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| Bob's collection of oversized stuff now includes
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Dear Bob and Tom,
As part of teaching my fifth grade class in Pontiac, Illinois, I take the
students to Springfield, our state capital, to see governmental and historic
sites. In October of 2007 we were touring the state Capitol and the governor,
Blago, stuck his head out and asked if anyone wanted to meet the governor.
He took the fifty or so students and the teachers into his office. This
is the picture taken of the teachers and the governor. I am the one holding
the "job application."
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| John Mellencamp performed at the Crump Theater
in Columbus, Indiana recently, where he staged a concert for
the A&E network's new "Back Where We Started" series.
A small problem with the neon sign was apparently overlooked
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Separated
at Birth
After noticing that Chick had a new tan from his weekend in Washington
tailgating in the heat, Tom mentioned his resemblance to fifties
television actor Henry Calvin in his iconic (if not widely remembered)
role as "Sergeant Garcia" in Zorro. Here is
the evidence, you be the judge.
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Mr. McGee Goes to Washington
In the past, when Chick has gone to Washington
to see his beloved Redskins play, he's spent the majority of
his vacations sitting in his hotel room watching highlights
from the game (porn) or in the mall buying shoes. But this
time around, Mr. McGee got the motivation to travel around
the city, and take in some of the beautiful sights that can
be seen in our nation's capitol. Oh, and he had a hot dog while
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| B&T Show producer Dean Metcalf is a US Presidential
history buff and memorbilia collector. Since we rarely have an
official show and tell day here at the show, Dean jumped on the
Presidents Day opportunity to share his collection. We're guessing
that this whole deal was just an elaborate ploy to get his wife
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 Jumbo
Sighting
Dear Bob and Tom,
Earlier this year, my wife and I were blessed to be able to adopt our
first child. He came to us from the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia, about
800 miles east of Moscow. It was an amazing adventure to travel to such
a culturally rich country to bring home such a wonderful child!
This past Friday, we took Alex to meet Santa for the first time. We weren't
sure how he would react to meeting the Big Guy. We were certainly prepared
for a meltdown. When he met Santa, he actually turned out to be indifferent.
However, he squealed with glee when none other than Jumbo the
Elephant made an appearance! (pictured left)) Alex was delighted
to meet Jumbo, whom he has heard many times on your show. Thank you for
making my little boy's night a little more special. And thank you all
(even Chick) for all you do to bring a little more joy and laughter into
this world. While a funny radio show certainly won't solve the world's
problems, it certainly makes life more bearable in spite of them.
Sincerely,
Adam and Alex Clutinger
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| Tom has a peculiar affection
for this "tricked out" GMC "A-Team" van owned
by Mike Birbiglia. Remember, if you're offered a prostate exam
from someone driving a van that looks like this, it's probably
a good idea to pass on the offer. |
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Talk About A "Shoe-In!"
The NFL season approaches and we've already started getting emails from
fans of Chick's "Shoe-In" of the Week. You want to know why
it's called "Chick's Shoe-IN..." shouldn't it be Shoo-In? We
offer photographic evidence that we've been spelling it correctly all
along! We're still trying to find out how many Odor Eaters it takes to
make this room habitable. |
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| Tom and his daughter Sally get a lot of attention
wherever they go! (Sally is the small one in the picture!) |
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| Bob, Fuzzy & Tom pose at the 2007 Fuzzy Navel
Open charity golf tournament. This year's event was held at the
Brickyard Crossing Golf Links in Indianapolis, IN. |
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| Chick poses with Tom, sporting the latest golf "look." |
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| Chick demonstrates his favorite golf trick. |
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So, what did you do this weekend?
Tom was presented with his 5th child. Here
he is with his new daughter "Sally." In a related
story, Bob was presented with a bouncy new baby iPhone. |
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 Peter
Frampton Live... From the Static Shack
Peter
Frampton has played guitar since the age of 11.
Back in those days, he would practice in his school
cafeteria alongside a classmate who also shared an
interest in music, David Bowie. While both of these
men would go their separate ways at early ages, they
would come back together and tour in the mid 80's.
Decades before this twist of irony, Frampton was
creating his own unique style while playing with
the band Humble Pie. He called it a blend of jazzy
lyrics over a rockin' blues based band, everyone
else just said they liked it. This was quite a change
for the teenybopper Frampton who was named "Face
of 1968" by the UK press. Frampton would put
out five albums with Humble Pie before striking out
on his own. It was then that Frampton
enjoyed monstrous success with his double live album Frampton
Comes Alive, which featured songs such as "Show
Me the Way," and "Baby I Love Your Way." It
also earned Rolling Stones "Artist of the Year," in
'79. His popularity continues to grow today with
more live and studio albums, along with sold out
concert tours that included everything from huge
venues to small, intimate locations. These days,
not only does he have his own signature Peter
Frampton Les Paul Guitar series,
he's released an anthology album, as well as a brand
new project titled Fingerprints.
We're hoping to get a taste of his new stuff, as
well as a couple of his classic hits, when Peter
Frampton and the entire band join BOB&TOM live
from the Static Shack for a full morning of music.
