Monday, July 24, 2006
Bob and Tom
I was dozing in-and-out of consciousness this morning at the wake-up hour. I have my radio-alarm set to the “Bob and Tom Show” to wake me up. I usually hit snooze for about 3 times until I am ready to get out of bed (the get-up hour).
In between the time that the alarm went off and hitting the snooze button, Tom said the word “fucking”. He stopped talking and so did everyone else in an awkward pause. Then Chick said “I can’t believe you said that” in a mocking/serious way. I then hit the snooze button before I could register what happened.
Now, I am not sure if I dreamt that or not. It happened between 6:00 and 6:30 am.
I think it happened because later that morning when I was fully awake and brushing my teeth, I heard Tom come back from a break, and he commented on how he was having a “hard time” or something like that. And Kristy corrected him by saying “YOU are having the hard time”. Also, around 7:00 they were playing “the best of the bob and tom show”. Which makes me think they played that so they could be off-air and do some damage control. On the other hand, that doesn’t mean that it happened, and I could have still all been a dream.
I don’t know if some of you listen to Bob and Tom or not. If not, you probably don’t care about this at all and could have skipped this blog all-together. In fact, I recommend skipping all my blogs, but I digress.
Last week, Tom was on a tear about President Bush saying “shit” on CNN at the G-8 summit*. Tom was bitching about the FCC’s new regulations AGAIN, which has been a reoccurring theme for Tom ever since the laws passed in response to the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction”. Anyway, he mentioned that if they used a 4-letter word like that, then they would be fined $375,000 PER STATION. I know that Bob and Tom is a nationally syndicated talk show, and I would guess that they have more than 100 stations that they are on. I would assume that it would bankrupt the station that features Bob and Tom, and surely they would get fired. Now, that is a pretty big deal. With Howard Stern long gone from broadcast radio, Bob and Tom are the most popular morning talk-show hosts, and a radio icon. I have listened to them every morning commute since about 1996.
Anyway, I am curious what the repercussions will be, but there is no way for me to find that out, and I am not sure if it even happened.
Please let me know via the comment board if you have any info.
In between the time that the alarm went off and hitting the snooze button, Tom said the word “fucking”. He stopped talking and so did everyone else in an awkward pause. Then Chick said “I can’t believe you said that” in a mocking/serious way. I then hit the snooze button before I could register what happened.
Now, I am not sure if I dreamt that or not. It happened between 6:00 and 6:30 am.
I think it happened because later that morning when I was fully awake and brushing my teeth, I heard Tom come back from a break, and he commented on how he was having a “hard time” or something like that. And Kristy corrected him by saying “YOU are having the hard time”. Also, around 7:00 they were playing “the best of the bob and tom show”. Which makes me think they played that so they could be off-air and do some damage control. On the other hand, that doesn’t mean that it happened, and I could have still all been a dream.
I don’t know if some of you listen to Bob and Tom or not. If not, you probably don’t care about this at all and could have skipped this blog all-together. In fact, I recommend skipping all my blogs, but I digress.
Last week, Tom was on a tear about President Bush saying “shit” on CNN at the G-8 summit*. Tom was bitching about the FCC’s new regulations AGAIN, which has been a reoccurring theme for Tom ever since the laws passed in response to the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction”. Anyway, he mentioned that if they used a 4-letter word like that, then they would be fined $375,000 PER STATION. I know that Bob and Tom is a nationally syndicated talk show, and I would guess that they have more than 100 stations that they are on. I would assume that it would bankrupt the station that features Bob and Tom, and surely they would get fired. Now, that is a pretty big deal. With Howard Stern long gone from broadcast radio, Bob and Tom are the most popular morning talk-show hosts, and a radio icon. I have listened to them every morning commute since about 1996.
Anyway, I am curious what the repercussions will be, but there is no way for me to find that out, and I am not sure if it even happened.
Please let me know via the comment board if you have any info.
