Just wanted to say I hope you’re all havin’ a great Hoagie Fest.
I’ve taken a lot of heat for shuttin’ down Newbridge’s public transportation system (including cabs). But a new mayor wants to do something special for his employees and there ain’t nothin’ more special than takin’ a month-and-a-half off from work to enjoy fresh hoagies of all varieties.
To all you hoagie haters, it’ll do you good to walk to work. You think Mike Schmidt took the bus? Hell no! He ran to work…in cleats!
Ok, you may all sit down now,
The Honrable Roydon Ziegler
It’s been a busy couple years for Jon. He’s been touring the world non-stop with the Mountain Goats, Bob Mould, Superchunk and others. He just got done a UK tour with AC Newman, the solo project of New Pornographers leader, Carl Newman. You can read all about it over at Magnet Magazine.
John Mulaney is a standup and a writer for SNL and he’s super talented and he’s only halfway through his twenties. More…
This is the latest masterwork from Robert Popper, one half of the brain trust behind LOOK AROUND YOU, a show I put right alongside I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE in terms of sheer brilliance. More…
It’s like seeing Scrooge realize that he was once an innocent young goofball with all the world ahead of him. More…
Between the ramp up for the fundraising marathon, the two incredibly stressful weeks of the marathon, the inevitable post-marathon crash and the filming of a Nicholas Cage movie at the station during the 3/24 show, I feel that The Best Show has not been on its natural rhythm, as fun as some of those shows have been. More…
Hey, everyone! It’s Tom.
WFMU’s two-week long fundraising marathon just started. If you’re not aware of it, this is how the station raises money to stay on the air. More…
This just bums me out so much: More…
Nem Eagles let me down today. I ain’t been this upset since…well since yesterday when I couldn’t find my lucky 1970s Eagles toilet paper. Had to use my 1980s Phillies toilet paper. Hey, you don’t think that’s why we lost, do ya? Oh. My. God. It’s all my fault. I’m sorry nem Eagles!!!
Any guesses? Think hard! More…
I knew it the second I saw this go down on television New Years Eve. More…
What’s up every body? Guess who’s a published arthur?!
I, that’s who!
I got asked to write up my favorite rock and roll memories for a magazine called “Magnets.”
Thanks to Roy Jr. for help with the spelin’ and stealin’ the magazine for me.
A NOTE BEFORE WE BEGIN:
I will use the word ‘manque’ three times through the course of this review. But I do not use it in jest; it for a very serious reason. I volunteer for a charity called “Stroke Off”, which promotes the prevention of Type One (extremely low grade) heat stroke. More…
Just wanted to to take a minute to wish everyone out there in computerland a merry Christmas. More…
In the face of all the nastiness out there - a group of fifty men dressed as Santa robbing a Cheeseburger In Paradise in broad daylight?! (couldn’t find link to story, sorry!) - here are THREE QUICK THINGS THAT I LIKE A LOT: More…
Hello, fine people! How does this winter morning find you on this winter morning? More…
A couple weeks ago I got a DVD in the mail from Patton Oswalt for a movie called THE SNAKE. More…
December 7th marks the 83rd birthday of my uncle Alvino Rey, inventor of the legendary ‘talk box’. More…
Long time no blog. DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. More…
Pick up the current issue of the Onion for a nice AV Club feature on “The Best Show on WFMU.” (No online link available –this story is just that HOT!)
I wanna thank everyone in Newbridge for voting for me for mayor of your town. I would right more but I’m getting drunk. I hope you are to.
See you on January 20th!!!!!!!
As youse all know…well, those of youse in Newbridge, New Jersey who can read…EEEEHHHH HHEEEEEEEEE EHHHH HEEEEEEE!!!….tomorrow is election day in your awful town in that awful state. I think it’s also the Presidentnubenortorial election day, too. But that ain’t as important as this… More…
So, Rhoda finally bails me out…why the hell did it take her like, four days? You don’t think she’s been giving hoagie examinations to my neighbor Rick, do ya? Oh, man, if that’s the case, two can play at that. Look out entire Eagles cheerleading squad (including alternates). More…
So, I thought I’d try to do a regular thing here where I jot down some of the (mostly nutso) experiences I’ve had in my 20-some years of treading the rock ‘n’ roll boards.
Today, I’m in the middle of a tour with a band called The Mountain Goats. I’m their drummer. It’s a wonderful experience. Today is my birthday and I am in Lubbock, TX. The last time I was here was September of 1991…. More…
WE FUCKING ONE THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!! More…
Him in his all knowinghood has decided that my belovled Phillies should obtain World Series glory tomorrow night. This works perfectly for me because I am having a hard time renting a jackhammer to help with the celebrating. But my buddy Wheels says he has a lead on one out there in Horsham.
We did it! Suck our bats, Tampa! And while you’re at it, go make me a hoagie! And put plenty a bell peppers on it. Seriously, don’t skimp on nem peppers…
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh heeeeeeeeeeeeee!
You Phillies can’t win two in a row?! If I had a long range battery launcher I would have shot a batch right into that stadium. PATHETIC.
Daily Show correspondent John Oliver included Scharpling and Wurster in his iTunes Celebrity Playlist today. Read all about it at Stereogum.
