Episode 8 — Who’s Got My Goo Balls?

[JulyDiaz 2797]

Harris Wittels is back to be your tour guide through the cosmos (sorry) along with special guest Tom Scharpling of The Best Show on WFMU. Similar to Scott Aukerman, Tom could care less about Phish but is certainly open to change his mind. Will Tom appreciate the musical palindromes that Phish has to offer and join the club? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

[justinmh05 1968]

#WoolerysAWad

[daveB from Oakland 364]

#JazzFart

[VampiresVampiresVampires 303]

This is the first time I've ever listened to another podcast before CBB.

[jakefogelnest 517]

LA PODCAST

[Johnny Unusual 525]

Which is French for "the Podcast".

[Johnny Unusual 525]

Whoops, double post.

 

Here's a treat to make up for that:

[MarmOfSmarm 36]

Mr. Fogelnest,

 

I thought that your comment was funny. It was a nice nod to Mr. Scharpling. I also found the image of Tom actually coming to read the message boards of an Earwolf podcast to be funny as well. Thanks for your comedy!

 

Sincerely,

A loyal fan

 

P.S. If Banksy were a dog it would be Barksy

[PuncturedJesus 354]

I'm saving this for work, but I cannot adequately express my sleep deprived excitement for the initial sleep deprived worst part of my next work day.

[Syme 548]

Is it just me having a problem with the file? It plays on my computer, but not on my phone.

[DanEngler 5249]

Scharpling was spectacular, but this is Harris's worst playlist yet. Phish's continued existence is an affront to decency.

 

That being said, I would like to petition episode #10 be How Did Phish Get Made? with Jason Mantzoukas. Zouks spent several years abroad studying the trance-inducing qualities of indigenous music, and he is also exceptionally talented at calling out fucking garbage.

[jeffdacock 64]

How can somebody be not into Zappa?

[Memphish_Boognish 249]

I loved this so much

 

Please get Scharpling to a show!

[mattman92ish 823]

ahhh bravo i definitely needed this

[klemjohansen 748]

A rare-ish podcast with a guest known for his dislike of west coast podcasts- this episode is like a '52 Mickey Mantle rookie card. Or is it a Honus Wagner? If I cared more, I'd look that up.

 

I kept waiting for Tom to say "secretly, I've been a Pfish fan all along & I'm quitting The Best Show in order to tour with the band. Really. No, I'm not kidding." Then we get an hour of Harris trying to get him to drop the bit but he won't.

[klobbermang 532]

Just noticed that Aukerman looks like Jon Glaser in the shopped Analyze This poster

[klemjohansen 748]

I wonder what Gary the Squirrel would make of Phish.

[cameron_durkin 97]

(Slidewhistle.)

[cameron_durkin 97]

How can somebody be not into Zappa?

 

 

It's really fucking easy to hate Zappa.

[xxxCASHMONEY420BLAZEITxxx 34]

Who's got my gaba-gooballs? Extra salami please!

Another noble effort by Harris. He seemed to make some headway with Tom about halfway through but then lost it at the end. Can the next episode include a studio song? Everyone says Phish is a band much better live but I think a polished recording would have a more positive reception with the guests and not sound so bootleggy.

 

And Tom had a great point about The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (it's about time that show got taken to task) being the funniest show ever when you isolate clips from it, which is why that game of him picking the moment in a song to start is such a great idea. I'm no Phish fan but his chosen segments sounded on par with Harris' pre-selections.

[wo 265]

Was there a podcast from the concert which PFT attended, and which Howard Kremer bailed last minute?

[aaherter 14]

Thanks Harris. I never knew Miles Davis' main influences were Beethoven and Voodoo.

[aaherter 14]

Was there a podcast from the concert which PFT attended, and which Howard Kremer bailed last minute?

It hasn't been released. Harris said Scott was working on editing it at the begining on this episode.

[justinmh05 1968]

This was just the best thing ever.

[ragnar 23]

This was amazing.

 

"Guitar Center Rock" !

 

 

Harris' claim that Miles Davis is "a terrible version of Phish" is just... I think the real problem in the end is that Harris has...shall I say, questionable taste?

 

If you like improvisational music with elements of prog, jazz, & funk, (which could describe both 70's Miles and also Phish), and you LOVE Phish while actively *disliking* the real classic 70's fusion stuff, its just a case of poor taste methinks!

 

I'd love to hear a version of the show where someone (like a DJ w/ legit music knowledge -- Scharpling fits the bill) tries to convince Harris that Phish actually aren't so great, by playing him better music, like actually respectable prog, 70's fusion records, etc