JORDAN WARD
ILLUSTRATION
 The
Best of BOB&TOM -
Peter Frampton
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While Bob is "on assignment" he likes to check out the local
hot spots.
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While working on his new home,
Bob had the opportunity to get a lift in a Cherry Picker. It's
not quite as exciting as a nudie vacation, but Bob still seemed
to be having a good time. More Photos
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Where's the Controversy?
Some prudes out there were a little upset by the recent
cover of Baby Talk Magazine that
pictured a harmless photo a baby breast feeding. We don't see
the harm in this, the suckling a mother's bosom is a natural,
beautiful and healthy act. In fact, we don't even see the problem
with the new, and eerily similar cover of Booby
Talk Magazine that shows Bob almost in the same pose.
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Tommy G battles the sun in
his typical boating gear consisting of sunscreen, sun glasses,
long sleeve shirt, Scooby-Doo Pillowcase and baseball cap. We're
sure the Griswold children weren't embarrassed. More
Photos
Is Tom on the lake or in the desert? Alternate
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| The cover of the new BOB&TOM
CD features Chick enamored with the donkey's ass. Would that
be an ass in love with an ass's ass? Cover art by Chris Pyle. |
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A Guitar Lover's Dream!
Here's Bob with Mac Davis in front of the Gibson Tour bus. |
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Snazzy!
Bob and country star Vince Gill were
voted best golf shorts at Vince's charity golf tournament!
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| Three gnarly dudes and a world class
hooptie! |
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The Static Shack Gets Tricked Out
After experimenting with different arrangements and band names, guitarist Rick
Nielsen and bass player Tom Petersson joined
together with drummer Bun E. Carlos and
singer Robin Zander to form the legendary
rock band, Cheap
Trick. Since its formation in 1977, Cheap Trick has been all over
the music charts, releasing albums that have gone both platinum and gold,
while at the same time establishing a huge, loyal fan base which continues
to pack venues all over the country. Known for having one of the most
entertaining and energetic concerts in the business, it was their live
album Budokan that
spawned their first top ten hit, I Want You to
Want Me. By combining British guitar pop, heavy metal, punk, and
a flair for the absurd, the guys of Cheap Trick were able to carve out
a niche for themselves on the rock scene, one that's worked for nearly
three decades. The band continues to tour as well as release new studio
material. Their most recent album, RockFord,
will be released later this year, so we're sure they’ll break out
a few of their new tunes as well as a couple of classics when they perform
live at the Static Shack. CHECK
OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY!
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The Comedy Central Special
is In the Can!
The taping of BOB&TOM's first
Comedy Central special was a huge success. Two shows
were taped Saturday, April 8th in Anderson, Indiana at
the beautiful Paramount Theater. Eighteen comedians were
featured in two shows which were taped in High Definition
for broadcast in September. We'll keep you posted on
the details. Meanwhile, enjoy the extensive photo
gallery and take a look behind the scenes at one
of our biggest events ever!
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Carpe Carp
Bob's new fish huntin' hat. Now the evil carp in his pond can't
see him coming. |
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Bob is "on assignment" in Augusta,
Georgia and as luck would have it, there happens to be a little
golf tournament going on there this week. Check out the first
installment of Bob's poignant Masters photo journal! View
gallery!
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| Thanks to "Officer Jay" from
Washington for the nice portrait of "Commander Kevoian." Asstronauting has
always been one of Bob's favorite hobbies. He also enjoys boobtronauting. |
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| Pat Godwin and Tom Griswold in front of Royal
Albert Hall Monday, May 2nd, 2005, before the Cream Reunion Concert.
Click on the photo to view more! |
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| A typical writer's meeting bears an eerie
resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco of The Last
Supper. Click on the photo for a closer look. |
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Would You Like Frazz With That?
Cartoonist Jef Mallett has helped BOB&TOM
become syndicated in a whole new way… as a comic strip.
Well, not exactly. In an upcoming edition of Mallett’s
syndicated strip, Frazz,
BOB&TOM get a nice little plug. Though the comic in question
has yet to be published, Tommy G. did get a sneak peak and
describes the cartoon as “very funny.” The strip
centers around a young man named Edwin “Frazz” Frazier
who became the janitor of his old elementary school when
his career as a songwriter wasn’t quite working out
for him. Though he finally hit it big, Frazz decided to hang
on to his janitorial duties and has become friend to both
student and staff as well as the most well respected “educator” in
the school. Look for Frazz on comics.com and
in newspapers everywhere.
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| TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State quarterback
Chris Rix used an unauthorized handicap parking tag on campus,
and paid a $100 fine after fellow students told police. Students
recognized Rix as he parked his sports utility vehicle near one
of his classes Thursday, and chastised him as he walked away.
They then left a note on his windshield and called police, who
put a lock on a tire so the vehicle couldn't be moved, school
officials said. Apparently there were other clues that the vehicle
was not actually owned by a handicapped person. (Click on the
photo for a closer look.) |
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