# posted by fooiemcgoo : 11:16 AM
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you are too funny...i told you this a.m. that that's how i feel too...i've been really preoccupied with thinking about it and wanting to know the "scoop"! surely someone would know SOMETHING!!! it's killing me! we'll have to listen closely tomorrow! in fact, i can't wait anylonger for tomorrow! i'm gonig to bed now so the morning comes sooner!
I checked the indystar.com, and i didn't see an article.
but, I noticed that on their website (bobandtom.com) that the entire lineup for this week is "best of the bob and tom show". When I looked at it yesterday, it had at least 2 guests each day.
I think it happened.
but, I noticed that on their website (bobandtom.com) that the entire lineup for this week is "best of the bob and tom show". When I looked at it yesterday, it had at least 2 guests each day.
I think it happened.
It didn't happen.
They were talking all last week about how they were going on vacation this week. Chick is going to some lake to go camping and houseboating.
Teh betz of the bob and tom show this week is a regularly scheduled phenomanon DOO-DO-DA-DOO-DOO!
They were talking all last week about how they were going on vacation this week. Chick is going to some lake to go camping and houseboating.
Teh betz of the bob and tom show this week is a regularly scheduled phenomanon DOO-DO-DA-DOO-DOO!
# posted by 
: 7:28 AM
: 7:28 AM
Hi Fooie.
Sorry I haven't been answering your blogs. I saw your angry face. I'm a bad friend. :(
I'm interested in the whole Bob and Tom thing now (though I don't listen to them). Post the results of this potential conflict.
Melissa, what's your email address?
Sorry I haven't been answering your blogs. I saw your angry face. I'm a bad friend. :(
I'm interested in the whole Bob and Tom thing now (though I don't listen to them). Post the results of this potential conflict.
Melissa, what's your email address?
# posted by : 7:35 PM
: 7:35 PM
I'll have melissa call you.
here is an update on the bob and tom situation.
Bleach (whom you all know), decided to call a reporter from the indy star and give them my number. they called back, and said they did some investigation, and the program manager at the station said that they have been on vacation all week.
likely story.
if you look at bobandtom.com right now, you will see featured comedians that would have normally been guest on the show. "friday on the bob and tom show" , "thusday on the bob and tom show". But, on the sidebar on the left, it says that they are on vacation the whole week (and playing "best of"). AND, like i said before, on monday of this week, the sidebar still said that they were having the same guests.
so my theory is that tom cussed, they did some bullshitting until they could orgainze themselves to get off the air to do some damage control, and played the best of the bob and tom show all week, and covered it up.
i dunno. maybe bigD is right. it may have been dream. I hope you aren't the same bigD that lived next to me in the dorms in college. if so, i hate you.
here is an update on the bob and tom situation.
Bleach (whom you all know), decided to call a reporter from the indy star and give them my number. they called back, and said they did some investigation, and the program manager at the station said that they have been on vacation all week.
likely story.
if you look at bobandtom.com right now, you will see featured comedians that would have normally been guest on the show. "friday on the bob and tom show" , "thusday on the bob and tom show". But, on the sidebar on the left, it says that they are on vacation the whole week (and playing "best of"). AND, like i said before, on monday of this week, the sidebar still said that they were having the same guests.
so my theory is that tom cussed, they did some bullshitting until they could orgainze themselves to get off the air to do some damage control, and played the best of the bob and tom show all week, and covered it up.
i dunno. maybe bigD is right. it may have been dream. I hope you aren't the same bigD that lived next to me in the dorms in college. if so, i hate you.
Tim, I thought of you when i read this Onion article:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50904
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50904
# posted by : 5:41 AM
: 5:41 AM
Is that because I fancy myself as a hobo king?
I don't get it.
In regards to this blog, I am now formally admitting that the Tom cussing on the bobandtom show was all some fantastic dream. I can't believe the Indianapolis Star was involved in what turned out to be a dream. It is a good thing that they cite sources.
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I don't get it.
In regards to this blog, I am now formally admitting that the Tom cussing on the bobandtom show was all some fantastic dream. I can't believe the Indianapolis Star was involved in what turned out to be a dream. It is a good thing that they cite sources.
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