everyday. For a while there (and still sometimes), I was saying "summat" instead of "something like that" because I was listening to the Ricky Gervais radio show all day, every day for a couple of months.

[Hated Milk Machine]

I say "ew boy" 45 times a day.

[TacoSmith]

Yeah, and I have been known to refer to people I don't like as mutants from time to time.

[crlygrl]

We call everyone that lives on our street mutants. It's very appropriate.

That, and Philly Boy Roy's "yeah" is in my permanent repertoire.

[ericluxury]

Yeah, see those all make sense and I definitely end up borrowing turns of phrases from shows, but 'ladyfriend' (especially in that delivery as if you aren't sure you should have brought her into it) strikes me as weird coming from someone without the reasons for the word that Tom in his character has. I guess this is just me.

[nathansmart]

yeah, honestly, I think it is just you - it's just people being fans of the show and that's part of being a fan sometimes. I bet if they knew that people thought they were being jerks when they said "ladyfriend" that they wouldn't say it in public.

[ericluxury]

Jerks is not what I meant and I didn't even mean it as a slam. Its more just the picture it seemed to be painting was different without Tom's backstory and it strike me as odd.

[Hated Milk Machine]

I guess this is just me.

You're probably not the first person to notice it, but you're the first person to write a paragraph dissecting it.

[nathansmart]

Welcome to the boards Hated Milk Machine!

[Nizzles]

I got gomp'd!

[amiright??]

On a Sunday?

[conundrum]

man the premium for the next pledge drive sounds amazing

[nathansmart]

I still haven't gotten mine for the last one.

[nick]

You should email someone. I got mine months ago.

[nathansmart]

Thanks for the tip - I don't know why I don't think to do these things talking about the next premium just reminded me that I didn't have the old one.

[Finnegan TG]

can I pledge any time on Tuesday and still get the Best Show premium? i won't be able to pledge during the Best Show broadcast.

[Gnome Chomps Key]

^Yes, absolutely. In fact, you can already pledge and get it at https://www.wfmu.org/marathon/pledge.php. You just won't get thanked on the show.

[Finnegan TG]

You just won't get thanked on the show.

booo. but cool. i'm pledging tonight.
everyone, look at the Kupperman shirt

[TacoSmith]

Oh man, I'm going to wear that shirt so hard.

[crimestick]

THE WFMU 24-HOUR EMERGENCY FUNDRAISING MARATHON STARTS TONIGHT.

IMPORTANT INFO FROM TOM SCHARPLING:

Hey everybody -

If you didn't know about it already, WFMU is doing a 24 hour mini-marathon this week, from Tuesday November 17th to Wednesday November 18th. We're doing it because the station fell short of its overall goal back in March and this coupled with the recession has left WFMU with no other alternative than to go back to the listeners and ask for some emergency help.

I will be doing my show Tuesday November 17th from 8-11 PM EST. We will be pitching for your pledges once again. Now I know you've come through in the past for me - everybody stepped up like true champs back in March - but we're going back again this week because WE HAVE TO.
The station needs to get enough money to make it through to the spring.

I am not taking this lightly. You have all been great, and I am trying to give back and make it worth your while. I will have a special new Fun Pack that is ONLY available by pledging DURING MY SHOW this Tuesday. It is called The Best Show HEROES DO WHAT HEROES DO FUN PACK, and it is pretty awesome.

It consists of a Best Show t-shirt designed by the one and only Michael Kupperman. I just saw the design and it is AWESOME! Kupperman is the hilarious genius behind SNAKE N BACON and TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE, and he was kind enough to design this shirt for me! Take a look at it!



The next item is a CD filled with a ton of rare and unheard Best Show stuff. Some of the items included willl be:

- The Best Shows that were removed from the archives over the years.
- The first Best Show On WFMU, which has never been archived!
- The special Tom Scharpling One Man Performance of the movie MR BROOKS!
- Tom reading Best Show Fan Fiction!

and more awesome surprises! Trust me - it's gonna be AWESOME!

If that wasn't enough, my co-host will be the one and only TERRE T from WFMU's amazing CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC, heard every Saturday.
She is bringing along HER OWN PREMIUM CD called IDIOT BOX, another one of her fantastic comps of mega-rare punk and rock greatness! Her past CDs are pretty legendary - she gets requests all the time for them - and this one will be no different.

And all of this stuff is going to be available ONLY during The Best Show On WFMU this Tuesday November 17th from 8-11 PM EST!

You can call and pledge at 800-989-9368 or online at www.wfmu.org, but you need to do it DURING MY SHOW if you want my premium!

If you can't pledge during the show but want to, just drop me a line at toms@wfmu.org and I will take your pledge myself!

This is serious stuff, people. But I know we can do it.

AND SPREAD THE WORD ON THE MARATHON AND MY FUN PACK! Tell every Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and message board about it!

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17th. 8-11 PM EST. 800-989-9368. www.wfmu.org.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Tom.