June 2009
118 posts
Tom Scharpling on the Mystery of Spike (via...
Ben Kharakh: During the election, people were calling you about politics and you’d act like you had no idea what was going on or as though you had no opinion. And then someone like Spike would try to explain things to you…
Tom Scharpling: The great thing about Spike is, literally, that is its own section of the show now, where I can have one stand on things during a Spike call and then just shift it completely for the rest of the show, because I’m not sure how much he listens beyond his own call. With Spike, it’s fun for me to act clueless because it almost becomes some weird Abbot & Costello routine, like “Who’s on First?” He’s trying to tell me that Hillary Clinton is a Democrat, and then I’m not understanding what he’s saying. “Well, Hillary Clinton is a Democrat. What is Barack Obama then?” he says, “Well, he’s a Democrat too.” “Well, no they both can’t be.” Acting willfully stupid always makes me laugh. Or I’ll act just like every slob, right-wing person. I like assuming that persona on the radio. I don’t think anybody believes that I’m really an extreme right-wing Republican.
Ben Kharakh: I wonder about Spike because he seems like he’s got a normal job, but he’s also a male dominatrix…?
Tom Scharpling: I guess. Here’s what I think: that’s in his head a little bit. I would be shocked if this guy was really living out those fantasies. I think he has just created this persona, this idealized version of himself. I could be completely off base, of course, and I like him a lot, but he’s clearly being a character and he’s having a lot of fun. He wouldn’t call back if it was any other way.
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“Due to Michael Jackson being 99% plastic, he will be melted into Legos so kids...”
– Caller Joe from last night’s show
The Other Michael Jackson
This the other Michael Jackson I was talking about, the British-born plummy-accented L.A. talk-radio host with a star on Vine Street: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_(radio_commentator)
This Friday on Shut Up, Weirdo: Celebrity Deaths
Who’s next? How? Will Angelina get murdered by one of her orphans? Will Bob Dylan die of throat cancer? Maybe Madonna will be sucked into a jet engine leaving Malawi? Perhaps Perez Hilton will be bitch slapped to oblivion?
You have a theory and we want to hear it. Call us on the air at 201-209-9368 and share your celebrity death wish.
By the way, this doesn’t mean we aren’t sad...
Behind the Scenes at the Sausage Factory
Andy: dead or not, what are your feeling on MJ?
Frangry: i love the man.
Frangry: im listening to man in the mirror on repeat until he moves to heaven
Frangry: or hell
Andy: Really? You seem like your ready to dance on his grave
Frangry: no ywa
Frangry: I LOVE mj
Frangry: are you kidding
Frangry: who doesnt love mj?
Frangry: i mean hes a child milester
Frangry: but his music is FUCKING AWESOME
Andy: LAT reporting death
Frangry: tahts our topic
Frangry: im blogging it
Frangry: later
Frangry: ok bye
Andy: hey, give it a half hour
Andy: NBC News has confirmed
Andy: but CNN has not
Frangry: dead
Frangry: i win
Frangry: omg this is so sad
Reminder: How to Get a Copy of Our Sexed-Up...
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The marathon was back in March, but the 2010 calendar is now in production and is only a couple more weeks week away from being sent out, so...
Andy, I think it's time to give up this 'Rejected...
Ok, good luck tonight!
Love you!
Reasons Why It'll Be Worth It to See Andy Perform...
I fit Silly Putty, Iran, cancer, and George Bush into one joke that made my kids laugh
Todd Barry is headlining!
It’s only $10
78th & Broadway is beautiful this time of year
Happy Birthday to John McCabe and Susanna...
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Dear Andy,
If you think those stoners actually read your dumb twitter feed and then prepare their answers ahead of time, you are delusional. Tonight, I will prove it.
Hey, Frangry
Changing the topic hours after announcing it is great if you want to confuse and piss off listeners whom we count on for coherent calls to our show. If we don’t want callers to have a chance to prepare their comments, we don’t need to announce the topic ahead of time. Less work for me, less clutter on our blog. Your call.
“Nietzsche said, “it is not necessarily that you have lied to me, but that...”
– https://twitter.com/rev_norel_pref
Hey Andy,
It’s our show, we can change our topic whenever we want. The beauty of the internet is that you’re Twitter feed and Tumblr post can be deleted, and we can just repost a new one!!!
Hey, Frangry
Not really, no. But if people want to call in with that (BTW, that’s tonight, 6pm, on WFMU.org; 201-209-WFMU), that’s OK with me. Next time you want to change the topic, tell me before I post it on Thursday night. Strategies of Commitment … Thomas Schelling … Nobel Prize … don’t change horses midstream, etc.
Hey Andy,
I wanna change the topic to: What’s the stupidest old wives’ tale you’ve ever heard. Ok? Sweeeeeet. See you on the air tomorrow!
xo, Frangry
Friday's Topic: Stupidest Lies
Yeah, right. Hey, how dumb do you think we are?
This week on ”Shut Up, Weirdo” we want you to call and share the stupidest lie you’ve ever heard—or told. It’s all about all the idiotic and easily rebutted remarks people make when they
are stupid
think you’re stupid
don’t care
are desperate
think no one’s listening
like to fool children
...
Actually Andy, we both bet on Dylan, the loser... →
(via frangry)
Oops, she’s right.
Andy's Going to Be in a Stand-Up Show in New York... →
