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September 2- 6
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 The
Man Behind Letterman's Monologue
Bill Scheft
has made a career out of being a funny. He began working as
a standup comedian, but soon realized his place wasn't on stage,
and that he enjoyed writing jokes for others a whole lot more.
Scheft spent the next 10 years writing monologues for David
Letterman, and earning multiple Emmy nominations for his work
on both Late Night, and
The
Late Show.
Scheft is now trying his comedy hand in a new medium as the
author of his  humorous
novel, The
Ringer.
"The book has been doing really well," said Scheft.
"Thanks in large part to my performance on this show not
to long ago. We laughed, we cried, it was better than CATS."
His book tells the story of an aging softball player who makes
a living selling his skills to various companyleagues around
New York City.
"The Ringer" also spends his days battling a variety
of different diseases, incompetent doctors and has run ins with
a mouthy talk show host, a small time gangster, and a whore
with a heart of gold. Many aspects of the novel are based on
events from Scheft's real life but it's up to you to figure
out which parts those are.
"When I played baseball, I was a good player, then I was
a great player, then I was just an old player. People always
came to see someone else... which was not too much different
than my standup career," says Scheft.
After taking 18 months off to write his novel, Bill is back
with Letterman and has also begun writing a column for Sports
Illustrated. Though comedy is his bread and butter, he’s
no rookie when it comes to sports writing. Scheft previously
wrote a regular column for ESPN
Magazine called "The Monologue."
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The Internet's Best Kept Secrets
Where do you go when you have a secret too bizarre to tell you
friends, and becoming a Catholic just to use the confessional
booth isn’t an option? Thanks to creator Greg
Fox, there’s Daily
Confession.com, the only place
online where you can anonymously disclose your deepest, darkest
secrets, and make them readily available for the world to read.
"I used to do a lot of work for Disney," says Fox.
"Everything I worked on there was pixie-dust, fun and family.
There was no reality to it. That's why I started this off small,
and got a couple of good confessions... then it just took off."
Whether you're faking a stress disorder to get out of work,
have a unhealthy hatred for pedestrians, talk to yourself while
sitting on the toilet or are in love with the Bob & Tom
Staff Writer, this is the place to get it off your chest.
"We get some really odd ones on there," says Fox.
"OJ has confessed to the murders about 20 times already.
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September 4, 2002
Broadcasting's
in Buck's Blood
Joe Buck, son of the late, legendary
St. Louis Cardinals announcer Jack Buck, not only shares his
dad's love of the broadcast booth, he was also blessed with
inheriting his talent. The 32-year-old Emmy  winner
isn't satisfied just being FOX's
premiere baseball announcer and calling the World Series, he’ll
soon be doubling his duties having been named as part of the
lead broadcast team for FOX’s
NFL Sundays. Buck will be doing the play-by-play announcing
for each weeks number one game alongside analysts Cris Collinsworth
and Troy Aikman, both former players.
"I couldn't believe that I like Troy as much as I did.
Mostly because I wondered why he need to do this. He is the
blond haired blue-eyed three time Super Bowl winning quarterback,
what does he want to put up with this stuff for?" said
Buck. "But he does a great job, and when Troy talks, people
listen." Though he loves Troy, he can't explain Collinsworth.
This broadcast team is full of personality and opinions, but
has the daunting task of taking over the top spot on FOX, replacing
the retiring Pat Summerall and John Madden, who moved to Monday
Night Football. Though those are some large shoes to fill, Buck
is excited to be back in the booth calling the gridiron action
with his new team.
"The NFL is the greatest. This new realignment thing with
four, four team divisions... this is brilliant. They are doing
things that the MLB couldn't even dream of."
Buck can't wait to get back to work, because he says he is mentally
in the booth right now.
"This is a tough job. We get there on Friday. Talk to the
home team, talk to the visiting team, eat dinner, eat dinner
again, do the game, and that's it."
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 September
4, 2002
The
Laugh Factory
Mark
Cordes is an inventive comedian and humorist that has been
hailed by critics as a "One Man Laugh Factory." You
may be asking yourself, "How does one earn such a title?"
By being a master jokesmith, with a comedy style that's sophisticated,
clever and clean. Mark has the uncanny ability to slip lightly
through mazes of laugh lines, while never missing a beat with
his impeccable timing, comfortable charm and innovative, intelligent
material. Quite impressive, isn’t it? Cordes is a first
rate crowd pleaser and topnotch comedian that has been seen
on Comic Strip Live, Evening at
the Improv, and
MTV Comedy Hour.
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 September
4, 2002
Oh
No Craig…
If you overlook his brief stint as the sidekick to Magic Johnson
on the infamously terrible late night show The
Magic Hour, comedian Craig
Shoemaker’s career has been nothing but success.You'd
think it would be difficult to improve upon being named the
American Comedy Awards "Standup Comic of the Year,"
but somehow Craig continues to headline packed clubs across
the country, as well as releasing a pair of successful comedy
albums. Not satisfied as a one-job wonder, Craig has become
a comedic multitasker venturing into a variety of fields. As
an actor he’s made guest appearances on over 100 TV shows,
landed roles in the movies Scream 2,
and Safe House, and even wrote,
produced and starred in his very own award winning film about
his alter ego, The
Lovemaster. However, no matter what Craig achieves in his
career, Tommy G. will always love him most for his impression
of Aunt Bee Taylor from Mayberry smoking weed and getting high
with the rest of the cast of The Andy
Griffith Show.
FACTOID - Though
Craig used to be known as the lovemaster in most clubs, he is
now often referred to as the "Oh no... Craig" guy.
FACTOID – Craig Shoemaker
is also a talented writer, having worked on multiple sitcoms
for ABC, and believe it or not, is a best selling author of
children’s books.
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September 4, 2002
Are
You Ready For Some Football?
After what seems to be an eternity, the NFL
is ready to kick off the 2002 regular season. For those who
enjoy watching tailgaters grill every possible meat outside
stadiums, fans wearing outdated team jerseys, fantasy leaguers
pounding their calculators during fits of number crunching,
and sports writers everywhere making their 2002 NFL predictions,
then life just got a whole lot better. Jim
Corbett, sports writer for USA
Today’s Sports Weekly, feels exactly the same way.
Jim writes for the weekly publication that used to be titled
Baseball Weekly. However, that
name is gone and the paper has evolved into Sports
Weekly, thanks to the overwhelming fan base the NFL enjoys.
Now with a subscription to this offshoot of USA Today, you can
have all the latest NFL and MLB
news delivered right to your home. Maybe if we all chip in and
order a subscription for Chick, he’ll gain a slight advantage
over Puella. the monkey that
he'll be making picks against for this years Shoe-In
of the Week Challenge.
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 September
3, 2002
Just Top It Off
The undeniably lovable, and always funny Tim
Cavanagh used this Labor Day weekend as a chance to recharge
his musical batteries and get his comedy juices flowing again.
For that reason, we are offering up two of Cavanagh's funniest
fluid-filled songs for you to enjoy over this extended break.
Once everyone is rested up, and ready to go again on Tuesday,
Tim will be live in the studio, ready to dispense the high caliber
comedy and lyrical genius that you've come to expect from him.
But wait, there's more! As an added bonus, Cavanagh claims that
his world famous backup singers, the Cavanettes, might also
be making an appearance!!! Now that sounds like fun.
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 September
3, 2002
The Best Reason to
have Caller ID
It's time once again for America's favorite game, Fix
the Joke Baby... Live, and its pre-show,
The Zany Report.
Last week, Bob
Zany had to deliver his report in unfamiliar territory...
live in the studio. But now, back behind the safety of the phone,
Zany is very excited to bring us a fantastically funny report,
one that will get us laughing along with him instead of at him
(no pressure Bob). Though this edition of The
Zany Report won't require any fixing...
there are plenty of past fixer-uppers archived at BobZany.com.
That's also the site where one can purchase the always-popular
"Eat Salmon The Other Pink Meat" T-shirt, perfect
for changing oil, painting houses, and many types of yard work.
FACTOID
- Thanks to the Bob & Tom Web Team, and because you demanded
it, the "Papa Eat Now" T-shirts are rumored to be
in production very soon.
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Jim Dreyer
Pulled From Lake Superior, but Vows to Try Again
The swim that began at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, August 29, came
to an end about 3:30 a.m. on August 31 as Jim
Dreyer was unable to physically continue his quest to conquer
"Gitchi Gumee" safely. He is very disappointed, but
also believes that the team made the right call in stopping the
swim. Jim covered 47 miles, but was so far off course that he
was not likely to be making the remaining distance regardless
of weather conditions. Jim says that this will not be his last
attempt at crossing Lake Superior, though he may have to wait
till next year to try again. The window of opportunity to challenge
the lake this season is rapidly closing, but Jim is looking forward
to next year to give it another go. Until then, he thanks everyone
for their support and asks that you continue to keep Big Brothers
Big Sisters in your thoughts. |
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